Speakers

Tammy Rimes, MPA

Tammy Rimes, MPA is the Executive Director of the National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP), the premier Association for educational content, legislative advocacy and support for cooperative procurement. She also formally served as Purchasing Agent for the City of San Diego, the 9th largest city in the nation and Emergency Logistics Chief during the 2007 Witch Creek Fires that raged for 17 days and destroyed over 2000 homes. Under her leadership, the City consolidated its warehouse operations, centralized all purchasing and contracting operations, and moved to a more customer focused approach. With past sales and marking experience in the airline, retail, utility and wine industry, she has the unique perspective of working in three different worlds – corporate, government and entrepreneurial.

Sessions

Cooperatives - Consolidation & Leverage: How to Maximize Your Agencies Spend!
Cooperatives - Cooperative Procurement: Creating a Strategy to Drive Savings and Transform Your Procurement Process
Cooperatives - Taking Your Cooperative Strategy to the Next Level