OUR TEAM

Created by Public Procurement Professionals for Public Procurement Professionals

Founder

Founder & Principal Consultant

Dustin Lanier, CPPO

Dustin Lanier is an experienced professional with 25 years of leadership in large scale organizational change in public sector initiatives of national significance.

Through executive leadership roles in technology strategy and procurement strategy for the state of Texas, Lanier gained a strong experience in developing clear strategies and executing those strategies from concept to contracts.

At Civic Initiatives, Lanier has established and led projects in 35+ states and established an unmatched team of full time public procurement professionals in a consulting program that service public procurement organizations.


Core Client Team

Cymel Abdul

Procurement Process Consultant

Alma Alvarado

Procurement Process Consultant & Operations Associate

Laura Boehm,

SHRM-CP

Human Resources Director

Russell Chamberlin, CPPB

Procurement Process Consultant & IT Support Specialist

Melissa Castellani

Procurement Data Consultant

Stephanie Cellers, MBA, NIGP-CPP

Client Success Practice Manager

Jacob Charries, CPPO, CPPB, PIPS BVA A+ Certified

Procurement Process Consultant

Karen Colvin

Operations Associate

Libby Cormier

Operations Associate

Stephanie Creed, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Derrek Davis, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Chief Operating Officer & Director of Engagements

Velissa Davis

Senior Procurement Automation Consultant

Renee Devereaux

Analyst

Woody Fluharty

Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Barry Goldman, NIGP-CPP

Procurement Process Consultant

Selena Gonzales-Kuglin

Analyst

Joan Graham, CPPO, CPPB

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Karen Hatten, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, CPM

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Alafia Johnson

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Mikayla Johnson, NIGP-CPP

Client Success and Procurement Process Consultant

Ryan Lanier

Senior Operations Executive

Liz Lopresti

Procurement Process Consultant

Jennifer Miracle, CPPO, NIGP-CPP

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Cheryl Olson, MBA, CPPO, CPM

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Melanie Ortiz, CPPB

Procurement Process Consultant

Harry Pape

Senior Operations Executive & Chief Financial Officer

Ashish Patel, CPPB, CTCM, PIPS BVA B+ Certified

Procurement Process Consultant

Donna Peterson

Senior Procurement Automation Consultant

Stephanie Peterson

Procurement Automation Consultant

Wanda Pugh-Trice, CPPB

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Lymaris Ramos

Procurement Analyst & Outreach and Engagement Associate

Lisa Rolik, MPA, NIGP-CPP

Chief Marketing Officer & Director of Client Success

Dawn Rose, PMP, CEPP

Project Management Office Practice Lead

Regina Rousseau, PMP

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Sherriel Rush, CPPB

Procurement Process Consultant

Christina Semeraro, MPA, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Senior Outreach & Engagement Manager

Shannon Smalls

Senior Operations Executive

Devin Smith, MS

Procurement Process Consultant

John Stevens, CPM

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Tom Stratton, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Procurement as a Service Practice Lead

Jana Thompson, MBA, CPSM

Strategic Procurement Transformation Practice Lead

Mike Thornton, CPPO

Senior Engagement Manager, Procurement as a Service

Carlos Torres

Procurement Process Consultant

Santiago Tella, CTCD, CTCM

Procurement Process Consultant

Alex Van Dyck

Practice Lead, Performance and Analytics

Joseph Villalba, Jr., Ph.D., MBA, RTSBA

Procurement Process Consultant

Theresa Webb, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Marina Williams

Platform Optimization Practice Lead

Melissa Wilson, MPA, NIGP-CPP, CPPB

Senior Procurement Process Consultant

Affiliated Experts

Learn more about our Affiliated Expert Program here.

Kersha Aerga, CPPO, NIGP-CPP

Joe Barrios, CPPB, CTCM

Kimberly Bush, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Heather Callahan, JD

Veronica Caston-Frost, CPPO, NIGP-CPP

Ann-Marie Fraser, MBA, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Sarah Grieb, MPA

Marcello Gutierrez

Norma Hall, CPPB, CPPO

Dianne Luna, CPM

Christin Webb, MPA, NIGP-CPP

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