NAPM Metro Detroit
Election
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF CANDIDATES
FOR THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OR OFFICER FOR 2007/2008
Click Here for a copy of the Self Nomination Form
The annual election of Officers and Directors will be conducted at the March 15th, 2006 Dinner Meeting at the Ukranian Cultural Center in Warren. Members in good standing are eligible to vote for their favorite candidates from the list below. In an effort to make the selection process easier, we have included the bio-sketches for all of the candidates.
If you are unable to attend the dinner meeting and would like to vote, fax a written, signed request to the business office at (313) 881-4952, and an Absentee Ballot will be faxed to you. Thank you for your support of NAPM Metro Detroit!!
Kenneth Doherty, C.P.M., Election Committee
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FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT- Harry Nowell III, C.P.M. (2007/2008)
Harry Nowell III has been in the procurement / materials management arena for all of his adult life. He is presently a Commodity Manager in the Procurement Department of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), one of the most widely represented and active companies in NAPM Metro Detroit. He has been employed at BCBSM for approximately 15 years.
Harry was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the NAPM-MD in 2004. Harry is responsible for the Association's budget and finances and works very close with Sue Peters and the Board on these matters. In addition, Harry is responsible for reviewing the Association's insurance risk program.
BCBSM actively promotes membership in the NAPM (ISM), as well as in the C.P.M. certification. He achieved his C.P.M designation while employed at BCBSM and has attained the status of lifetime certification. In addition, he has achieved two additional professional certifications through the Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI), the RPA (Real Property Administrator) and FMA (Facilities Management Administrator).
Harry has worked with the NAPM-MD in a number of areas: Worked with BCBSM to host many satellite seminars; Along with other teammates at BCBSM, Harry conducted review sessions on Modules 1, 2 and 3 of the C.P.M. test; Harry represented the NAPM-MD Board at ISM functions in Texas and Nevada.
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FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT - Katia Moraes, C.P.M. (2006 / 2007)
Katia Moraes is the Purchasing Manager for GDX Automotive a supplier of weather strips to the automotive industry. She is responsible for the purchases of direct and indirect material, logistics and tooling in North America and low cost countries.
Prior to that, Katia was a corporate commodity manager for Freudenberg-NOK located in Plymouth, Michigan. In that role, she was responsible for global sourcing of rubber chemicals and other related commodities and oversight of related purchasing activities.
Katia spent most of her career in the IT world and has been in Purchasing for the last 8 years. She received her C.P.M. in 2004, the same year she joined NAPM-MD. She developed a passion for Purchasing and has made it a permanent career change from IT.
Katia serves as a director on the board of NAPM-MD and is responsible for arranging the monthly dinner meetings. She has a bachelor's degree in computer science, earned an MBA degree from Walsh College in 2002. Among her talents, Katia is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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FOR THE OFFICE OF TREASURER - Philip Rosenfeld, C.P.M. Canadian Salt Company
Philip Rosenfeld currently holds the position of Regional Supply Manager – Canada for the Canadian Salt Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Morton Salt Company, Chicago), at its Windsor, Ontario location. He is responsible for the procurement activity at all salt manufacturing sites and warehouse facilities within Canada. Phil is somewhat unique as he has only worked for this company since leaving post-secondary and has always been involved with the supply management function.
Upon graduating from St Clair College as an Industrial Engineering Technologist, Phil joined the Canadian Salt Company at its evaporation/food grade processing plant located in west Windsor. His responsibilities were in the area of inventory control and inventory management and lead him to the planning and purchasing of MRO materials for the Maintenance and Engineering departments.
In 1988 Phil was promoted to the staff position of Purchasing and Stores Section Head at another Canadian Salt Company location – the Ojibway Mine, an underground salt mine on the southern boundary of Windsor and the eastern shoreline of the Detroit river. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, his responsibilities were primarily in the procurement of general supplies and equipment spare parts. In 1989 he was promoted to the staff position of Purchasing Manager reporting to the local Mine Manager. His responsibilities now included all of the procurement activity for the site dealing with commodities ranging from packaging materials and ingredients to heavy mobile mining equipment and explosives.
In 2005 a corporate realignment of the procurement function resulted in Phil assuming his current regional position reporting directly to the Morton Salt Group Corporate Procurement Manager in Chicago.
Throughout his professional working life with the Canadian Salt Company, Phil maintained a keen interest in education and professional career development and accreditation. Upon his promotion to his first staff position in 1988 Phil joined the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) and immediately became active in the operation and management of the Essex-Kent District. Beginning in 1990 and for the next 15 years Phil played an active role on the local Board of Directors holding all board chairs at various times throughout that period. He also served as District President for 3 separate terms. In 1996 Phil earned his Certified Professional Purchaser (C.P.P.) designation while studying business at the University Of Windsor. In 1997 Phil was elected to the Board of Directors of the Ontario Institute of the PMAC, the provincial governing body of the PMAC, for a one year term as the Ethics/Professional Practice Chairperson. In 2003 he received his designation as a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.)
A lifelong resident of southwestern Ontario Phil currently resides in Leamington where he actively pursues interests in golf, motorcycling and travel.
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FOR THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR - Melissa Countryman (2007/20010)
Melissa Countryman has over thirteen years of solid experience in the multi-faceted arena of supply management and purchasing. Since 2003, she has been a Supply Chain Manager at Wolverine Advanced Materials, a global supplier of rubber-coated steel composites used for vibration damping and pressure sealing in automotive and other industries. In this position, she oversees the procurement function for three manufacturing facilities. Specifically, she is involved in the purchase of all MRO (maintenance, repair and operating) supplies, capital equipment procurement and contracted services. She is also leading the implementation of new systems, processes and procedures associated with indirect purchasing.
Previously, Melissa held various positions of increasing responsibility in the procurement and supply chain management areas. As a Senior Buyer at Technicolor, she was responsible for the procurement of tape and shell materials until she was promoted to the position of Sourcing Leader and assigned to the MRO commodity. From 1993 to 1998, she held various purchasing roles for the Suspension Division of Eaton Corp in Chatham, Ontario. In 1998 when the division was acquired by Oxford Automotive, she was promoted to the Corporate office in Troy, Michigan where she played an integrate role in the centralization of purchasing activities, developing new policies and procedures, supervising commodity buyers, implementing various systems, rationalizing the supply base and overall support of Senior Management on diversified projects.
Melissa holds a BS in Business Management and is working towards the completion of her MBA in Global Management while also working on her C.P.M. designation. She also has professional certificates in Information Technology and Human Resources.
Her past professional affiliations include the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) and the Chatham Business and Professional Women’s Club (BPW), where she served as a Recording Secretary (1993), First Vice President (1993) and President (1994).
Melissa is a US citizen with landed immigrate status in Canada where she has lived since 1989.
She and her husband Mike have two sons, Mitchell and Matthew. Being auto enthusiasts, you will often see the entire family at the Woodward Dream Cruise, Frankmuth Autofest, Autorama and other related automotive events.
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FOR THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR - Tiffany Witek (2007/20010)
Tiffany Witek has fourteen years of experience in purchasing and supply chain management in services, distribution, and manufacturing. Tiffany is the Purchasing Manager at NSF International in Ann Arbor, Michigan. NSF International is a independent not for profit global organization that is committed to public health and safety by certifying products, and writing standards for food, water, air, and consumer goods. Tiffany was hired in early 2006 by NSF International to create a global best practices purchasing department from the ground up. Tiffany is also responsible for the NSF’s subsidiaries. NSF-ISR, the largest is a for profit subsidiary of NSF international that focuses on Management Systems Registration which represents over 300 subcontractors world wide. The other for profit subsidiaries includes QAI (Quality Assurance International), GLS (Global Life Sciences), and NSF Supply Chain Food Safety & Quality. These subsidiaries have an additional 200 subcontractors and industries including organic certification, pharmaceutical testing and quality in the food supply chain.
Before coming to NFS International, Tiffany was the Group Purchasing Manager at International Paper- xpedx division. She was responsible for 13 buyers, nine divisions in New York, Michigan, and Ohio and $400 million in assets on the distribution side of International Paper. Her manufacturing experience came from Thetford Corporation in Ann Arbor where she was promoted from a buyer to the Assistant Purchasing Manager, North America and managed the chemical, paper, retail packaging, and MRO.
Through out her purchasing career, Tiffany has been a leader of change. Her main thrust has been focusing on lean initiatives in the organizations and the supply chain, leading global commodity teams, creating consolidation, creating and negotiating global contracts, creating and leading progressive cost savings initiatives that help the supplier as well as the organization, while combining the knowledge of manufacturing, distribution and the service industry.
Tiffany holds a MBA in Strategic Management with a GPA of 3.91 from
Davenport University Sneden Graduate School, and has been a member of
NAPM since 1999.
Tiffany is a World Champion equestrian riding competitively in the Class A Arabian Horseshow Circuit around the country with her cousin Lisa Luton-Hodges, who owns and operates Luton Training Center in Williamston, MI. Tiffany has a 9-acre farm where she enjoys nature and takes care of her horses and other animals in Petersburg, Michigan.
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FOR THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR - OPEN (2007/20010)
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Proposed ByLaw Changes (download here).
Attached is the latest update to the Bylaws .
The changes "to date" appear in RED and are summarized as follows:
- Pages 3, 4 now lists us as a 501(c)(6) in compliance with ISM requirements;
- page 6 contains a proposed new voting policy for direct recruits from ISM;
- Page 7 changes the Fiscal Year from July 1 to June 30 to January 1 and ending December 31 each year;
- Page 10 states the election of Directors can range from "6 to 9", instead of stating "6";
- Pages 13 & 14 contain a new Conflict of Interest Policy, as recommended by our Financial Auditor, Plante Moran.
Should the bylaws be passed by vote of the membership, the elected board for the 2007-2008 season will be asked to serve from their May installation through December 2008. |
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Absentee BallotsRegular members can vote via absentee ballot up to close of business on Monday, March 12, 2007. Please contact Sue Peters via phone, fax or e-mail to request an absentee ballot. Absentee ballots require a signature to be valid. Prior to the tabulation of the vote, the Telling Committee will remove all signatures from the absentee ballots. Any ballots received after Monday, March 13 will be discarded. Each regular member has one vote, no voting by proxy will be allowed. |
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