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Celebrating National Procurement Month: The Backbone of
        Efficient School Operations Throughout the Year

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        awards ceremonies, and networking events. These        professionals  contribute  to  the  resilience  in  an
        initiatives facilitate dialogue, promote best practices,   increasingly  complex  and  interconnected  world.
        and inspire continuous improvement within the          Let  us  celebrate  school  procurement  officials’
        procurement profession. Moreover, it offers school     achievements throughout the year and reaffirm our
        districts a platform to showcase their commitment      support for their invaluable contributions to every
        to  excellence  in  procurement  practices  and  their   school district’s success!
        appreciation for the dedicated professionals driving
                                                               May all your procurement dreams come true!
        success in this field.

        As we celebrated National Procurement Month in
        March, let us continue to recognize the vital role that   Bill Munch, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB is the Procurement
        school  procurement  professionals  play  in  driving   Compliance  and  Training  Officer  for  Valley  Schools
        organizational  success.  Their  expertise,  diligence,   Management  Group,  recipient  of  the  2018  AASBO  Bill
        and commitment ensure that goods and services          Lovett  Lifetime  Achievement  Award  and  Vice  President
        are acquired efficiently, ethically, and sustainably.   of  the  Arizona  State  Capitol  Chapter  of  the  National
        By  embracing  innovation,  fostering  collaboration,   Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP).  He may
        and  prioritizing  excellence,  school  procurement    be reached at: bmunch@vsit.org






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