CPO Directory

Mailing Address:

Central Procurement Office
Department of General Services
WRS Tennessee Tower, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, Tennessee 37243

General Procurement Information     615-741-1035
Fax Number                                              615-741-0684

LEADERSHIP                                                                                                                                 

TITLE

NAME

PHONE

Interim Chief Procurement Officer

Andy T. Kidd
Commissioner

615-339-8357

Deputy Chief Procurement Officer

Shannon Mohundro

615-741-4274

Executive Administrative Assistant

Robin M Upchurch

615-532-7279

Director of Sourcing
Human Rights Commission
Attorney General
Legislature and Fiscal Review
State Building Commission
Court Systems, Administrative Offices 
Advisory Comm on Intergov Relations
DA General Conference
Public Defender's Conference
Post Conviction Defender
Board of Parole
Tennessee Foreign Language Institute
Council on Developmental Disabilities 

Nicholas Edwards

615-741-1075

Executive Director of Legal and Compliance

Paul Krivacka

615-927-1877

Director of Category Management

Laitin Beecham

615-291-5794 

Director of P-Card Program/Systems Management

Leonard Chadwick

615-741-1119

Director of Governor's Office of Business Initiatives and Development (GO-BID)

Kim Henry615-741-2562

SOURCING

Title/Agency

Name

Phone

Sourcing Specialist Team Lead

Josh Polk

615-360-4460

Sourcing Specialist Team Lead

Tamara Byrd

615-532-2314

Sourcing Specialist Team Lead
Parker Birt
615-291-5948
Sourcing Account Specialist
Agriculture
Division of Shared Services
Commission Children & Youth
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
TRICOR
TN Public Utility Commission (formerly TRA)
TN Arts Commission
Economic & Community Development
TBI
Stephen Seibert615-253-2187
Sourcing Account Specialist
​Education
Genell Jordan615-532-7202
Sourcing Account Specialist
​Finance and Administration
Military
Tennessee Emergency Management Authority - TEMA

Sharon Pope

615-741-9588

Sourcing Account Specialist
Commerce and Insurance
Sports Wagering Advisory Council 
General Services
Financial Institutions 
DeRenne Raley615-251-5173
Sourcing Account Specialist
DHS
Safety
Treasury
Veterans Services/Veteran Affairs
Health Svcs and Development Agency
Veterans Home Board
Executive Dept
Administrative Office of the Courts
Kyle Villagomez615-532-1339
Sourcing Account Specialist
Human Resources 
Mental Health and SAS
Tourist Development

Nancy Ternes

615-253-4008

Sourcing Account Specialist
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Department of Children's Services 
Secretary of State 
THDA
TN State Museum
TWRA
Will Harmon615-741-3285

Sourcing Account Specialist
Health

Simeon Ayton615-532-0110
Sourcing Account Specialist
TDOT
Kelly Bekele615-253-1637
Sourcing Account Specialist
Correction-Professional Services
Health
Erik Busby
615-253-8900
Sourcing Account Specialist 
Correction-Commodity 
Disability and Aging (DDA formerly DIDD)
Tennessee Correction Institute (TCI)
Regan Baltasar 615-532-6357
Sourcing Account Specialist 
TennCare 
Revenue
Labor & Workforce Development
Comptroller of the Treasury (COT)
Ian Lynch615-532-9125
Sourcing Account Specialist
Floater for Sourcing 
Jordan Jackson615-253-7825
Sourcing Account Specialist 
TDEC
Sydney Loomans 615-253-7266

Data Analytics Program Manager

Maria Thaxton629-888-5894

Data Analyst

Alexandra Johnson615-253-6332

Data Analyst
 
Noah Filben615-291-5942

LEGAL TEAM

Title

Name

Phone

Senior Associate Counsel

Kevin Bartels

615-351-9344

Associate Counsel

Jenny Young

615-406-0127


Associate Counsel
 
Fritz Darnell615-770-5297

Associate Counsel

Jessica Prater615-253-9041

Risk Manager

James Lucas615-350-4355

Legal Assistant

Sherry Whitby615-741-3746

GRANTS TEAM

Grants Team Email
CPO.Grants@tn.gov 

Title

Name

Phone

Grants Program Team Lead

Kelly Ozment615-741-1188

Grants Program Manager

Christiane Chambers629-208-0183

Grants Analyst

Hillary Tyson615-253-3338

Grants Analyst

Pratiksha Wasnik615-741-0619

CATEGORY TEAM

Statewide Contract Administrator List
CPO.SWC@tn.gov 

Title

Name

Phone


Category Team Lead, Commodities
 
Karen Conway615-507-6211

Category Team Lead, Services

Elle Lipinski 615-741-1174

Category Team Lead, Technology
 
Josh Gaddy615-741-1402

Category Specialist, Commodities
 
Michael Neely615-741-5971

Category Specialist, Commodities
 

Adam Mamula

615-741-4194


Category Specialist, Commodities
 
Will London615-532-1733

Category Specialist, Commodities
 
Kristine Mitchell615-770-1015

Category Specialist, Commodities.  
                                  
Celena Milliken615-253-4834

Category Specialist, Services
 
Amber Lovell615-741-1184

Category Specialist, Services
 
Lauryen Harris615-361-4868

Category Specialist, Services
 
Seth Lake615-507-6930
Category Specialist, Services

Taylor Dozier



615-532-0400

Category Specialist, Services
 
Jordan Tidwell615-253-5562
Category Specialist, TechnologyMiles Becker615-253-6984

Category Specialist, Technology
 
Richard Kotler615-253-4723

Category Specialist, Technology
 
Zohreh Hurd615-741-2026

Category Specialist, Technology
 
Michelle Reyes615-253-4018

Category Specialist, Technology

Michael Gross
615-507-6227

Category Specialist, Technology

Ryan Gaddis615-532-4043
Category Specialist, Floater
  

Procurement Support Assistant-Bids/Bonds
 
Sydney Curry615-253-5760

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

 

Title

Name

Phone

Procurement Systems Lead

Christopher Baertlein615-253-3953

Procurement Systems Manager

Ramya Mohan615-687-7057

Procurement Systems Analyst

Queenia Myers615-741-3981

Procurement Systems Analyst

Celeste Goodman

615-741-3928

Procurement Systems Analyst

Dane Travelstead

615-741-6130

Procurement Systems Analyst

Keenan Froedden

615-770-5476

Procurement Systems TN SmartShop Support

TN.SmartShop@tn.gov

615-741-3333, opt. 1

Procurement Systems Supplier/Bidder Support

bidder.registration@tn.gov

615-741-3333, opt. 3

Procurement Systems General Support

content.group@tn.gov

615-741-3333, opt. 4 (for Item Catalog, opt. 5)

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Title

Name

Phone

Learning & Development Team Lead

James Grady

615-741-2562

Learning & Development Administrative Specialist

Ashton Rogers615-532-7536

Learning & Development Officer 1

Brittany McKnight

615-741-2716

Learning & Development Officer 2

Michael Porter615-741-1192

PROCUREMENT COMPLIANCE

Title

Name

Phone

Procurement Compliance Team Lead

Helen Crowley

615-741-3836

Procurement Compliance Specialist

David Klein

615-741-1832

Procurement Compliance Specialist

Shemeles Zergaw

615-741-2025

Procurement Compliance Specialist

Kelly Sowers

615-532-6386

Procurement Compliance Specialist    

Adam Mills

615-741-9372 

Procurement Compliance Specialist

Rachel Robertson

629-208-4897

Procurement Compliance Specialist

Rachel Wallen615-532-8276

Governor's Office of Business Initiatives and Development (GO-BID)

Title

Name

Phone

Professional Services Team Lead

Richard Van Norman

615-253-4654

Business Liaison, Capital Projects

Gwen Sanders

615-741-6145

Business Liaison
 
Karina Garcia-Perdue615-253-5660
Business Liaison
 
Edric Hammond615-741-4657
Business Liason
 
Kimberly Fox615-253-3835

P-CARD PROGRAM

Title

Name

Phone

P-Card Program Team Lead

Sharonette Thomas

615-532-9559

P-Card Program Specialist

Malorie Bronson615-770-1808

P-Card Program Specialist

Raszelle Fine615-741-2740

P-Card Program Specialist

Pothosia M. Robinson 615-253-5820

P-Card Program General Support

p.card@tn.gov615-741-3333, opt. 2    

CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE FRONT DESK
 
  

Title 

Name Phone
Procurement Support AssistantEddie Smith615-339-0666