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Members receive 20% off course registration if registering 60 days prior to the course start date.
Streamline Your RFP Process and Attract Top Suppliers
Charting Your Course to Success
From foundational knowledge to advanced leadership skills, NIGP offers a wealth of tools and resources to help you navigate your professional journey and achieve your leadership goals.
Your Public Procurement Professional Development Guide
Get 20% off by registering 60 days prior to the course start date.
Assessment tools, prep courses, study groups and more.
Schedule your test today at your local Pearson VUE Testing Center
Thanks to the generous support of our government partner.
Start your job search in the field of Public Procurement.
A Network of 18,000+ Professionals working in the field of Public Procurement.
As volunteers serve the Institute, the Institute serves the profession, and the profession serves society.
Each year, NIGP recognizes members who have achieved hallmark status in the eyes of their peers.
Our Governing Board and Councils as well as Committees and Task Forces
Amplify Your Reach, Maximize Your Visibility.
Price | Cost | Begins | Ends |
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Webinar 110717: Dare to Be Great – The Leadership Challenge for Public Procurement (Member Rate) | $0.00 | ||
Webinar 110717: Dare to Be Great – The Leadership Challenge for Public Procurement (Non-Member) | $195.00 |
Certifications held: CPPO
Paul Brennan currently serves as Director of Purchasing for the County of Rockland, and has held procurement positions in both the private and public sectors for over 20 years. Paul has achieved accreditation as a Certified Public Purchasing Officer and Certified Purchasing Manager.
Both the National Purchasing Institute, and the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing have recognized the County of Rockland’s Purchasing Division, under Paul’s leadership. Rockland County's Purchasing Division has been awarded the "Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award" as well as the "Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement Award".
Paul was a founding member of the Hudson Valley Municipal Purchasing Group (HVMPG) and has been instrumental in the implementation of a regional approach to local government procurement in the Hudson Valley. In 2003, the New York State Forum on Information Resource Management (NYSFIRM) selected the HVMPG’s Regional Bid Notification system as the best local government web application in New York State for 2003.
Paul currently serves as President of the NIGP Board of Directors and on the Executive Board of the New York State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officials, Inc. and is a past president of the association.
Paul has previously presented programs for SAMPO, NIGP and various affiliates of the Institute of Supply Management, as well as participated as a panelist for Satellite Seminars sponsored by the Institute of Supply Management and the Office of the New York State Comptroller.
Paul resides in Suffern, NY with his wife Kristin and daughter Emily.
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