Director Biography:
Ellen L. Phillips is Past President of the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) and the Deputy State Purchasing Agent for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In her capacity as NASPO member, she served on the NASPO Board of Directors for 4, two year terms, chaired several NASPO committees, including the NASPO Marketing Meeting and hosted the NASPO Eastern Regional Meeting. As deputy, she has worked in the Commonwealth’s central procurement office, the Operational Services Division (OSD) and its predecessor agencies for over 20 years. In her capacity as deputy, she works in conjunction with the State Purchasing Agent to establish procurement policy, rules and regulations that govern Massachusetts procurement processes. In addition, she manages OSD’s administration/operations which include the Affirmative Market Program, Procurement Training and Quality Assurance, the Office of Vehicle Management, Federal/State Surplus Property, Audit of Purchase of Services, and Printing Services. Ms. Phillips has previously served as OSD’s Director of Administration, Director of Commodities, including Information Technology and Director, Management Information Systems. She also played a major role in procurement reform in Massachusetts and was a recipient of the Manual Carballo Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service.
Senior Staff:
Ellen M. Bickelman
State Purchasing Agent
Ellen.Bickelman@state.ma.us
Ellen L. Phillips
Deputy State Purchasing Agent
Ellen.Phillips@state.ma.us
William McAvoy
General Counsel
William.Mcavoy@state.ma.us
Procurement Directors:
Darcy Rowell
Director, Infrastructure & Support
Darcy.Rowell@state.ma.us
Richard Mordaunt
Director, Information Technology, Office Equipment and Supplies
Richard.Mordaunt@state.ma.us
William Funk
Director, Professional Services, Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
William.Funk@state.ma.us
Procurement Programs:
Affirmative Market Program
Comm-PASS (eProcurement System)
Environmental Purchasing Program
Procurement Information Center
$ave$mart Program
Surplus Property Program
Procurement Training
STAR
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