Procurement Staff
Patricia Walton
Director
As Director, Pat is responsible for overseeing all functions under the procurement
umbrella; manages long-range planning, sets strategic goals and objectives, develops
and administers the procurement budget, coordinates departmental assessment plans;
also serves as the solicitation coordinator for all bid activities, cooperatives,
and reviews all sole source procurement requests; manages procurement projects as
they arise, manages procurement related reports; Govs Suite maintenance in the eProcurement
module; and provides direct supervision to a team of professional staff who supervises
the team of support staff.
Voice: 931-221-7573
Email: waltonp@apsu.edu
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Lois Culwell
Assistant Director
As Assistant Director, Lois oversees supplier onboarding and management, serves as the primary liaison between APSU and the Governor’s Office of Business Initiatives and Development (GO-BID), and acts as the Corporate Card Program Administrator. Lois also supervises the Senior Procurement Specialist, manages the Canon copier program, oversees membership and tax-exempt cards, and approves Apple and Amazon orders.
Voice: 931-221-7032
Email: culwelll@apsu.edu
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Casey Leffel
Assistant Director
As Assistant Director, Casey is the Corporate Card auditor; serves as Procurement application admin, approves Amazon orders and Apple orders, assists with procurement reporting, supervises the Procurement Specialist, and acts as liaison between other business office departments for program support.
Voice: 931-221-7434
Email: leffelc@apsu.edu
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Kimberly Willis
Senior Procurement Specialist
As Senior Procurement Specialist, Kimberly reports to the Assistant Director, Lois Culwell, and assists with supplier onboarding and management; the corporate card program; the Canon copier program; membership/tax-exempt cards; and assists the campus community with questions about eProcurement in Oracle.
Voice: 931-221-7428
Email: willisk@apsu.edu
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Jessica Verrillo
Procurement Specialist
As Procurement Specialist, Jess reports to the Assistant Director, Casey Leffel, audits Athletics' staff corporate card transactions and assists with their reconciliation process.
Voice: 931-221-7203
Email: verilloj@apsu.edu