Texas BuyBoard Governance
The Texas Purchasing Cooperative is governed by an eight-member board of directors composed of members and the organizing state associations.
The Cooperative is governed by an eleven-member board of trustees. Four trustees are elected officials or employees of school districts, two are elected officials or employees of municipalities, one is an elected official or employee of a county, and four are at-large positions for any type of participating governmental entity.
The Local Government Purchasing Cooperative Board of Trustees
Mark Vechione, RTSBA, Chair
Executive Director of Purchasing & Contract Management, Northwest ISD
Michael Robinson, Vice-Chair
Procurement Director, Nueces County
William (Billy) Becker
Assistant Director Procurement & Strategic Sourcing, Texas State University
Greg Cruthirds
Director of Purchasing, Clear Creek ISD
Lisa Davis, CPM, APP
Purchasing Manager, City of College Station
Carrie Gregory
Board Member, Gregory-Portland ISD
Darlene Humphries
Purchasing Manager, City of Irving
Michael Lindley
Procurement Manager, City of Amarillo
Janie Ornelas
Director of Procurement & Auxiliary Services, Pflugerville ISD
Rosario Pena
Purchasing Director, Brownsville ISD
Kim Rivas, CPPB
Purchasing Agent, Parker County
Dan Troxell, Ph.D.
Secretary (nonvoting)