A New Jersey Public Purchasing
Association for Over 40 Years
established 1977



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Member Communities Include:
Belleville Public Library
Bergen County Dept of Health Svcs
Bergen County Utilities Authority
Boro of Manville
Borough of Bergenfield
Borough of Carteret
Borough of Cliffside Park
Borough of Closter
Borough of Lincoln Park
Borough of Moonachie
Borough of Paramus
Borough of Rutherford
Borough of Seaside Heights
City of Bayonne
City of Clifton
City of Elizabeth Housing Authority
City of Garfield
City of Linden
City of Newark
City of Passaic
City of Paterson
County of Bergen
County of Essex
County of Hunterdon
County of Mercer
County of Mercer
County of Middlesex
County of Monmouth
County of Morris
County of Passaic
County of Somerset
County of Union
County of Warren
County of Somerset
Cranford Township
Joint Mtg of Essex & Union Counties
Linden Roselle Sewerage Authority
Morris County Park Commission
Newark Housing Authority
Ocean County
Passaic County
Passaic County Board of Social Services
Passaic County Community College
Plainfield Area Regional Sewage Authority
Randolph Township
Readington Lebanon Sewage Authority
Somerset County
Stony Brook RSA
Town of Secaucus
Townhip of Livingston
Township of Allamuchy
Township of Belleville
Township of Bernards
Township of Branchburg
Township of Cranbury
Township of Cranford
Township of Denville
Township of Franklin
Twnshp of Franklin Sewarage Authority
Township of Greenbrook
Township of Montclair
Township of Morris
Township of Mount Olive
Township of Nutley
Township of Parsippany -Troy Hills
Township of Plainsboro
Township of Raritan
Township of Sparta
Township of Teaneck
Township of Warren
Township of Washington (Bergen)
Township of Wayne
Township of West New York
Township of Wycoff
Village of Ridgewood
Western Monmouth Utilities Authority
Woodland Park

Executive Officers 2024 - 2025

President:
Maria J. Rivera, QPA, RPPS
City of Perth Amboy
voice: (732) 826-0290 ext. 4010

Vice President:
Kevin O’Keefe, QPA
Madison Borough
voice: (973) 593.3036

Treasurer:
Denise Piszkowski, QPA
Township of Branchburg 
voice: (908) 526-1300 x101

Secretary:
Maria Valente-Caemmerer, QPA
Piscataway Township
voice: (732) 562-2321

Executive Board Members 2022 - 2024 

Francis Decibus, RPPO, QPA
Bernards Township
voice: 908-204-3065

Elizabeth Crescibene, QPA,
Township of Randolph
voice: 973- 321-1340 ext. 2340

Karen Sullivan, QPA
Township of Livingston
voice: (973) 992-5000 ext 5110

Mark Krane, QPA
Warren Township
voice: (908) 753-8000 x250

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Originally chartered on October 26, 1977.

Charter members were:
Huburn B. Eyres, Passaic County (retired) Chairperson Pro Tem;
Erwin F. Gernert, Somerset County (deceased) Vice Chair Pro Tem;
James Rosenberg, Morris County (retired), Recording Secretary Pro Tem;
Executive Board members John Flaker, Ridgewood Village (retired);
Lawrence Freeman, Irvington Township (retired); and
Jack Garber, Middlesex County Purchasing Agent (retired).

Our mission is to uphold the ethical standards of the national association, encourage continuing education and professionalism in public procurement, facilitate networking among New Jersey purchasing professionals and work for the improvement of laws relating to government purchasing.

The philosophy of the charter members which has carried through to today is to raise through membership dues sufficient funds to cover the cost of luncheon meetings for paid members and miscellaneous expenses. We do not maintain a treasury of surplus funds; your dues also pay our annual chapter assessment to the parent organization and cover limited expenses such as occasional postage, recognition plaques, scholarships and bereavement acknowledgements. Membership is open to all public procurement employees of any political subdivision of the state.

Annual dues, payable January 1 and in arrears as of April 1, are $100 for each individual. Guests are required to pay a nominal fee to cover their lunch, $25. Voting is limited to one vote for each member agency represented in the chapter. As required by Charter, only paid members of NIGP National shall be qualified to hold the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for two-year terms. Executive officers serve a term of two (2) years commencing January 1, of the following year after nominations and elections are finalized in the preceding December meeting. A minimum of four meetings per year are held in Northern NJ.

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