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In This Issue President’s Corner - 1

Upcoming Events - 2

News - 3

Family Matters - 4 Editorial - 5 MAPP Awards - 6, 7

KCRPE Update - 8

Writers Megan Howser, John Hribar, Carmela Thorn-

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We support education as a means to continually

furnish excellence in our ranks. We promote

ethical, efficient and cost

effective procurement practices for the

promotion of integrity and best value for our public stakeholders.

Chapter Member of:

Fall, 2016

Vol. 49, Issue #10

Chapter #3 of NIGP-The Institute for Public Procurement

President’s Corner By John Hribar, CPPB

MAPP President, 2016

My fellow MAPP members,

Thank you for the opportunity to represent MAPP at the NIGP Forum in Maryland (the

Washington DC area) this summer. There was so much to learn about our profession and

the networking experience and knowledge gained made it a truly invaluable experience. It

was such a wonderful and educational experience. I am grateful to have been able to attend.

The Forum covered everything from Developing and Managing Requests for Proposals, a

topic which is near and dear to our hearts, to Negotiating Software and Technology

Agreements.

While attending the chapter president’s luncheon during the Forum, I was proud to accept

two chapter awards received by MAPP. The first award was a certificate recognizing our

40th Anniversary as a Chapter. This alone gives us pause to consider over the past 40 years

all the learning opportunities our own conferences have offered and will continue to offer to

our membership, as well as the networking opportunities which enable us to take advantage

of the vast amount of years of service and knowledge that collectively our organization

provides. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAPP and here’s to 40 more!!! The second award the

chapter received was for having a high percentage of 67% of our chapter members also

having membership with NIGP.

On the subject of education and networking, I believe it is of great importance for all

members to take advantage of MAPP hosted the NIGP trainings. This is significantly

important for those seeking certification or recertification as a CPPB or CPPO. Attending

seminars and participating in training makes us all more knowledgeable employees, and

provides not only personal but also professional benefits. Remember, there are scholarship

opportunities that can be taken advantage of through MAPP and I encourage each member

to explore pursuing educational opportunities as they are offered. After all, it is through

training and sharing with our coworkers that we increase our knowledge base, thus making

us better stewards of public funds and greater assets to our entities

On another note, both locally and nationally, this is an important election year and I cannot

emphasize enough how important is to make your voice heard by getting out and voting for

the candidate(s) of your choice. I encourage each of you to explore the issues, to educate

yourselves on the various candidates’ position on those points, and to exercise your right as

citizens to participate in the governing process by casting your ballot.

Lastly, it is hard to believe that it is fall already here. The trees will be turning their bright

colors, we are steaming toward the holidays, and soon snow will be flying. I wish you the

best for this coming season.

Sincerely and with warmest regards to all,

John Hribar, CPPB

MAPP President

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Upcoming Events

NIGP Webinars: November 2nd—The Future of Solar Energy Looks Very Bright

November 9th—Winning Ways with Interviews and Resumes

November 16th—Negotiating Software and Technology Agreements

NIGP webinars are COMPLIMENTARY for NIGP members and are an excellent opportunity

to gain contact hours towards CPPB and CPPO certification and to strengthen professional

skills. ($190 cost for non-members)

NIGP Class: Introduction to Public Procurement, October 31 - November 2 This course provides an overview of the ever-changing procurement profession by identifying

fundamental concepts that affect procurement in the public sector. Jefferson City, Missouri $765—late registration fee cost for NIGP members due to registration date, $965 cost for non-members

***NIGP also offers frequent online courses to gain credit towards certification or recertification. Check out the following website for information: http://www.nigp.org/grow-professionally/search-courses?Keywords=online

Leslie Kemna, the MAPP Education & Professional Development chair is working on scheduling additional NIGP classes. If a MAPP member has a special class request, please contact Leslie at

leslie.kemna@oa.mo.gov

Save the Date: The 2017 MAPP Spring Conference will be held April 19-21 at Inn at Grand Glaize Lakeside Resort and

Conference Center at the Lake of the Ozarks

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NEWS Good Luck to MAPP

members

getting ready to take CPPB

or CPPO tests this fall!

Welcome to all New and Returning MAPP Members:

Stephanie Agee - Missouri Department of Transportation (new member)

Marie Eggering - City of Troy, Missouri (new member)

Rachel Shelley - Missouri Department of Natural Resources

(returning member, previously employed by DESE)

Amanda Robertson - City of St. Charles, Missouri (new member)

Tracy Williams - St. Louis County Parks and Recreation (new member)

MAPP is in need of articles for Editorials, News, Family Matters, Where Are They Now, etc.

for upcoming newsletter issues. Please contact Megan Howser, MAPP Newsletter Publisher at

megan.howser@oa.mo.gov to submit ideas or for more information.

Thank you for your support!

MAPP has an active Facebook page available to all active MAPP members.

Check us out for frequent posts including job announcements,

announcements regarding trainings, classes, and webinars, member

spotlights, and more.

Missouri Association of Public Purchasing MAPP #3 Chapter of NIGP

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Family Matters

Congratulations to Bill and Kris Noyes on the

graduation of their daughter Kayla from Army Basic Training

in Fort Jackson, SC! Kayla is now in A.I.T (Advanced

Individual Training) to become an “Allied Trades Specialist”

in Fort Lee, VA. Once AIT Training is completed, Kayla will

return to MO and will be assigned to the Army National

Guard Apache Helicopter unit at Whiteman AFB, while

simultaneously attending the University of Central Missouri

in Warrensburg and pursuing a degree in the Professional

Pilot Program and participating in the Army ROTC program through a

National Guard Minuteman Scholarship.

Keep up the awesome work

Kayla!

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Editorial

THE FIVE SECOND RULE Carmela Thornton, CPPO, CPPB

One of the most informative sessions that I attended at the 2016 NIGP Forum in National Harbor, Maryland was the opening

session The 5 Second Rule: Achieve Breakthrough Performance in your Career and Life presented by Mel Robbins. Mel started

her career as a criminal defense attorney and went on to create a retail/internet technology company. She is currently one of

CNN’s most popular on-air commentators.

To date, this five second rule workshop has been heard or viewed by three million people. She stated we are meant to do

extraordinary things in our careers/lives and this rule will help us achieve it. She asserted there is only one thing standing in

between you and the life you have always wanted-and that’s YOU. She believes if you change nothing, then nothing changes. It

takes five seconds to change your life, because in five seconds you can let doubts, fears, and hesitations take hold, or you can push

yourself past them. Mel believes the secret to achieving what you want in life and in work, is to simply learn to give yourself that

little nudge. The five second rule helps to win the battle with self-doubt and fear. This technique she uses is a research-backed

method to discovering your confidence and courage at work and in your life. You can use it to change your behavior, share your

ideas and remove the negative thoughts that stop you.*

The way the five second rule works is if you feel you need to do something, you have up to five seconds from the thought to take

action or your brain will talk you out of it. For example, if you see someone that you would like to speak with about an issue, you

should start walking towards that individual before the five seconds are up or your brain will tell you maybe it will be better to

talk to them later. Mel stated how she likes the tag line of Nike. She said it is a very powerful tag line because “Do It” is great

but it becomes powerful when you add the “Just Do It” which means just get pass whatever may be holding you back and just do

it.

As the workshop overview affirmed, I feel the majority of the attendees left feeling inspired, empowered, equipped and willing to

tackle their professional and personal dreams or at least give it a try. How would you complete this statement in order to not let

fear stop you, Next month is the month that I __________________.

*Information from Mel Robbins’ website.

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KCRPE UPDATE

Some MAPP members just spent three fun-filled days in Kansas City participating in the Kansas City Regional

Procurement Exposition. A few pictures highlighting member experiences are included below, but stay tuned for

the upcoming Winter newsletter for Editorials/Articles regarding KCRPE experiences.

MAPP Board Members Bill Noyes & Russ Pankey

Vendor Fair

Former Mizzou Athletic Director Mike Alden

discussing how to build a successful team

MC Jacob Garrett

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