During the month of March (National Procurement Month) the National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP) hosts the Above & Beyond Awards to recognize those public procurement professionals who not only perform their role well, but often go "above & beyond" in their efforts to support their organization and served communities. NCPP awards to fifteen procurement professionals (3 per week) throughout March.
Our very own Chapter Membership Secretary, Erin Hamilton, was awarded the Above & Beyond Award this week!
Congratulations on this very well-deserved award!
NCPP Announcement:
Erin is the Procurement Manager for Washington Health Benefit Exchange (WAHBE), joining in February 2016, as the only Contracts and Procurement professional within the organization. During the first two years, WAHBE was considered a start-up organization and Erin had to establish all the protocols and procedures to set up a procurement organization. These activities included:
- Completed multiple procurements, contracts, amendments, and work orders;
- Developed and implemented contract and acquisition policies and procedures;
- Developed and implemented necessary changes to financial and contracting policies required by state or federal changes;
- Created and/or updated standard boilerplates;
- Created a contract acquisition timeline;
- Audited WAHBE’s executed contracts to ensure they were current, and terms and conditions were in accordance with applicable law; and
- Audited WAHBE’s system of record to ensure it was current.
In 2022, Erin led WAHBE’s Contracts and Procurement department to qualify and apply for the Quality Public Procurement Departments (QPPD) accreditation. In addition to Erin’s Procurement Manager duties, she also volunteers for: WAHBE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Member; Member of the Shoreline Community College Advisory Board for the Purchasing and Supply Chain Management program; and Washington State Chapter of NIGP Board Members and Membership Engagement Committee Chair; and the following Committees: 20th Chapter Anniversary Planning, Community Involvement, Emerging Professionals, and Special Events.