Graduate Stories

Craig Butt, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador PSPP Graduate

Craig Butt, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador PSPP Graduate

Craig Butt, PSPP, is a Procurement Officer III with the Government Purchasing Agency, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. and completed the Public Sector Procurement Program (PSPP) in June 2011.  We spoke with Craig about his participation in the Program in September 2011. Craig’s agency is responsible for goods and services purchases for all 18 government departments for $2500 and up. ...

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Marci Riehl, BC government PCMP Graduate

Marci Riehl, BC government PCMP Graduate

With the B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range since 1991, Marci Riehl was a member of the first PCMP graduating class, in February 2007. She is currently Corporate Initiatives Analyst – Contracts for BC Timber Sales (BCTS) at the ministry. We interviewed her in Victoria in late April 2008. The Right Program When I first heard about the PCMP, I was really excited. It was very timely for me,...

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David Trudel, BC government PCMP Graduate

David Trudel, BC government PCMP Graduate

A member of the B.C. public service since 1990, David Trudel is Senior Procurement Governance Analyst for the Ministry of Finance’s Procurement Governance Office. A member of the second PCMP graduating class, in November 2007, Trudel advises across government on all aspects of procurement and related policies. We interviewed him in Victoria in late April 2008. Ahead of the PCMP Curve I was...

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Richard Gellor, BC government PCMP Graduate

Richard Gellor, BC government PCMP Graduate

RICHARD GELLOR, BA (HON), PMP Following more than 20 years in the private sector, Richard Gellor has been with the B.C. government for just over three years. Initially in purchasing services for Shared Services BC, he is now Program Consulting Manager for Accommodation and Real Estate Services in the B.C. Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services. He graduated from the PCMP in October 2008,...

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Layle Larusson, BC government PCMP Graduate

Layle Larusson, BC government PCMP Graduate

A PCMP graduate in February 2007, Layle Larusson began working with the B.C. government in 2003 as a procurement specialist with purchasing services in Labour and  Citizens’ Services. Since 2007, she has been Manager, Marine Branch, B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, principally dealing with multi-million-dollar contracts for inland ferries and contracts for social...

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Ninous Ashraf, BC government PCMP Graduate

Ninous Ashraf, BC government PCMP Graduate

Ninous Ashraf has worked with the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands since 2000, and just over half of that time as a financial officer for the farming insurance program. When that program ended in 2005, she moved jobs and cities, growing her abilities as an Administrative Officer in Business Risk Management with the ministry. She graduated from the PCMP in October 2008. We interviewed her in...

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