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Symone Bounds
State of Mississippi
Symone is the director of Marketing and Audit for the Office of Purchasing, Travel, and Fleet Management for the State of Mississippi. She manages the State’s cooperative contracts, oversees the Procurement and Travel Card programs, works to educate state purchasing agents, and markets the office to the vendor community and governmental entities by providing training on the state’s procurement/travel laws, policies and processes. Symone was the state’s Procurement Card program administrator from 2014 to 2017, helping the program expand to over 40,000 cards and more than $36 million in spend. She is currently pursuing a PhD in public policy and administration from Jackson State University, focusing her dissertation on the effect of training on the State’s Procurement Card program.
Priscilla Kung, CPCP
Howard County, Maryland
Priscilla is the P-Card program administrator and living wage coordinator for Howard County Government in Maryland. Her program includes 700 cardholders across 36 divisions, with a total annual spend of $27 million. Priscilla has been with Howard County since 2003, working first in human services grants administration before joining the Office of Purchasing in 2012. She is a Certified Purchasing Card Professional and serves on the NAPCP’s Government/K12 Advisory Team.
Christine Wertz, CPCP
Harford County Public Schools, Bel Air, Maryland
Christine is the Purchasing Card coordinator for Harford County Public Schools. She has managed the Purchasing Card program since its inception in August 2000. Christine earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Baltimore. In October 2007, she earned the CPCP credential through the NAPCP. She is co-chair of NAPCP’s Government/K-12 Advisory team and is the chairperson of the Mid-Atlantic Public P-Card Group in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area.
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