JoAleen Ainslie has been a member of NAPCP since 2007 and earned her CPCP that same year. She is an original member of the NAPCP Government K-12 Advisory Team and of the Washington State Purchase Card Advisory Board. Her career has spanned 45 years, ranging from being a working partner in credit and collections, a private business college manager of student accounts and then switched over to the public sector. This includes 21 years spent in the K-12 environment, of which 10 years were dedicated to developing its P-Card program and teaching evening professional development and business services division courses. The last 12 years with the City of Tacoma, have been filled with expanding its program as technology advanced. This has paid off as evidenced by her 2017 promotion from management analyst II, Procurement Card program manager to management analyst III, accounts payable manager, with oversight of the recently implemented ePayables program. The Outstanding Contributor of the Year award was presented to her at the 2019 NAPCP Commercial Card and Payment Conference in Miami, Florida.
Mark Lutton
Senior Accountant
Larimer County, Colorado
Mark does Financial Reporting and Internal Controls as an accountant II for the Finance Division at Larimer County, Colorado. The county’s annual credit card spend is in the $10-15 million range. The NAPCP provides intelligent, experienced voices on many of the issues in the evolving world of payments and credit cards. Internal Controls are fun to talk about and research, and can also provide a few honest realities when applied to your own organization. The sharing of ideas and industry trends is one of the best aspects of being on the NAPCP Advisory Team.
Before entering the thrill-seeking world of government accounting, Mark had worked for small to mid-sized companies, in a variety of capacities, and spent a few years living outside of the United States. He is a youth sports coach, likes to travel and enjoys the great outdoors.
Teresa Collins, CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M.
Purchasing Manager
Tampa Bay Water, A Regional Water Authority
Teresa manages the agency's Purchasing department and warehouse operations. She was hired to implement centralized purchasing at the agency which entails documenting policy and procedures along with hiring and training department and agency staff. The department achieved 100% professional credential certification of staff in 2018. The Purchasing department has documented cost savings of over $2M since 2017. A P-Card program has been implemented along with warehouse innovations including bar coding, cycle counting and auto replenishment processes which are creating additional efficiencies for the agency.
Before joining Tampa Bay Water, Teresa held a similar position at the Las Vegas Valley Water District for 10 years. She also managed their supplier diversity program and was named Purchasing Agent of the Year by the Nevada Minority Supplier Development Council during this time. Prior to her tenure in the public sector water industry, Teresa worked as a purchasing manager at 3M Pharmaceuticals, B/E Aerospace and Pall Corporation. She is also a United States Navy Veteran. She has implemented P-Card programs recently at Tampa Bay Water and the Las Vegas Valley Water District and is excited to join the NAPCP Government/K-12 Advisory Team to give back to the industry and help her peers. She lives at the beach with her cat Magic and husband Gary. They enjoy cruising and concerts.
