Advisory and Implementation Teams
Together, the Project Advisory Team and Implementation Team will guide the Next-Gen Procurement initiative forward, ensuring key project milestones are met.
Project advisory committee
- Ethan Erickson, Vice President for Administration and Finance
- Fran Willbrant, Associate Vice President, Division of Financial Services
- Thomas Lane, Vice President for Academic Success and Student Affairs
- Hans Coetzee, Vice President for Research
- James Wiser, Dean of K-State Libraries
- Michael McClure, Dean of the College of Architecture, Planning & Design
- Kevin Gwinner, Dean of the College of Business Administration
- Michael James, Executive Director Administration and Finance, K-State Salina
- Shannon Fox, Budget/Fiscal Officer, College of Education
Project implementation team
- Memory Buffington, Assistant Vice President of University Accounting and Procurement
- Rebecca Gould, Director of Strategic Projects
- Ed Puckett, Senior IT Project Manager
- Britt McLaughlin, Director of Financial Operations
- Garrett Truskett, Director of Purchasing and Contract Services
- Aaron Stroot, Director of Systems and Fund Balancing
- Cornelius Marshall, IT Director
- Maleah Lundeen, Assistant Director – Enterprise Content
- Stacy Divine, IT Business Analyst
- Nick Zimmermann, Functional Business Analyst
- Crystal Oglesby, Training and Development Coordinator
- Brennan Bestwick, Communications Strategist
External partners
The implementation team will work closely with two key implementation partners:
- Huron Consulting Group, who will support system configuration, policy alignment, workflow design, change management, and post-go-live optimization for our streamlined procurement system.
- Accenture, who will support the optimization of the university's existing FIS system.