Office of the Comptroller and Purchasing Services Organization & Personnel Announcement

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

The Office of the Comptroller and Purchasing Services are pleased to announce the following organization and personnel changes in response to changing business conditions, and to improve operational efficiency and enhance the services currently provided by the two organizations.

Effective April 1, 2008, the functions of Purchasing Card administration and the oversight of the University Purchasing Card program will become the responsibility of Purchasing Services.

• Mark West - Purchasing Card Administrator, will report to Ralph Maier, Chief Procurement Officer, and continue to administer all of the current Purchasing Card Program functions within the Purchasing Services organization.

Effective May 1, 2008, the functions of travel and entertainment reimbursement processing and travel advance processing will become the responsibility of the Payroll Office. This workflow change will not impact the current level of service provided by the Travel Office or change the travel related policies and procedures currently in effect. The following individuals will report to the Assistant Manager Payroll and continue to perform the functions associated with travel and entertainment transaction processing.

• June Barber - Accountant B
• Michele Williams - Accountant A
• George Pochos - Sr. Accounting Clerk

Effective July 1, 2008, the functions of travel card administration, travel agency relationship management, travel procurement, travel policy and training, will become the responsibility of Purchasing Services.

• Susan Storb - Travel Administrator, will report to Ralph Maier, Chief Procurement Officer, and continue to manage these functions within the Purchasing Services organization. In the interim period, Susan will continue to manage these functions and assist with the transition of travel and entertainment processing as part of the Comptrollers organization.

Please direct questions regarding this announcement to John Horn in the Office of the Comptroller or Ralph Maier in Purchasing Services.