Staff Directory

Procurement Services consists of Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Travel, Contracts, Receiving and Property Accounting offices. Below is the general assignment of responsibilities to our personnel. These may vary from time to time depending upon the workload and personnel reassignments.

 

Director of Procurement & Contract Services

Steve Ballew, 601.266.4131

Contract Services

Jacob Cochran, Associate Director of Procurement & Contract Services, 601.266.6904

USM Contracted Service Management - Bookstore, Dining, Science Storeroom, Auxiliaries

- Post Office & Vending, Photo Services, Image Center

Purchasing

Becky Holder, Buyer/Procurement Card Administrator, 601.266.4132

Procurement Cards

PCard Setup & Maintenance

Resolve Training & Setup

Equipment Rental Contracts

Event Related Purchases

Consultant Payments/Reimbursements

Entertainers, etc.

Group Travel

Furniture

Insurance

Maintenance Agreements

Office Supplies (State Contract)

Personal Service Agreements

Printing and Related Items

Advertisements

Awards & Trophies

Binding

Novelty Items

Uniforms and Apparel

Dennis Duplessy, Buyer, 601.266.5174

Purchase Training

Requisition Entry

Workflow Chartfield Approval Training &

Setup

Fleet Manual/Fuelman

Cell Phones/Wireless Devices

iTech and Technology Related Items

Computer Hardware

Software and Software Licensing

Telecommunications Equipment

Marine Equipment

Standing Orders

Vehicles and Related Items

Automotive Supplies

Fuel

Golf Carts/Mules

Tires and Tubes

Athletic Supplies & Equipment

Medical Equipment and Supplies

Music and Musical Instruments

Scientific Equipment & Supplies

Heather Hendrix, Buyer, 601.266.4133

Audio Visual Equipment

Books and Instructional Supplies

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals

Dues

Food

Paper & Paper Products

Physical Plant, Residence Life & Contract Services

Air Conditioners & Appliances

Building Maintenance Materials & Supplies

Carpet

Food Service Equipment

Hardware, Electrical, & Plumbing

Janitorial Supplies & Equipment

Laundry Chemicals & Supplies

Lawn and Garden Supplies & Equipment

Printer Ink/Toner and Maintenance Kits

Standing Orders

Subscriptions

Sandra Reiter, Vendor Maintenance Specialist, 601.266.4135

New Vendor Entry and Vendor Maintenance

Procurement Card Review

Resolve Inquiry

Jo Berry, Procurement Liason, 601.266.5183

Bid Typing and Processing

Bid Advertising

P-1 Typing and Processing

Inventory Deletions Typing and Processing

Purchase Order Processing

Purchase Order Inquiry

Filing

Mail

Deidi Rodrigue, Purchasing Clerk, 601.266.4131

Main Telephone

General Questions

Filing

Mail

Accounts Payable & Travel

Shelia Sims, Manager Accounts Payable & Travel, 601.266.5668

1099 Misc

Petty Cash

A/P & Travel Problem Resolution

Angela Thomson, Accounts Payable Specialist, 601.266.6310

Remittance Voucher Entry

Employee Reimbursement

Wire Transfers

Sandra Howard, Accounts Payable Specialist, 601.266.4098

Invoice Entry Hattiesburg Campus PO's Vendors A-L

Invoice Entry All Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

PO's

Gwen Hill, Accounts Payable Specialist, 601.266.4061

Invoice Entry Hattiesburg Campus PO's Vendors

M-Z

Invoice Entry All Gulf Coast Campus PO's

Rayonne Grant, Travel Coordinator, 601.266.4131

Athletics

Foreign Travel

Employees A-L

Nicky Harrison, Assistant Travel Coordinator, 601.266.4131

Employees

M-Z

Property Control

Physical Address: USM Property Control Division 2609 West 4th Street Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Mailing Address: USM Property Control Division 118 College Drive# 5086 Hattiesburg, MS 39406

Donnie Robbins, Property Control Manager, 601.266.4302

Debbie McNeil, Property Accounting Manager, 601.266.4439

Charles Thompson, Senior Property Clerk, 601.266.6274

Becky Riles, Inventory Clerk, 601.266.4658

Fax

601.266.6137

Hours:

Monday–Friday

7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Other Areas

Cyndi Wyles, Business Analyst, 601.266.6491

SOAR-FIN Data Management

System Process Review

Workflow Administrator

Cathy Catchot, Purchasing Manager Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, (228) 872-4245

GCLAB Purchasing and Receiving