Purchasing Staff

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City of Sarasota Purchasing Staff

Jennifer Jorgensen Governmental Affairs Director (941) 263-6452		Jennifer is the City's Governmental Affairs Director. She oversees the Purchasing operation for the City of Sarasota, ensuring that the City provides fair and open competition for contracts according to laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines. She assists Purchasing Department staff and City departments throughout the process of contracting for goods and services and in the management of established contracts. She supervises the Purchasing Department staff.
Samantha Price Senior Buyer (941) 263-6441		Samantha manages operations for the Purchasing Department, conducts solicitations, assists with contract management, and performs analyses to identify procurement improvement opportunities for the City. Coming from a high volume environment in private supply chain management, Samantha brings strong process management skills to the team. Any solicitations ending in SP belong to Samantha.
Jessica Smith, CPPB, NIGP-CPP Senior Buyer (941) 263-6431		Jessica is a Professional Buyer. She contributes experience in advanced solicitations for City projects, including Invitations To Negotiate. She participates in contract management solutions and activities. Solicitation numbers ending in JS are Jessica's.
Sam Thompson Professional Buyer (941) 263-6437		Sam is a Professional Buyer. He conducts Invitations To Bid and Requests For Proposals for City Projects. He assists with contract management, too. Sam's private procurement and construction contract management experience are important to the Purchasing team. Solicitations ending in ST belong to Sam.
Mike Centers Professional Buyer (941) 263 - 6444
Helen Reed Professional Buyer (941) 263 - 6443
Kari Breningstall Procurement Specialist (941) 263-6430		Kari is the City's Purchasing Card Manager, handling expense card transactions, spend authorizations, expense reports, and training sessions, among other duties.
Veronica Ramirez Procurement Specialist (941) 263-6429		Veronica processes purchase requests including pay applications, manages insurance documentation, and oversees the City's purchasing memberships. She is frequently the first point of contact in the Purchasing Office.