TO BE HELD IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA @ THE HOTEL CAPTAIN COOK
OCTOBER 12-14 2009
Keynote Speaker Bio
ELAINE WHITTINGTON, C.P.M., CPCM, A.P.P.

Elaine Whittington is a former National President of ISM under the previous governance scheme (NAPM) and also the recipient of their esteemed J.Shipman gold medal award. Elaine has been working in the purchasing field for over forty years. She spent twenty five years with Lockheed-Martin. She received her degree from UCLA and taught “Fundamental of Purchasing” in their Extension Program. She has done workshops and keynote presentations in many U.S. Cities as well and Australia, Mexico, Sweden, Germany and Canada, teaching both to students in the private and public sectors of the business world Currently, she serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Purchasing Management – San Fernando Valley, an affiliate of the Institute of Supply Management. She was the president of Los Angeles Affiliate of ISM in 1983-84.
Welcome to NAPM-Alaska, Inc.
Mission/Purpose
The mission of NAPM-Alaska is to educate, develop, and advance the purchasing and supply management profession in the last frontier.
We have moved the location of our monthly Professional Development (Pro-D) Meetings
We will now be meeting at the Westmark Hotel, 720 W. 5th Ave. Anchorage, AK.
Parking is available at the Westmark, please sign in at the front desk
Archive of previous newsletters
General Information
Professional Development (Pro-D) Meetings are generally held the first Thursday of the month September through May at the Westmark Hotel, 720 W. 5th Ave. Anchorage, AK. Networking time is from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m., business meeting starts at 6:00, dinner approximately 6:15, and the educational program starts at 7:00 and runs until 8:00.
The Board of Directors meets the Wednesday following the Pro-D Meeting.
Thank you for your support of this organization! Without you, there is no reason for us to exist.
For additional information on our affiliate, NAPM-Alaska,
Inc. please check our new brochure
We are an affiliate of the Institute of Supply
Management
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