Allison M. Canada, director of purchasing and auxiliary services for Wor-Wic Community College, has been elected to the national board of directors of the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP).
Canada will serve a five-year term on the board of NAEP, the non-profit professional association primarily dedicated to serving higher education procurement officers in the U.S. and Canada. NAEP’s mission is to facilitate the development, exchange and practice of effective and ethical procurement principles and techniques within higher education and associated communities, through continuing education, networking, public information and advocacy.
Canada has worked for Wor-Wic since 2004. She is a certified public procurement officer and a certified purchasing manager. She has served as NAEP District II board director and is a past president of the DC/MD/VA Region. She was the recipient of the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award and currently serves on the membership advisory council, regional relations committee and annual program committee. Canada has presented various topics at district and national NAEP meetings.
In her role at Wor-Wic, Canada has been a champion for procurement effectiveness at small schools. She is a past president of the Maryland Association of Community College Procurement Officers, co-chair of the Eastern Shore of Maryland Educational Consortium Energy Trust and founder of the Lower Shore Public Procurement Professionals.
