Southeast Texas Association of Public Purchasing

Great 1st Qtr meeting celebrating NIGP Purchasing Month and award recipients!

Congratulations to Veronica Douglas (Manager of the Year), Allison Cruz (Buyer of the Year), Angela Kostecki (Lone Star Scholarship) and our Darcell Ambres Scholarship recipients (Juan Dian, Tia Jordan, Shannon Pleasant, Susan Chevalier and Debbie Kaminski)!!!

Time to submit your applications for our awards and scholarships! All forms are on our website and are due by February 9th. This is a great opportunity to receive funds for continuing education so don't wait and don't miss out!

Registration is open for our 1st Quarter meeting for 2026. We will be at HCAD. Representatives from Tradition Energy will discuss rising grid-intensive loads—from data centers and AI expansion to electrified fleets and industrial growth—are driving some of the most significant shifts in U.S. power demand in decades. These changes are reshaping price dynamics, generation needs, and long-term market risk for large energy users. They will break down what’s driving this new wave of demand and what it means for SETAPP members and their energy strategies. We will also announce the Awards and Scholarship winners.

Our 2026 Executive Board of Directors!

Yesterday's 4th Quarter meeting was so successful. We had 67 in-person who enjoyed a great lunch, year end awards, installation of 2026 Officers, team building games, drawings and ended with bowling and arcade games!!!

Congratulations to our new Executive Board: Chris Kaminski, Sandra Melancon, Juan Diaz and Tina Vega.

Very successful 3rd Qtr meeting with panel discussion on contract management and procurement cards. Thanks to Chris Kaminski, Gisselle Zapata with Harris County and Cynthia Saldana and Jed Greenfield with the City of Houston! And thank you to our 28 virtual attendees as well.

Outstanding Vendor Expo yesterday!!! Thanks to the vendors, members and volunteers for making the event a success.

Thanks to Brittani Bell for organizing our annual Pro D Day in both in-person and virtually!

Congratulations to SETAPP for obtaining the Gold Chapter Seal!!!!

Representing SETAPP at the NIGP 2025 Forum in Denver

SETAPP will be hosting a Vendor Expo on October 8th. Registration is now open and is free for members. If you have any vendors you'd like us to invite please reach out to Debbie Kaminski. Hope to see you there!