Purchasing Staff
Gypsi Alexander
Position: Director of Procurement and Travel & Chief Purchasing Officer
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Phone: 706-507-8272
Email: alexander_gypsi@columbusstate.edu
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Oversees all travel and procurement operations
- Develops and delivers purchasing and travel training for campus departments
- Manages RFQs, RFPs, and sole source solicitations
- Administers and maintains agency contracts
- Develops, implements, and enforces procurement policies and procedures
- Cultivates and maintains supplier relationships
- Responds to and manages open records requests
Kelsey Sheets
Position: Purchasing Specialist III
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Email: sheets_kelsey@columbusstate.edu
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Manages and coordinates procurement activities
- Processes purchase orders and ensures accuracy and compliance
- Oversees agency contracts and related documentation
- Prepares and maintains general procurement reports
- Manages purchase requests, monitors vendor performance, and ensures contract compliance
- Develops and delivers purchasing training for campus departments
Katie Cannon
Position: Purchasing Coordinator
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Phone: 706-507-8273
Email: cannon_katherine1@columbusstate.edu
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Serves as P-Card Program Administrator
- Manage new supplier registrations and updates to existing supplier profiles
- Adds and updates employee profiles in PeopleSoft Financials for non-travel-related reimbursements
- Processes requests for reimbursement of non-travel-related expenses
- Develops and provides purchasing training for campus departments
Amanda Adams
Position: Purchasing Specialist III
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Email: adams_amanda@columbusstate.edu
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) for PeopleSoft Travel & Expense Module
- Reviews and audits travel and expense submissions for accuracy and compliance
- Processes purchase orders (POs) for travel-related expenses
- Manages new supplier registrations for travel related vendors
- Develops and maintains relationships with lodging suppliers, including direct bill arrangements
- Serves as the primary coordinator for department ID and grant ownership within PeopleSoft, including the maintenance and updating of budget authority for each.
- Oversees and manages Kuali travel form processes
Tess Aina
Position: Purchasing Specialist II
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Email: aina_tessie@columbusstate.edu
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Assists end-users with all travel-related tasks
- Oversees and manages Kuali travel form processes
- Processes purchase orders (POs) for travel-related expenses
- Manages new supplier registrations for travel-related vendors
- Serves as a P-Card holder for travel-related expenses