Becky Alexander is the State of Georgia Purchasing Card Program Manager. In this role, she is responsible for policy, training, audits, and contract management for Georgia governmental p-card programs. Previously, she worked as an audit manager and auditor for the State Purchasing Division, external auditor for the Georgia Department of Transportation and in her local county school system. She received a BBA in accounting from Clayton State University and a Master of Accountancy from Georgia Southern University. She has over 10 years of state and local government procurement, P-Card and auditing experience.

Joyce J. Auld is a native of Virginia. In 2004, she relocated to Georgia with her retired military husband after traveling all over the world. After relocating to Georgia, Joyce became very serious and focused on completing her educational pursuit.

Joyce has worked with several state entities in various procurement roles. She recently has been promoted to the Senior Procurement Training Manager with the Department of Administrative Services. In July 2016, Joyce obtained the national certification - Certified Purchasing Public Buyer (CPPB) from the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council. Other certifications held by Joyce include; Georgia Procurement Professional Associate (GCPA), Georgia Certified Procurement Manager (GCPM), Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG) – Primary Government Accounting Series and the Budget and Financial Management certification for state government.

Joyce is the recipient of leadership awards from both State government and community-based organizations. She is active educator in the local community facilitating classes for pre-marital and married couples. Joyce and her now deceased husband have been featured in numerous magazine articles. They also starred in the documentary “Blended – The Unspoken Truth About Blended Families.” Joyce is the author of “What’s Really Happening in African-American Relationships.”

This session will prepare participants to ensure effective use of a purchasing card program, maintain controls, and evaluate your spending in order to monitor transaction. We will talk about benefits of using the State’s program, who it is available to and how to begin utilizing our contract and other services provided by DOAS. At the end of this session, the participant should be able to:

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Each participant will receive 0.10 CEU or the equivalent of 1 contact hour for this training or 1.2 CPE Credit.

Field of Study: Finance

Prerequisites: None

Who Should Attend: This webinar is for government accounting and financial reporting professionals and others responsible for oversight and administration of a government’s finances.

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Basic

Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based

If you are unable to attend this event you will be able to access the presentation at a later date from an archived library of resources.

Sincerely,

University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.

For more information regarding refund, concerns and program cancellation policies, please contact Sue Joe at the contact information listed.

suejin@uga.edu| 678.985.6814

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