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BRAD DOUGLAS
Commissioner
Department of Administrative Services
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Brad Douglas serves as the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services. He brings over 21 years of leadership experience in private industry procurement, strategic partnership development, e-procurement, marketing, and process re-engineering to the job. Prior to joining DOAS, he served as Vice President, Emerging Businesses & Strategic Partnerships for Choice Hotels International. Prior to that, he was the Procurement Director for Spherion, and has held various positions with Royal Caribbean International as well as serving for several years as a Management Consultant in the banking, retail and insurance industries.
Mr. Douglas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Georgia Tech and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Georgia State University. |
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TIM GIBNEY
Assistant Commissioner
State Purchasing
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Tim Gibney, C.P.M., serves as the Assistant Commissioner of DOAS’ State Purchasing Division. He brings over 20 years of public and private industry procurement management and consulting experience. Prior to joining DOAS, he was the Assistant Vice President for Procurement Services at the University of Notre Dame. He has also served as the Associate Director of Procurement and Contracting Services at the University of Arizona, and Assistant Director at the University System of New Hampshire. Additionally, he served as Director of Plant and Property Management at the State of New Hampshire.
Mr. Gibney earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce with a minor in Psychology from the University of Maryland and a Master of Business Administration from Long Island, University. |
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SHERRIE SOUTHERN
Assistant Commissioner
Operations
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Sherrie Southern serves as the Assistant Commissioner of Operations which includes Risk Management Services, Office of Fleet Management, Surplus Property, Administration and Mail & Courier. Prior to joining DOAS, Sherrie served as the Director of Financial Systems in the State Accounting Office responsible for the PeopleSoft Financial and Human Capital Management applications.
Ms. Southern attended Valdosta State University and has over 30 years of service with the State of Georgia. |
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JOE KIM
Director
Office of Legal Services
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| Joe Kim serves as the Director of the Office of Legal Services . Mr. Kim earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School. |
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RODNEY JENKINS
Director
Communications and Marketing
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| Rodney Jenkins serves as director of communications and marketing in the Executive Operations division. Prior to joining DOAS, he worked for the City of Cleveland, Ohio as a manager of commercial marketing. He brings 10 years of communications and marketing experience to the job. Rodney earned a B.S. in Management and a M.S. in Business Administration, both from Myers University. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Management Degree from the University of Phoenix. |
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KELLY LOLL-JONES
Director
Knowledge Center
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Kelly Loll-Jones serves as the Knowledge Center Director for State Purchasing Division. She brings over 20 years of leadership experience in public and private industry procurement, strategic sourcing, e-procurement, and process re-engineering to the job. Prior to joining DOAS, she served as Senior Consultant for CGI-AMS Inc. on several Procurement Transformations Initiatives throughout the United States. Prior to that, she was the Purchasing Manager for Central Florida Transit Authority (LYNX).
Mrs. Loll-Jones earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Central Florida and has her C.P.M. |
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TERRY DOUMKOS
Director
Strategic Sourcing
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Terry Doumkos serves as the Director of Strategic Sourcing for the State Purchasing Division. Prior to joining DOAS, Mr. Doumkos served as a Strategic Sourcing Program Manager while working at Microsoft Corporation. Before joining Microsoft Corporation, Mr. Doumkos spent multiple years working in disciplines of Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Global Procurement, and Contract Administration while working at Dell Computer, and Amgen Incorporated.
Mr. Doumkos earned of Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Business Administration from New England College and a Master of Business Administration in Operations and Supply Chain Management from Golden Gate University. Mr. Doumkos is also a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
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GINA TIEDEMANN
Director
Customer Advocacy
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Gina Tiedemann, CPM, serves as the Director of Customer Advocacy for the State Purchasing Division. Prior to joining DOAS, Ms. Tiedemann served as the Team Georgia Connection Director at the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA). Prior to that, she was the GeorgiaNet Division Director at GTA. Ms. Tiedemann has worked for the state of Georgia in various leadership capacities since 1984.
Ms. Tiedemann earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Science from the University of Georgia.
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GENE KIRSCHBAUM
Director
Administration Division
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Gene Kirschbaum serves as Director of the Administration Division. Prior to joining to DOAS, he was the Director of Financial Services with the Department of Human Resources. Prior to joining DHR he served over 15 years in academia, of which 10 years were as Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer - the last in Iowa. Prior to academia he served 21 years with the U.S. Army.
Mr. Kirschbaum earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from the University, has a Master of Arts in Human Resources and a Master of Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management.
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ROBERT BENDER
Director
Human Resources
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Bob Bender serves as Director of Human Resources for DOAS, and has over 20 years of senior HR leadership experience in private industry supporting high tech, financial services, consulting services, and business services environments.
Prior to joining DOAS, he served as the Regional Vice President for HudsonMann a Human Resource Outsourcing firm. Bob earned a Bachelor in Business Administration from Ohio University, and a Masters in Business Administration from the Executive MBA program at Georgia State University. He also is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resource.
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CHRIS RISLEY
Director
Risk Management Services
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| Chris Risley serves as Director of Risk Management Services. Prior to joining DOAS, he worked for Catholic Health Initiatives as Claim Manager. Chris brings twenty years of claims and risk management experience in the private and not-for-profit sector to the job. Prior to joining DOAS, he worked with self insured Catholic Healthcare organizations in management and coordinator roles. He has a B.A. in Political Science from Wabash College in Indiana, and an MBA from Thomas More College in Kentucky. He also earned the designation Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) from the Insurance Institute of America and the Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) from the American Hospital Association.
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STEVE EKIN
Director
Surplus Property Division
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Steve Ekin serves as the Director of the Surplus Property Division. Prior to joining DOAS, Mr. Ekin was the Director of Operations for an international import company where he was responsible for daily operations and logistics of a high volume distribution/manufacture facility.
Mr. Ekin earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and is a Certified Professional Property Administrator from the National Property Management Association. He is retired from the US Coast Guard.
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STEVEN W. SALTZGIVER
Director
Office of Fleet Management
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Steven Saltzgiver serves as Director of the Fleet Management. A 30-year veteran in Fleet Management and Public Transportation, Steve most recently worked with Mercury Associates, one of the premier fleet management consulting companies in the country while also serving as Executive Director of the National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA). Mr. Saltzgiver worked with numerous states as a consultant on various strategic fleet management issues, but he also served the State of Utah for over 12 years as Division Director, Fleet Operations & Surplus Property Services. In this capacity, Steve completely revamped Utah's fleet operations, authoring new legislation and statutes enabling his team to reduce division operating budgets by over $3 million while drastically reducing fleet operating costs across the state's fleet. He also worked for over 3 years as Fleet Manager for the City of West Jordan, Utah and 15 years with the Utah Transit Authority. A noted fleet industry expert, Steve has made numerous presentations at various Fleet Conferences and published articles on best practices in Fleet Management.
Steve earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and a Master's degree in Operational Management from the University of Phoenix.
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