The E&I Board of Directors provides strategic and management oversight while upholding rigorous governing principles on behalf of our membership.
Below are the dedicated individuals who have volunteered their time to make your Cooperative a success.
Chair | Executive Committee Member
Ron Moraski is the Vice President of Procurement Services at Columbia University in the City of New York. Ron is responsible for the procure to pay process, which includes Procurement, Vendor Management, Accounts Payable and Travel.
Prior to joining Columbia, Ron directed the Procurement Services team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. During that time, he transformed the team from transactional purchasing to strategic procurement by implementing an eProcurement suite, a digital mailroom for paper invoices, e-invoicing, and various other tools and campus wide systems.
Ron has been in Higher Education since 2012 and prior to that has over 20 years of Supply Chain Management experience with 3 major retailers.
Ron has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management Studies from Boston University.
Contact Ron
ron.moraski@columbia.edu
Ron Moraski
Chair | Executive Committee Member
Columbia University
First Vice Chair | Executive Committee Member
Greg Shabram serves as the Chief Procurement Officer at the University of Oregon (UO). He leads a team responsible for all procurement and high-level contracting activity for goods and services at the University. Greg also oversees the teams responsible for operating UO’s eProcurement system “Duck Depot” as well as administrating UO’s P-Card program, disadvantaged business entity outreach, and sustainable procurement activity. In addition, Greg co-founded UO’s COVID-19 Monitoring and Assessment Program (MAP). MAP is a COVID-19 testing program that continues to offer free PCR based COVID testing to K-12 students throughout the State of Oregon and to everyone in on campus and in the wider Lane County community.
Prior to his current tenure at UO, Greg worked at Boeing Commercial Airplanes as a procurement agent leading contracting activities for various airplane systems in development and production. Previously, Greg worked as a Contracts Manager at UO and a civil litigator in private legal practice.
Greg has a JD from the University of Oregon School of Law and a BA in History and Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Contact Greg
gshabram@uoregon.edu
Greg Shabram
First Vice Chair | Executive Committee Member
University of Oregon
Second Vice Chair | Executive Committee Member
Randall Moore is the Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of Boston University (BU). His team of 25 professionals performs category and supplier management for BU’s $900 million addressable spend, oversees the processing of 80,000 supplier purchase orders, and negotiates 1,000 supplier contracts annually. The team recently implemented the full suite of SAP Ariba and now offers a truly paperless P2P environment for BU’s 3,000 shoppers and 7,000 suppliers.
Before joining BU in 2017, Randall served as a procurement strategy consultant with Accenture, serving clients in all industries globally. He began his career performing various supply chain-related roles for Häagen-Dazs and Frito-Lay.
Contact Randall
rcmoore@bu.edu
Randall Moore
Second Vice Chair | Executive Committee Member
Boston University (BU)
Finance Committee Chair | Executive Committee Member
Archibald E. Asawa currently serves as Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Investment Officer at Soka University of America. Arch joined Soka University of America in March 1998. His responsibilities include the overall management of the University’s operations, including budget, finance, endowment, enrollment management, development, marketing, facilities and landscape management, mail center, purchasing, environmental health and safety, events, contracts management, Soka Performing Arts Center, and auxiliary businesses. He currently serves as the University’s chief investment officer, managing a $1.3 billion endowment.
Arch served on the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Board of Directors and the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) Board of Directors and is a Past President of WACUBO.
Prior to joining the University, Arch worked as a management consultant for Fortune 500 corporations, universities, and public sector agencies since the 1980s. He also served as Special Advisor to the Mayor and Manager of Special Projects for the City of Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan.
Arch received his BA in Economics from Yale University and attended the doctoral program in management at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, focusing on strategy and organization.
Contact Arch
asawa@soka.edu
Archibald E. Asawa
Finance Committee Chair | Executive Committee Member
Soka University of America
As the Assistant Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for Texas Tech University, Jennifer oversees strategic acquisition, contract administration, payment strategies, vendor services, p-card services, travel services, and business intelligence. She is responsible for the functions of these offices for both Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University System.
Jennifer was a project leader for the Banner and Jaggaer implementations for the university, and she received the Distinguished Service Award from NAEP in 2016.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University.
Contact Jennifer
jennifer.adling@ttu.edu
Jennifer Adling
Texas Tech University
AVP Procurement and Payables and CPO, New York University
Gemma Cannings is a dedicated leader in procure-to-pay management with over 20 years of experience in transformation and consultancy. She has a strong background working in the private, public, and higher education sectors across both the United States and Europe. Currently, she serves as the Associate Vice President of Procurement & Payables at New York University (NYU), a role she has held since March 2020. In this position, she leads the transformation of procure-to-pay activities and develops a shared vision for NYU’s procurement and payables function. She is committed to leveraging NYU’s over $1 billion in annual spend to provide long-term value, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.
Before joining NYU, Gemma served as a Manager at Huron Consulting, where she held interim procure-to-pay leadership positions at large higher education institutions and conducted numerous procure-to-pay assessments to identify opportunities for improvements and efficiencies. Her experience also includes implementing and optimizing a wide range of eProcurement and payables software, including Jaggaer, Ariba, and Oracle, giving her firsthand experience with the systems that streamline institutional purchasing.
Gemma’s extensive experience in strategic sourcing and procurement best practices, combined with her deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities within higher education, makes her an ideal candidate to provide strategic oversight to the E&I Board of Directors. She is passionate about leveraging collective purchasing power to create efficiencies, reduce costs, and streamline procurement, aligning perfectly with E&I’s mission to help member institutions save time and maximize their budget.
She holds a BSc in Business Administration from Cardiff University and gained her MBA from NYU Stern. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS) and currently sits on their newly formed US Board as they begin their expansion into the US.
Gemma Cannings
AVP Procurement and Payables and CPO, New York University
Kim joined Radford University as Executive Director of Strategic Sourcing in 2019 where she is Chief Procurement Officer for the University. Her team is consistently seeking out strategic opportunities to enhance the way Radford University does business by streamlining processes and implementing cost saving strategies.
Prior to joining Radford, she was at Virginia Tech as the Assistant Director and Contracts Manager, a position she held for 10 years. In this position she provided oversight of existing campus contracts and negotiated substantial term contracts for university use.
In December 1999, she started her career in Higher Education via an opportunity at the University of Indianapolis, a mid-size, private higher-education environment. Starting as an Administrative Assistant to the Vice President, she learned the nuances of higher education and obtained her degree as an adult learner. Upon graduation, she was promoted to the position of Director of Procurement and established a Procurement Department where none existed.
Contact Kim
kddulaney@radford.edu
Kimberly D. Dulaney
Radford University
Executive Director, Procurement Services, University of Washington
Raymond (Ray) Hsu serves as the Executive Director of Procurement Services at the University of Washington, under the Finance, Planning & Budgeting organization, where he leads a team responsible for managing the institution’s $1.4 billion annual spend on goods and services. His portfolio includes vendor onboarding and management, procurement systems support, strategic sourcing and contracting, payment operations, commercial card program, travel and expense management, training and communications, and tier-one customer service.
Ray is known for his ability to act as a “translator” of procurement and contracting requirements, bridging the gap between institutional needs and operational execution. He strives to be a trusted advisor to UW stakeholders, helping them navigate complex procurement landscapes with clarity and confidence.
Beyond his role at UW, Ray actively contributes to the broader procurement community. He currently serves on the Amazon Business Customer Advisory Board, advises the Chair of the NAEP Board of At-Large Directors, and is a member of the E&I Strategic Sourcing Advisory Board.
Ray Hsu
Executive Director, Procurement Services, University of Washington
Loren Malm serves as the Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He oversees and provides strategic leadership for the units and divisions within the Office of Information Technology, and works with the President, Board of Trustees, and the President’s Cabinet to provide leadership for the strategic use of Information Technology across all university units. Loren oversees the overall design and management of budgets and staffing for Information Technology and sets technology strategy for the institution.
In conjunction with his current role, Loren serves as part of several regional and national organizations. He serves on the Internet2 NET+ Advisory Group helping to shape the NET+ program within Internet2. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of College and University Policy Administrators (ACUPA) and a regional member of InfraGard, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and businesses, academic institutions, state and, local law enforcement agencies. Loren also serves on the steering committee of the EDUCAUSE Licensing Group as well as in a range of capacities for other EDUCAUSE working groups.
Contact Loren
lmalm@bsu.edu
Loren Malm
Ball State University
Chief Procurement Officer, Johns Hopkins University
Brian Smith is a procurement professional with over 25 years of comprehensive experience in supply chain management across multiple industries including higher education, consumer packaged goods, and procurement technology solutions. Currently serving as the Chief Procurement Officer at Johns Hopkins University, Brian has dedicated over a decade to advancing the university’s procurement and supply chain operations.
Brian’s background also includes senior roles at reputed organizations such as Colgate Palmolive, KraftHeinz, CombineNet (now Jaggaer), and Education Management Corporation. His academic credentials include an MBA and a BA from Brigham Young University.
Brian J. Smith
Chief Procurement Officer, Johns Hopkins University
Tally Thrasher, C.P.M., MSSM, is the Assistant Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at University of Michigan. In this role, she is responsible for all procurement operations, including strategic sourcing, the procure-to-pay platform, contract administration, procurement systems and software modules, the travel and expense program, the PCard program, and a number of auxiliary operational services.
These auxiliary services include print/copy/mail, space analysis, property control, and property disposition. University of Michigan’s Procurement Services Department manages an annual spend of $4+ billion and supports the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses as well as Michigan Medicine.
Prior to joining University of Michigan, Tally held a number of leadership positions in purchasing at Indiana University. Most recently, she was the Executive Director of Purchasing Services, where she led the implementation of a procure-to-pay system, worked to create opportunities for disadvantaged businesses, developed strategic sourcing teams, and created a customer-centric culture to support Indiana University’s employees and students.
Before serving as the Executive Director of Purchasing Services, Tally was the Director of Purchasing Administration at Indiana University, where she developed policies, established standards for contract negotiations, management, and evaluation, and served as the primary compliance officer between the Purchasing Department and various IU regulatory departments.
She has a B.S. in business management and an M.S. in strategic management, both from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Contact Tally
tthrashe@umich.edu
Tally Thrasher, C.P.M., MSSM
University of Michigan
Contact Roxanne Venegas
rvenegas@jjc.edu
Roxanne Venegas
Joliet Junior College (JJC)