Jerry Baker, C.P.M. and CPCM,
is a 46 year Purchasing and Supply Chain professional and former Executive Vice President and COO for the Institute for Supply Management (formerly the National Association of Purchasing Management).  Jerry has held several Purchasing/Supply Chain leadership positions at Foss Launch and Tug, The University of Washington, the US Navy and ISM.  He is a contributing author of three supply chain reference books, published by Prentice-Hall.  He has instructed numerous procurement /supply chain workshops/seminars and consulting engagements.  He currently teaches procurement/supply chain courses at Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA.

David Chinchar, C.P.M.
is a 29 year Purchasing & Supply Chain professional who held leadership positions of increasing responsibility at Owens-Corning Fiberglas, PepsiCo's former restaurant division (Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell & PepsiCo Food Systems), and Starbucks Coffee Company.  At Starbucks he was the director for Procurement Operations responsible for policies, procedures, procurement systems, training, and supplier social responsibility.  He created and taught the Purchasing Management course at The Wichita State University (Wichita, KS).  He is a former president of the Purchasing Management Association of Louisville.