Whitney is the Procurement Manager for the City of Wheat Ridge, current MAPO (Multiple Assemblies of Procurement Officials) Chairperson, Awards Committee member for RMGPA, and serves as an NIGP Area 9 Chapter Ambassador. Recently, Whitney served as an Advisor to the CU Boulder Leeds School of Business for their Customer Experience Program. Beginning in 2010 as a Department of Defense Contractor, Whitney has been working in public procurement in various capacities since 2012 and chose to make the leap to full-time public procurement in 2015.
Since gaining her CPPB and NIGP-CPP, Whitney has been joining panels across the country to discuss the many benefits associated with cooperative procurement, best procurement practices, and collaboration in general. Whitney believes strongly in setting a firm foundation in terms of training and team exposure and then building upon that with steady participation and idea sharing. Whitney previously served RMGPA as secretary and was a member of the NIGP mentoring committee.
When Whitney isn’t working, she spends her time with family including the newest member, Baby Benson who joined the crew July 4th, 2025. Whitney enjoys creating art and being outside soaking up that Colorado sunshine!