We are excited to welcome this year’s Nominating Committee, a dedicated group of individuals who will help identify qualified candidates for E&I’s Board of Directors. Their diverse perspectives and commitment to E&I’s mission will play a key role in shaping the future of our organization.
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.
E&I Board of Directors – 2025 E&I Nominating Committee Co-Chair
Tally Thrasher, C.P.M., MSSM, is the Chief Procurement Officer at the University of Michigan, where she is responsible for all procurement operations, including strategic sourcing, their procure-to-pay platform, contract administration, procurement systems and software modules, their T&E and p-card programs, and several auxiliary operational services.
During her prior role as Executive Director of Purchasing Services at Indiana University, she led a team of 45 individuals that supported all sourcing, contracting, and procurement related initiatives for 9 campuses, totaling approximately $700M in spend annually. Tally started her career at IU in 2003 at the IUPUI campus managing procurement activities for multiple categories. In 2013, she was promoted to Director of Purchasing Administration and then to Executive Director in December of 2018.
In 1998, Tally completed her Bachelor of Science in HR and Management through Kelley – IUPUI and her C.P.M. certification in 2007. She is pursuing her M.S. in Strategic Management through the Kelley Direct Program with completion in February of 2023. Currently, she holds the title(s) of Indiana University alumni, staff, student, and mom.
Vice President of Procurement
Eric Vogelsinger is the Vice President of Procurement at Texas State Technical College, overseeing contract administration, payment services, property management, and strategic sourcing. He has been with TSTC for over five years, initially leading contract administration before advancing to his current role, where he drives procurement strategy and ensures a seamless procure-to-pay cycle with a strong customer service mindset.
Eric holds a bachelor’s in business administration from Tarleton State University and previously spent over a decade in banking, specializing in risk management and consumer lending. Based in Waco, TX, he enjoys volunteer ministry work and making memories with his wife and two kids. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he’s a die-hard Philadelphia sports fan, a fact that fuels some playful rivalries within his Texas-based team.
Executive Director for Procurement Services
Ray Hsu is the Executive Director for UW Procurement Services, an organization responsible for providing procure-to-pay solutions to support the University of Washington Academy’s $1.4B annual spend on goods and services, including vendor onboarding/management, procurement systems support, strategic sourcing/contracting, payment operations, travel and expense, and tier-one customer support.
When asked how he contributes to the success of his institution, Ray often views himself as a “translator” of campus procurement and contracting requirements, and an aspired trusted advisor to the UW stakeholders.
Aside from his day job, Ray also contributes his time to a few other organizations including being a current member of the Amazon Business Customer Advisory Board, a strategic advisor to the Chair of the NAEP Board of At-Large Directors, and the E&I Strategic Sourcing Advisory Board.
Vendor Relations Manager
Valerie Rhodes-Sorrelle, M.P.A., C.P.M., is the Vendor Relations Manager at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, where she has worked for more than 35 years in the Procurement Services Department. In her role, Valerie is responsible for the University’s supplier diversity and small business development initiatives, as well as having responsibility for senior-level strategic sourcing.
Valerie is a past president of the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) (2013-2014) and the 2016 recipient of the Bert C. Ahrens Achievement Award. She is also a corporate member of the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) and has served as the module leader for their West Michigan Project One. Additionally, Valerie has been a member of the Michigan Women Forward Committee (formerly the Michigan Women’s Foundation) for over a decade. Valerie writes a column for NAEP’s Educational Procurement Journal and serves as a mentor to writers for this column. She also serves as Co-Chair of NAEP’s Editorial Advisory Committee.
She holds a B.S. from Ferris State University and a Master of Public Administration from Grand Valley State University.
