NAEP welcomes Brad Pryba as the new Chief Executive Officer.

NAEP welcomes Brad Pryba as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective September 5, 2023. In his new role, Brad will lead the NAEP staff and work strategically with the NAEP Chair and Board of Directors to advance the mission and define the strategic direction of the association.

Brad has served and led professional associations for the majority of his career, understanding their unique dynamics, challenges, benefits and promise. Brad has experience within higher education associations, where he led boards in facilitated planning sessions and crafted recent strategic plans for the Association for Graduate Enrollment Management (NAGAP), College Media Association (CMA), and the Association for College and University Auditors (ACUA). As a lobbyist Brad developed legal expertise in both the education space and procurement at the state and county levels. He also served as chief legal officer for the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) and as a lobbyist for the New York State Psychological Association. Brad has a JD from St. John’s University School of Law and holds a BA from Middlebury College where he studied History and Mandarin Chinese. Currently, he lives in New York with his wife, Nerissa, and his two children, Wesley, 9, and Claire, 5, and his dog Dosa, 11.

Said Brad, “I’m beyond excited to begin my journey with NAEP. As a strong believer in the power of associations to move their professions forward and bring meaningful, valuable learning and connecting opportunities to their members, it will be a great pleasure to work together with the Chair, Board and members to do just that, as NAEP looks towards another one hundred years of empowering procurement professionals in higher education.”

He will be attending many of the district/regional meetings this fall to meet NAEP members and business partners face-to-face. You can also reach out to him directly via email starting on September 5th at bpryba@naepnet.org.

CPPB and CPPO Exams now have NEW practice tests.

Now that the application deadline has passed, UPPCC is happy to announce the launch of new practice tests for both the CPPB & CPPO exams. This is another new resource we are rolling out during Procurement Month to help candidates prepare for the May 2023 exams! This is the ONLY practice test on the market that is approved by UPPCC!  

What you need to know:

• Each practice test is 60 questions. There are questions for all six domains based on the % allocation for each exam.
• All questions on both practice tests were developed by the current UPPCC Board of Examiners based on the current Bodies of Knowledge & Competency (BoK-C)for the CPPB & CPPO. They follow the style and format of the real exam questions to give you a better understanding of how questions are written.
• All questions align to specific competencies in the applicable BoK-C. These competencies are referenced with each question.
• Each domain is timed to simulate the actual exam.
• You get up to two attempts per Domain to get a "Proficient" score.

To celebrate Procurement Month, we are offering each practice test for an introductory rate of $49.This rate is available through April 30, 2023.

Get Started Today!

1. Sign up for an Account
2. Register for the CPPB Practice Test or the CPPO Practice Test.

Contact us at UPPCC at certification@uppcc.org if you have any questions.