To improve efficiencies in the Procurement Office, we strongly recommend you use the following group emails for anything outside of Bear Essentials (formerly Jaggaer) commenting:
- ap@potsdam.edu
- Send invoices
- Ask payment related questions
- purchasing@potsdam.edu
- Contract related questions
- travel@potsdam.edu
- Anything travel related
Procurement Refresher 2026
In Fall 2026, the Procurment Services Office held a refresher training for campus members on all the different areas the office handles, from contracts and procurement, to travel, accounts payable and more. For detailed information, view the document below, available in Sharepoint for employees with a Campus Computer Account (CCA).
Procurement Refresher Training (PDF)
We are here to help you with:
Michelle McCarthy - Director of Procurement Services
- Oversee Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Travel
- Campus contracts
- Liaison with SUNY legal and OSC
- SUNY reporting
(315) 267-2149
Amanda Hargrave- Assistant Director of Procurement Services
- Oversee Accounts Payable
- Voucher approvals
- Affiliation agreements
- Pcard/Tcard/NETcard administrator
(315) 267-2146
Jen Sullivan - Travel Coordinator
- Reviews travel requisitions
- Processes travel vouchers
(315) 267-2148
Natalie Gravlin - Procurement Assistant
- Purchase requisition review and approval
- Audits Pcard purchases
- FMS Contract Payments
(315) 267-2143
Ben Chapple - Bear Essentials (formerly Jaggaer) Administrator
- Maintains the Bear Essentials system
- Adds vendors to SFS
(315) 267-2144