UAFA Annual Conference Sees Surge in Attendance, Focuses on Wildfire Industry Collaboration
The United Aerial Firefighting Association (UAFA) hosted its Annual Conference from November 12-14, in downtown Boise, Idaho, bringing together key...
Tiffany Taylor is the Senior Policy Director for the United Aerial Firefighters Association. She has almost 25 years’ experience in federal government acquisition. Most recently she was the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) and Program Management Improvement Officer (PMIO) for USDA, overseeing the buying of everything from commodities to research to all-hazards incident support (wildfires, animal disease outbreaks, COVID, etc.) and providing acquisition expertise and recommendations to the Secretary. As the SPE, she was responsible for the approval of all major non-IT acquisition strategies, like Forest Service Aviation and Retardant. As the PMIO, she established the requirement for all major non-IT programs to develop integrated program teams and develop program-level acquisition strategies. Prior to her SPE position she was the Chief of the Contracting Office for all Forest Service Incident Support contracts. In this role she was responsible for the effective execution of all contract actions issued for incident support. She also has experience purchasing aviation spare parts from European original equipment manufacturers and training simulators for Department of Defense agencies.
The United Aerial Firefighting Association (UAFA) hosted its Annual Conference from November 12-14, in downtown Boise, Idaho, bringing together key...
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The United Aerial Firefighting Association (UAFA) invites you to its 2nd Annual Member Meeting in Boise, Idaho on November 13-14,...
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The United Aerial Firefighters Association (UAFA), recently hosted its first annual members meeting in Boise, Idaho, which was a resounding...
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