Chuck Spence
The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) has announced that Chuck Spence, program director of the Utah PTAC, has been elected as Region 9 director of the association. Region 9 encompasses the states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. He will serve until April 2019. Spence began with the Utah PTAC in 2005, serving as deputy director for 11 years prior to assuming the position of program director. He previously served as APTAC Region 9 director from 2011-14, at which time he was elected president-elect, proceeding from there to serve one-year terms as president and immediate past president. Spence was also the president of the Utah Supplier Development Council for four years (2008-2011). APTAC is the professional organization of and for the 98 PTACs awarded under the Department of Defense’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program. The PTACs help local businesses become capable government contractors.