SPRING BRANCH ISD
RICHARD GAY TITLE : DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES
COMPANY : SPRING BRANCH ISD INDUSTRY : EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
Fair , Inclusive , and Transparent ( FIT ) Procurement Throughout his procurement career , Gay has strived to offer a fair and equitable bidding environment designed to encourage and provide equal opportunity to minority and small business participation in all contracts . Over the past 10 years , BCPS has issued State and County funded contracts valued at $ 1.94bn with a Minority Business Enterprise ( MBE ), Women Business Enterprise ( WBE ), Disadvantaged Business or Small Business Enterprise ( DBE / SBE ).
In 2010 and again in 2014 , Gay also had the honour of receiving the award for “ The Most Inclusive School Administrator of the Year for Minority Business ” from the Maryland Washington Minority Contractors Association , something in which he holds great pride .
EXECUTIVE BIO
Richard Gay has been a school business official for the last 25 years and Director of Procurement Services for the Spring Branch Independent School District since March 2018 . Gay has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration from Stephen F . Austin State University as well as a Master ’ s Degree in Public Administration from Troy University and an MBA from the University of Houston . He also stands as a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College . Upon graduation from Stephen F . Austin , Gay received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Field Artillery and served 28 years as a commissioned officer in the United States Army and United States Army Reserve .