Our Nonprofit Mission
Partnering for school food purchasing excellence.
Dedicated Nonprofit Food Services
Puget Sound Joint Purchasing Cooperative is a nonprofit food service organization dedicated to supporting Washington State's school districts. Our primary goal is to deliver competitive bid pricing for food, supplies, and USDA commodity processing, directly benefiting over 130 member districts.
Membership Essentials
Eligibility Criteria
To join our cooperative, districts must meet specific requirements, ensuring alignment with our mission and operational framework.
Strategic Objectives
Our core mission revolves around providing unparalleled value and support to our member districts. We focus on key areas to maximize procurement efficiency.
Our Board's Structure
The Puget Sound Joint Purchasing Cooperative (PSJPC) Board comprises dedicated representatives from our member districts. Each Board Member serves a four-year term, elected during the General Membership Meeting held every May. This ensures our leadership remains accountable and aligned with the needs of our cooperative.
Meet Our Current Leadership
Oversight of PSJPC is entrusted to a 4-member Board of Directors composed of a school district nutrition professionals (school district Directors and/or Managers. The Board has contracted with an Executive Director and an Executive Assistant to provide the day-to-day and operational functions of the purchasing group. The Board meets monthly during the school year
Patricia Barrett
Chair
South Kitsap School District
Bob Gibson
Vice Chair
Tumwater School District
Leeda Beha
Secretary
Bethel School District
Nichol Haw
Past Chair
University Place School District
Mark Campbell
Executive Director
Denise Greer
Administrative Assistant
Board's Commitment
Our Board Members are instrumental in overseeing the cooperative's operations, ensuring transparent governance and strategic direction. Their collective experience from diverse member districts helps us achieve our goal of providing optimal competitive bid pricing and support for school food service programs across Washington State.
Advantages to Joining the Puget Sound Joint Purchasing Cooperative
PSJPC is a cooperative group of self-operated public school district, schools and ESD food service programs serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. Annually, our members prepare and serve over 75 million meals to Washington school children.
The Puget Sound Joint Purchasing Cooperative issues product solicitation for food and paper supplies including fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh bread, canned and frozen food products and paper supplies (napkins, trays, cups, foil, wraps, etc.). In addition, the PSJPC contracts on behalf of our members for the processing of over 125 food products by using USDA donated foods (chicken, turkey, ground beef, American cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, turkey, peanuts, Pollock, etc.).
Who We Serve
Washington State School Districts
We support public school districts in their food and supply procurement.
Food Service Departments
Our services directly aid district food service teams.
Cooperative Board Members
We collaborate with our elected board to meet our shared goals.
Simplify Your Purchasing
Tired of cumbersome bid processes? We simplify food and supply acquisition, saving your team valuable time and resources.