Nichol Luoma
Vice President, University Business Services
University Sustainability Operations Officer & CPO
Arizona State University

Nichol Luoma is Vice President of University Business Services and holds the University Sustainability Operations Officer position. Luoma is a first generation college graduation and has nearly two decades global business operations leadership experience. She oversees multiple operations at Arizona State University including supply chain (procurement and materials management), auxiliaries, employee health, parking and transit, sustainability practices, risk management, physical security initiatives, emergency management, and environment health & safety. Luoma has been a resident of the Phoenix metro area for over 25 years. She graduated summa cum laude from ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business and Barrett, the Honors College with a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management. She was further recognized as an undergraduate as ASU W. P. Carey School of Business Outstanding Graduating Senior. Luoma holds an Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Duke University and was honored at Duke as a Fuqua Scholar. She was appointed to the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) in 2021 and is a Past President (2018-2019) of the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP). Nichol is also a faculty member for NAEP and WACUBO.

Ray Hsu is the Executive Director for UW Procurement Services, an organization responsible for the procure-to-pay life cycle of activities for the University of Washington Academy including vendor onboarding/management, procurement systems support, business diversity/sustainability, strategic sourcing/contracting, payment operations, travel and expense and tier-one customer support. When asked how he contributes to the success of his institution, Ray often views himself as an "translator" of campus' procurement and contracting requirements, and an aspired trusted advisor to the UW stakeholders.
Ray is a seasoned participant/contributor in NAEP starting out in 2003 as the former treasurer and then president of the NW Region and in 2016, was elected to be a member of the National Board of Directors representing District VI. He is also a current member of the NAEP's Emerging Initiatives Committee and has previously engaged in the Professional Development, and Business Diversity committees. Ray was a co-winner of NAEP’s 2016 Professional Perspective Award on the topic of embarking on a journey to plan, develop and execute on a complex Request for Proposal project.
In addition to his volunteerism within NAEP, Ray also contributes his time to a few other organizations including being a current member of the Amazon Business Customer Advisory Board, and the E&I Strategic Sourcing Advisory Board. Ray holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of Washington and a life-time certification as a Certified Purchasing Manager from the Institute of Supply Management.