Marrena’s career encompasses over twenty years of experience managing accounts and serving clients. She began focusing on recruiting and staffing in 2006, and quickly developed a passion for supporting procurement teams. For the past ten years, her concentration has been designing solutions that drive measurable outcomes for procurement. She enjoys collaborating with clients to tailor procurement services to meet their unique objectives and drive more value in their organizations.  

Although not a native Texan, Marrena and her husband have resided in the State for almost 15 years. They now call the Greater Houston area home. Marrena’s greatest reward in life has been raising two sons, now college-aged, and adopting a third in his young adult years. She enjoys helping them find and follow their passions. She and her family take pleasure in traveling, hiking, boating, and water sports and take their dogs on all their adventures. If you are in the Houston area, you may see Marrena drive by with a bloodhound in the back of her convertible which usually gets a rise out of other motorists.  

In addition to her work at Velocity, Marrena serves and holds board memberships at educational institutions and organizations in the creative arts. She has seen the positive impact the arts have had on her family and enjoys fostering learning and performance platforms for others to grow through creative expression.  

Favorite Quote 

“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault 

David is a results focused, strategic, and analytical Procurement thought leader who is passionate about elevating the role of Procurement to become a leader and create a competitive advantage for clients in their respective industries. For 15 years he has led teams of consultants that help market leading companies manage their most complex and strategic spends and supplier relationships. Pairing a technical background with his procurement expertise, he brings extensive experience sourcing, developing, and implementing source-to-pay technology. Most of all, David is genuinely committed to the people with whom he works. He has coached and mentored collaborators ranging from analysts to executives and deeply values the mutual growth derived from strong relationships.

An entrepreneur at heart, David always found ways to earn money from a very young age. He did things like setting up a trading card store and picked and sold wild blueberries to a local farmer’s market. Later, he ran his own business to pay his way through college by taking on odd jobs and subcontracting: landscaping, splitting firewood, refinishing railings, handyman work, etc. His discipline, determination and work ethic continue to drive improvement within himself, the teams with whom he works and his clients.

David lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and two dogs. He has far more interests and hobbies than he has time to pursue them. He enjoys traveling, hiking and camping, powerlifting, woodworking, metalworking, making noise with synthesizers, playing chess and creating art. He spends most of his free time in his workshop and has proudly built more of his furniture than he’s purchased.

Favorite Quote:

“The ultimate test of your knowledge is your capacity to convey it to another.” ― Richard Feynman