CPA / SERC Director
Kevin Benson serves as Executive Director for Cooperative Purchasing Agency (CPA) and the Southern Education Retirement Consortium (SERC). In his CPA role, Kevin oversees a warehouse that provides office supplies, janitorial supplies, furniture, and USDA commodities, directly to 35 school systems in North Georgia. Kevin also provides all school systems in Georgia access to national contracts through the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA). Most recently, Kevin created the Southern Education Retirement Consortium (SERC). In this role, Kevin strives to provide school systems and their employees, regardless of size, with unprecedented pricing, oversite, and control in the 403b and 457 markets.
Kevin has been an educator for over 25 years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and safety director. Kevin began his tenure at CPA in 2017 and has increased yearly profits tenfold. In 2021 Kevin won the AEPA Outstanding Sales Growth Award with a 745% increase in sales. Kevin has a Bachelor of Science from Kennesaw State University, a Master in Education from the University of Georgia, and an Educational Specialist degree from Liberty University.