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2012 Excel Chapter and State Council Awards
S
HRM recognizes chapters and state
councils with Excel Awards. The award
is given at four levels—Platinum, Gold,
Silver and Bronze—each of which build on
a prescribed set of requirements and
accomplishments set out in the SHRM
Affiliate Program for Excellence (SHAPE).
SHAPE is a planning and reporting tool that
outlines the minimum requirements for
chapters and state councils to remain in
good standing with SHRM on an annual
basis. Each award level denotes increasing
activities and initiatives completed by
SHRM chapters and councils.
Congratulations to the 2012 Excel
Award winners!
Cyclone Chapter of SHRM
Fox Valley Chapter SHRM
Greater Cincinnati HRA
Indiana SHRM State Council
La Crosse Area SHRM
Lake/Geauga Area Chapter SHRM
Metro Milwaukee SHRM
Michiana Chapter SHRM
Northeast Indiana HRA
Northeast South Dakota SHRM
Northwest Indiana Chapter of SHRM
SHRM-Western Reserve Chapter
Sioux Empire SHRM
South Central HRMA
Stateline SHRM
Silver
Aberdeen Area HR Association
Akron Area Chapter of SHRM
Association for HR Management
Black Hills SHRM
Bloomington-Normal HR Council
Central Dakota HRA
Central Nebraska HR Management
Association
Central Wisconsin SHRM
Chicago SHRM
Cleveland SHRM
Decatur Area SHRM Chapter
Detroit SHRM
East Central Indiana HR Association
Evansville-Area HR Association, Inc.
North Central Region
Platinum
Central IL SHRM
Chippewa Valley SHRM
Iowa Senior HR Association
Livingston Area Human Resources
Association
Miami Valley HRA
Stark County HR Association
Wisconsin SHRM State Council
Gold
Blackhawk HRA
Central Minnesota SHRM
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Fargo-Moorhead HRA
Findlay Area HRA
Fond du Lac Area HR Association
Great River HR Association
Greater Ann Arbor SHRM
Greater Lansing SHRM
Greater Lorain County Chapter SHRM
Greater Southeast MI SHRM
Green Bay Area Chapter SHRM
Heart of IL HR Council
HR Association of Central Ohio
HR Association of the Midlands
HR Professional Development Association
HRP-MN
Illinois Fox Valley SHRM
Illinois SHRM State Council
Indy SHRM
Iowa SHRM State Council
Jefferson County HRMA
Kalamazoo HRMA
Kankakee Area HR Managers Association
Lakes Area HR Association
Lakeshore Area HRA
Lakeshore HRMA
Lincoln HR Management Association
Michigan SHRM State Council
MOHRA
NE Dakota Area HRA
Nebraska SHRM State Council
Norfolk Area HR Association
Northern Indiana HR Management
Association
Northern Michigan SHRM
Northland HRA
Northwest HR Council
Ohio SHRM State Council
Oshkosh Area SHRM
Rochester HRA
Rock River HR Professional Association
Rockford Area SHRM
Sandusky County HRMA
SHRM-Racine & Kenosha Area Chapter
South Central Indiana HR Association
South Dakota SHRM State Council
Southeast South Dakota SHRM
Southern Indiana SHRM
Southwest Area HR Association
Southwestern Iowa Chapter of SHRM
St. Croix Valley Employers Association
The Licking County HR Management
Association
Tippecanoe Area HR Association
Toledo Area HR Association
Twin Cities HR Association
Valley SHRM
Wabash Valley HR Association
Wayne Area HR Association
Winona Chapter SHRM
Bronze
Blue River SHRM
Cedar Valley SHRM
Butler/Warren County SHRM
Cadillac Area HRA
Eastern Indiana HR Association
HR Association of SE Michigan
Lancaster Area SHRM
Mississippi Valley HR Association
North Central Indiana SHRM
North Star SHRM
Quincy Area SHRM
Sauk Columbia Personnel Association
Sheboygan Area Chapter SHRM
Springfield HRMA
Northeast Region
Platinum
Capital Region HR Association
Connecticut State Council
HR Association of Centre County
Human Resource Management Association
(NJ)
SHRM Rhode Island HR Chapter
SHRM-HR Leadership Association of
Eastern Connecticut
SHRM-Midcoast-Maine
SHRM-Morris County Chapter, Inc.
Gold
Buffalo Niagara Human Resource
Association
Chesapeake HR Association Inc.
Garden State Council
Greater Valley Forge HRA Inc.
HR Association of Central Connecticut
Manchester Area HR Association
Maryland State Council
Pittsburgh Human Resources Association
SHRM of Tompkins County
SHRM-Long Island Chapter Inc.
SMA of Southern New England
Southern Connecticut Chapter
Tri-State HR Management Association (NJ)
Silver
Anne Arundel SHRM
Berks County Chapter
Cambria/Somerset HR Association
Carroll County SHRM
Central New York SHRM, Inc.
Chester County HR Association
DelMarVa Human Resources Group
Delaware Chapter SHRM
Delaware State Council
Eastern Shore SHRM
Frederick County Chapter SHRM
Greater Monadnock SHRM Association
Greater Nashua Area HR Association
Greater Pottstown Area HR Association
Hanover Area Human Resource
Association
HR Association of Southern Maine
HR Management Association of Blair
County
HR Management Association of Central
Massachusetts
HR Professionals of Central PA
HRA Greater Concord, NH
HRMA of Western New England
Human Resources Association of NY
Indiana County Area SHRM
Jersey Shore Association for HR
Kennebec Valley Human Resources
Association
Lehigh Valley Chapter of SHRM
Maine State Council
Massachusetts State Council
Mohawk Valley SHRM
New Hampshire State Council
North Country Human Resource
Association
North Jersey-Rockland SHRM
Northeast Human Resources Association
Pennsylvania State Council
Seacoast Human Resource Association
SHRM Western Connecticut
SHRM-GMVHRA
SHRM-Philadelphia Regional Chapter
Southeastern PA SHRM Chapter
see EXCEL, page 18
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Susquehanna HR Management Association
Sussex Warren HR Management
Association
Westchester HR Management Association
York Society for HR Management
Bronze
Central Maine HR Association
Greater Rutland Area Personnel Executives
Howard County Human Resources Society
Vermont HR Association, Inc.
Pacific West Region
Platinum
Alaska State Council
Anchorage SHRM
California State Council of SHRM
Columbia Basin Chapter
Idaho SHRM State Council
Inland Northwest SHRM
Lake Washington HR Association
Mt. Baker Chapter of NHRMA & SHRM
Skagit-Island HR Management Association
West Sound HR Management Association
Yakima Valley Chapter
Gold
Gallatin Valley HR Association
Helena Chapter SHRM
Lower Columbia HR Management
Association
Nevada SHRM State Council
San Joaquin HR Association
Seattle Chapter
SHRM Guam
SHRM Olympia
SHRM Oregon State Council
South King County Chapter
Southwest Washington SHRM
Washington State Council
Silver
Big Horn Mountain Chapter
Big Sky Chapter of SHRM
Central Valley HR Management Association
Columbia Gorge Chapter
Energy Capital Chapter of SHRM
Frontier HR Association
HRA of Central Oregon
Inland Empire SHRM
Lane County HR Association
Mat-Su Valley Chapter
Mid-Willamette Chapter
Montana State Council
Northern Nevada HR Association
Professionals in HR Association (PIHRA)
Rogue Valley Chapter
Sacramento Area Human Resource
Association
San Diego SHRM
Santa Barbara HR Association
SHRM-Hawaii Chapter
SHRM-Northern Marianas Chapter
SHRM of Tulare/Kings County
SMA of Southern California
Snohomish County Chapter NW HRMA
Southeast Idaho Chapter
Southern Nevada HR Association
Bronze
Adams and Grant Human Resource
Association
Apple Valley HR Association
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Blue Mountain Chapter
Bay Area HR Executives Council
Central Coast HR Association
Continental Divide Chapter
HR Association of Central California
Portland HRMA
Northstate SHRM
SHRM Wyoming State Council
Sierra Human Resources Association
Southeast Region
Platinum
Birmingham SHRM
Cabarrus HR Association
Hampton Roads SHRM
HR Florida State Council, Inc.
HRMA of Greensboro
North Alabama SHRM
Sarasota-Manatee HRA
SHRM-Chattanooga
South Brevard SHRM
Triangle SHRM
Virginia SHRM State Council
Winston-Salem SHRM
Gold
Albermarle/Charlottesville HR Association
Anderson Area SHRM
Baldwin County SHRM
Central Carolina SHRM
Central Savannah River Area SHRM (CSRA)
Charlotte Area SHRM
Greater Henry County Chap of SHRM
Greater Orlando SHRM
HR Collier
HRMA of Martin County, Inc.
HRMA of SW Florida
Lower Cape Fear HR Association
Mississippi State Council
Mobile SHRM
North Carolina SHRM State Council
Prince William County SHRM, Inc.
Raleigh/Wake HR Management Association
Savannah Area SHRM
SHRM Charleston Chapter
Shenandoah Valley SHRM
SHRM-Volusia/Flagler Chapter
SHRM of West Tennessee
SHRM/Emerald Coast Chapter
St. Lucie County HR Association
The Alamance County HR Association
Union County HR Association
Silver
Allatoona SHRM
Big Bend SHRM
Capital Area HR Association
Catawba Valley SHRM
Charlotte County SHRM
Clarksville Area Chapter-SHRM
Columbia SHRM
Duck River SHRM
Dulles SHRM
East Alabama SHRM
Elizabethtown-SHRM
Florida Keys SHRM
Foothills of Georgia
Four Rivers SHRM
Fredericksburg Regional SHRM
Gaston HR
Golden East SHRM
Golden Isles SHRM
Golden Triangle HR Association
Greater Miami SHRM
Greenville SHRM
HR Association of Broward County
HR Tampa
HRA of the National Capital Area
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HRM Association of Palm Beach County
Iredell County Personnel Association
Jacksonville SHRM
Kentucky SHRM Council, Inc.
Lake/Sumter SHRM
Leesburg-Greater Loudoun Chapter
Middle Tennessee SHRM
Mid-Florida SHRM
Mid-South SHRM
Mid-West Kentucky SHRM
Nature Coast Human Resource Society,
Inc.
New River Valley SHRM
North Carolina Coastal SHRM
Northeast Mississippi HR Association
Northeast Tennessee SHRM
Northern KY SHRM
Northern Virginia SHRM
Northwest Georgia SHRM
Peninsula Chapter of SHRM
Richmond SHRM
Roanoke Valley SHRM
SHRM Alabama State Council
SHRM Georgia State Council, Inc.
SHRM Greater Rome Chapter
SHRM of Central Virginia
SHRM-Atlanta
SHRM-Bluegrass Chapter
SHRM-Columbus Area
SHRM-Memphis
SHRM-Owensboro
SMA South Florida
Southeastern Kentucky SHRM
South Carolina SHRM State Council
Space Coast HR Association
Spartanburg HR Association
Sumter Area SHRM
Suncoast HR Management Association
Tennessee State SHRM Council
Tennessee Valley HR Association
Treasure Coast HR Association
Tri-County HR Management Association
Tuscaloosa HR Professionals
Upper Cumberland SHRM
Western North Carolina HR Association
Bronze
Central Carolina SHRM
Fayetteville Area SHRM
Greater Pensacola SHRM
Gulf Coast Human Resource Association
HR Association of Greater High Point
Louisville SHRM
North Central Mississippi HRA
SHRM-Montgomery
Volunteer SHRM
West Georgia SHRM
Southwest Central Region
Platinum
Corpus Christi HR Management
Association
HR Association of Central Missouri
Louisiana State Council
Northwest Arizona HR Association
Salt Lake SHRM
Valley of The Sun HRA (VSHRA)
Gold
Acadiana SHRM
Big Country SHRM
Central Louisiana SHRM
Concho Valley SHRM
Crosstimbers HR Management Association
Dallas HR Management Association
Greater Baton Rouge SHRM
HR Prof. Association of Greater Emporia
HRMA of Greater St. Louis
HRMA of the New Orleans Area
Imperial Calcasieu HR Management
Association
Jayhawk Chapter of SHRM
Lubbock Chapter of SHRM
Missouri State Council
North Texas SHRM
Northern New Mexico HR Association
Northern Utah HR Association
Northshore Region HR Association
San Antonio HR Management Association
SHRM of Greater Kansas City
Sooner HR Society
Southeast Missouri HR Association
Southern New Mexico SHRM
Springfield Area HR Association
Texas State Council
Utah Human Resource State Council
Western Kansas HRMA
Williamson County HRMA, Inc.
Silver
Arizona SHRM State Council
Bay Area HR Management Association
Bayou SHRM
Boulder Area HR Association
Branson Tri-Lakes HR Association
Brazos Valley SHRM
Central Arkansas HR Association
Central Kansas SHRM Chapter
Central Texas HR Management Association
Colorado Human Resource Association
Colorado SHRM State Council
Colorado Springs SHRM
Dallas-Fort Worth SMA
El Paso SHRM
Four Corners HR Association
Fort Worth HR Management Association
High Country HR Association
HR Association of Central Utah
HR Houston
HR Management Association of New
Mexico
HR Management Network
The Kansas State Council of SHRM, Inc.
Muskogee Area HR Association
New Mexico SHRM State Council
NOARK HR Association
Northeast Arkansas SHRM
Northeast Louisiana SHRM
Northern Arizona HR Association
Northern Colorado HR Association
Oklahoma City HR Society
Oklahoma State Council
Permian Basin SHRM
Prescott Area HR Association
SHRM-Topeka Chapter
SHRM Heart of Texas Chapter
SHRM of Greater Tucson
SHRM of Johnson County
SHRM of Southwest Kansas
South Texas SHRM Chapter
Southeast Kansas HR Association
Southwest Arizona HR Association
Stillwater Area HRA
Texoma HR Management Association
Tulsa Area HR Association
West Central Arkansas SHRM
Western Arkansas HR Association
Bronze
Central Arizona HR Management
Association
Central Oklahoma HR Association
Lower Valley Chapter SHRM
North Arkansas HR Association
Pineywoods Chapter of SHRM
Salina HR Management Association
Wichita Chapter of SHRM
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2012-13 Student Chapter Merit Award Winners
Congratulations to the following student
chapters for winning merit awards for
outstanding chapter programming and
participation.
Superior Merit Award
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Ashland University
Athens State University
Ball State University
Baruch College
Baylor University
Briar Cliff University
Bridgewater College
Bryant and Stratton College - Virginia
Beach
California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona
California State University, Fresno
California State University, San Bernardino
Central Michigan University
Central Washington University
Coastal Carolina University
Cumberland County College
Eastern Michigan University
Georgia State University
Illinois State University
Indiana Institute of Technology
James Madison University
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Lakeshore Technical College
Louisiana State University - Shreveport
McNeese State University
Meredith College
Michigan State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Minnesota State University, Mankato
New York Institute of Technology
Nicholls State University
North Carolina A & T State University
North Carolina State University
Oral Roberts University
Pacific Lutheran University
Pennsylvania State University
Portland State University
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Rowan University
Rutgers University - Graduate Chapter
San Jose State University
Seton Hill University
Shippensburg University
Southeastern Louisiana University
St. Norbert College
SUNY - Buffalo
Temple University - Ambler Campus
Temple University - Philadelphia
Texas A & M University
Texas State University - San Marcos
University of Akron
University of Alabama - Huntsville
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of California - Santa Barbara
University of Guam
University of Nevada - Reno
University of New Haven
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
University of North Texas
University of Northern Iowa
University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla
University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
University of Scranton
Attendee Resources
ADA Shuttle Services
Americans with Disabilities Actcompliant shuttle service will be provided from various conference hotels
to the convention center. To arrange
a pickup or drop off, call (619) 9210310 or contact Lesley Muth at
Lesleymuth@seatplanners.com.
ing mothers, attendees who are not
feeling well, or those who need a
quiet place to meditate or pray. The
key to the room can be obtained
from the Information Booth in the
Grand Concourse.
Quiet Zones
There are two charging stations—
one in the HIVE and the second near
the Information Booth located on
the Grand Concourse, between Hall
A and Hall B, across from the registration area. Attendees must remain
with their devices while charging.
Quiet zones are for attendees seeking a quiet place to work or take a
break. They are located on the second level, North Building, and second level, Lakeside Center (East
Building). Similar to the quiet cars
in commuter trains, having conversations, using cellphones and conducting meetings are prohibited.
Chat Zones
Session Overflow Areas
Chat zones are designated areas
where attendees can network. There
are two chat zones—one in the Exhibition Hall, near aisles 1100-1200,
and the second in the Lakeside Center (East Building).
SHRM will have four designated
overflow areas, in several predetermined rooms within McCormick
Place, where attendees can watch
live streaming of full concurrent sessions. Attendees will be able to see
the slides and hear the audio at the
following locations: South 400 level,
South 100 level, Lakeside, and 200
level of the North Building.
Charging Stations
Quiet Room
Located on level 2.5 Grand Concourse, the Quiet Room is for nurs-
University of South Carolina
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Texas - Arlington
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Utah State University
Villanova University
Wayland Baptist University - Anchorage
Campus
West Virginia University
West Virginia University - Institute of
Technology
Western Washington University
Wichita State University
Willamette University - Atkinson
Winthrop University
Merit Award
Arkansas State University
Bemidji State University
Blackhawk Technical College
Boise State University
California State University, Long Beach
Cleveland State University
Colorado State University
Franklin Pierce University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Graduate Chapter
Kansas State University
Louisiana State University
Loyola University Chicago
Minnesota State University & Technical
College
Mount Mercy University
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Roosevelt University
Sioux Empire State Chapter
St. Cloud State University
SUNY - Geneseo
Tampa Bay HR Student Chapter
Towson University
Troy University - Montgomery
University of Central Florida
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Maryland University College
University of Minnesota - Duluth
University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
University of Texas - San Antonio
University of Toledo
University of West Florida
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Valdosta State University
Weber State University
Webster University - North Florida
Western Michigan University
Winston-Salem State University
Honorable Mention
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Houghton College
Indiana State University
Liberty University
Marian University - Indianapolis
North Carolina Central University
North Dakota State University
Regis University
SUNY - Oswego
SUNY - Stony Brook
Texas A & M University - San Antonio
Vanderbilt University
SHRM Enhances Pinnacle Awards
By SHRM Online staff
A
dding more winners and grouping submissions by chapter size
are among the changes to the Pinnacle Awards, sponsored by the Society
for Human Resource Management
(SHRM) and ADP Inc.
“We always want to refine [the Pinnacle Award] to be the most effective
program in terms of recognizing and
rewarding our chapters and state councils,” said Sandy Boost, SPHR, CAE,
business manager of SHRM Member
Services.
More Winners, Three Award Categories
In recent years up to seven chapters and
two state councils received the Pinnacle
Award, which consists of $1,000, a diamond pin for chapter presidents and
state council directors, and a replica of
the pin for board members of each of
the winning groups. Beginning in 2013,
up to nine chapters and up to three
state councils will receive the award.
Award levels will now be based on
size so that chapters with similar membership numbers compete against one
another:
•• Chapters with 10 to 100 members.
•• Chapters with 101 to 500 members.
•• Chapters with more than 500
members.
•• State councils.
“The task force recognized the need
to reward chapters of all sizes to address
a common misperception that you need
to be a large, mega or super-mega chapter to win an award,” said Susan Post,
PHR, CAE, director of SHRM’s Eastern
Region, in an e-mail. “The creation of
these tiers clearly enables chapters of
any size to be eligible to win.”
Chapters and state councils will
submit applications in one of three
categories:
•• Serving the HR Professional: activities that support HR professionals and
enable them to be successful business
leaders.
•• Advancing the HR Profession: activities that create awareness with, or support, key constituents—i.e., workplace,
government and regulatory representatives; employers; schools; the media;
and the community at large.
•• Enhancing the SHRM Community:
activities that support SHRM, meet
members’ needs, or further chapter or
state council efforts.
At least one Pinnacle Award may be
awarded for each category at each size
level.
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Special Expertise Panels Eye Trends for 2014
By Nancy M. Davis
S
ix SHRM Special Expertise Panels were
scheduled to meet in Chicago on Saturday to identify HR trends for 2014. Their
work will be published in Future Insights:
Top Trends According to SHRM’s HR Subject Matter Expert Panels, which is compiled
every other year.
The trend-setting process involves an initial
brainstorming to come up with key trends.
Then the panelists narrow their lists of trends
down to 10 topics for each subject area and
rank them in order of priority, explained Jennifer Schramm, manager of the Workplace
Trends and Forecasting program at SHRM.
“The panels’ trends lists are an important
source of information for SHRM,” Schramm
said. “The views of the panels help SHRM
prioritize activities and projects and plan for
the future. The lists are shared with the Board
of Directors for use in shaping the association’s annual agenda. It is made available to
members and journalists, who often use the
trends as a base for articles.”
Watch for the next Future Insights to be
available online early in 2014.
For more information about the Special
Expertise Panels and how to become a panel
member, visit www.shrm.org/Communities/SHRMSpecialExpertisePanels or contact
Robert LaGow, manager of volunteer relations, at Robert.Lagow@shrm.org.
2013 Special Expertise Panel Members
Ethics/Corporate Social
HR Disciplines Panel
Responsibility and Sustainability Panel Thomas Anderson, SPHR
Technology & HR Management
Panel
Linda Besse, SPHR
Scott Blaney, SPHR
Larinda Braun, SPHR
Kathleen Collins, SPHR
Gerald Colvard, SPHR
Abayomi Fawehinmi, GPHR
Phyllis Hartman, SPHR
Sharlyn Lauby, SPHR
Joyce LeMay, SPHR
Alison Nolan, PHR
Ken Pinnock, SPHR, GPHR
Bonnie Turner, SPHR
Paul Belliveau, SPHR
Carolyn Broderick, SPHR
Lynn Carter, PHR
Kyelene Flaming, PHR
Sylvia Francis, SPHR
Robin Grobsmith, SPHR
Kathy Herndon, GPHR
Rhonda Larimore, SPHR
Antoinette McIntosh
Amish Parikh
Sybll Romley
Cindy Songne
Patricia Zulic, SPHR
Global Panel
Elena Anderson-de Lay, GPHR
Maya Chang
Manjunath Dattatreya, GPHR
Charlie Diaz
Peter Dolan, SPHR, GPHR
Joy Hill, GPHR
Richard Jordan
Cora Koppe-Stahrenberg
Danielle Monaghan
Thomas O’Connor, GPHR
Carol Olsby, GPHR
Christine Sloan, SPHR, GPHR
Andrew Wilson
George Boué, SPHR
Lisa Calicchio, SPHR
Lisa Carlton, SPHR
Dellafay Chafin
Arthur Glover, SPHR
Robert Greene, SPHR, GPHR
Lori Johnson, SPHR-CA
Victoria Krotzer, PHR
Kim Ruyle, SPHR
Nancy Slotnick, SPHR, GPHR
Margaret Spence
Karen Vujtech, SPHR, GPHR
Aparna Warade, SPHR
David Twitchell, PHR
Labor Relations Panel
Deborah Aebi, SPHR
Robert Archibold, SPHR
Beverly Butler-Burns, PHR
Douglas Gilbert
Travis Gregory, SPHR
Marie LaMarche, SPHR
Nancy McKeague, SPHR
Robert Miller, PHR-CA
Bruce Olin, SPHR
Eric Oppenheim, SPHR
Leslie Silverman
Rachel Swartz, PHR
Michael VanDervort
Nancy Volpe, SPHR, GPHR
Patricia Wise
Workplace Diversity
& Inclusion Panel
Joseph Adler
Deborah Cato
Jaime Churchill
Nancy Gerhardt Davies
Richard Dawson Jr.
Joyce S. Dubensky
Erica Gamble
Connye Harper
Lee Mariano
Celeste A. Bethell Purdie
Ardaman Singh
Dennis, Stull
Ivory Tate
Nadine Vogel
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Volunteer Leaders Keep Communication Open
Regional Councils, MAC Serve as Link Between State Councils, SHRM
By Erin Binney
V
olunteer leaders are essential
to the successful operation of
SHRM, and HR professionals serving on the regional councils and on
the Membership Advisory Council (MAC) are no exception. The
regional councils identify emerging
strategic HR issues, and the MAC
shares those issues with SHRM leadership. Together, the regional councils
and the MAC serve as communications links on human resource management issues between affiliated
state councils and SHRM.
There are five regional councils, one
for each of SHRM’s U.S. geographic
regions: North Central, Northeast,
Pacific West, Southeast and Southwest Central. The councils are made
up of current and immediate past state
council directors from each state in
the region. They meet in person three
times a year and periodically via conference calls. In addition to providing
their members an organized and structured way to network and share HR
best practices and challenges, regional
councils play a key role in identifying
and compiling feedback on emerging
strategic HR issues. The councils also
assemble operational input for areas
that are of interest to volunteer leaders, such as chapter affiliation and
operating requirements.
Relying on the feedback gathered
through the regional councils, the
MAC communicates directly with
SHRM leadership about the HR issues
and operational ideas that have been
identified. One person from each of the
regional councils is elected annually to
serve on the MAC, which shares information several times a year with the
boards of directors from SHRM, the
SHRM Foundation and the HR Certification Institute.
The regional councils are helping the
MAC gather feedback on several focus
areas for 2013, according to Susan
Post, SPHR, director, Eastern Region,
for SHRM. She said these areas include
skills gap challenges, workplace flexibility, HR competencies and HR standards. The councils are also helping
the MAC gather feedback on SHRM’s
global strategy, the SHRM Foundation and the HR Certification Institute,
Post added. Following are the regional
council & MAC members
North Central Region
Cathy Plouzek, PHR—Illinois
Angie Brawdy, SPHR—Indiana
Amy Larsen, PHR—Iowa
Wendy Ballast—Michigan
Connie Larson, SPHR—Minnesota
Leslie Smith, PHR—Nebraska
John Friend, PHR—North Dakota
Steven Browne, SPHR—Ohio
Laura Millett, SPHR—South Dakota
Margie Harvey, SPHR—Wisconsin
Donna Rogers, SPHR—MAC
Northeast Region
Margaret Judge—Connecticut
Cynthia Crompton-Barone, PHR—
Delaware
Deb Whitworth, SPHR—Maine
Christine Walters, SPHR—Maryland
Carole Edson—Massachusetts
Charla Stevens—New Hampshire
Jerry Dropcho, SPHR—New Jersey
Jeanne Stewart, SPHR—New York
Ellen Johnson, PHR—Pennsylvania
SHRM Membership Regions
David Goldman, SPHR—Rhode Island
Susan Loynd, SPHR—Vermont
Kristine Avery, SPHR—MAC
Pacific West Region
Patricia Hickok, SPHR, GPHR—
Alaska
Debbie Horne, SPHR—California
Gary Edwards—Hawaii
Tanya Covert, SPHR—Idaho
Robert Farmer, SPHR—Montana
Dena Strotman, PHR—Nevada
Katherine Sharp, PHR—Oregon
Katherine Dote, SPHR—Pacific West
Anne Raffetto—Washington
Heather
Doke,
PHR—Wyoming
(co-director)
Rebecca Spitsbergen, PHR—Wyoming
(co-director)
Debbie Horne, SPHR—MAC
Southeast Region
Pamela Werstler, SPHR—Alabama
Joyce Chastain, SPHR—Florida
Gregory Short, SPHR—Georgia
Catherine Fyock, SPHR—Kentucky
Chris Byrd, SPHR-CA—Mississippi
Paula H. Harvey, SPHR, GPHR—
North Carolina
Rita Revels, SPHR—South Carolina
Sheryl Ransom, SPHR—Tennessee
Susan Craft, SPHR, GPHR—Virginia
Sherri Erbentraut, PHR—West Virginia
Paula H. Harvey, SPHR, GPHR—
MAC
Southwest Central Region
Nobumichi Hara, SPHR—Arizona
Kelly DeStefano, SPHR—Arkansas
Deborah Little, SPHR—Colorado
Phillip Hayes, SPHR—Kansas
Gretchen McKinney—Louisiana
Patricia Tornatore, SPHR—Missouri
Vicki Lusk, SPHR—New Mexico
Jeff Owens, PHR—Oklahoma
Debi Dault, GPHR—Texas
Jeanine Wilson, SPHR—Utah
Rebecca Briley—MAC
Bring Learning Home with Conference On Demand
By Aliah D. Wright
B
ecause there are more than 200 educational sessions during the SHRM Annual Conference &
Exposition, it is impossible to attend all the sessions
that interest you. But attendees can catch up on sessions they missed by watching them later through
SHRM’s Conference On Demand product.
Attendees with PHR, SPHR, GPHR or a California certification can earn up to 14 recertification
credits by attending the conference in person. By
watching sessions online through On Demand, they
can earn up to 20 additional recertification credits at
their convenience—“even from the comfort of their
home or office,” said Judit Slezak, manager of On
Demand, Virtual Conferences. “With On Demand,
they get recordings of over 200 educational sessions;
videos of select keynote presentations, mega sessions
and Masters Series; and any accompanying PowerPoint presentations,” Slezak said. On Demand con-
ference sessions can now be viewed on an iPhone,
iPad or any other tablet device, and group discounts
are available for five or more purchases.
For more information, visit the On Demand
booth next to the registration area in McCormick
Place.
New! Tell Your Colleagues to Watch Live
Have colleagues who are unable to attend the conference this year? Tell them that through On Demand, they can watch some of the sessions in
real-time through live streaming as the conference
happens.
The following sessions will be live-streamed during
the conference:
Today
•• 10:45 a.m.-noon: “Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch
the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace and Turn
Excuses into Results.”
•• 2-3:15 p.m.: “Neuroscience of Growing Talent.”
•• 4-5:15 p.m.: “Alignment at Last: Practicing the Principles That Drive Performance.”
Tuesday
•• 10:45 a.m.-noon: “Work 3.0: HR’s Role in the
Shaping the Future.”
•• 2:15-3:30 p.m.: “It’s The Culture, Stupid! Change
Your Culture—Change Your Results.”
•• 4-5:15 p.m.: “Agile Working: Transforming the Culture of Working at Unilever.”
Wednesday
•• 10-11:15 a.m.: “Why the Best CEOs are Turning to
HR to Lead the Organization Through Today’s Top
Five Threats.”
•• 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: “Strategic Business Partner:
What This Really Means and How to Do it Right.”
For more information about this live streaming feature, visit http://annual.shrm.org/2013OnDemand.