1. New Member Orientation

2. Agenda/Topics To Be Covered
History
Purpose
Vision of Lake Norman HR
Benefits
Your Board
Membership Options
SHRM Affiliation & Membership
Meetings
Programs & Credits
Your Chapter Experience
Sponsors

3. History of Your Chapter: Year2
History of Your Chapter: Year
You are one of the first members!
Your charter date is January 1, 2016!
You are a member of the first new NCSHRM chapter in 20 years!
You created the chapter to serve HR professionals working or living in the Lake Norman area!
You are collaborating with HR professionals across the state & around the lake
You are making LKNHR’s history right this minute.
What do you want it to be?

4. Purpose of LKNHR
To recognize, promote, and enhance the human resources profession by providing leadership, professional development, and  networking opportunities for members, non-members, partners, and local businesses.
To communicate the activities and accomplishments of the HR profession, LKNHR, and its members to the business community.
To provide leadership and information concerning state and national legislative issues important to HR and the business community.

5. Goals
Leadership
Knowledge
Networking
Human Resources
Regulations

6. SHRM & HRCI Certification Unlimited possibilities
Benefits of LKNHR
Location!
Leadership opportunities
Membership options
Networking
SHRM & HRCI Certification
Unlimited possibilities

7. Who’s Who: Your 2017 Board You Bill Crigger, President
Dawn Rogers
President-Elect
Laura Russell, Co-Secretary
Gretchen Blevins, Co-Secretary
Kelly Greer, Treasurer
Brandy Reese, Communications
Herman Bruno, Programs
Erika Oliver, Membership
Jennifer Covington, Volunteer Coordinator
Diversity
Ellen Slane, Certification
Janell Snipes, Programs, Workforce Readiness
Stacy Wood, Governmental Affairs
Victoria Roth, Sponsorships
Jennifer Higgins, Sponsorships
Dorothy Sullivan, SHRM Foundation

8. Bill Crigger, SHRM-SCP, SPHR President
Position: President & Career Strategist
Company: Compass Career Management Solutions, LLC
Why HR? HR can, and does, positively impact company results through the strategic use of human capital.
Philosophy: Always look at the big picture. Lead, collaborate, participate, or get out of the way.
Bill’s role as President is to serve as the CEO of the chapter to guide the officers and directors in developing and achieving the chapter’s goals and objectives. Key components of his role include serving and supporting chapter members, growing the chapter, board succession planning, and promoting the HR profession.

9. Dawn Rogers, SHRM-CP, PHR President-Elect
Position: HR Business Partner
Company: Delhaize America
Why HR? I enjoy helping organizations meet their business objectives by having the right people in place at the right time, ready to make the right decision and deliver the right results.
Philosophy: Life is good, do what you like, like what you do!
Dawn’s role as President-Elect is to support the chapter President and prepare to take over the helm in 2018.

10. Keli Greer, SHRM-CP, PHR Treasurer
Position: Director of Human Resources
Company: Town of Mooresville
Why HR?: My commitment to public service manifested into ensuring that ‘good enough for government work’ would not apply in my community. 
Philosophy: “The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese,” Steven Wright. 
Keli’s responsibilities on the Board include developing and implementing strategies assuring the financial health of the chapter, sending dues notices and invoices, maintaining financial records, and disbursing funds.

11. Brandy Reese Communication Position: Director Human Resources
Company: Rentokil - North America
Why HR? The ultimate business results are gained through people development.
Philosophy: The best way to predict your future is to create it. (Abraham Lincoln)
Brandy is responsible for informing members and external stakeholders of Chapter, HR and SHRM developments.

12. Laura Russell, SHRM-CP, PHR Co-Secretary
Position: Human Resource Manager
Company: Michael Weinig, Inc.
Why HR? I enjoy the dynamic landscape that makes up our profession and I am passionate about my ability to positively impact change.
Philosophy: When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. ~William Arthur Ward
Laura’s responsibilities on the Board include providing notice of meetings, recording meeting minutes, and maintaining chapter records and history.

13. Gretchen Blevins, SHRM-SCP, SPHR Co-Secretary
Position: Finance Director/Contracts Manager
Company: Iredell County Partnership for Young Children
Why HR? The current workplace environment is complex and can be difficult to understand. I enjoy being able to help employees make sense of it all and be sure that they get all they are entitled to.
Philosophy: Always live your life with honesty and integrity.
Gretchen’s responsibilities on the Board include providing notice of meetings, recording meeting minutes, and maintaining chapter records and history.

14. Herman Bruno Programs
Position: Managing Partner
Company: Corps Partners
Why HR? I am passionate about helping people achieve their goals.
Philosophy: It’s all about people!
Herman’s responsibilities on the Board include education and certification activities of the Chapter to promote and advance the HR educational needs of members. He is in charge of scheduling our monthly speakers and welcomes any and all suggestions.

15. Janell Snipes, SHRM-CP, MHRM Programs & Workforce Readiness
Position: Director Human Resources, North America
Company: HAWE Hydraulik
Why HR? I have always had a passion for helping people obtain their goals and achieve their dreams. Many times, their job/career is the foundation of the type of life they want to build
Philosophy: Enjoy the world with your eyes and heart wide open
Janell is responsible for coordinating opportunities for our members' organizations to support community programs
aimed at preparing the workforce and local youth for
tomorrow’s workplace. She also supports the education and certification activities including identifying our monthly speakers.

16. Erika Oliver, PMP Membership
Position: Field HR Consultant
Company: Advisor HR, Inc.
Why HR? People are the greatest resource so we say, but how do we maintain our humans? Organizational development and human behavior change are my passions.
Philosophy: Eat cake and have fun!
Erika’s role is to retain and manage membership. She can assist with any questions about LKNHR membership choices or when members want to be more involved.

17. certified and recertified.
Ellen Slane, SHRM-CP, PHR Certification
Position:Human Resources Generalist
Company: MacLean-Curtis, LLC
Why HR? I enjoy helping others and love the challenges that I am faced with in this field. Everyday is something new.
Philosophy: Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King Jr.
Ellen is responsible for managing the chapter’s SHRM & HRCI certification program, providing timely information to members regarding updates on the SHRM and/or HRCI certification process, and encouraging members to become
certified and recertified.

18. Stacy Wood, Governmental Affairs
Position: Employment and Labor Attorney
Firm: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Why HR? I love partnering with employers to help them design, manage and carry out HR initiatives, with an eye towards minimizing legal risk and maximizing business performance.
Philosophy: Promise good, deliver great!
Stacy is responsible for monitoring and evaluating pending legislative, regulatory and legal action at the federal, state, and local level that may have an impact on the management of human resources, and presenting any relevant legislative information or updates to fellow chapter members.

19. Jennifer Higgins Sponsorships
Position: HR Manager
Company: AMTdirect
Why HR? There’s never a dull moment. Change is exciting and no day is ever the same! People are always full of surprises and it’s a fun to get to work with such a variety of personalities on a daily basis.
Philosophy: It is what is…until you make it what it isn’t.
Jennifer is responsible for meeting people and inviting them to sponsor our chapter meetings when interested. Currently there are three tiers of sponsorship ranging for an annual sponsorship to a meeting sponsorship.

20. Victoria Roth Sponsorships
Position: Regional Director
Company: Engage2Excel
Why HR? HR is in charge of the most valuable asset of any company…the people.  Coming from a background of operations and process improvement, everything that moves the business forward comes from their people. 
Philosophy: Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful Albert Schweitzer
Victoria is responsible for meeting people and inviting them to sponsor our chapter meetings when interested. Currently there are three tiers of sponsorship ranging for an annual sponsorship to a meeting sponsorship.

21. Dorothy Sullivan SHRM Foundation
Position: Collateral Review Specialist
Company: Wells Fargo Bank
Why HR? I enjoy helping others reach their career goal and HR helps me achieve this goal.
Philosophy: To treat others as I would like to be treated. (Matthew 7:12)
Dorothy is responsible for coordinating opportunities to educate, promote, and represent the interests of the SHRM Foundation and its activities to the Chapter. SHRM Foundation is a
non-profit group that provides HR research, as well as scholarships and awards.

22. Jennifer Covington, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Volunteer Coordinator
Position: Office & HR Manager
Company: Huber Technology, Inc.
Why HR? Where can you find a career that keeps you more connected to people to assist in their possibilities than HR? Keeping the focus on people is my mission in HR, they write the chapters every day that keep a company on the must read-best seller list week after week and the cliffhangers can’t be beat!
Philosophy: “Where there is a will there is a way” -  with some old fashioned ingenuity and a creative approach almost anything is possible!
Jennifer is responsible for coordinating LKNHR members’ interest in volunteering  for things like the annual food drive, etc.) Volunteering is a great way to network, gain experience, bolster skills, plus improve our community. Are you in transition? This is an excellent way to enhance your resume and build a stronger network.

23. Join our team of volunteers! Contact: Secretary@LakeNormanHR.org
How?
Why?
Board position
Committee role
Special events
Mentor new members
Subject expert advisor
Leadership development
Learn new skills
Build relationships
Enhance communication
Grow our chapter

24. Membership Options: 365 days of HR happiness
LKNHR Flex
$275
6 LKNHR events
3 CASHRM or IHRA events or HRA day-long summer event
LKNHR Full
$150 SHRM members
$200 non-SHRM professional
$250 Associate
ALL LKNHR events with NO additional cost
LKNHR Basic
$75/year
$20/event (50% discount over guest fee)
Member discount for special events

25. SHRM Affiliation
LKNHR is an affiliate of and explicitly supports the purposes of the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”). Founded in 1948, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest HR membership organization devoted to human resource management.
Representing more than 275,000 members in over 160 countries, the Society is the leading provider of resources to serve the needs of HR professionals and advance the professional practice of human resource management.

26. SHRM Membership
LKNHR membership does not require a SHRM membership, but we strongly recommend becoming a member. Benefits include:
First time SHRM member discount promo code 0118
Ask HR Advisor Service
FREE weekly webcast
Customizable HR tools
Discounts on SHRM education
HR magazine & e-newsletters
State & Federal Compliance Resources
Visit for more information
and become a member today!

27. Monthly Meetings: Join Us!
Hilton Garden Inn, Mooresville
Dinner: 5:30-7:30
3rd Tuesday
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius
Lunch: 11:30-1:30
3rd Tuesday

28. Programs and Credits
As both a SHRM Approved and HRCI Approved Provider, our meetings allow attendees to gain credits towards their SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, and/or GPHR certification(s).
With the help of our Education & Program Chair, we strive to have every monthly meeting both SHRM and HRCI approved.

29. Your Chapter Experience
Share you ideas to create a chapter experience for all members built the just the way you like it.
Meet and fellowship with the chapter and board members.
Suggest a speaker, program or other event.
Volunteer for a project or special event.
Reach out to Bill at
Together, we can move our chapter forward to greater success for everyone and the Lake Norman community.

30. Our business partner sponsors: