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1 WELCOME! New Member Orientation

2 President s Message Greetings and Welcome! As a new member of HRMA WNE, you ve made a great decision! On behalf of our Board of Directors and our membership group, we welcome you to the chapter and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events for the new season. This year, we are focused on bringing you the most up-to-date information and programming on the HOT issues that impact you and your organization. From legal updates to employee retention and engagement, we continually survey our members and work to bring in programs and speakers that offer immediate solutions to some of our most critical issues. Our Board and Committees are comprised of an all-volunteer group of members committed to not only education but also providing valuable connections and networking opportunities to other members and guest speakers who can assist us in our roles. Of course, we also provide you with the opportunity to earn both SHRM and HRCI credits to maintain your certifications through our pre-approved programs. I look forward to seeing you at our events this season and would be happy to answer any questions that you may have about the chapter or your membership with us! As you ll soon see, there are many opportunities to get involved and we hope that you ll consider joining a Committee in the future. Thank you again for joining HRMA WNE! We appreciate your membership! Allison

3 About the HRMA-WNE Mission Statement HRMA is committed to developing the professional knowledge, competence and effectiveness of its membership by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices. We will do this by being responsive to evolving workplace and social trends and by partnering with the local business, economic and educational communities. Be sure to follow us on Twitter Feel free to Tweet while you are at events using #hrmawne

4 Benefits of Membership Building Relationships with Industry Peers HR Trends, Legal Updates and Compliance Leadership Opportunities on Board of Directors and Committees Education SHRM / HRCI Credits Toward Recertification Networking Opportunities Great Food

5 Member Quotes HRMA has been proven to be an excellent resource to stay up to date with current trends in HR. It has also been a great way to meet new people and exchange ideas which have helped me in my career. June L. Joining HRMA was one of the best things I did as someone starting out in an HR career. I gained access to so much more information, connections, and mentorship than I would have otherwise. The relationships I have made and the information from the monthly programs have helped me to grow and become more valuable in my organization, as well as open doors to great opportunities. Kathleen D.

6 Member Quotes Participation in the HRMAWNE has been such an enriching experience for me. The meetings provide me with up to date industry knowledge and the professional contacts allow me unlimited support for day to day issues that arise. My role as a member of the Board of Directors allows me to expand my leadership skills in immeasurable ways. I believe this is by far the best career investment I make. Myra Q. "Helpful, insightful and a way to connect with my HR peers in a non-threatening environment, HRMA's monthly meeting helps me be a better manager". Brian H.

7 Our Board of Directors - Officers Leader Position Allison Ebner President aebner@fitsoulutions.us Myra Quick Vice President myra.quick@wne.edu Suzanne Laporte Secretary suzanne.laporte@m3meridian.com John Geoffrion Treasurer jgeoffrionhrs@yahoo.com Anne DeCillis Immediate Past President anne.decillis@oncorems.com

8 Executive Board Board Member Company Pam Thornton Name Networth Lori Bourgoin AIM Michelle Depelteau Sunshine Village Charlene Dodd Mass Mutual Dawn Creighton Associated Industries of MA June Liberty Johnson & Hill Staffing Yami Madho Big Y Foods ymadho@bigy.com Evelyn Rivera-Riffenburg YWCA erivera-riffenburg@ywworks.org Evie Soucie Westfield State University esoucie@westfield.ma.edu Brian Houle Spherion Staffing brianhoule@spherion.com Joanne Gloster Disability Management Services joanne_gloster@di-mgmt.com Dave O Brien Stawco dave@stawco.com

9 Human Resource Management Association of Western New England Committee Members Program Year 2016/17 Committee Name Chair Person Committee Members Certification Anne Decillis Dave O'Brien Diversity & Inclusion Yami Madho Dawn Creighton, Pam Fernandes, Michael Pattern Government Affairs Suzanne Laporte Dawn Creighton Hospitality June Liberty Evie Soucie, Evelyn Rivera-Riffenburg Marketing Allison Ebner Membership Pam Thornton Nomination Suzanne Laporte Program Committee Allison Ebner Executive Board Members Student Chapter Joanne Gloster Evelyn Rivera-Riffenburg, Jennifer Moriarty, Deana Prest, Kathleen Deady Strategic Planning Myra Quick Allison Ebner, Dave O'Brien, Anne Decillis, Pam Thornton Vendor of the Month Anne Decillis Website Allison Ebner & Myra Quick Brian Houle, Dave O'Brien, Evelyn Rivera-Riffenburg Workforce Readiness Michelle Depelteau Adam Zebian, Angelo Cosme Brian Houle, Dave O'Brien, Evelyn Rivera-Riffenburg, Jennifer Brown 9/23/16

10 Committee Descriptions Committee Description Certification The certification committee promotes and encourages members to become SHRM certified and recertified. Provides information regarding, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, GPHR, certification at monthly meetings and works to increase the number of chapter members who are certified by the HRCI. Diversity & Inclusion This committee focuses on promoting diversity, inclusion and developing business and community contacts to help in the search for new members. The D&I committee is pleased to make available a list of organizations that may be used for sourcing culturally diverse applications and/or groups that you can partner with for your diversity initiatives. Finance The budget committee develops and keeps account of the Association s finances. Government Affairs This committee monitors and reports on government regulation with regard to Human Resources. Hospitality This committee welcomes new members and promotes networking during the monthly dinner/lunch/breakfast programs and other HRMA-WNE sponsored events.

11 Committee Descriptions Committee Legislative Membership Description This committee researches and attends various conferences and events that deal with legislative actions as they relate to employment law. This committee is proactive in recruiting, verifying and recommending eligible candidates for Association membership. Duties also include receiving applications from the Chapter Administrator, presenting new members to the Board, following up on open issues, notifying new members, ensuring invoices are sent to new members and verifying member payments. Newsletter This group gathers, writes and reports on HR topics and HRMA events in our quarterly newsletter, which is ed to our members. Nominating This committee nominates candidates for board membership, and records information on the Association s Board of Directors. Programs This committee identifies and recommends programs, speakers and topics for our monthly program meetings. Committee members coordinate meeting activities including; liaison with the speaker prior to and during program meetings; generating press releases and meeting announcements; confirming speaker requirements and ensuring that the monthly meetings run smoothly.

12 Committee Descriptions Committee Description Student Chapters This committee develops relationships with local colleges to provide a resource to future HR Professionals. They also participate in various roundtable discussions with the students. Local participating colleges are: UMASS, Springfield College, BayPath College. All of our student chapters are recognized as official SHRM student chapters. Vendor of the Month The vendor of the month is generally a Human Resources related business or service that is spotlighted during our monthly meetings. This team recruits and recommends appropriate and relevant vendors. The fees generated by the vendor of the month help fund stipends and scholarship programs for SHRM Student Chapters. Website This committee focuses on electronic communication and coordinates website updates. Workforce Readiness This committee keeps abreast of developing business issues as they relate to the effect on the availability of a qualified workforce and to the skills needed to maintain a qualified workforce.

13 Programs All of our programs are SHRM and HRCI certified for Professional Development Credits (PDC s) Advance Your Education through continuing education activities such as conferences, seminars, webcasts, elearning, chapter programs and more. Visit SHRM.org or HRCI.org for more information on certification or recertification.

14 Program on Millennials This event was very informational! As HR Leaders, we deal with a wide variety of personalities and age groups. Thanks to Lindsay Pollak, we learned how to coach millennials to become leaders. Speaker: Lindsay Pollak Do you struggle with developing the leaders your organization needs? If so, then you do not want to miss this event! Transform Your Millennials Into Leaders By 2020, half of U.S. employees will be millennials (also known as Generation Y, those born between ). Now is the time to start building a strategy to leverage the strengths and leadership potential of this 80-million-member generation. New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak will explain the millennial mindset and what tools, training and support Millennials need to become our future leaders. She provides actionable, research-based solutions for recruiting, managing, training and motivating your Millennial employees. The results: engaged, productive workers and increased revenue opportunities.

15 Lindsey Pollak

16 Program on Legal Updates Meghan Sullivan September Program

17 Sharpening Your Point! Speaker: Leesa Wallace, M.Ed Principal of The Performance Architect, LLC Leesa has over 20 years of experience heading Leadership and Development functions in both Fortune 100 and start up organizations. This includes a variety of industries such as retail, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and public education. Her focus is always on bringing practical, realistic, integrated approaches to help elevate individual, team, and leadership performance. This requires an ability to work at all levels in an organization, meet people where they are, and design and deliver in a way that produces bottom line results and behavioral change. Learn what the audience hears when you speak Participants get a baseline on how they usually approach getting a point across. Learn and avoid the 5 Cardinal Sins of speaking These are traps easily avoided if speakers have a strategy for getting their point across. Apply the PARE strategy to an upcoming conversation Have fun practicing the approach with any topic as well and then apply it to your world

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19 Non-Solicitation Policy Members are not to be openly solicited for business during meetings. This means that: Members are not to introduce themselves for the purpose of selling their products/services during meetings. Members are not to leave promotional materials on meeting tables or openly distribute such during HRMA WNE meetings. It is permissible for a member to discuss their services or provide additional information to a prospective client member upon specific invitation/inquiry during HRMA WNE meetings. Without express inquiry initiated by a member, solicitation is strictly prohibited during meetings. It is understandable that members may selectively contact other members at their businesses during which time they may discuss their products or services. However, even on these occasions they are to exercise good business judgment and avoid harassment. The membership directory is not to be used as a solicitation tool. This means no member shall undertake a campaign using the directory to sell their products or services. Members are requested to advise their guests of the HRMA WNE non-solicitation policy prior to attending a meeting. Adherence to this policy will provide a comfortable, professional and pleasant intimidation-free environment for all our members.

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Human Resources Management Association of Central Massachusetts ORIENTATION. For New Members. (Updated August 2014)

Human Resources Management Association of Central Massachusetts ORIENTATION For New Members (Updated August 2014) Welcome to HRMA Central Mass. Website: http://hrmacentralmass.shrm.org In existence since