Business Partners/Vendor Relations
Committee members are needed to assist the in securing sponsorship/advertising at various levels offered. Levels include meeting sponsorship, roster and website advertising. The committee is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with HRMA sponsors.
Contact: Robb Lax
Certification
Committee members are needed to assist in coordinating the HRMA certification study group program conducted each Fall and Spring in preparation for the PHR/SPHR certification exams.
Contact: Neva Sprung, SPHR &
Melanie Pelletier, SPHR
Communications
Help us liaison with local and national media, prepare and submit press releases related to HRMA and SHRM. Act in an editorial capacity coordinating HRMA publications and its website Subcommittees include the website, publications and public
relations.
Contact: Tanya Vandeventer, SPHR
Community Service/Relations
Join this committee to provide services in Human Resources to various regional non-profit organizations to improve their compliance, efficiency, and productivity! Some of the services provided include updating employee handbooks, auditing policies and procedures, conducting new hire and exit interviews, reviewing job descriptions and salaries, revising performance evaluations, and improving employee motivation and succession planning. Based on requests received and committee members' availability, assistance is provided in small teams.
Contact: Maria Payne, MBA, PhD, GPHR
Diversity
“The Diversity Discipline deals with the qualities, experiences and work styles that make individuals unique—age, race, religion, disabilities, ethnicity, etc.—as well as how organizations can leverage those qualities in support of business objectives. It also includes matters that focus on diversity-related careers, communications, legal and regulatory issues, technology, metrics and outsourcing, as well as effective diversity practices and global diversity issues. It touches on but does not primarily deal with federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws. These are encompassed under the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Topic within both the Staffing Management Discipline (for EEO matters arising in the pre-employment context) and the Employee Relations Discipline (for EEO matters arising within the employer-employee relationship)” (SHRM 2010).
The primary goals of HRMA’s Diversity Committee are to assess and address diversity among HRMA members, identify best practices and measurements for diversity to be provided to HRMA members, and serve as a diversity resource for HRMA members and their organizations.
Contact: Caprice Moore
International
This committee provides programs featuring local, national and international speakers on topics related specifically to international HRM issues. Meetings are held throughout the year at the Renaissance Hotel St. Louis Airport.
Legislative
Through its legislative advocacy work, the Legislative Committee works to provide HRMA members a voice in legislative arenas with the goal to influence the outcome of federal and state legislation through education, dialogue, and cooperation.
Contact: Gerry Richardson
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Membership
Volunteers are needed to help recruit and retain members and assist members in becoming involved with HRMA through committee participation. Activities include identifying potential members, making new members feel welcome and developing other strategies for promoting membership and involvement in HRMA and SHRM.
Contact: Cheryl Fritz, SPHR
Mentoring
Committee members are needed to facilitate the HRMA mentoring program. Responsibilities include reviewing and updating the mentor and protégé applications, soliciting for program participants, making matches between mentors and protégés, and conducting an orientation program.
Contact: Angela Louis, PHR & Sarah Whitehead SPHR
Programs
Be a part of setting the HRMA educational agenda for the entire year! Volunteers are needed to develop topics, recruit speakers and coordinate logistics for the monthly programs each year. Obtaining HRCI recertification credit for both the PHR and SPHR levels is a key criterion.
Contact: Shanel Luckett
SHRM Foundation
Join your colleagues in generating awareness of the SHRM Foundation through fundraisers and social activities. Committee members will be responsible for planning and executing events/activities designed to raise awareness and funds for the SHRM Foundation.
Contact: Patricia Henderson, PHR
Social/Networking
Committee members are needed to plan and execute networking opportunities outside of the regular monthly meetings.
Contact: Kevin Dowell
Symposium
This committee offers value-added programs covering "hot topics" in which members learn from each other through an interactive format. Programs will be offered on a quarterly basis throughout the year and in the summer months. Volunteers are always welcome to help plan and coordinate these exciting events.
Contact: Jim Paul
University Relations
Volunteers are needed to strengthen partnerships between HRMA and area Colleges and Universities offering degrees in HRM. The committee serves as an advisor to local student chapters and acts as a liaison between HRMA, SHRM and the student chapters.
Contact: Linda Hoffman
Workforce Readiness
“Workforce readiness can be defined as having new workplace entrants prepared to enter the workforce with the requisite knowledge, skills, abilities and attributes in order to engage in endeavors that will be required in their respective occupations. Partnerships and alliances between educational institutions, governmental entities and employers can assist in ensuring that these new workforce entrants are sufficiently prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities they will face in the workplace” (SHRM, 2010).
The primary goals of HRMA’s Workforce Readiness Committee are to identify the workforce readiness resources most helpful to HR professionals and promote those resources within the HRMA membership, and determine how HRMA members can advocate for and facilitate workforce readiness initiatives in our community and organizations.
Contact: Danielle Spieckerman
For more information on how to get involved in HRMA Committees and to find out the current needs of each of these committees, contact our office at 314-892-7994 or hrma@hrmastl.org.
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