Member Engagement Evening Mixer
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Member Engagement Evening Mixer
Volume 15, Issue 5 May 2013 Member Engagement Evening Mixer Message from CCSHRM President Lisa O’Connor mailto:[email protected] Please join us on May 22, 2013 as we welcome our newest members in a relaxed meet and greet setting. Jim Sproul, Edward Jones Financial Advisor and CCSHRM Member is hosting the mixer location and Catholic Universities will be our sponsor. This will be another fun and exciting night, as we will have several giveaways for our members! Please also plan to invite your Supervisors, Managers and Directors to attend our June 26, 2013 Regular Monthly Meeting on “How to Best Assist Managers and Supervisors in Dealing with Employee Issues” – Our guest speaker, Joyce Chastain, is a dynamic seasoned HR professional and our 2013 HR Florida President. She has geared this presentation for your management team. This meeting will be held at the Charlotte County Cultural Center. We are hoping for a great turnout from our members and guests! Sincerely, Lisa O’Connor INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 Message from President & Info on Member Meeting 2 Welcome New Members & Message from Vice Chair 3 Calendar of Events & Membership Message 4 Member Spot Light – Heather Bacus, BOCC HR Director 8 This Month’s Sponsors When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Where: Edward Jones Financial Advisors 21234 Olean Boulevard Suite 2A Port Charlotte, FL 33952 (941) 743-4121 Please come out and join us as we meet with the purpose to get to know each better and introduce ourselves to our newest members. Raffle prizes will be awarded during the event: $50.00 Sports Authority Gift Certificate by CCSHRM, HR Florida Conference Registration, valued at over $650.00, Gift from Catholic Universities and Edward Jones. Refreshments (non-alcoholic) and hot and cold items will be served. This is a FREE EVENT! Please RSVP Norma Corso at [email protected] www.CCSHRM.org Page #1 Program -1 HRCI General Credit Hour Please RSVP ASAP to Norma Corso, Board Secretary at For more information, you can contact your Membership Chair, Heather Lupinetti, at (941) 2055612 or email at [email protected] . New Member Corner Message from President Elect Wanda King, PHR mailto:[email protected] Jessica Hernandez-Parkman, HR Coordinator, Charotte County BOCC, Punta Gorda Membership Information For membership information or application forms for CCSHRM, contact Heather Lupinetti, Membership Chair at (941) 205-5612 [email protected] Completed new member applications received before the first Tuesday of the month will be considered at the Board meeting held that month. Any application received on or after the first Tuesday of the month will be considered for approval at the next month’s Board meeting. The updated membership roster will be sent by email to paid members. If you do not receive your new roster, please email or call Heather. NATIONAL SHRM MEMBERSHIP RAFFLE Are you a CCSHRM member who is not a National SHRM member? If so, then find out what you can do for a chance to place your name in a raffle for one free paid national membership to SHRM - $180.00 value! Guidelines for eligibility for the Raffle: Must be a current member of CCSHRM Must not currently be a National SHRM member Must meet 2 out of the 4 criteria: Participate in a CCSHRM sponsor event as a volunteer Volunteer on board in committee participation Refer a guest who joins our chapter Attend 2 out of the 3 monthly events National SHRM membership benefits: Full access to SHRM Online (the HR Knowledge Center) Free subscription to HR Magazine Access to HR research, discounts on SHRM education, and networking opportunities with more than 250,000 HR professionals!! CCSHRM HR FLORIDA RAFFLE CCSHRM is offering a chance for our members to be entered into a drawing to win a Free Registration to this year’s HR Florida Conference. Our first drawing will be at our March monthly luncheon on the 27th. Ways to be Eligible for the Raffle: Every CCSHRM member who is a SHRM national member as of March 2013 will be entered into a drawing to win a full registration. (Must provide SHRM national member number for confirmation). Attend our monthly meetings and special events!! For every monthly meeting or event that you attend between February to June 2013, your name will be entered into the drawing to win one of the two full registrations. The more meetings and events you attend, the more chances you have to win!! For general information on the conference, visit: www.hrfloridaconference.org Please contact Wanda King, PHR at (941) 650-5740 or [email protected] for additional details. . www.CCSHRM.org Page #2 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Advertise Your Business Advertising in CCSHRM’s newsletter each month is a great way to reach HR professionals in Charlotte County. The price for a business card size ad is just $25 per quarter. We will feature your business logo in our newsletter when you sponsor one of our events. Fri May 17, 2013 - Location: Holiday Inn Airport, Ft. Myers Program: Tri County Conference HR Rocks and Rolls with the Changes Wed June 26, 2013 - Location: Port Charlotte Cultural Center Program: Supervisory Intervention – How to Best Assist Managers and Supervisors in Dealing with Employee Issues Speaker: Joyce Chastain, SPHR-2013 HR Florida President Wed July 24, 2013 Location: Port Charlotte Cultural Center Program: Legislative Speaker Monthly Meeting Sponsorship is $100.00 and includes 15 minutes podium time to introduce your services to our members at one of our monthly membership meetings. The sponsorship fee also includes a business card size ad in our newsletter. If you are interested in advertising with us, please send your payment to CCSHRM, Attn: Advertising, PO Box 494972, Port Charlotte, FL 33949. WORKFORCE READINESS We Need Volunteers! August 19 - 21, 2013 Location: Hilton Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Florida Program: HR Florida Conference Wed September 25, 2013 - Location: Port Charlotte Cultural Center Program: Emotional Intelligence Speaker: Debra Hope Wed October 23, 2013 - Location: Port Charlotte Cultural Center Program: Compliance and Diversity; Making sense of the relationship-leveraging Diversity and inclusion to fulfill the mission of the organization Speaker: Dr. Walter Douglas Our local CCSHRM Chapter is ready to help our local community. We are preparing for Workforce Readiness and need a little bit of your volunteer time for activities such as: Interview mentors - At Edison College to help them prepare for future careers Businesses that can offer a date and time to host an “Open House for Future Employment” showing visitors around and tell them about your company and why it is so great! Career supporter for a fall event at a local location (probably an education location – TBD) Instructors for public citizens who would be able to attend on how to find, and get hired, training sessions such as: o o Wed November 20, 2013 - Location: Port Charlotte Cultural Center Program: Tentative – Rule changes, overview of Workman’s Compensation Wed December 18, 2013 Location: Charlotte County Yacht Club Program: Membership Holiday Party Induction of New Board MembersHR Professional Award o o How to do a job search on the internet and other places Ways to write your resume so it says what your skills are What you should and should not do when interviewing And more… Please contact Cheryl Vanande the Workforce Chair by emailing [email protected] to let her know if you and/or a coworker have a specific interest in helping with one or more of these events. www.CCSHRM.org Page #3 Member Spotlight He at h e r Bacus,SPHR,CCSHRM Me m b e r Heather Bacus, SPHR , is the Director of Human Resources, with Charlotte County. She has been in the human resource field over 17 plus years, in various fields including, government, public education, private education, manufacturing and health care. Heather earned her Master’s degree in Human Resource Development and received her SPHR in 2001. This is her first year as a member with CCSHRM, but she had been a member of her local SHRM organization in Michigan since 2001. Heather wanted a career with a variety as she was in constant need of a challenging environment. Heather said that the last 17 years have been anything but “boring”, and that it doesn’t matter what field you work in, the issues presented to an HR professional are very similar. Heather has a wonderful staff that is passionate about helping people and that they all want to do what is best for anyone who crosses their paths. At the end of the day, it is about satisfied customers and employees. Heather is a new Floridian and has really been enjoying all that the weather has to offer. She plans to get very involved so that Charlotte County can be considered her “home”. She is open to new challenges and believes there is plenty of work ahead for Charlotte County and she is excited to be a part of it! Please welcome Heather Bacus as a member of CCSHRM and as a “new” Floridian to Charlotte County. Legislative Grassroots HR Resource www.CCSHRM.org Page #4 Barbara Melenson, SPHR, [email protected] CCSHRM Legislative Chair DAY ON THE HILL www.CCSHRM.org Page #5 www.CCSHRM.org Page #6 SHRM CERTIFICATION Looking for SHRM Certification or a Scholarship?? It’s available to you through the SHRM Foundation. It’s true… Try it! I did! The Certification Scholarship of $750 can be used towards the SHRM Learning Center or testing fees. The application deadline date for scholarships is July 15, 2013. Do you need Certification Study Assistance? Are you preparing to test for your PHR/SPHR? Let’s team up and study together!! We can meet in person or SKYPE. For information on Certification Scholarships for HR Professionals who are current CCSHRM members and information on study groups to prepare for PHR/SPHR Certification, please contact Angela Brown, PHR, CCSHRM Foundation and Certification Chair at [email protected] to get set-up. 2013 PHR/SPHR/GPHR Exam Application Submission Dates Visit www.hrci.org/hrcertification for more information Testing Dates PHR/SPHR GPHR/CA Dec. 1 -Jan. 31 Dec. 1-31 Applications Accepted Winter July 15 - Oct. 4 July 15 - Oct. 4 Late Applications Accepted* Oct. 5 - Nov. 8 Oct. 5 - Nov. 8 *A $75.00 USD nonrefundable late fee is applied to all applications submitted during this time. www.CCSHRM.org Page #7 2013 BOARD MEMBERS President Lisa O'Connor This Month’s Sponsors (941) 661-4526 [email protected] CCSHRM Thanks You for Your Support (941) 650-5740 [email protected] President-Elect Wanda King, PHR Past-President Eve Sweeting, PHR (941) 575-3052 [email protected] Secretary Norma Corso, PHR (941) 764-4508 [email protected] Treasurer Deborah Hope (941) 421-1041 [email protected] Membership Chair Heather Lupinetti (941) 205-5612 [email protected] Program Chair Dan Frees (941) 743-0500. [email protected] Legislative Chair Barbara Melanson, SPHR Workforce Readiness Chair Cheryl Vanande (941) 391-8888 [email protected] Diversity Chair Julie Greaves (941) 347-6424 [email protected] Web and Communication Chair (941) 255-0808 [email protected] (941) 629-0909 ext. 105 Kathrine L. Robinson [email protected] SHRM Foundation Angela Brown, PHR & Certification Chair (941) 429-7133 [email protected] Charlotte County Society for Human Resource Management PO Box 494972, Port Charlotte, FL 33952 http://www.CCSHRM.org ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED BULK RATE US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 00000 Member Name: Address: Editor Kathrine L. Robinson (941) 629-0909 ext. 105 [email protected] www.CCSHRM.org Page #8