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Sussex Warren Human Resource Management Association

A Superior Merit Award Chapter

 

March Chapter Meeting Invitation

2008

~~~HR and the C-Suite~~~

 

Event Sponsors
Corporate Synergies
Visit Our Sponsor

 

 

 

SWHRMA BOARD

President 
Nancy Arduengo, Ph.D.

973.944.1697

ardlen@ptd.net

 

President Elect/WebMaster
Josette A. Stock
973.729.8210

jstock@adlperser.com 

 

VP Programs
Louise Kiernan, MA, PHR
908.852.0291
louise@kiernanconsulting.com


VP Membership Committee
Elizabeth Baltrukovicz,
973.616.2929
ebaltruk@edificeinfo.com

Certification Chair
Deborah Kroeger, SPHR
973.896.0211
Kamp1023@aol.com

Treasurer
Pete Limone
973.716.7487

plimone@fpcusa.com

 

Secretary

Laura Parillo

973.383.0800

llp@lion.com


Legislative Chair
Howard Vex, Esq
908.852.2600
Hvex@ckclaw.com   

 

College Relations

Anne Wachira-Adjei

201.927.5086

awachira@optonline.net

 

Sponsorship Chair

Bill Spigonardo

973.360.0600

bspigonardo@raskinbenefits.com


Meeting Notices/Immediate Past President

Michele Underhill, PHR
908.689.1118
Michele@abilities-nw.com

 

Press Releases/PSA's

Catherine Murch

973.827.5178
fmurch@earthlink.net


Chapter Advisor

Cindy Ruggiero
973.670.0772
cindyrug@ptd.net  

 

 

Event Info:

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Breakfast Meeting: 8:00-10:30 am

 

Wyndham Garden Hotel

1000 International Drive

Mt Olive, NJ

 

TO REGISTER:

e-mail: plimone@fpcusa.com

by March 17th by noon.

 

COST: $30 for Pre-registration/$35 for Walk-Ins

 

Checks made Payable to: SWHRMA can be presented at the door. Credit card payments accepted through Pay Pal.

 

*No Shows or cancellations after March 17th will be billed at the regular meeting rate of $30.00.

 

 

SWHRMA In-Transition/Network Meeting

March 11th

If you are in transition and looking for a network group closer to the Sussex/Warren County area, this is your group. Be prepared to share information, contacts, leads.

 

March 11

5:30-7:30pm

Where: MSI Services 

Rt 206 Sth/Waterloo Rd

Stanhope, NJ

 

For more information and to register contact Michele: 908-689-1118

michele@abilitiesnw.com

 

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE

 

Sussex Warren Human Resources Management Association (SWHRMA)provides opportunities for companies to sponsor our chapter meetings.   
Companies may elect to sponsor monthly SWHRMA meetings at the following levels:

Select  Meeting Sponsorship $500       

As a Select sponsor you will enjoy having your Company Logo and link promoting your services on the SWHRMA website home page for 6 months and more...

Elite Partner Sponsorship $1,000 

    

As an Elite Partner, you will enjoy having your Company Logo and link promoting your services on the SWHRMA website for 12 months and more...    

Contact Bill Spigonardo:         

bspigonardo@raskinbenefits.com
973.360.0600 

 

 

It's time to 'Spring Ahead.' Yes, the weekend of March 9 is when we change to Daylight Savings Time. And shortly after that, we will be having a morning Chapter meeting. Thursday March 20th SWHRMA is hosting the following meeting:  HR and the C-Suite: How to be Taken Seriously Presented by Chuck Rosenblum, Rosenblum Associates, Inc. We will begin with breakfast at 8:00AM and the meeting will run until 10:30AM. If you would like to check out the other topics for the rest of the year, click here to go to the SWHRMA website

Did you know that we now offer pre-paid registration for our chapter meetings? Click on "Pay Now" and pay through our PayPal account with a major credit card. Remember that you save $5 off the walk-in meeting fee if you pre-register.

Have you designated SWHRMA as your SHRM chapter yet? Our chapter charges no dues and only asks that you complete a SWHRMA Chapter designation form for National SHRM to be a full member. If you have not done so, please check with the registration desk at the next Chapter Meeting or contact Elizabeth Baltrukovicz at ebaltruk@edificeinfo.com

See you all at the March meeting.

Nancy Arduengo, Ph.D.

SWHRMA President

            PLEASE JOIN US ON MARCH 20th

<BREAKFAST MEETING

THE PROGRAM

HR AND THE C-SUITE: HOW TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

HR  has  long been considered a necessary staff function with responsibility for maintaining compliance and administration at generally acceptable levels. But there is a perception that HR does not and cannot step up to the plate in the strategy ballpark. HR professionals must ask themselves, "When and how will HR officers break through the senior-strategic ceiling and become full-fledged members of the executive suite?" To counter the belief that HR is not strategic, it must make some fundamental changes in how it understands the organization's business and how it sees its role in the business. Repeatedly, we have said HR should be a strategic business partner, working with the CEO. But how do we legitimately get there?

To earn the respect of the C-suite, HR needs to begin thinking and acting like the CEO. This workshop will review how HR can gain this respect by doing the following:
 
· Know the business you're in.
· Be aware of what's around the corner.
· Stay attuned.
· Prepare for changes.
· Align the C-suite and HR expectations.
· Translate these business challenges into HR terms.
· Make it happen.

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
"CHUCK ROSENBLUM"

Rosenblum Associates

 

Chuck Rosenblum is a certified executive coach dedicated to supporting the aspirations and needs of senior managers. Effective in a wide variety of organizational settings, he coaches executives who require strong leadership, critical teambuilding, creative strategic planning, and persuasive communication skills. Rosenblum enjoys a long-standing reputation as a sincere, creative, and trusted member to senior management.

 

Chuck's 25+ years as a human capital specialist includes significant experience in leadership development, organization development, performance management, and individual development planning.

 

He held top human resources positions in Dun & Bradstreet Corp., KPMG LLC, Allstate Insurance Co., and KMC Telecom Inc.

 

Rosenblum enjoyed ten years of experience coaching senior executives. His broader HR career included establishing a large-scale organizational start-up, institutionalizing broadly accepted performance management systems, developing long-lasting recruiting and retention strategies, and introducing innovative learning and development applications.

 

Chuck's last corporate assignment was Senior Vice President of Human Resources at KMC Telecom, a $500 MM provider of fiber optic telecommunications services in 17 states.

 

He possesses an MA in Human Resource Development from George Washington University and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.

 

Back by Popular Demand. Previously presented in Spring 2007

MORRIS/SUSSEX/WARREN EMPLOYER COUNCIL Presents

"Dynamic Communications for Managers Including HR"

by Louise Kiernan, MA, PHR 

Kiernan Consulting

 

Due to the nature of their work, Managers must effectively communicate with different personality styles on a daily basis. Know how to recognize, understand and adapt to other's behavioral style leads to a more positive work environment and better communication. Effective communication stems from the right combination of tone of voice, words, body language, and pace of speech and actions. These four areas are the components of a person's behavioral style. The information covered in this presentation will lay the groundwork for Managers and HR professionals to open the doors of communication and create win/win relationships and enrich teamwork.

 

                                          Event Info

March 27 8:30AM-11:00AM


MSI Services
23 Rt 206 South
  Stanhope, NJ

Contact Sean Hendrick, Business Representative
Tel: 973.361.0043
Fax: 973.361.9096
Email: 
sean.hendricks@dol.state.nj.us

 

 

SHRM HIGHLIGHTS

Sue Meisinger
Announces Retirement

Updated DOL FMLA Forms
www.shrm.org/hrtools

The SHRM Mentor Program*
www.shrm.org/volunteer
SHRM Customized Benchmarking Reports*
www.shrm.org/research/benchmarks

Workforce Readiness
Job Shadow Day (
www.jobshadow.org)
Junior Achievement (
www.ja.org)
America's Promise (
www.americaspromise.org)

HR Compensation Data Center*
www.shrm.org/compensationdata

Free SHRM Webcasts, Podcasts and Videos*
www.shrm.org/webcast

Transitioning Membership
www.shrm.org/members/transitioning

 

CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIPS

 

The Sussex-Warren Chapter is pleased to announce our Chapter was recently awarded a $750 SHRM Foundation Regional scholarship.  In conjunction with funds from our local Chapter, we are awarding 2 scholarships to prepare for the HRCI PHR/SPHR certification. You must be a member in good standing, be able to sit for the exam and not have let your PHR/SPHR certification lapse.  This award will be granted as partial aid toward the cost of the Human Resource Professional Development Certificate offered by Fairleigh Dickinson University or the purchase of the SHRM Learning System Self Study Materials.  This scholarship is being offered for the 2007/2008 year to two separate recipients.  To obtain an application or for further information contact: Deb Kroeger, SPHR @ 973.695.8326 or e-mail: dkroeger@dsus.com

 

 

 

 

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!!

SHRM is currently seeking volunteers for the 2008 SHRM Northeast Regional Student Conference being held at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI on March 28 and 29.  This conference is free to all SHRM student members and SHRM professional members, and we need the help of professional members as volunteers to make this event a success. So far we have 20 volunteers and this event needs a minimum of 100 volunteers in various positions. If you have never participated in this event - it is more fun than work!

 

To register for this thought-provoking event, please click here to complete the online registration form.  All participants (including HRGames teams, student chapter advisors, and event volunteers) must submit a registration for the conference no later than March 21, 2008.

 

Highlights of the 2008 SHRM Northeast Regional Student Conference include:

-         Educational sessions from leaders in the HR field;

-         Opportunities for networking with other HR students and HR professionals;

-         Career guidance and mentoring opportunities, and the

-         HRGames academic competition;

A tentative schedule for the event can be found at: http://www.shrm.org/students/hrgames/CMS_024560.asp#TopOfPage . For volunteer position for the games, please follow the provided link: http://www.shrm.org/students/hrgames/CMS_017100.asp#TopOfPage  In addition to the HRGames volunteer positions, there are also conference positions that will need to be filled. Registration opens on Friday 3/28 at 3:00 p.m. and there will be volunteer training for the HRGames on Saturday 3/29 beginning at 9:30 am. Volunteers are welcome to stay for all meals including the celebration/awards dinner on Saturday evening. You are also welcome to attend the HRGames and all educational sessions as a participant.

 

If you have additional questions please do not hesitate to contact me at 800/283-7476, x6293. We hope to see you at Bryant University in March! This is a FUN event and you don't want to miss it.

Phyllis

Phyllis Shurn-Hannah

SHRM Northeast Regional Manager

800/283-7476 ext. 6293  Toll Free

 

 

HRCI CREDIT

This program is pending approval for 1.5 recertification credit hour toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or re-certification, visit the HRCI homepage.