SHRM Medina County Newsletter Inside this issue: President s Corner 1 SHRM Medina County Call for Candidates Member Appreciation Luncheon and Silent Auction Donate to the SHRM Foundation Silent Auction Welcome New Members 2 3 4 5 A Special Thank You 6 Announcements 7 Calendar 8 President s Corner Hello, October 2013 Volume 1, Issue 7 Engage. Inspire. Lead. As you know, hundreds of thousands of Americans woke up this past Tuesday unsure about where their next paycheck will come from. Others found their vacations to national parks cut short and others were frustrated with the fact that there are fewer federal workers around to handle their questions. Yes, for the first time in 17 years, the United States government shut down on October 1 st as the House of Representatives, the Senate and the White House were unable to reach an agreement to fund the federal government for the 2014 fiscal year. There are many implications for HR and employers are still obligated to meet statutory deadlines and compliance requirements of the underlying statutes. All we can do is meet deadlines to the best of our abilities, submit information that has been requested, document and hope that a budget bill is approved in the near future. We have many announcements this month. First, our Annual Member Meeting is October 22 nd and elections will be held for the 2014 Board of Directors. Board of Directors term is one year. Each elected Officer and Director shall assume office on January 1, 2014. Officers and Directors may not be elected to serve more than 2 consecutive terms in the same position. Nathan Pangrace, our chapter s Legislative Director, will be presenting the 2013 Legislative Update. We hope you all plan to attend. November 7 th is our Diversity Event. It will be held at 11:30 at Weymouth Country Club. Mike Kovak, Medina County Auditor and Veteran, will be our guest speaker. This event is about honoring diversity in the workforce and we are highlighting Veterans for our diversity initiative this year. We are also highlighting Wreaths for Western Reserve, which was formed to solicit donations for the placement of wreaths at headstones of our fallen heroes laid to rest at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio. December 12 th is our Annual Member Appreciation Meeting and Silent Auction to benefit The SHRM Foundation. If you would like to contribute to this year s auction, please complete the form on our website under events and email or fax to us. Your charitable donation would be greatly appreciated. Lunch is complementary to all chapter members. Guests are welcome to the event at the non-member price. Two of our members have recently been married. Congratulations to Erika Nowlin, our chapter Secretary and Jackie Van Hoch, our chapter VP Membership. I also would like to remind everyone that we now have Pay Pal on our web site and hope this helps you when making payments for attendance to our meetings and events. The 2013 Ohio Human Resource Conference HR Making Connections that Count was fantastic and there were many lessons learned from the great speakers that presented. The Ohio Human Resource Conference is held annually in September and is sponsored by the Ohio SHRM State Council. This two and a half day conference draws close to 900 human resource professionals from Ohio and surrounding states. The Ohio Conference Programs Committee strives each year to select a lineup of first-class speakers, many nationally known, with the goal of presenting on educational, informative and innovative topics. Next year s conference will be on September 17-19, 2014 at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Sandusky, Ohio. Mark your calendars for all of these exciting upcoming events and we hope to see you there! -Karen Sating, Chapter President
SHRM Medina County Newsletter Page 2 SHRM Medina County Call for Candidates Are you looking to develop your leadership skills or get more involved in the chapter? Now is the time to nominate yourself for one of our 2014 Board of Director positions. Your service to SHRM Medina County in a leadership role can be a valuable experience in many ways. You can learn: More about SHRM and how it supports the HR profession and local chapters How to strengthen project management skills Develop and bolster your public speaking skills Learn more about what it is like to be on a board of directors and parliamentary procedures Typical time commitments per month averages around 5 hours. Other benefits include free membership to SHRM Medina County, professional development seminars, and HRCI recertification credits. All active SHRM Medina County Professional Members, in good standing, can serve on the chapter s Board of Directors. You can nominate yourself or encourage another chapter member to nominate themselves for a position. Dan Csaky is currently President-Elect and will be President of SHRM Medina County in 2014. Our Chapter is unique in that we have a fast track succession to President. The time commitment is three years starting with the VP Membership Role followed by VP Programs/President-Elect, and then President. All other board positions are also subject to annual election, and may serve up to two consecutive terms. Check out the positions that are available...one might be just the right fit for you. Any Member or Non-Member of SHRM Medina County may be considered for our Board of Directors. Once elected, all Board members must have up-to-date Chapter and National SHRM membership. If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else to join SHRM Medina County please feel free to reach out to: Dan Csaky, President-Elect at shrmmedina@gmail.com
Page 3 SHRM Medina County Newsletter Member Appreciation Luncheon and SHRM Foundation Silent Auction Please save the date, Thursday, December 12 th, 2013 from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM for our annual SHRM - Medina County Member Appreciation Luncheon and Silent Action, with all proceeds going to the SHRM Foundation. Lunch is FREE to all current members. Guests are welcome - cost $20. Supporting the SHRM Foundation is a chance to contribute to an ongoing study of the direction of human resources in society. The SHRM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non -profit affiliate of SHRM. Last year s Silent Auction featured many items and raised more than $800 to support the SHRM Foundation. The success of the Silent Auction depends on the creative and interesting items we receive as donations for bid. Don t miss out on this great opportunity to demonstrate your and/or your company s support of the HR profession. You and/or your company will receive acknowledgement of your participation in the Silent Auction on our website and in our newsletter. We will also highlight your company s participation at the meeting. Your charitable donation would be much appreciated! If you would like to donate an auction item, please complete the attached form and fax to 330-247- 4203 or email to shrmmedina@gmail.com. Your charitable donation and support is vital to ensure that the SHRM Foundation can continue its important work. We hope you can join us! Karen Sating, President, SHRM Medina County Angie Kish, SHRM Foundation Director, SHRM Medina County
SHRM Medina County Newsletter Page 4 Donate to Support Human Resources Studies! SHRM Medina County Silent Auction SHRM Medina County, An affiliate of the society for human resource management (SHRM) Silent Auction to Benefit the SHRM Foundation Thank you for your making a contribution to our silent auction. Please complete this form and email to shrmmedina@gmail.com or fax to 330-247-4203 Donor Name: Organization name: Mailing address: Phone: E-mail: Describe the item you are donating (Please be as descriptive as possible): Approximate retail value: $ Thank you for your support!
Page 5 SHRM Medina County Newsletter Welcome New Members Our Bring a Guest event in July was a huge success. Please continue to invite your guests and help us spread the word about SHRM Medina County. Our members are our strongest voice! We thank you and welcome new members! Christine Quinn The Hoffman Group The 2013 SHRM Medina County Diversity Event will be a luncheon meeting where Mike Kovack, Medina County Auditor and Veteran will honor Veterand and Diversity in the Workforce. This meeting will be held on Thursday, November 7 th at the Weymouth Country Club. Do you have a topic that you would like to see covered in our Newsletter or information that you would like to share? Your suggestions are welcome. Please email your thoughts and ideas to Erika Nowlin, Secretary at shrmmedina@gmail.com.
Page 6 SHRM Medina County Newsletter A Special Thank You! A very special thank you to our Guest Speaker from our September chapter luncheon Valerie Nash. Valerie shared with us the importance of having the difficult conversations with our employees and how having these conversations can actually improve morale, reduce turnover, and build trust and respect. Thank you Valerie! Valerie Nash, Deputy Director, Human Resources & Support Services Stark County Job & Family Services SHRM Medina County Social Media Want to hear more from SHRM Medina County! Connect with us on LinkedIn, Like us on Facebook, or Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on HR issues with SHRM Medina County! SHRM Medina County Facebook SHRM - Medina County LinkedIn SHRM - Medina County (SHRMMedinaCo) on Twitter
SHRM - Medina County P.O. Box 1706 Medina, OH 44256 October 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Phone: 330-662-0178 Email: shrmmedina@gmail.com Website: www.shrm-medina.shrm.org Don t miss our next chapter meeting on October 22nd, 2013. We encourage you to attend and bring a guest! Like us on Facebook! Join us on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/groups/shrm- Medina-county 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Board 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Chapter Meeting 11:30am 27 28 29 30 31 Meeting 8:15am October Chapter Luncheon Speaker Nathan Pangrace Join SHRM Medina County and Nathan Pangrace, Associate at Roetzel & Andress and SHRM - Medina County Legislative Director for our Annual Chapter Member Meeting, 2014 Board of Directors Election and 2013 Legislative Update. Nathan s practice focuses on advice and counsel in labor and employment law. Nathan represents public and private employers in a broad spectrum of employment-related issues, including federal and state labor and employment law compliance, preparation and implementation of personnel policies and employment agreements, employee hiring and discipline, leaves of absence and disability accommodation issues, discrimination claims, workplace health and safety, and workers compensation. Nathan has successfully defended businesses from a variety of employee claims in federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Nathan also leads his firm s Heath Care Reform Team, which advises employers on compliance with the new federal health care legislation. Nathan holds a Bachelor of Arts, History from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor, Law from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.