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January 2012
Dear Members and Colleagues:
I am honored to be your new Chapter President for the next two years. This is an exciting time for our Chapter and SHRM as HR’s expertise and its importance to organizations continues to be better understood and valued. The Southern Connecticut Chapter of SHRM (SOCTSHRM) has thrived under the leadership of our past Presidents and Boards. Last year, The Society for Human Resource Management awarded the Southern Connecticut Chapter of SHRM the EXCEL Silver Award for 2010, and we are poised to receive it again for 2011. This award is recognition of our continued growth and HR leadership in supporting organizations with strategies that lead to business success!
Over the past two years, our chapter has reorganized using the SHRM Affiliate Program for Excellence (SHAPE) as a guideline to ensure a strong business connection between SHRM and our organization. In addition to clearly outlining our requirements to measure chapter alignment and engagement with SHRM’s overall objectives, SHAPE’s focus is on more strategic activities and initiatives, which allow the chapter to increase its viability, effectiveness, and promotion of the HR profession. This program is also designed to enhance the business acumen of our chapter’s volunteer leaders and raises the bar of excellence!
Our chapter continues to focus on effective and efficient chapter operations and a commitment to providing services to our members and meaningful programs such as our HR Summit’s full-day legal symposium, and comprehensive monthly programs and Professional Development sessions. This year, we again look forward to hosting SOCTSHRM’s Fairfield County HR People of the Year Awards in October.
We are indeed very proud of our past achievements and recognition from SHRM! These successes were possible due to the tireless efforts of the many volunteer leaders and volunteers that provide the ideas, resources, and networks necessary to provide value to Chapter members.
Now is a great time to join or renew your SOCTSHRM membership and become involved! Membership information is available on our website at: www.soctshrm.org. Be sure to click on the Membership Center on the menu to learn more! If you are not already a member of national SHRM, join today by going to www.shrm.org and enjoy all of the benefits membership has to offer. Click on the SHRM MEMBERSHIP button in the left column for more information.
Please come join us at our next event. Details are available on our website. The entire SOCTSHRM Board looks forward to your participation and the opportunity to get to know you.
Sincerely,
Randy
Randy Chase, SPHR
President, SOCTSHRM, 2012-2013
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