• Amy Lynch (the Why of “Y”) • Superior Merit Award • Financial Update • Wine and Cheese Event • Annual Golf Scramble Date • Call for Candidates • Volunteer Opportunities • Much, much more
June 2009
A publication of the Evansville-Area Human Resource Association, Inc.
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About the Speaker Generation Y Specialist, Amy Lynch helps companies attract and retain top 20‐something talent. She is the author of the
award‐winning How Can You Say That? about parent‐teen communication; and she is Generation Y columnist for Biz Journals, syndicated to business newspapers in more than 40 markets. Her ideas have been featured in USA Today, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, the Dallas Morn‐ing News, the Washington Post, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and NBC Nightly News, among others.
About the Presentation The Why of “Y”: Make Business Sense of the Generational Mix Wondering how to manage and communicate with Generation Y? Want to help all the generations see beyond the stereotypes and break through generational barriers to new productivity and teamwork? This presentation explores proven methods of engaging top 20‐something talent and enhancing the work ethic of young employees. You'll explore generational communication styles and strengths, and you'll leave this session with do‐it‐today ideas for increasing collaboration and decreasing conflict between the generations in your workforce.
This month’s meeting will be held at:
***Reservations accepted through 12:00 noon on Monday, June 15th, 2009 online at www.ehranet.org by clicking “monthly program” or by contact-ing Angie Fetscher at (812) 463-4308 or [email protected]. If you choose to register online, please enter your phone number using format with area code in paren-theses, e.g., (812).
Please notify us of any accommodation. Registered attendees who do not show will be invoiced. The Centre– Locust Rooms
715 N. Locust St. Evansville, IN 47708
For just $20, you can bring a friend or coworker, no strings attached! If they like the program, we would love for them to apply for membership with EHRA
EHRA MEMBER: $15 EHRA STUDENT MEMBERS: $10 GUESTS $20
THIS MONTH’S SPONSOR
SEE THEIR AD IN THE BACK OF THIS NEWSLETTER
"The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."
PRESIDENT Andrew Ellerbrook, PHR [email protected]
PRESIDENT ELECT Cris Stichler, PHR [email protected]
TREASURER Jason Braun, PHR [email protected]
ASSISTANT TREASURER Ingrid Lindy, PHR [email protected]
SECRETARY Angie Fetscher, PHR [email protected]
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Michelle Choate, GPHR [email protected]
DIRECTOR OF COMPENSATION SURVEY Vickie Warren, SPHR [email protected]
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS CHAIRPERSON Molly Harris, SPHR [email protected]
COLLEGE RELATIONS CHAIRPERSON Dr. Joy Peluchette [email protected]
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIRPERSON Nick Lindy [email protected]
FINANCE CHAIRPERSON John Halverson [email protected]
DIVERSITY CHAIRPERSON Orvietta Shannon, PHR [email protected]
WORKFORCE READINESS CHAIRPERSON Tara Ricketts, PHR [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON Ann Bourne, SPHR [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT Jennifer L. Cruz, PHR [email protected]
SHRM Liaison and Certification Chairperson Mary Thompson, PHR mary_thompson@mss‐in.com
WEB CHAIRPERSON Michelle Davis [email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Just who are those people sitting at the Registration Table for meetings? It’s Jason Braun, Treasurer, and Ingrid Lindy, Assistant Treasurer. And sitting at that table is only one of their ‘jobs’ within EHRA! The Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer:
• receive and record all monies for EHRA • disburse funds upon approval of the President • report financial standing of EHRA on a monthly basis to the Board of Directors
To keep EHRA a fiscally sound association, we recently have implemented some changes: (Some of them are also Green!!)
• Implemented the use of financial software to better track EHRA monies. • Emailed certificates of attendance for various EHRA Meetings. This reduces the amount of paper printed and not used. Only those who need to print the certificate will print it! • Eliminated the printing of paper brochures for Spring Seminar. This was a major sav‐ings due to the expense of designing, printing and mailing the brochure for the approxi‐mately 300 EHRA members. • Implemented the use of on‐line payments for EHRA events. This saves the time, pa‐per and postage necessary to create invoices and track payments.
There are also things you, as members, can do to help us do our jobs more efficiently, including:
• Utilize the on‐line payment method for meetings and dues • If you do use this option, and use someone else’s credit card to pay your fees, let us know! It helps keep our records straight!
When you pay using an invoice, please include a copy of that invoice with your payment and make sure the invoice mentions who the payment is for.
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact Jason Braun at [email protected] or Ingrid Lindy at [email protected].
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Workshops The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library is looking for volunteer speakers for workshops that would be of interest to HR professionals. The library is interested in scheduling these workshops for the June to July timeframe.
Topics include: *Professional and Personnel Development *Low Cost Employee Incentive Programs *Creative Mentoring and Orientation Programs for New Employees *Are you a New Manager? Then, you MUST know this – developing time-, project- and personnel management skills.
If you would like to be a guest speaker on one or more of the above topics, please contact Steve Cochran with EVPL at (812) 759-7625 or by email at [email protected].
Do you know of other ways EHRA can get involved in our community? If so, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know!
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Evansville‐Area Human Resource Association and it’s members for receiving the 2008 Superior Merit Chapter award from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). This is the 33rd straight year EHRA has re‐ceived this award.
Local Chapter members, the Indiana State Council challenges you to become a SHRM member. Beginning now through July 31, if you become a SHRM member you will be entered into a drawing for a free Indiana State Conference Registration. This promotion is valued at $225! You can choose to attend our 2009 Conference or 2010 Conference. To join SHRM, visit www.shrm.org
There has never been a better time to join SHRM.
2009 Regional Compensation & Benefits Survey Again, thank you to those who participated in the 2009 Regional Compensation & Benefits Survey. Your support resulted in a par-ticipation rate of over 75 organizations! Results were made available in May and distributed via email to those who participated. For those who did not participate, you may purchase the results by contacting the Chamber of Commerce. The Evansville-Area Human Resource Association, Inc. would like to recognize the following individuals and organizations for their in-volvement in the production of the 2009 Regional Compensation & Benefits Report. A project of this size could not be accomplished without your collective efforts. Compensation Survey Committee: Sandy Bitter (St. Mary’s Medical Center), Gene Weisheit, SPHR (Sterling Boiler), Cheri Conyers, (Infinity Molding and Assembly Inc.), Cynthia Griffith, PHR, (Traylor Bros., Inc), Nick Lindy, PHR, (Shoe Carnival), Dan Hayden, PHR, CCP (Vectren Corporation), Michelle Davis (Shoe Carnival, Inc.), Michelle Choate, GPHR (Red Spot Paint) and Vickie Warren, SPHR (Evansville ARC, Inc.) Special Acknowledgements: Laurel Meny (Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana) and Joe Wingo (University of Southern Indiana)
EHRA Needs Volunteers for the Seamless Transition Program The EHRA and the Employer Support of the Guard and Re-serve (ESGR) have partnered on a "seamless transition" pro-gram for units that return from deployment. The EHRA has been asked to find EHRA members to volunteer to assist a sol-dier with their resume, interviewing and with other career-related needs as they enter the civilian workforce. If you would like to be paired with a soldier in need of career assistance, please contact Tara Ricketts at (812) 421-6500 ext. 303 or by email at [email protected]. Do you know of other ways EHRA can get involved in our community? If so, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know!
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Beer, Wine, and Cheese event Thursday June 11. 5:00 to 7:00 at Aztar
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July 23rd - Pat Shoulders, “Open Door, Closed Mind”
August (TBD) Legislative Update
August 31st-September 2nd- Indiana State HR Conference Where in the World is HR?
Congratulations to our newly certified member, Don Carr, who recently ob‐tained his PHR*.
*If you know of anyone else who has become newly cer‐tified, please email us at [email protected].
MEMBERS $10 GUESTS* $20 Must be 21+ to attend
*Guests can be friends, coworkers, spouses or prospective EHRA members.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Angie Fetscher has been a member of the EHRA Board for six years. In her time as a board member she has held the positions of Director of Compensa‐tion Survey, Membership and most currently as Secretary of the Board. Angie joined EHRA to grow professionally, network, and stay current with HR
trends. Angie thinks the most difficult part of being an HR professional today is managing through the current economic environment, and stay‐ing knowledgeable and compliant with the legislative changes under the current Administration.
Jennifer Cruz has been a member of the EHRA since 2002. In her time on the board she has held the positions of Diversity Chairperson, Communi‐cations Chairperson, Director of Professional De‐velopment, President‐Elect, President and most recently, Past‐President. In her time on the board, her most important contribution has either been the Diversity Conference in 2003 or the Spring Seminar in 2006. Jennifer currently serves as a Hu‐man Resource manager at American General Finance. While not working or performing her EHRA duties she enjoys raising her Ducorp’s Cockatoo [for the last 12 years] named Angel with her husband. Angel’s vocabulary includes about 50 words and phases; her most recent addition is "How are you?"
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Resume Postings The EHRA has partnered with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) on their Golf Scramble scheduled for June 26, 2009.
The EHRA has been asked to provide USERRA and FMLA Exigency Leave Facts and Frequently Asked Questions for each hole. If you are interested in assisting with the signage, please contact Tara Ricketts at (812) 421-6500 ext. 303 or by email at [email protected].
If you are interested in information about the ESGR’s golf scramble, please contact Jerry Clewlow at (812) 686-1083 or (812) 626-0053. The ESGR is encouraging employers to par-ticipate in their Statement of Support Ceremony and by enter-ing teams to play. Do you know of other ways EHRA can get involved in our community? If so, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know!
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JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL GOLF SCRAMBLE ON: THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH AT EAGLE VALLEY.
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What is a golf scramble without
PRIZES?
Between now and the date of the event, we will be accepting any and all dona‐tions that you or your company would like to provide for our winners in this golf scramble. Donations can be provided to Dan Oates at 812‐858‐0803:
MR Newburgh 8844 Ruffian Lane Newburgh, IN 47630 812‐858‐0803
Any questions you may have about the scramble or donations can be forwarded to Nick Lindy as well at 812‐867‐4032. As a special note, the EHRA would like to thank Frank Kanowsky for all of his hard work on this event in the past! We couldn’t have done it without him!
Call for Candidates to serve on the 2010 EHRA Board of Directors
The Nominating Committee for the 2010 EHRA Board of Directors is extending a call to all professional members interested in serving on the EHRA Board of Directors. A slate of officers will be presented at the August 2009 monthly meeting. For additional information regarding elected and appointed positions, please talk to a current board member or visit the Member Portal page on the EHRA website at www.ehranet.org. The position descriptions for each position provide a sum-mary of the position responsibilities and time commitment. If you are interested in serving on the EHRA Board of Directors or joining a committee, please complete a Call for Candi-dates form. Submit completed forms to Jennifer L. Cruz, PHR via fax at 812-468-5771 or scan and e-mail forms to [email protected] by no later than June 30, 2009.
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