Volume 21, Issue 5

May 2015

Be the primary influencer of workplace

policies and practices that benefit our

members and the organizations they

serve;

Build a broad and actively engaged

membership that ensures dissemination of

leading practices to the workplace;

Be the major source for building strong

competence and developing the talent and

leadership of people in our organizations;

and

Ensure a solid financial structure that

permits reinvestment in initiatives and

learning that advances the state of the

profession.

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2015 Officers:

President: Jeffrey Ryan

President-Elect: Tiffany Craig

Past President: Tony Murray

Secretary: Brittany Trahan

Treasurer: Alicia Jenkins

VP, Membership: Yalanda Jones

VP, Public Relations: Sarah Sasser

Dear friends,

I want to thank everyone who participated in our first ever Career Fair on May 20.

We had a good turnout from the public and generated lots of publicity for our

chapter. For our first time attempting a fair of that magnitude, we did an awesome

job! I want to thank all of the board members and the partners we had for the

event for their work. We have solicited feedback from those in attendance and will

work on making the event bigger and better for next year.

We held our first after-hour event this week which was much more relaxing than the

Career Fair. I’d like to thank Crick Benefits, Inc. for sponsoring the event. For those

who missed it, we are planning on having another event like that before the year is

over. We are working on ideas now. We’ve also been invited to join the Lafayette

and Lake Charles chapters in a joint after-hours event which will be held on July 16

in Lafayette from 6 pm to 9 pm. This will be a great chance to meet other HR

professionals and we are going to market the event to SHRM at-large members who

are not affiliated with a local chapter. The Lafayette chapter has lined up a speaker

for part of the event that will be talking about how to network as a HR professional.

We’ll be talking more about the event at the next chapter meeting.

Speaking of the next chapter meeting, we will resume our normal monthly business

on June 17 at 11:30 at the Central Louisiana Business Incubator. Our speaker will be

Melinda Stallings who will be speaking on “Positive Conflict Resolution”. If you

haven’t been able to join us yet this year, we hope you can make there. This should

be an excellent presentation.

Jeffrey Ryan, SPHR, CCP, SHRM-SCP

President

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Where did you grow up? Native of Avoyelles Parish I have been married for 10 years to Alvin Wells and have two children, Joshua (10) and

Madison (5). What are your talents/skills? Decorating, Planning, Marketing and Analyzing What is your educational background? I graduated from Northwestern State University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree

in Computer Information Systems and currently pursing a Master of Science degree in Applied Science and Technology with a concentration in Computer Systems and Network Technology from Alcorn State University.

I am the Business Consultant for the Rapides Business and Career Solutions Center under the Louisiana Workforce

Commission. My main responsibility is marketing business services to Employers in Region 6 which consists of Rapides,

Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle and Winn Parishes.

I love to spend time with my family and friends, cook, shop and travel. If you could vacation anywhere in the world, where would it be? Paris What was your favorite subject in school? Math What do you miss most about being a kid? The worry-free life, the innocence, not having all of the responsibilities What is your favorite food/restaurant? Seafood / Acme Oyster House What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Laundry If you could meet anyone dead/alive, who would it be? Barack and Michelle Obama What would you name the autobiography of your life? The Little Drummer Girl

What is your most prized possession? My two children

If you had 30 minutes to spare, what would you do? Watch television

“Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

HR News Quiz

Found at shrm.org/hrnews

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1. 1980s 2. Job security 3. 88%

1. When did the ESGR Bosslift program begin?

1990s 1980s Last year

2. What do new grads really prefer?

Lots of money Job security Professional development

3. What percentage of people want their employers to help them figure out how much to save for retirement?

22% 88% 50%

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CLSHRM’s first annual CENLA Career Fair

was a great success for our chapter, local

employers, and our community.

Great job, CLSHRM!

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Valerie Aymond – SHRM-SCP

Tiffany Craig – SHRM-CP

Christina Goodrich – SHRM-CP

Kris Hickman – SHRM-SCP

Lydia Lambert – SHRM-CP

Hassie Moncla – SHRM-CP

Tony Murray – SHRM-SCP

Traci O’Brien – SHRM-CP

Tyra Rabalais – SHRM-CP

Jeff Ryan – SHRM-SCP

Joseph Sharp – SHRM-SCP

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Thank you, Crick Benefits, Inc., for sponsoring our After Dark event!

This fun evening supported the SHRM Foundation.

At the SHRM Foundation, we are a catalyst for thought leadership. We help predict where the workforce is

headed because we’ve been studying its evolution for more than 40 years. We offer unmatched workforce

knowledge for progressive leaders, with a total focus on studying and reporting the management

practices that work.

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