AVHRA - February 2020 eNewsletter

Greetings AVHRA Members,
2020 is well under way! Your AVHRA Board is working hard to provide you with ways to learn and connect this year. We are excited to announce some great opportunities for networking and advancing your HR and leadership knowledge in the weeks ahead. (More)

2019 AVHRA Scholarship Winner
Each year, AVHRA presents a Human Resources Scholarship to a graduating senior from Chelan, Douglas or Okanogan County high schools or college students pursuing a career in the Human Resources field. The Scholarship Committee seeks to award students who demonstrate strong moral character, service to the community and plan to attend a 4-year college or Wenatchee Valley College. This year’s recipient is Emma Allen. Emma is a shining example of what a positive outlook on life can do to lead you through the path of success, especially when the odds seem to be stacked against you. I am reminded of the last sentence in my favorite poem by Charles Swindoll, “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” Emma will be pursuing studies in HR at Central Washington University. On behalf of the AVHRA Board, we are honored to present our award to this shining star and wish her the best in her collegiate years.

EVENTS YOU WONT WANT TO MISS

Networking event this Thursday, February 20th; open to all HR professionals from 5pm to 7pm at Pybus Market at the Jones of Washington Tasting Room for some appetizers on us and some great conversation. Check out our website for additional information. We’d love to see you there!

March 13th - 2020 Washington State Employment Law and Human Resource Conference held this year at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. It is a packed full day conference with a variety of breakout tracks including Legal, Senior HR, Generalist, Learning and Development and more.   To register, visit: www.wastateshrm2020conference.org/rates-registration.

Lunch and Learn March 26th - “Implementing the new WA PFML Act – Lessons Learned So Far” with a panel of HR Directors and Board Member Erin McCool of Ogden Murphy Wallace.   Save the date and watch for more details and registration links soon.

April 17th - Lunch and Learn with business communications expert Bryan Rutberg entitled “Do Your Customers ❤ You Enough? It is a session designed to get your HR “customers”, i.e. your business partners, to think of HR in a whole new way. A new perspective on your work and a refreshing new way to talk about it.   Watch for more details and registration soon. This is one you won’t want to miss!

May - includes another networking event on May 21st and (Date TBD), we will address the serious and difficult topic of Workplace Violence with an “Active Shooter Training” Lunch and Learn brought to us by the Wenatchee Police Department.

WANT TO BECOME CERTIFIED AND NEED HELP?
Spring study group for the PHR certification, we’ll have information at the February 20th networking event or send us a message through LinkedIn or email info.avhra@gmail.com and we’ll get back to you!

HOW AVRHA IS GIVING BACK
From the Employment Law Summit in December, we were able to donate $1500 to the SHRM Foundation which provides academic and professional development HR scholarships. Most recently, we donated $1000 to the Central Washington SHRM Student Chapter to help four very impressive HR seniors attend the upcoming student HR Leadership event in April in Juneau, Alaska.   You can be proud to sponsor these endeavors!

WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED WITH AVHRA?
Come to one of our monthly Board meetings to meet the volunteer leaders who are leading AVHRA this year. We generally meet the second Tuesday of the month from 4pm to 5pm (See Events”).   It’s a great way to get to know what we are all about and see if you’d like to get involved.   And if you have an idea or passion for a specific area, feel free to contact a Board member and volunteer your ideas and/or your time to help out!

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