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The HRA-NCA
2004 Compensation Survey Report is available for purchase now. This is a resource you need for your job!
Professional Development Series Announced for 2005:
Advancing Your Career - Secure and Maintain Your Seat at The Executive
Table
Special Pricing on All Four Seminars!
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This is
the e-mail newsletter of the Human Resource Association of the
National Capital Area (HRA-NCA), a proud affiliated chapter of the
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). HRA-NCA serves HR
professionals throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area
with a monthly HR Speaker Series, many other professional development
opportunities and the area's best compensation survey.
Thanks
for participating in our last survey on High Deductible Health Plans.
Only one of our respondents was implementing a HDHP for 2005. Twenty
percent considered it, while over 60% did not consider a HDHP.
Take this month's quick survey: What
HR area is your major focus this year?
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· Set Your Sights on the Executive
"Table"!
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 The February 24th HRA-NCA seminar is the first in a series
of four exciting seminars to prepare you for advancing your career right
up to the executive table. The first seminar, presented by Jim Ball of
The
Goals Institute, focuses on goal-setting and goal- attaining
strategies and behaviors, personal AND team-oriented. This is information
you need now!
The series
of four seminars is priced right, too. If you enroll now, you will
receive all four seminars for the price of three: HRA-NCA members ($225);
non- members ($300). Share your learning experience with a class of
energetic colleagues.
Thanks to
our seminar series sponsor: Wellness Corporate
Solutions
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Register NOW
for the Feb. 24th seminar...
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· Spring Into Action for HRA-NCA
Strategic Business Awards
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Nominations for the second annual
awards program, HR Leaders - Breaking New Ground and Changing the
Landscape of Human Resources, are open NOW. Awards will be given in
three areas:
- Effective Workforce Planning
- Successful Worklife Strategies
- Excellence in Community Service
Do you know an individual or
organization that deserves to be recognized? Nominate today! The
Nomination Form will give you all the details. The deadline for
nominations is right around the corner: March 11. Join us at the gala
awards dinner on April 20! Opportunities for Sponsorships
are still available.
Many
thanks to our Strategic Business Awards sponsors:
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Join us for
this exciting event...
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· Advance Your Career - Volunteer for the
HRA-NCA Board
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Grow your leadership skills as an
officer of HRA-NCA. As you know, this SHRM affiliate is an extremely
well- run organization, widely recognized throughout the region as a
leading group of accomplished and essential professionals in a critical
field. Put your leadership skills to use and affect HRA-NCA's direction,
programs, and services. Join a team of dedicated professionals who strive
to make your association the best it can be. Nominations are now being
accepted for officer positions - self nominations are encouraged. Terms
run July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Nominations must be received by
March 11, 2005.
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Read about
Board positions and nominations process...
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· Calling all spirited party-planners!
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HRA-NCA's end of the year BASH --
held in June -- is forming a planning committee now. Only those with
F-U-N as a middle name apply! More information from Kirsten Howard.
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· HRA-NCA Awards Certification
Scholarship
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HRA-NCA awarded its 2005
Certification Scholarship to Larry Hudson, Jr. at the last chapter
meeting. Larry is Senior HR Consultant for Children's National Medical Center and holds a BS in Management from the University of Maryland, MS degree in Administration from Central Michigan University and MS in HR Management and Development
from Chapman University. And now, he wants to add
"SPHR" to his list of titles! We congratulate Larry on his
years of work experience and working knowledge of HR best practices and
processes.
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Information
about HRA-NCA scholarships and other student services...
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· Web Site News
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We've created a new page to hold
HR-related articles of interest to members submitted by members and other
HR resources. These articles had previously been on the "HR
Resources" page. Information on how to get an article posted is also
included. We'll remind you of this page periodically. Check it often for
information you can use in your job. You can find it through the link below, or from the "Resources" drop-down
menu on our home page.
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Explore the new
Articles page...
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· HRA-NCA Member News
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You may look up these and other
members' information in the HRA-NCA online membership directory, using
various search categories. Log in through the "Member Login" on
the HRA-NCA Web site home page. Keep your membership record up-to- date
so we don't lose touch!
New Positions and Certifications
- Robert Reynolds, Sr. Human Resources Business
Partner, Unisys
Welcome to New
Members
- Lisa Apps, Manager, Human Resources, Grocery
Manufacturers of America
- Sonja Champ, Employee Relations Specialist,
Academy for Educational Development
- Judith Chauhan, SPHR, Director, Human Resources,
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- Angela Franke, Director of Marketing, Financial
Brokerage Services, Inc.
- Fiona Gathright, Executive Director, Wellness
Corporate Solutions
- Mark Gorkin, Stress Doc Enterprises
- Christopher Harig, Sr. Equal Opportunity
Specialist, OFCCP
- Allison Hodge, Account Executive, Hodge, Hart
& Schleifer Inc.
- Adrienne Loftin, Manager, Employment &
Orientation Programs, The CNA Corporation
- Angelique McKeithan
- Georgene Murray, Benefits & Risk Manager, National
Trust for Historic Preservation
- Carolyn Reed
- Gloria Snowden, Human Resources Specialist, US
Department of the Treasury
- Ron Walker, SPHR, Sr. Human Resources
Generalist, Georgetown University
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Access the
HRA-NCA "Members Only" Web site...
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· Thank You to Our Sponsors
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HRA-NCA invites organizations to
sponsor our newsletter - or any of the following: chapter meetings, the
January 28th conference, the Web site, etc. Interested? Contact Bob Corlett, HRA-NCA's
Vice President, Marketing and Community Relations, or access
our information on the Web site. Information on sponsoring the conference, is
also available on our Web site. For this issue, we sincerely thank
the following sponsor.
 Goetz Printing
Company is a sheet-fed commercial printer that supports the
production of your marketing and business collateral. We have been serving
associations, non profits and commercial clients since 1927. We continue
to earn and build professional business relationships utilizing options
and alternatives that helps improve quality and cost.
 Smart HR provides clients
with a world-class benefits management and HR support program -- a
solution unmatched in the marketplace. Experience our refreshing
approach, unique free services and superior customer support. Smart HR
has redefined benefits management. See
what you are missing!
 Troy University offers adult
students flexible, affordable and accessible programs that can position
you for a new career or for advancement in your current career. Courses
are offered evenings, weekends and on-line to accommodate the busy
schedules of working adults. Click on our logo or call 800-645-TROY
(8769) for details on graduate and undergraduate degree offerings in the Washington DC area.
Registration for the March term starts soon!
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Information
about sponsoring HRA-NCA...
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