The recommended slate of candidates for officers for the program year July 2005 - June 2006 was overwhelmingly approved.

• Of 148 votes cast only two were not counted because they arrived well after the April 30 deadline.
• Of the 146 ballots tabulated, 143 voted for the recommended slate; two ballots were not marked as to the officer selections; and one contained a write in for President-Elect.

Similarly, the proposed bylaw amendments were approved by huge margins:

• 129 votes for the first amendment, with 12 voting against it;
• The second amendment received 131 favorable votes with 5 in the negative column.

Based on these results, along with the initial tabulations, I am more than comfortable certifying the results.

Peter Eide, Chairman, Nominating Committee.

Learn from Leaders... Everyone who ever made it had a mentor. This workshop will profile several leaders via video presentations that show their secrets to success. We will also hear from a panel discussion of leaders and experts in the field. This is a "can't miss" finale to the 2005 Professional Development Series. Presenter: Letty Kluttz , SHRM.

Thanks to our sponsor for this seminar. Wellness Corporate Solutions is a local DC company that provides health fairs, health risk assessments, nutrition, fitness, and stress management seminars, disease management services, health screenings and comprehensive corporate wellness programs. Our programs are professional, creative and informative. Visit us at www.wellnesscorporatesolutions.com.

This program has been approved for 2 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

For Members Only - join us for HRA-NCA's 60th anniversary celebration - Keeping in Time...Celebrating 60 Years.....

Join HRA- NCA for an evening of jazz entertainment, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and other festivities to recognize and appreciate our membership, to offer congratulations to the newly-elected board members, and to celebrate the spirit of our volunteers. This special members-only event is free. Register on-line or use the reply card mailed to you with your invitation. See you all there!

Don't let time keep you from participating in the 2005 HRA-NCA Compensation Survey. The deadline has been extended to Friday, May 27, 2005. Your participation is very valuable to us and beneficial to your organization. However, in order to ensure the timely publication of the 2005 Compensation Survey Report and the 2005 Government Contractors Survey Report no additional extension will be granted.

This is the 26th annual compensation and personnel policies and practices survey covering more than 300 jobs. New for this year is an Executive Job Family including many top level jobs. Also new and exciting this year is an online feature that all you to participate online and then have your data available to you the next year.

Participation ensures you a reduced rate when you purchase the survey. HRA-NCA members receive an additional discount off of the already reduced participation rate.

If you need the latest and most reliable compensation data to assist you in accomplishing objectives and helping your organization achieve its mission, then the HRA-NCA Compensation Survey and HRA-NCA Government Contractors Survey are imperative resources.

If you have any questions or would like to receive a participation packet, please contact our Survey Administrator, AKRON, Inc., at 202-745-0400 ext. 107.

The Human Resources Association of the National Capital Area is proud to announce the 2004 - 2005 Academic Scholarship winners: Erica Dixon and Juli Kim. Erica is pursuing her Masters of Science in Administration/Human Resource Management from Trinity University. Erica is the Administrator/Family Development Specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Juli Kim is pursuing her M.A. in Human Resource Development from the George Washington University. Juli is the HR Generalist for Accenture HR Services.

Please join us in congratulating both Juli and Erica. We wish them both continued success in their education and in the pursuit of their careers in Human Resources.
We also want to thank everyone who applied and wish them well in pursuing the education.

The Human Resources Leadership Awards of Greater Washington will present six awards for human resources professional excellence at a Gala dinner on Tuesday, June 7, at the McLean Hilton. Six awards will be presented: four for Human Resources Professional Excellence in the organization categories of large commercial, small commercial, government, and non-profit; one for Community Service/Corporate Social Responsibility and one for Ethics. The nominated HRA-NCA Members are:

• Bob Corlett
• Bill Craig
• Sandy Eichelberger
• Lori Golino

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!

Congratulations to these "members on the move:"

• Charmaine Wright, Associate Director, National Tax Association
• Mary Young, Records Management Analyst, Howard University

HRA-NCA invites organizations to sponsor our newsletter - or any of the following: monthly speaker presentations, our Web site, special events, etc. Interested? Contact Bob Corlett, HRA-NCA's Vice President, Marketing and Community Relations, or access our information on the Web site. For this issue, sincere thanks to the following sponsors.

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