Upcoming Events
The SPHRO is a community for HR and business professionals sharing ideas, best practices and solutions within our business community. We also offer a steady stream of front-line content that is timely, relevant, practical and provides up-to-date insight from leading HR and business practitioners.
The goals of SPHRO for 2021 include featuring speakers and presentations that will allow HR professional to gain strategic knowledge and will include content for HR “departments of one” and executives/owners without dedicated HR.
We hope that these sessions will also provide a practical take-a-way for participants and will include some networking and discussion among your HR peers.
We hope that these sessions will also provide a practical take-a-way for participants and will include some networking and discussion among your HR peers.
Building Veterans Recruitment Into Your Talent Strategy - Instead of Bolting It On
Virtual Seminar
Thursday, May 20, 2021
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Registration is Complimentary
As more and more veterans continue to make their transition from service to sharing their skills and talents in the civilian world of work, having an intentional strategy in place to attract these talented people to your workplace is a smart investment to make. Our panel of speakers will share both their own journeys of transition as well as practical ways to bring this strategy to life in your business with some practical and intentional actions.
Speakers
Virtual Seminar
Thursday, May 20, 2021
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Registration is Complimentary
As more and more veterans continue to make their transition from service to sharing their skills and talents in the civilian world of work, having an intentional strategy in place to attract these talented people to your workplace is a smart investment to make. Our panel of speakers will share both their own journeys of transition as well as practical ways to bring this strategy to life in your business with some practical and intentional actions.
Speakers
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Mark Jeffries
After serving actively for 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, Mark became a labor law attorney and uses many of the tactics learned in his military service every day in his labor and employment practice. He has represented employers in wrongful discharge and discrimination cases in state and federal court, as well as before the WV Human Rights Commission and the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission, and advises on compliance with employment laws and with union negotiations. Justin Henderson Justin is the SVP of Sales for Bradley-Morris. He is a Marine veteran and nationally-recognized business development consultant. Directly helping hundreds of organizations hire thousands of military veterans. His services have indirectly assisted tens of thousands more during their transition. Justin received his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and while he currently resides in the Boston, MA area with his family, his roots are in Southwestern PA as a graduate of Yough High School. Bobbi Gilbert Bobbi is currently a Human Resources Business Partner with the United States Air Force. She is nearing the end of her active duty service with the Air Force and is currently in the process of pursuing her post military career. Jennifer Hendrix Jennifer is a United States Air Force veteran who is transitioning from her military career, most recently in Human Resources. She is currently completing an internship with the City of Newport News. |
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Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Resources Organization / Washington County Chamber of Commerce is an Approved Provider for HRCI and also recognized by SHRM as a recertification provider to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. The use of the HRCI 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.
Cancellation Policy: Written cancellations received prior to 72 hours of the event will receive a full refund. No refunds will be given within 72 hours of the event. Substitutes are welcome with advance written notice.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Resources Organization / Washington County Chamber of Commerce is an Approved Provider for HRCI and also recognized by SHRM as a recertification provider to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. The use of the HRCI 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.
Cancellation Policy: Written cancellations received prior to 72 hours of the event will receive a full refund. No refunds will be given within 72 hours of the event. Substitutes are welcome with advance written notice.
