Message from the President

Hello CAHRA,

I am thrilled to announce that we have already had approximately thirty new mem‐bers join CAHRA in 2016 and had record a endance at our January mee ng! These are exci ng mes! So I have one ques on for you... are you “Engaging”?

At our February mee ng, we will intro‐duce our Commi ee Chairs and give you an opportunity to sign up to learn more about each commi ee’s role. This will help you de‐termine if there is an area where you feel called to serve.

If you have an open HR posi on in your company or a non‐HR posi on that is profes‐sional level, we will give you an opportunity to announce it at the beginning of each mee ng. If you are seeking an HR posi on or know someone who is, please feel free to leave resume copies at the sign‐in table for other mem‐bers to review.

See You Soon,

Jessica Kinard,

SHRM‐SCP, SPHR

February 2016

2016 Officers

President

Jessica Kinard, SPHR, SHRM‐SCP

Miskelly Furniture

President‐Elect

Tamara Bailey, PHR, SHRM‐CP

Jackson Heart Clinic

Vice President

Lindsey Hoskinson, PHR, SHRM‐CP

RevClaims

Secretary

Tracy Osborn, SPHR, SHRM‐SCP

Bomgar

Treasurer

Melissa Robbins, PHR, SHRM‐CP, CBP

Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co

Past President

Shonda M. Kines, PHR, SHRM‐CP, CBP, CCP

Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co

Wendy King, HUB Interna onal Speaker:

This presentation has been approved for one General Recertification Credit by the HR Certification Institute, and has been submitted for approval as one SHRM Professional Development Credit (PDC)

for recertifying the SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP credentials.

Recertification Credit

Monthly Meeting Information

The Wednesday February 3rd CAHRA meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel located on County Line Road, Jackson, MS. This

meeting will be held in the Penthouse. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. and our speaker will begin at 12:00 p.m.

Topic: “The Top 10 Mistakes Every Employer is Making.”

Bio:

Wendy King is the regional Director of Health & Performance for HUB Interna onal, Gulf South. In her role, she sets the pace for client strategy including wellness vendor partnerships, healthy culture devel‐opment, industry leading program design, and compliance. She manages a team of cer fied health and performance consultants who partner with clients to execute ac onable strategies within their organiza‐ons, achieving par cipa on and risk reduc on in their popula ons that far exceed industry benchmarks.

Ms. King has over 20 years’ diverse, professional experience in corporate wellness strategy, marke ng, sales and communica ons. Her background includes owning her own marke ng and consul ng firm, run‐ning the corporate marke ng and wellness divisions of a na onal health and benefits administrator, and running the business development divisions of both hospitals and healthcare consultants.

Wendy has provided key note addresses to groups such as the Society for Human Resource Manage‐ment , and wri en ar cles and provided interviews to numerous US insurance, corporate wellness, bene‐fits, and human resources publica ons. Ms. King is considered a leader in the field of corporate wellness strategy, as it relates to employee benefits and enterprise risk management.

Wendy holds a Master’s degree in Business Administra on (MBA) from the University of New Orleans, along with a Bachelor of Science in Marke ng from Louisiana State University. She is also a Cer fied Cor‐porate Wellness Specialist (CCWS).

MembershipInformation

Personal Information:

In order to receive the most up to date information

about our chapter and what’s happening, make sure to

update your profile in the CAHRA member directory.

Visit http://cahra.shrm.org/user to complete your up-

dates.

Nametags:

If you have recently completed your SHRM-CP

or SHRM-SCP certification or pathway and need

a new CAHRA nametag with your credentials,

please complete this request at the next CAHRA

meeting via the sign up sheet at registration.

There will be no charge for those who have up-

dated credentials. We will continue to charge a

$15 fee for members who need nametags not

related to changing credentials.

Committee signups:

Please check with our president, Jessica Kinard, at the

next meeting if you are interested in signing up to help

with one of our committees. Opportunities are available

for those of you seeking a volunteer role!

Why Join SHRM? Our chapter has always strived to maintain over 60%

SHRM membership par cipa on. With almost 30 new

members in 2016, please be sure to join SHRM or renew your

current SHRM membership. Here are some of the benefits

of being a SHRM member:

Cer fied SHRM HR advisors who can assist with specific ques ons and offer advice on handling sensi ve situa ons

Compliance alerts when legisla on is enacted and informa on on how to implement the necessary changes

Fee weekly member webcasts on important HR topics

Sample job descrip ons, interview ques ons, workplace policies, discounted conferences, seminars, and the list goes on!

The Mississippi State Council of SHRM invites you to

a end the 21st Annual Mississippi Human Resource

Conference and Expo. Our conference is commi ed

to offering con nued professional educa on, train‐

ing and development for the HR professional.

Be prepared to gain mo va on, inspira on and

knowledge from our great speakers! For a full con‐

ference overview, visit the AGENDA page on the

website!

h p://www.cvent.com/events/21st‐annual‐mississippi‐human‐resource‐conference‐and‐expo/event‐summary‐

3a947d8b2d8a4eaebf32a2722a463770.aspx

C a p i t a l A r e a H u m a n R e s o u r c e s A s s o c i a t i o n

P.O. Box 16042 Jackson, MS 39211

Website: h p://cahra.shrm/org Email: jxncahra@yahoo.com

Any CAHRA member who receives a SHRM cer fica on

a er 12/31/15, will receive a reimbursement toward

their SHRM cer fica on expenses. SHRM‐CP = $75;

SHRM‐SCP=$100. Requests for reimbursement can be

sent to Melissa Robbins at mrobbins@s li.com

MS Employment Expo sponsored by the Governor’s Job

Fair Network

Date & Time: 3/23/16 9:30am‐2:00pm

Loca on: Mississippi Trademart

City: Jackson, MS

Cost: $250.00 per company

Note: The job fair will open to any pre‐registered job seekers at 9am. You can pre‐register to a end by

clicking on the job candidate registra on link on the home page. The job fair will open for the public at

9:30am. You do not have to pre‐register to a end. There will be an Employer Hospitality Room available

2016 Officers

Pictured from Le to Right are:

Shonda Kines, Past President

Jessica Kinard, President

Tamara Bailey, President Elect

Lindsey Hoskinson, Vice President

Tracy Osborn, Secretary

Melissa Robbins, Treasurer