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Meeting Notes May 2025

    Board Meeting 
    June 3, 2025

    Board Members in Attendance:                 
    X    Kansas Guthrie, President                           Certifications
    X    Priya Bowman, Communications                 College Relations
    X    Heidi Hand, Secretary                                  Inclusion & Diversity
    X    Deborah Jeffries, Professional Develop       SHRM Foundation
           Jennifer Stucker, Treasurer/Legislative            
    X    Gayle Young, Membership            

    Call to Order:   
    The SHRMA board meeting began at 4:00 pm virtually. It was presided over by Kansas Guthrie, president and recorded by Heidi Hand, secretary. Note, the May board meeting was rescheduled to June 3.

    Approval of Minutes:   
    A motion to approve the April meeting minutes was made by Gayle, seconded by Priya, and passed unanimously.

    Review of Financials:  
    An April financial update was provided by Jennifer via email. Due to her absence the financial report will be provided at the next meeting.

    Officer’s Updates:
    •    Programs update. The June meeting will be an “HR Lunch Bunch” style meeting on Layoffs. Heidi and Gayle will facilitate the meeting and lead the discussion. Deborah will provide the presentation materials. Meeting topics and presenters are planned through the end of the year.  
    •    Membership update. Gayle is working on updating the membership list and reviewing old email addresses. She helped a member select our chapter affiliation and will reach out to other members with instructions. 
    •    Certifications update. There is no certification board member at this time.
    •    Communications update. Priya was able to get NHRMA logos updated to our website. She will start posting meetings to our website starting with the July meeting.
    •    Legislative update. Jennifer sent a legislative update email to members last month.

    Other Business:
    •    Heidi updated the bylaws with the new SHRM template. She sent this to the board to review. 
    •    Using the owl web camera worked well for the May meeting, thanks to Deborah’s assistance.
    •    The Oregon SHRM council is able to provide assistance with any chapter needs or guidance. They are promoting the fall conference in Anchorage.

    Adjournment
    The meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm. The next meeting date and time TBD.