Dec 2022 note from the editor

    It is the season of giving. Please remember to make your annual donation to the SHRM Foundation this month! The SHRM Foundation offers scholarships, grants, and awards that help HR professionals gain the skills they need to take their career to the next level and make impactful changes in the workplace that lead to positive change in the workplace.

    The SHRM Foundation has many accomplishments for 2022. Here are some of them:

    April: Mental Health in America: a 2022 Workplace Report

    May: Employing Abilities at Work Certificate Program Launch

    June: Workplace Mental Health Ally Certificate

    September: The Rise of Skilled Credentials

    October: Visionaries Summit & Tharseō Awards

    2022 Scholarships 

    In 2022 the SHRM Foundation provided over $500,000 in scholarships, grants, and awards to 300+ individuals preparing for their first job in HR or studying to fast-track their existing career in human resources.

    We are honored to feature Camille Chang Gilmore, Vice President, Global Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer at Boston Scientific, on our December cover. You can read her exciting career profile on Page 8. She serves on the boards of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation, WittKieffer, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS), Disability:IN, and is a liaison to the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) organization. Camille is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

    November was one of the most exciting months this year. We had the opportunity to cover the 13th Annual WTSHRM Fall Conference in Jackson, TN and the 2022 SHRM-Memphis HR Excellence Awards. We also had the honor of covering the 41st Annual Wimberly Lawson Employment Law Update Conference in Sevierville, TN. In addition, we have the pictorial highlights from the SHRM Annual Volunteer Leaders’ Business Meeting in Washington, D.C., on November 17-19.

    We also have coverage of a couple of the SHRM State Conferences including the 2022 NCSHRM Conference from Winston-Salem and the 2022 ARSHRM Conference from Hot Springs. Catch our double page spreads of these exciting conferences in this issue!

    We are featuring compensation and performance management this month. You will love reading the latest trends in compensation. Take advantage of these experts who can help you avoid compensation pitfalls as you are preparing your 2023 personnel budget.

    Our focus in January 2023 will be employment law as we feature the changes we can anticipate resulting from the 2022 midterm elections and the expected impact on employers and the HR community. We are bringing you exciting complimentary webinars in December that you don’t want to miss! They are all pre-approved for HRCI Business Credits and SHRM PDCs. Watch your email for your invitation to each of these exciting events!

    Wishing everyone a beautiful holiday season with your loved ones!

    Cynthia Y. Thompson, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
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    www.hrprofessionalsmagazine.com
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