2010 - 2011 WRIPMA-HR President Introduction

WRIPMA-HR members:

As you may know Ron Fox has served as President of the Western Region (WR) from July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010.  During Ron's leadership the Western Region accomplished a number of achievements to include the following:

WR Board 2009-2010 accomplishments

• Western Region conference held in San Diego, CA,  April 28-30, 2010.
• Expanded the Western Region Chapter membership presence on the internet by further development of the Western Region Integrated Network - WRIN.
• Three new Chapters added with a portion of the fee for services ($250) paid by the Western Region.
• Developing Competencies for HR Success - Enhanced the training materials (San Diego Chapter)
• Developing Competencies for HR Success training held (San Diego Chapter)
• Updated HR Competencies materials presented to trainers who have already attended a TTT and trained classes, as well as provided to new future Trainers with Southern California Chapter (SCPMA).
• Chapter outreach and development – Contacts made by President and Board members with Chapter Presidents to expand communication efforts in the Western Region.
• Student outreach initiative was identified by the WR Board and will be revisited in the upcoming year. Western Region awarded a student scholarship to a student from the Southern California Chapter (SCPMA) for up to $500 to attend the WR conference.
• Western Region website development with emphasis to get all members in region connected.
• Voting process for the position of 2nd Vice President was reviewed to determine if electronic voting of the WR members could be completed. The effort will require the database to be fully functional in order to implement this initiative and additional research will be conducted in the upcoming year.
• Continued to improve the WR emailing database so that we can ensure an updated distribution list for improved communications and conference use.  Updated and complete contacts and thoroughness of the database from National integrated with the Region’s database.  We will continue to discuss this initiative with the WR Board in the upcoming year.

I wanted to take a moment now to introduce myself, as I have assumed the leadership role and duties of WR President effective July 1, 2010.  I have been an active member of IPMA-HR since 1990 and I  am presently serving on the IPMA-HR 2009 & 2010 Benchmarking Committee and 2010 Awards Committee. I have also served on the 2008 IPMA-HR Nominations Committee and the 2007-2008 IPMA-HR Communication Task Force.  I was a member of the IPMA-HR 2006 International Conference Program Committee, as well as a member of IPMA-HR Certification Application Reviewing Committee from 2004 through 2007.  I am the past President (March 2002- January 2008) and initiated establishment of the Southern Colorado IPMA-HR Chapter in March of 2002.  I have served on the Western Region Board as the 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President and now President.  I have held the Certified Professional (C.P.) designation with IPMA-HR since 2001, am a Certified Trainer for the IPMA-HR Developing Competencies for HR Success and have trained in both Colorado and New Mexico, as well as have been a trainer for the Developing Competencies for HR Success "Train the Trainer" (TTT) training.

A leadership transition meeting for the Western Region Governing Board was held on July 1, 2010 (see minutes).  Kelli Williamson has joined the Western Region Board as the 2nd Vice President.  Discussion included the WR business, strategic initiatives and past accomplishments, as well as additional transition related activities for Board assignments and responsibilities.

The first WR Board meeting was held on July 19, 2010. The Board approved appointments to several committees and we plan to contact each of the Chapters to solicit additional representation on the various committees. (current roster of the Western Region Board and Committee members)

The Board also approved the 2010-2011 Budget and Strategic Initiatives.

Each Board member has been assigned to be a liaison with each of the Chapters as outlined below:

Some of the upcoming activities that are underway include:

• Tamara Dixon, Colorado Chapter has done an excellent job for the WR as Treasurer for the past two years.  At the end of this term Tamara has asked to step down from this responsibility.  Don Deane from the Colorado Chapter assumed the responsibilities of the Treasurer.
• Kathy Scutti from the Southern Colorado Chapter previously assumed the duties of Secretary and has agreed to continue for the upcoming year.
• The WR Board appointed as an At-Large member - Fred Weiner
• Jennifer Fairweather, Colorado Chapter, and Past President has agreed to revive the Western Star newsletter.  Tamara Dixon has agreed to stay on the Board and will assist Jennifer in this effort.  Please forward information that you would like to share in the newsletter to either Jennifer or Tamara.
• Historical information for the Western Region is being compiled to document those who have served on the WR Board in the past, as well as past awardees and recipients.  If you have any information that you can share or provide, please contact Fred Weiner.
• If you haven't heard yet, the Western Region conference is ON with the Oregon Chapter hosting the conference in Portland April 27-29, 2011.
• The IPMA-HR International conference will be held in Seattle, WA from October 3-6, 2010. We are proud that IPMA-HR is having the conference in the Western Region and hope you can support the conference by attending.  Please stay tuned for additional information regarding  an
  opportunity to meet, socialize and network with your fellow Western Region participants at the conference.

Based on the feedback received from Chapter Presidents, we will plan to hold quarterly meetings with the Chapter Presidents.  The first meeting will be held on August 2, 2010 at 2:00.  More information to follow.

Overview of the Board's scheduled meetings and activities for the upcoming year.

I want to thank Ron for his leadership this past year, the San Diego Chapter for all of their efforts and contributions for the Western Region, as well as SCPMA for hosting the TTT class.  We are looking forward to an eventful and productive 2010-2011.

If you are no longer serving as a Chapter President or leader for your Chapter, please notify me and forward this communication on to the appropriate individuals in your Chapter.  If you have any suggestions or ideas, questions or topics that need addressed, please feel free to contact me or any of the other Western Region Board members.  We are all here to serve the members of the Western Region.  Please be sure to refer to the Western Region website for additional information at www.wripma-hr.org/

Best Regards,
Jeanette O'Quin
Western Region IPMA-HR President
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