About Us

WRIPMA-HR is a non-profit organization and one of four regions of IPMA-HR, a national organization that represents the interests of over 7,500 human resource professional at the Federal, State and Local levels of government. IPMA-HR provides many services to members and disseminates information on innovative personnel policies, benefits, labor relations, workplace trends, state and federal legislations, cutting edge HR practices, and research data.

The Western Region covers the entire Western United States having an "eastern frontier" of Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. There are currently 16 local chapters located across the region, specifically in California, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico/West Texas. We encourage you to connect with a chapter in your area. If you currently do not have a chapter in the area, and are considering establishing one, you can do with the Western Region assistance.