WOW—2020 already?!  Time sure does fly by when you’re having fun, right?  In the SAHRMA world, we plan on having a lot more FUN, as we continue to Learn, Connect, & Serve.

I want to start off by thanking our past and current Board Members, who spend many hours volunteering their time and resources in order to fulfill our obligation as a local chapter of SHRM.  A special thanks to Tiffany Cox Stacy, our now immediate Past-President.  When you look at her leadership this past year, the results within SAHRMA were clearly shown, including membership growth, additional workshops, and even our first annual D&I Recognition awards.

With your continued support, a strong Board, and sheer determination on my part, it is my sincere hope we can elevate SAHRMA as a shining beacon to our local community for HR guidance, awareness, and camaraderie.

With your help, let’s grow SAHRMA as never before.  Plans are already in place:

• January 6 – Our new College Relations Director, Dr. Adrian Guardia, has scheduled a SHRM Chapter Alumni Mentor Dinner & Panel Discussion. 
• January 11--The Board has scheduled a whole day of Strategic Planning, sharing initiatives for the coming year. 
• January 14--We have our first Monthly General Meeting on January 14^th.  What a topic! 
• January 16 – First Mix & Mingle of the year!  (Please rsvp online).
• February 6 & 7 – This is our annual SAHRMA Symposium:  20/20 – Envisioning the Future.

Please look at the SAHRMA website and newsletters for upcoming events throughout the year.

My personal goal is to keep SAHRMA as transparent in all our business dealings, with quarterly postings on our financial status for our membership.  As long as I’ve been on the board, I can honestly say we have been good stewards of your funds—all to benefit the existence of SAHRMA and support of our membership.  This I will continue to do.  If you have any questions or would like to see enhancements, or changes, please feel free to contact me at president@sahrma.org. 

I look forward to seeing you all at our events.

Virginia Balfour

SAHRMA President, 2020

LEARN | CONNECT | SERVE