Greater Merrimack Valley Human Resource Association

NEW Session Format:

8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 Welcome to New members and guests; Networking
9:00-9:10 Sponsor
9:10-10:15 Program
10:15-10:30 SHRM/GMVHRA business

Information about our speaker:

Ms. Shurn-Hannah has over 25 years of experience in human resources, management, sales and marketing from working in both recruiting agencies and corporations, including Fortune 500 companies such as GE Capital and Sears Roebuck. She founded a million dollar HR company specializing in staffing and HR consulting prior to joining SHRM. Her career highlights include: recruiting engineers and developing the first Affirmative Action plan and disability policies for Laser Magnetic Storage; managing personnel issues for over 600 employees at Sears; increasing company revenues for GE Capital Fleet Services by half a million dollars in just six months; creating a staffing strategy that cut Laser’s recruiting costs by 50 percent; and designing and implementing Mercy Health Plan’s first management training programs in diversity, sexual harassment, staffing and team building.

Ms. Shurn-Hannah is the past president for the Greater Valley Forge Human Resource Association (GVFHRA) and in the past has chaired their Membership and Members Services Committee and a member of their Board. She was also the chairperson for the GVFHRA’s annual conference for 2001, 2002 and 2003. She’s also held a seat on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and chaired various committees. She was also a member of the Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce, Montco Chamber of Commerce, involved in several “Leads” groups. She has also had active involvement in Montco OIC, OIC fund raising Chairperson, Mont. County, National Assoc. for Women in Personnel, United Way Allocations Committee, United Way Focus Chairperson, Lincoln University Advisory Board, YMCA Board Member, Minneapolis, Better Business Bureau Auto Arbitrator,

She has been published in various national and local magazines, newspapers and websites on topics ranging from recruiting, diversity, and work/life programs. She has attended and taught various management courses.

King & Bishop specializes in the development and implementation of customized Human Resource solutions. Since 1983, we have become one of the fastest growing and largest Human Resource Consulting organizations, serving more than 400 clients in New England, the U.S. and around the world. We have worked with businesses of all sizes, including start-ups, regional, national, and multinational companies meeting needs generated by growth, merger, acquisition, restructuring and downsizing issues.

We are known for results-oriented design and implementation of Human Resource programs. We offer our clients immediate solutions to pressing problems as well as a fully-integrated approach that provides a cost effective "virtual" addition to the Human Resource function without increasing fixed overhead expense.

King & Bishop offers the expertise, resources and intellectual capital of more than 100 Human Resource specialists, generalists and consultants throughout the country. We are HR practitioners and business professionals with extensive expertise in Human Resource methodologies, technologies and strategies.