About Us

NEPA SHRM is an affiliate Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) comprised of over 300 local Human Resource Professionals.

To grow dual membership- members who are both SHRM Chapter and SHRM members;
To provide a forum for the personal and professional development of members;
To provide an opportunity to develop leadership, business acumen, managerial, public speaking and group decision-making skills;
To provide an opportunity to interact and develop individuals new to the profession; student chapters, and all acting in a Human Resources related function or responsibility in the area;
To provide an arena for the development of trust relationships where common problems may be discussed and deliberated;
To provide an opportunity to focus on current human resource management issues of importance to our members;
To provide a focus on state and national workplace public policy issues;
To provide valuable information gathering and dissemination channels;
To provide a pool of human resource professional leaders for succession as volunteer leaders of the Chapter, State Council and of SHRM;
To serve as an important vehicle for introducing human resource professionals to SHRM;
To serve as a source of new members for SHRM; and
To serve as part of the two-way channel of communications between SHRM and the individual members.

Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of SHRM