Leading the Human Resources Profession in Niagara
The Niagara Chapter of HRPA has monthly dinner or breakfast meetings from September to May, focusing on topics that you will find helpful. Member Meetings are generally held on the third Thursday of each month.
Mark your calendars for HRPAN’s
2012 events!
Wine After 5 – A Networking
Opportunity for HR Leaders - Thursday, February 23,
2012
Another first for HRPAN, based on member feedback…
Join your fellow HR colleagues after work in an informal environment, at
Christina’s West. Whether you prefer wine or a mocktail, you’ll have the
opportunity to meet with other seasoned HR leaders to share stories, seek
advice, or just get to know one another better.
HRPAN will provide light snacks. A cash bar will be available. $5 of your registration fee will be donated to the Canadian Cancer
Society, as we gear up for the Relay for Life, coming in June.
Your Board members look forward to seeing you there! Please click here to register.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – Lunchtime webinar on Mental Health
in the Workplace
This month, join your HRPAN colleagues online and
attend our webinar presented by leading EAP provider, Shepell-fgi. We also
recommend that you invite your organization’s business leaders to learn more
about this highly relevant workplace topic. Mental health issues
are often misunderstood and stigmatized in the workplace. Most managers and
business leaders – even those in a Human Resources role – are not well-equipped
or trained to deal with the behaviours and challenges presented by those
experiencing a mental health issue.
This webinar will
provide the organization’s key leaders with an understanding of Mental Health issues
at play in the workplace today. The business case of why we need to pay close
attention and look at health strategies to help provide a safer and healthier
workplace, address mental health issues in the workplace and manage cases when
they arise will all be addressed.
About
Our Speakers
DEBBIE GARSHON MSW, RSW, - DIRECTOR,
ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND TRAINING at Shepell-fgi
Debbie is responsible
for the management and implementation of Shepell·fgi’s workplace interventions
and solutions. Debbie is involved in consulting and implementing workshop
delivery, employee and workplace assessments, Executive Coaching Services,
Roundtable Mediation, among other intervention programs.
As a registered Social
Worker, Debbie has extensive experience working in the area of health and
wellness. She has worked extensively in the fields of sexual and reproductive
health, mental health and EAP. Alongside counselling,
Debbie has always been involved in teaching and training. Currently she manages
a team of 11 people who output upwards of 7,000 workplace interventions yearly.
She is involved in developing and managing unique and complex projects that
provide solutions to improve the health and productivity of employees, teams,
groups and organizations. She works with non-profit,
for profit and union groups. Debbie has a Master of
Social Work degree from The University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Social Work
degree from York University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from
The University of Western Ontario.
SUE-ANN MAISLIN, B.A., M.A, - MANAGER,
ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND TRAINING at Shepell-fgi
Sue-Ann Maislin joined
Shepell·fgi’s Organizational Health and Training department in 2007. Sue-Ann
obtained her Bachelor of Arts, Honours from the University of Ottawa and her
Masters in Counselling Psychology & Adult Education from the University of
Toronto. She specializes in organizational development and workplace learning
and change. Sue-Ann is a dynamic
public speaker and has written articles and delivered keynote addresses in the
area of employee health and well-being, work-life balance and organizational effectiveness.
She regularly consults with clients on wide-ranging organizational health and
productivity-related issues, including, workplace diversity, workplace health
and safety, workplace violence prevention, mental health at work, transitions
to retirement, leading a high performing team, performance management, change
resiliency and conflict resolution.
Please reserve your spot for only $10. Click here to register.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 – Breakfast meeting on Social Media
Always
a hot topic, we will feature a guest speaker who keeps us updated on the latest
trends and tips.
April 2012 –
Dinner meeting
We’re
exploring a couple of options for our dinner function… be sure to check our
website regularly.
Past Events
HRPAN January Dinner Meeting: Why HR Matters from HRPA's CEO, Bill Greenhalgh
HRPA's President Bill Greenhalgh & Why HR Matters
We were pleased to have Bill Greenhalgh join our chapter and share his perspective about the economic and business challenges we will face in Canada and Ontario in the future, how it will impact organizations, and the role of Human Resources.
HRPAN December Dinner
Meeting: Seasonal Networking Event
We
look forward to seeing you at our festive season meeting where we'll enjoy
socializing and networking with HR colleagues and friends. Members’
attendance is complimentary! Live music will get you in the holiday
spirit, featuring our guest pianist, Richard Borg, and Mindaugas Gabrys, on the
violin.
HRPAN November Dinner
Meeting. "President's Panel" - How Human Resources
Contributes to Organizational Success.
Our
President’s Panel is one of our most popular annual events where we hear from
top executives within high-performing organizations about the importance and
value of Human Resources within their organizations.Please join us to
enjoy hearing thoughts, opinions and experiences from Dr. Jack Lighstone and Tom Wise on the
practice of Human Resources Management. We look forward to your participation
during the Q&A from our audience. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity!
Dr. Jack Lighstone is the President and Vice-Chancellor of Brock University.
Tom Wise is Meridian Credit Union’s Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff.
HRPAN October Dinner Meeting. "Measuring What
Matters" - Impactful HR Metrics. Presented by Joyce Belcourt - Director of
Human Resources at Magma Internation.
Join us to hear how
Joyce Belcourt, Director of Human Resources at Magna International has created
and implemented metrics that help demonstrate the ROI of effective
human resources practices. As an organization, establishing value
added Human Resources goals and metrics is essential, including focusing
on Health & Safety. Once established, how should they be measured?
Who should be involved? How do you manage the results? Joyce will
provide concrete data results and practical tools, and she’ll provide
discussion on what has been a significant continuous improvement tool for
Magna.
Highlights from our Annual General Meeting, May 2011:
This year's AGM included recognition of 22 CHRP recipients, and 1 SHRP recipient in our Chapter. Congratulations to our HR professionals who achieved their professional designations in 2010! Here are some photos from the event.
Congratulations to HRPAN members who achieved the CHRP designation
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Riopelle and CHRP recipients
We also awarded other prizes and recognition to HRPAN members.
2012 HRPAN Conference Pass - Congratulations to Neil Culp, whose name was drawn from 12 members who have attended over a certain percentage of our monthly meetings. It pays to be a regular attendee to HRPAN Chapter events!
Las Vegas Trip - As the first HRPA Chapter to achieve 30% student membership, HRPA provided our Chapter with a trip to Las Vegas for two. We sold tickets for this prize throughout the year at monthly meetings. We also sold 50/50 tickets as a fundraiser, with half of the proceeds being donated to the Vegas prize winner for spending money. Congratualtions to Joanne Dyack of Silicon Knights, who won the grand prize, including $278 from our 50/50 sales.
Relay for Life - For the first time, HRPAN members have put together a team to participate in June's Relay for Life event at Brock University, to raise money to fight cancer. Thank you very much to Robin Gray, winner of the May meeting's 50/50 draw, who chose to donate the $38 she won to the Relay for Life and Cancer Society.