GSHRM BOARD REPORT – February 10, 2015

Board Position: Director of Membership______

Committee(s) Represented: Membership

Submitted by: Donna Gaddis

1. Items or Projects for Board Discussion or Approval: a. We had 9 new member applications for January. The Committee is recommending all for approval in various categories. See spreadsheet attached to the email for this report. I agree with approval of all but have questions about W. Ferreira. Also, the Membership committee recommended Prof. Partner for two of the applicants, T.Gaddy and P.Parker. My recommendation is Associate for both. Gaddy works for GADC which is the economic development group for Greenville County. She is involved in workforce development. Parker works for Triune Mercy Center as a coach assisting with job placement, resume writing, GED and WK certification. b. In addition, we need to discuss two individuals (J. Sullivan and T. Corbin, who applied late in December and were not on the spread sheet for review at the January 9th meeting. An e-mail was sent to all Board members and there is not a majority vote. The spreadsheet for December is attached for review of Corbin and Sullivan.

2. Action Item Progress (Board Member or Committee assigned): a. None reported from last Board Meeting.

3. Updates on Current Projects and Plans (as information – no discussion needed): a. The next Getting on Board session was held in February (lunch meeting). Debra Ham conducted the orientation and I attended. We are working on a schedule for 2015. I plan to conduct the next session and will continue doing so until another committee member is assigned. b. LinkedIn approvals and notifications continue.

4. New Member Contacts Regarding Committee Interest a. I am recruiting new members for the committee. b. Three new members expressed an interest in the Membership Committee.

5. GSHRM members involved in your project work: Kevin Taylor, Gary Thompkins, Jerica Coleman, Nancy Bonge, Jackie Jordan, Lisa Davis and Debra Ham. Lost several committee members due to work commitments or pursuing other committees.