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2008 Virginia State Council Officers and Directors Directors NORTHERN DISTRICT DIRECTOR Roy A. Gross President - The Symbol Group 18495 Pelicans Nest Way Leesburg, VA 20176 Bus: 571-233-2718 Fax: 703-669-1516 Cell: 571-233-2718 grossroy@aol.com College Relations Co-Director Meredith Sawyer, PHR HR Consultant Inova Health System 5501 Backlick Road, Suite 300 Springfield, VA 22151 Ph: 703-916-2811 Fax: 703-916-2999 meredith.sawyer@inova.org College Relations Co-Director Johanna Sweet, SPHR Assistant Director, Human Resources Inova Mount Vernon Hospital 2501 Parker’s Lane Alexandria, VA 22306 Phone: 703-664-7252 Fax: 703-664-7304 johanna.sweet@inova.org Communications Director Marcy Engle, PHR Director of Human Resources Eastern Mennonite University 1200 Park Road Harrisonburg, VA 22802 Ph: 540-432-4148 Fax: 540-432-4600 marcy.engle@emu.edu Diversity Director Kimberly L. Hull, PHR Human Resources Manager NB Handy P.O. Box 11258 Lynchburg, VA 24506 Ph: 800-274-6244 ext. 1469 434-847-0303 Fax: 434-847-2404 khull@nbhandy.com International Director Jonathan H. Ward Right Management, Inc. Sr. Organizational Consultant 10716 Cross School Road Reston, VA 20191 Ph: 703-758-0234 jonathan.ward@right.com Legislative Co-Director Karen Elliott, Esq. Gregory Kaplan, PLC 1710 East Franklin Street, Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23223 Ph: 804-916-9071 Fax: 434-916-9171 kelliott@gregkaplaw.com Legislative Co-Director Timothy M. McConville, Esq. Willcox & Savage, P.C. One Commercial Place, Ste. 1800 Norfolk, VA 23510 Ph: 757-628-5581 Fax: 757-628-5566 tmcconville@wilsav.com Membership Co-Director Sharon Bowers HR Compliance Specialist Mid-State Insurance 3346 Kingswood Drive Roanoke, VA 24018 Ph: 540-529-2053 sbowers22@cox.net Membership Co-Director Woody Sanders, SPHR Human Resources Manager Truck Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 4470 Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Ph: 540-564-6918 Fax: 540-564-6983 wsanders@truckenterprises.com SHRM Foundation Director Sheri L. Bender, SPHR Senior Human Resources Manager HP Hood LLC 160 Hood Way Winchester, VA 22602 Ph: 540-868-4246 Fax: 781-338-1799 sheri.campbell@hphood.com Workforce Education Director Charles M. Swain, PHR Human Resources Manager James Hardie Building Products 1000 James Hardie Way Pulaski, Virginia 24301 Ph: 540-994-1928 Fax: 540-994-1998 Cell: 540-818-3083 Charles.Swain@ Jameshardie.com State Conference Liaison & Special Projects Pam Thornton, SPHR Latitude HR 13111 Trinity Place Richmond, VA 23233-7518 Ph: 804-360-4059 pam.thornton@ thorntonassociates.com 2008 State Conference Co-Chair: Lisa Just, SPHR HR Consultant HRH 4951 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 500 Glen Allen, VA 23060 Ph: 804-747-3143 Lisa.Just@HRH.com Angela Cornish Director of HR Community Newspapers Media General 333 E. Franklin St. Richmond, VA 23219 Ph: 804-649-6793 ACornish@mediageneral.com Officers State President Madeline Taylor, SPHR Sr. Human Resources Consultant Columbia Gas of Virginia 1809 Coyote Road Chester, VA 23836 Ph: 804-768-6457 Fax: 804-768-6413 Cell: 804-763-9792 map33@aol.com State Vice President Cindy Hale, SPHR Assistant HR Director HH Hunt 800 Hethwood Blvd. Blacksburg, VA 24060 Ph: 540-552-3515, ext. 307 cmhale@hhhunt.com Secretary Bruce Christian Vice Chairman NB Handy P.O. Box 11258 Lynchburg, VA 24506 Ph: 434-847-2443 Fax: 434-847-2401 bchristian@nbhandy.com Treasurer Susan Craft, SPHR, GPHR HR Consultant Consulting by Design of Princess Anne 797 Dwyer Road Virginia Beach, VA 23454 Ph: 757-301-9460 Fax: 757-301-9478 scraft@consultingbydesign.com Past State President Coy Renick, SPHR The Renick Group, Inc. P.O. Box 12472 Roanoke, VA 24025-2472 Ph: 540-890-3153 Cell: 540-556-4480 Fax: 540-400-7209 crenick@renickgroup.com CENTRAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR Denise M. McKee, PHR HR Generalist UVA Health Services Foundation 500 Ray C. Hunt Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903 Ph: 434-980-6127 Fax: 434-972-4266 dcl@virginia.edu SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT DIRECTOR Karen A. Edmonds, SPHR, IPMA-CP Human Resources Director County of Montgomery 755 Roanoke Street, Suite 2-D Christiansburg, VA 24073-3180 Phone 540-394-2007 Fax 540-382-6943 edmondska@ montgomerycountyva.gov WESTERN DISTRICT DIRECTOR Kelly J. Rickert, SPHR Human Resources and Benefits Manager Shenandoah University 1460 University Drive Winchester, VA 22601 Ph: 540-542-6267 Fax: 540-678-4319 krickert@su.edu Best Practices Director Michael L. Roberson, SPHR 7938 Penniman Place Richmond, VA 23228 Ph: 804-226-6717 Cell: 804-334-5772 mroberson44@aol.com Certification Director Chuck Flick, SPHR Director, HR Shenandoah Shared Hospital Services, Inc 304 Neff Avenue Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Ph: 540-433-5292 ext 24 COFlick@vhss.com 6 Virginia Human Resources Today Summer 2008

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Virginia Human Resources Today - Summer 2008 Contents 2008 State Council Officers and Directors President’s Message: Treasure Hunt Hire the Best, Keep the Best Legalislative Update: Legislative Roundup 2008 Conference and Expo Preview Virginia Universities Score Big at the Southerst Regional HR Games! Retention: A Strategic Approach The Top Ten Best Practices for Retention Employee Recognition and Retention Tactics for Winning the Talent War Your SHRM Southeast Regional Team Index to Advertisers Advertisers.com

Virginia Human Resources Today - Summer 2008

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