Gettin' SHRMY Wit It: How to Attract and Retain HR Talent and Enhance Your Employment Brand via the SHRM Ecosystem
Everyone knows SHRM for our work supporting and empowering HR members, but did you know we also support the companies and organizations our members work for?
Topics include:
- Addressing specific business needs (HR, Transformation, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Employee Experience, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Global Talent, Employment Law) via SHRM Enterprise Solutions.
- Obtaining cutting-edge decision support data by subscribing to the SHRM Research Institute.
- Acting on your organization's values by aligning with and supporting one of the SHRM Foundation pillars (Building Inclusive Workplaces, Workplace Mental Health & Wellness, Next Generation HR Professionals, Skill Building: Preparing People for Today's and Tomorrow's Workplaces).
- Advocating for Workplace Reforms with SHRM Public Policy. Initiatives include ( Workforce Development, Workplace Equity, Workplace Flexibility & Leave, Workplace Immigration, Workplace Health Care, Workplace Governance).
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of all offerings provided by the SHRM Ecosystem.
- How to efficiently engage with SHRM for all offerings.
- Cost-effective benefits of SHRM offerings.
In-person session offerings are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ellen Christman
Christman serves as the head of Engagement and Philanthropy for the Society of Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Foundation. In this capacity, she raises funds and visibility for the 501c (3) philanthropic arm of the world’s largest HR professional society. The SHRM Foundation is mobilizing the power of HR for social change. Its robust programming and resources, meaningful partnerships, and evidenced-based research are educating and empowering HR professionals to hire diverse talent, build inclusive workplaces, and help employees find purpose at work and beyond.
For almost a decade, Christman provided strategic counsel to MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership – co-founded by philanthropists Ray Chambers and Geoff Boisi. In that capacity, Christman helped start and raised funding for their MENTOR Illinois partnership; she also worked with a team to create MENTOR’s first National Mentoring Summit with the former First Lady of the United States as keynote speaker; and designed messaging, materials and overall branding opportunities for the national organization.
Christman helped lead the New York City based HELP USA’s foundation’s marketing, communications and revenue development activities. HELP USA is a $120 million national nonprofit organization that provides housing and supportive services for the homeless. Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York founded this non-profit organization. Christman has also helped national organizations serving America’s veterans, ensuring Congressional leaders, The White House and other DC influencers are aware of these veteran’s services and corporate, foundation and individual donors are supporting veterans.
Christman also led corporate communications and industry relations divisions for the National Restaurant Association’s Educational Foundation in Chicago, IL, securing more than $15 million, including funds from two federal grants; managed programming and marketing for The Coca-Cola Company’s recruitment and retention program; handled relations with national sponsors, including American Express, Ecolab, Sodexho, the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and H.J. Heinz; and developed strategic marketing and communications for the school-to-career program, establishing it in 30 states.
Christman began her career at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide in Washington, DC, helping create and implement a national marketing and communications strategy for the U.S. Department of Labor’s $400 million school-to-career program. Christman was also in charge of the DC-based Taste of the Nation event with Share our Strength. Additional clients included Pfizer, Glaxo Wellcome, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Education.
Christman’s volunteer activities include being a board and active committee member for the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills; the Clarence Dillon Public Library; and Far Hills Country Day School. She is a member of MENTOR IL’s Advisory Council and has been on the associate boards of the Boys & Girls Club, Chicago; Big Shoulders Fund, Chicago; and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
She is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals; NY Women in Communications; and the American Society of Association Executives. She graduated from Boston College.
Annemarie Schaefer
Erica Young, MPS, SHRM-SCP
Erica started her career designing and facilitating training for social impact organizations. She quickly realized her calling: arming organizations with the capability needed to evolve. Since joining SHRM four years ago, Erica has held three roles. She began her career at SHRM in Research, then moved onto the founding SHRMLabs team. SHRMLabs explores the intersection of work and technology. Now, Erica oversees the enterprise client experience as the Manager of Solution Architecture.
Erica holds a master’s degree in industrial/Organizational Psychology, with a focus in instructional systems design. She earned her SHRM-SCP and consistently speaks on behalf of SHRM on workplace tech, the future of work, DEIB, and upskilling. Outside of work, you can find Erica tending to her indoor and outdoor garden, and giving her cat, Suki, more attention than she wants.
Emily M. Dickens, J.D.
Emily M. Dickens, J.D., serves as SHRM Chief of Staff, Head of Government Affairs & Corporate Secretary. She is the executive responsible for coordinating staff to implement the CEO's vision, serving as corporate secretary for the SHRM Board and subsidiary boards, as well as managing external partnerships and providing oversight for the Government Affairs division.
Dickens is an attorney with significant and progressive experience in government, higher education and the non-profit sector. She has served as a member of the leadership team at the University of North Carolina system, the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Her prior roles include general counsel, chief relationship officer, senior vice president, vice president for public policy and assistant vice president for federal relations. Dickens has also worked at Duke University and Fayetteville State University in administrative and external affairs roles.
Emily is actively engaged in board service. She formerly served on the Fayetteville/Cumberland (NC) Chamber of Commerce (Secretary of the Board), the Cumberland County Workforce Development Board, the North Carolina Partnership for Defense Innovation Board, and the Educational Advancement Foundation. She is currently a member of the Advisory Council of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the Advisory Board of the College of Arts and Sciences at North Carolina Central University, and chairs the International HBCU Task Force for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
She is a graduate of North Carolina Central University and North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Howie Fertig
Howie has over 25 yrs. of experience providing HR technology and solutions to hundreds of companies and organizations worldwide, and in his current role curates SHRM’s vast framework of offerings to meet the needs of SHRM Enterprise clients.
