Board of Directors

 

	Bob McKown President Bob is President & Corporate Vice President of XMi Human Resources, assisting organizations with employee relations issues, payroll, administration of all types of core and supplemental benefits plans, retirement programs, leadership and organizational development, strategic, tactical and practical human consulting, succession planning, transition management and outplacement. He can be reached at 615-301-3043. Goal: “To increase volunteer opportunities for our membership while providing programs that help to advance the HR profession.”
	Art Smith, SPHR, CCP, President-Elect Art is managing partner of AG Smith & Associates, an HR project management firm working with HR professionals and business leaders to help maximize their peoples engagement and thereby their contributions to the business. He can be reached at 615-260-8909. Goal: “To support and serve membership of MT-SHRM through strategic, focused leadership and continued growth of the organization, which will advance the profession and support the HR professional.”
	Kellie Conn, SPHR, Past-President Kellie is the director of human resources for Paradigm Group, an insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm located in Nashville, Tennessee. She can be reached at 615-515-3307. Goal: “To continue to promote the HR Professional as a strategic business partner and to make MT|SHRM a resource for the HR practitioner to successfully meet the challenges of this role.”
	Susan Heard , SPHR Communications Chair Susan is vice president of Paradigm Group, which specializes in group insurance, employee benefits, and HR consulting for employers in the Mid-South and across the country.  She can be reached at 615-356-7865 x 3304 . Goal: “To provide compelling, informative and timely information about our organization and its people to our members and our communities.”
	Aimee Hull, PHR Finance Chair Aimee is Manager, Human Resources Administration at ENA, a world class technology company providing technology solutions to K-20 education, library and government sectors. She can be reached at 615-312-6061. Goal: “To bring our organization's finances to the next level and prepare us for additional programs and membership activity in 2007-2008."
	Betty J. Johnson, MBA, SPHR Membership Chair Betty is the Vice President of Employment Services for Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee. She oversees both the HR function and the mission-related workforce services. Betty is an MT-SHRM past president. She can be reached at 615-346-1238. Goal: “To develop a workable process for receiving and welcoming new members of MT-SHRM and develop strategic plans for membership growth.”
	Joy Merhar-Allison, PHR Member Relations Joy specializes in Strategic Business Consulting in the areas of human capital, employee development, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, sales process, marketing strategy, financial planning, and cost containment. She can be reached at 615-829-9395. Goal: “To encourage the involvement, communication, and development of MTSHRM Members through the use of technology and programs, which foster engagement and community within the organization for the benefit of all members and the advancement of effective Human Resources Management."
	Barbara Stewart, SPHR Programs Chair Barbara Stewart is the owner and managing member of shapingHR, LLC, an HR consulting firm that focuses on providing a broad range of HR services and training programs targeted at helping organizations ensure compliance and to better manage and develop their human capital to achieve organizational goals. She also continues as Communications Chair for the Career Transition Team. She can be reached at 615-599-7574. Goal: “To consistently raise the bar in providing quality programming that educates, informs, and promotes the professional growth and development of our individual members as well as advances the HR profession in general.”
	Mark Peters, Esq., Legal Advisor Mark is a partner in the Labor and Employment practice group, and Chair of the Healthcare Employment Law Practice subgroup, at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis. He represents management exclusively in a variety of industries throughout the United States. He can be reached at 615-850-8888. Goal: “To provide strong leadership and quality legal advice on all human resource and management issues affecting the membership, the Board of Directors and the MT-SHRM officers.”
	Kara Shea Legislative Chair Kara is an employment attorney with the law firm of Miller & Martin, PLLC. She handles employment litigation, counsels employers on compliance issues, and provides supervisory training on wage and hour, FMLA, discrimination, and other critical employment law issues. Kara can be reached at 615-244-9270. Goal: “To inform and advise MT-SHRM on local, regional and national labor and employment legislative matters of significance and relevance to the membership and to serve as a resource on creative and proactive strategies for resolving disputes in the workplace.”
	Leslie Garrett-Stephens Workforce Planning Chair Leslie is Senior Associate with Mercer, a global leader for trusted HR and related financial advice, products and services. She can be reached at 615-604-0461 . Goal: “To support the role of expanding quality employment opportunities through workforce development, search out and implement diversity in the workplace, and embrace the social responsibility for the betterment and growth of the community in which we work and play.”
	Laquita Stribling, SPHR, CSP Professional Development Chair Laquita R. Stribling has been with Randstad, USA since 1996 and is currently Senior Area Vice President/Diversity Council Chair.  She can be reached at 615-771-0702. Goal: "TBA"
	Janet Meek Sponsorship Chair Janet is a veteran of the recruiting industry and has a special interest in hiring, training and developing employee skills and talents. She is Communications Co-Chair for the 2009 State Conference Steering Committee.  She can be reached at 615-308-5676. Goal: “TBA”