Welcome to OCHRS (Oklahoma City Human Resource Society)

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) provides active members who are unemployed at the time of the membership renewal a one-time opportunity to extend their membership for up to one year—at no cost! SHRM believes this continued affiliation to our loyal members will help transitioning members stay current on the issues impacting the HR profession and provide them with the needed resources to assist them in their job search.

Any active OCHRS member who is unemployed at the time of his or her membership expiration date or becomes unemployed up to 90 days after the membership lapses. Additionally, the member must be unemployed at the time he or she applies for a transitioning membership. No refunds will be given for renewals already paid and processed. Student members do not qualify for transitioning membership status. (For 2010, OCHRS will extend this opportunity through July for unemployed 2009 members who have not renewed membership status.)

Before activating an OCHRS transitioning membership, the requestor must communicate his or her unemployment status to Michelle Gibson, VP Member Services at mgibson@lifeshareok.org, Trish Bennett, VP Membership at Trish.bennett@willis.com or Sharon Fulton, Chapter Administrator at sharonfulton@airosurf.com

Transitioning membership is available to members ONE TIME ONLY and will not begin until OCHRS has been contacted and past membership has been verified. Members will be notified when the membership has been approved and reactivated. Application for transitioning membership must be requested and approved before renewal is activated. No refunds will be given if a membership is renewed and then an individual loses their job. Benefits of transitioning membership are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

2010 OCHRS New/Renewal Membership

OCHRS enjoyed a great year with our luncheon programs, morning workshops, job fair, networking opportunities, education and outreach into the community.

Thanks to our member support, we are proud to announce that our meeting attendance and chapter membership growth increased this year in spite of the economic downturn. Our average monthly lunch meeting attendance is 100 people; our YTD growth for SHRM membership is 22% as of November 2009, and we currently have 407 chapter members.

If you have questions about membership, please do not hesitate to contact Trish Bennett, VP of Membership, Michelle Gibson, VP Membership Services, or Sharon Fulton, Chapter Administrator. In addition, feel free to contact any of the board members listed at the Board of Director link on the left side of this page. We welcome ideas and comments that will help us meet the needs of our chapter members.

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to having you as a member of our growing chapter in 2010!