SHRA - Seacoast Human Resources Association - Seacoast Human Resources Assoication

Welcome to SHRA

Welcome to the Seacoast Human Resources Association, an affiliate of the Society of Human Resource Management.  We represent HR professionals from Southern Maine, Southeastern New Hampshire, and Northeastern Massachusetts.  We look forward to serving your HR needs.

March Program Sponsor

We thank our sponsor Kearstin McNamara from IPG Benefits

Kearstin McNamara, CEBS

Kearstin McNamara, Broker/Consultant with IPG Employee Benefits, provides insurance and employee benefits consulting services to the business community. Over the past 27 years, IPG Employee Benefits has built their business on a tradition of industry leadership and excellence and delivers tailored benefit solutions with thoughtful strategic planning, valuable professional service and technology-based solutions.

The cost of providing benefits is rising significantly, while employees consistently seek more and more from their benefits packages. Many employers struggle to balance employee needs with their own capabilities and bottom lines. Kearstin works with groups of all sizes to help meet these divergent objectives with a customized approach and a partnership relationship that works throughout the year.

Community Spotlight

We thank our Community Spotlight: New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility

Michelle Veasey, the Executive Director of NHBSR

People, Principles, & Profit

Our mission is to build and support a network of businesses committed to adopting socially responsible business practices, recognizing that people, principles and profits are inseparably linked.

• Businesses can do well while doing good.
• Social responsibility begins locally, with each of us.
• Businesses can be financially successful while bringing out the best in the human spirit, enriching the community and being respectful of the natural environment.

An ever growing number of businesses are discovering the integral link between social responsibility and the bottom line. New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR) is the business organization driving the social responsibility agenda in New Hampshire.

Ask business leaders in New Hampshire who are integrating social responsibility initiatives into their company and you'll get such answers as: "It's important to my investors and matters to my consumers." or, "It affects my employee recruitment and retention, and impacts our corporation reputation." Social responsibility in business is not just a trendy concept, but increasingly an integral part of how companies are doing business.

NHBSR is about being involved. It is about bringing new participants to the table and expanding the debate. We always welcome the addition of new voices. Your voice, whether as a member, a committee volunteer, or a participant in our events is important to us.

Interested in Becoming a Member?