Our Next Event

March 9, 2010
What is Green Human Resources?  A Look at Examining Environmental Management Practices within HR
7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Online registration

This program will educate SHRA members and certified professionals as to the management practices surrounding "green principles".  Both Sarah Brown and Gillian Tierney will share their respective experience and expertise on the subject matter communicating successful methods of instituting green practices within the workplace.  Issues relating to sustainable business practices through collaboration, consumer education and shared business strategies will be discussed.

Our Speakers

Sarah Brown

Sarah Brown has been an environmental advocate in her community for the last 10 years. She has served on Kittery, Maine’s Town Council and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Sarah created Kittery Progressive Action, a community action coalition which responds to and organizes around progressive issues in Kittery, Southern Maine and Portsmouth, NH. She also formed St. John's Stewardship of the Earth Committee in Portsmouth; a group which educates the Seacoast community on environmental issues. Brown spear-headed Cool Kittery, which convinced the Town Council to sign the Mayor’s Agreement on Climate Change and then re-grouped to become Kittery's current Energy Efficiency Committee - a town-sanctioned board that is now working to reduce Kittery's energy use and promote conservation in the schools and the community. Before moving to the Seacoast, Brown worked for 5 years as a journalist in Moscow, Russia for CNN, BBC, NBC and the Associated Press. Pre-Russia she worked at CNN's New York bureau. Brown has a degree in Russian Studies from Columbia University.

Gillian Tierney, SPHR

Gillian Tierney is the Vice President of Human Resources for Newmarket International in Portsmouth, NH.  Prior to joining Newmarket International, Ms. Tierney was the Director of Human Resources for Bottomline Technologies, a publicly traded payments and invoice automation software company serving corporations and financial institutions around the world. Ms. Tierney also spent 5 years as the Director of Human Resources at Tecnomatix Technologies, an international manufacturing process management software company.  Ms. Tierney spent her early career working in higher education in the career development field, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire, a Master’s in Education from the University of Massachusetts, and the Senior Human Resource Professional (SPHR) certification from Society of Human Resource Management.

Our Community Spotlight is the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce is a vital part of the business community with a membership of over 425 businesses in 10 communities located in the Exeter area.  Membership in the Chamber provides you with many opportunities to reach new clients, build relationships and to promote your business in a personal manner. Numerous networking opportunities enable you to maintain a competitive edge by helping you to make new business contacts while strengthening existing ones.  The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce also works hard to represent the economic interests (on the local, state or federal level) of our member businesses, and stays abreast of, and advocates against, any issues that may adversely affect them.

Please visit their website at www.exeterarea.org.

We thank our sponsor, Anne Vallette of CGI Employee Benefit Group, Inc.

CGI Employee Benefits Group, Inc. (CGI) is a diversified full service employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm dedicated to providing the highest level of personalized service and objective advice.  Our goal is not to meet expectations but to exceed them in ways our clients have never experienced before. Creativity is the hallmark of our approach. At CGI we strive to develop innovative solutions to meet the demands of an ever changing and increasingly complex employee benefit and Human Resources landscape.  We now have onsite FSA/HRA administration for our clients as well as HR Consultants to assist HR professionals in their day to day tasks. Experience the CGI Difference!

You can visit their website at www.cgibenefitsgroup.com.

This program has been approved for 2 Strategic recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

A full refund will be given to the member if they notify the membership committee via email more than 4 working days prior to the SHRA event.

A 50% refund will be given to the member if they notify the membership committee via email less than 3 working days prior to the SHRA event.

No refunds will be given to no-shows the day of the event.

Please email tjordan@monarchschoolne.org or tyoung@metrocast.net.