The Role of the SHRM Board
The Board of Directors provides leadership for SHRM by:
- Upholding SHRM's vision, purpose and values;
- Setting the broad policies, direction and priorities of the organization;
- Ensuring that SHRM has highly effective leadership;
- Providing fiduciary oversight; and
- Maintaining the integrity of SHRM services and products developed for the benefit of SHRM members.
Read the full position description for Board members.
Board Meeting Summaries
SHRM Board Members
Chair Robb E. Van Cleave, SPHR, IPMA-CP Chief Talent and Strategy Officer
Columbia Gorge Community College
The Dalles, OR
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Immediate Past Chair Janet N. Parker, SPHR Executive Vice President - Human Resources
Regions Financial Corporation
Birmingham, AL
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Director-at-Large Rita Bennett Senior Vice President, Global Strategy
Aperian Global
San Francisco, CA
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Director-at-Large Jose A. Berrios President
BTG: The Berrios Talent Group, LLC
Lakewood Ranch, FL
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Director-at-Large Calvin W. Finch, CPA Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
CPP, Inc.
Mountain View, CA
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Director-at-Large Bette J. Francis, SPHR Vice President/Director, Human Resources
Wilmington Trust
Wilmington, DE
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Director-at-Large Carolyn Gould, SPHR, GPHR, CCP Principal, Global Compliance Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC
New York, NY
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Director-at-Large Steven A. JarrettSenior Vice President, Human Resources
FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)
Rockville, MDboard@shrm.orgBiography
Director-at-Large James A. KaitzPresident and CEO
AFP (Association for Financial Professionals)
Bethesda, MDboard@shrm.orgBiography
Director-at-Large Gary P. Latham, Ph.D. Secretary of State Professor of Organizational Behavior
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
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Director-at-Large Virda M. Rhem, SPHR Director of Human Resources
Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association
Austin, TX
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Director-at-Large
Gabrielle Toledano
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Redwood City, CA
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Biography
Laurence G. (Lon) O’Neil
President & CEO
Society for Human Resource Management
Alexandria, VA