The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) currently charters special interest SMA chapters, which provide programming of interest to recruiting and employment specialists in particular locales or regions of the United States. In addition, many SMA special interest groups (SIGs) are forming within local SHRM chapters. Following is a list of SMA chapters that have been chartered and SMA special interest groups that have formed. Visit the Staffing Management Discipline web page regularly to check out new places to network with your peers.
Arizona
SMA of Greater Phoenix
Michelle Gray, PHR
www.az-sma.org
California
SMA of Southern California (meets in L.A. area)
Richard J. Gast
www.sma-sc.org
Connecticut
SMA of Southern New England
Debra Erickson
www.smasonew.org
Florida
SMA South Florida
Michelle Raymond
www.smasouthflorida.org
Georgia
Recruiting Practices Community (Special Interest Group of SHRM-Atlanta)
Tricia Moody
OR
Mary Lynn Miller, CAE
www.shrmatlanta.org
Illinois
SMA of Greater Chicago
Chloé Rada
www.smagc.org
Massachusetts
Employment/Staffing SIG (Special Interest Group of NEHRA)
Carole Edson
www.nehra.com
New Jersey
SMA of New Jersey, Inc.
Dr. Michael Kannisto, SPHR
www.njmetroema.org
New York
Staffing Management SIG (Special Interest Group of Human Resources Association of New York - HR/NY)
Charles LaManna, SPHR
www.hrny.org
North Carolina
SMA of Charlotte (Special Interest Group of Charlotte Area SHRM)
Cathy Graham
www.charlotteshrm.org
Ohio
Cleveland SMA (Special Interest Group of Cleveland SHRM)
Jamie Marks
www.clevelandshrm.com
Staffing Management SIG (Special Interest Group of Human Resource Assn of Central Ohio)
Laura Reed, SPHR
OR
Sharon DeLay, SPHR, CPCC
www.hraco.com
Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth SMA Inc. (DFW SMA)
Diana Meisenhelter
www.dfwsma.org
Staffing Management SIG (Special Interest Group of HR Houston )
Kristin Thibodeaux
www.hrhouston.org
Washington
SMA Seattle
Ian Johnson
www.smaseattle.org