About the SHRM Foundation

VISION, MISSION & PURPOSE

VISION

​Empowered HR professionals building inclusive organizations where all employees thrive and organizations achieve success.

MISSION

The SHRM Foundation champions workforce and workplace transformation by providing:

• Research-based HR solutions for challenging inclusion issues facing employees and potential employees
• Scholarships to educate and develop HR professionals and students to make change happen
• Opportunities for HR professionals to make a difference in their local communities

PURPOSE

The SHRM Foundation is a values-based charity organization that champions workforce and workplace transformation and inspires HR professionals to make it happen.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

​The SHRM Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of distinguished HR academic and practical leaders. The SHRM Foundation recognizes the members of its board for their outstanding leadership and dedication to the organization. We are proud that all board members contribute to our annual campaign.

OFFICERS

Chair
Elizabeth (Libby) P. Sartain, SHRM-SCP
Libby Sartain LLC
Bastrop, TX

  Biography

Immediate Past Chair Elizabeth (Betsy) Larson, SHRM-SCP Director, Compensation Indiana University Bloomington, IN  Biography

Secretary / Treasurer Tom Mathews SVP, Cree, Inc. Waxhaw, NC Biography

DIRECTORS

Camille Chang Gilmore  Vice President of HR &Global Chief Diversity Officer Boston Scientific  Biography	Dan Purushotham Adjunct Faculty  Central Connecticut State University Hartford, Connecticut Biography
​    Edie Goldberg, Ph.D. President E. L. Goldberg & Associates Menlo Park, CA  Biography	​ Gary Latham, Ph.D. Chief Secretary of State Professor, Organizational  Behavior Biography         University of Toronto
​ Jeff Nally, SHRM-SCP President Nally Group, Inc. Louisville, KY Biography	Jim Link, SHRM-SCP Chief HR Officer  Randstad North America, Atlanta, GA Biography
​ Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP President & CEO SHRM Alexandria, VA  Biography	​ Melissa Dawn Simkins  President  Velvet Suite  Washington, DC &   Atlanta, GA Biography
Paula Harvey, SHRM-SCP Vice President Schulte Building  Systems, Inc. Biography

FOUNDATION STAFF

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Wendi Safstrom  Executive Director Wendi.Safstrom@shrm.org  (703) 535-6065 Biography
Ashlee Droscher Smith   Director, Development Ashlee.Smith@shrm.org (703) 535-6291
Misha Adams Sr. Specialist, Scholarships and Strategic Initiatives Misha.Adams@shrm.org (703) 535-6167	​
Alie Mihuta   Specialist, Development  Alie.Mihuta@shrm.org (703) 535-6150	​