
President |
Laura Stewart |
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Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Minor: Human Resource Management Email: lestewart@liberty.edu Job Description: The President is responsible for leading the executive team and LU SHRM in congruence with the organizational mission. The President must lead by example, working closely with the Advisor and the Vice President to plan meetings and activities. The President must also work closely with the executive team to ensure everyone understands his or her respective tasks and duties, helping each to reach his or her full potential. The President will coordinate and receive approval for all chapter activities and decisions through the Faculty Advisor. |
Vice President |
Steven Turner |
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Major: Business Email: sturner6@liberty.edu Job Description: The Vice President works with the President to accomplish tasks, duties and responsibilities. The Vice President is in charge of completing and submitting the Merit Award, with help from the Chair of the Merit Award. The Vice President needs to be responsible for taking the President’s position in event of an emergency or in the event the President resigns or is terminated. |
Secretary |
Rebekah Ransom |
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Major: Business Minor: Human Resource Management Email: rlransom@liberty.edu Job Description: The Secretary is in charge of overseeing all communication between the Executive Council, general members, professionals, and guests. This includes taking accurate minutes at all meetings and communicating via email, phone, or other necessary media to the Executive Council, general members, professionals, and guests regarding upcoming events and announcements. |
Director of Finance |
Benjamin (Ben) Digges |
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Major: Business Minor: Human Resource Management Email: bwdigges@liberty.edu Job Description: The Director of Finance is responsible for managing the chapter’s funds through maintaining the approved budget for all LU SHRM activities. The Director of Finance will also oversee the Chair of Fundraising. |
Director of Marketing |
Kimberly Soward |
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Major: Communication Minor:Human Resource Management Email:kswoard@liberty.edu Job Description: The Director of Marketing is responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic marketing plan to include all promotional materials necessary to successfully execute the plan. |
Director of Recruitment |
Carolyn Marcelo |
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Major: Family and Consumer Sciences Email:cmarcelo@liberty.edu Job Description: The Director of Recruitment must enthusiastically use recruitment strategies to attract prospective members to LU SHRM and increase membership. The Director of Recruitment must also motivate members with excitement to assist in recruiting members. |
Director of Training & Development |
Kimberly Giordano |
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Major: Business Email:kgiordano@liberty.edu Job Description: The Director of Training and Development is responsible for coordinating all professional development activities for the student members of the organization, as well as overseeing the mentorship program.
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Director of Information Technology |
Leanna Kirkland |
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Major: Business Email: lckirkland@liberty.edu Job Description: The Director of Information Technology is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the LU SHRM website and all vehicles of social media communication. The Director of Information Technology will work closely with the President and Director of Marketing to ensure technology is used to communicate the image, brand and message of LU SHRM. |
Chair, Merit Award Committee |
Lenn Lund |
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Major:Business Job Description: The chair of the merit award committee is responsible for assisting the vice president in completing the application for the merit award. |
Chair, Fundraising Committee |
Benjamin Stainback |
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Major: Business Email: bpstainback@liberty.edu Job Description: The chair of the fundraising committee will assist the director of finance in raising funds for the organization. |
Advisor |
Dr. Colleen McLaughlin, SPHR |
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Email: cmclaughlin@liberty.edu or LUSHRM@liberty.edu Office: School of Business DH 1047 Number: (434) 592-3722 Dr. McLaughlin is the LU SHRM chapter advisor and an Liberty School of Business professor for the Human Resource Management degree program. Dr. McLaughlin is also the 2011-2012 President for the SHRM of Central VA professional chapter. |