FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Raleigh-Wake Human Resource Management Association (RWHRMA)
August 2011 Events

Raleigh, NC – August 10, 2011 In support of their mission to foster professional development, community service and networking opportunities, RWHRMA will hold three unique events in the month of August, 2011:

Monthly RWHRMA Meeting: Your Employees Are Leaving and You Don’t Even Know It!: August 16, 11:30 am – 1:15 pm, Women’s Club of Raleigh, 3300 Women’s Club Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612 **Approved for 1.0 Strategic Business HRCI Credit**

Learn about how the current business environment impacts the way we leverage our current employees and discover an award-winning program that Cisco uses for career development. If you’ve ever wondered about what you can do in down economic times to retain your employees, this is the talk for you!
Our speaker, Heather Yurko, has been building people, process and organizations for almost 20 years. She has worked in a variety of roles, gathering experience in Program Management, Training Design, Sales, Marketing, Communications, Manufacturing and more along the way. She has built two start-up companies, in addition to working in large, global enterprises. She was the Program Lead for the Talent Connection program and is currently the Cultural Architect for the Connected IT Services team.
RWHRMA welcomes members and prospective members to attend this event. Registration, networking andluncheon buffet begin at 11:30 AM with chapter business and the program starting at Noon. Member fees are $22.50 for pre-registrants and $25.00 for walk-ins; Guest fees are $27.50 for pre-registrants and $30.00 for walk-ins; Student fees are $10.00. All fees include the buffet lunch. Space is limited, so advance registration is strongly encouraged. Registration for this meeting will be accepted until August 12th at 5pm.

Comp & Benefits Program: A Fully Integrated Solution to the Future of Healthcare Management: August 17, 8 am – 10:30 am, Capital Associated Industries, 2900 Highwoods Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604 **HRCI Pre-Certified for 2.0 Credits**
Defining corporate wellness is an important strategic step for an organization. It is extremely important to understand your obligations for total population management, defining critical success factors and measuring outcomes. Terri Reeves, President and Founder of Wellness Coalition America, will discuss:
• How to roll out and execute an effective 3 year wellness plan
• How to secure buy-in and engagement from your executives, HR, mid-level managers and members
• Critical success factors
• The importance of managing data, compliance and outcomes in order to ensure optimal success

Reeves frequently speaks as a health advocate to corporations and community groups, and has consulted with over 1000 companies on how they can better control their health care cost and impact the overall well-being of their members. Please register by Sunday, August 14th.

Membership Drive Open House: August 22, 6 pm – 8 pm, Solas Restaurant, 419 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603

Join the largest HR organization in NC! Benefits include access to a large network of updated HR information, credit hours to recertify your PHR/SPHR/GPHR and networking events & conferences. Become part of the RWHRMA family and have fun!

Join us for heavy hors d’oeuvres. Cost for members & a non-member guest is $10. Please register by Wednesday, August 17th.

For more information about these events or to register, visit RWHRMA’s website at www.rwhrma.org.

About RWHRMA: Raleigh-Wake Human Resource Management Association (RWHRMA) is a not-for-profit human resources professional association and is a local affiliate of the national Society for Human Resource Management(SHRM) organization focused onserving the HR professionalandadvancing the HR profession. Established in 1954 and nationally recognized for its many award-winning programs and as a premier chapter of SHRM, RWHRMA provides many professional development, community service, and networking opportunities to its more than 700 members representing a variety of businesses and industries. Contact: Kendra Pearson, PR Coordinator, RWHRMA, 919-872-6800 or

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