Event Details

LEGISLATIVE ACTION ROADSHOW

South Texas SHRM - November 7, 2013

How many times have you heard an elected ocial talking about workplace

issues and you thought to yourself, “I wish he/she really understood more about

the workplace issues we face”. Wouldn’t it be great if you could share your experience

as an HR professional with lawmakers before they pass legislation that

causes problems? Well, you can. The Legislative Action Roadshow will teach

you how to become a legislative action expert the easy way.

In this interactive workshop, you’ll have a chance to ask questions and see

examples of conversations with legislative ocials and sta-. You’ll leave with a

guide that details how to 　nd and track important legislation that impacts your

career and contact your state or federal elected ocials to express an opinion

or provide important information about pending HR-related legislation. They

really do want to hear from you!

Members of the Roadshow presentation team will provide step-by-step instructions

on how to:

• Determine who your elected ocials are

• Look up the text of a speci　c bill and its status

• Write a letter, fax or email to express your opinion

• Call the oce of your elected ocial to express your opinion or schedule

an appointment

• Conduct a face-to-face meeting with your elected ocial or a member of

their sta-

This fun, informative and interactive session has been approved for 1 hour of

strategic recertication credit.

Cindy is a member of the Texas State Council’s Legislative Action Team and an active member of HR Houston.  She joined their Legislative Action Committee in 2004 and chaired the committee in the 2005 -2006 program year.  Cindy was instrumental in developing the Legislative Updates page for the HR Houston website and has presented opinions regarding pending legislation and concerns of employers to legislators in Washington, D. C. and Austin, Texas. She also serves on the board of the Texas Association of Staffing and is a member of their Legislative Committee.

As Vice President of Carlton Staffing, Cindy is responsible for recruiting and staff development, overseeing service delivery, quality, program development and compliance.  She serves as an internal consultant and coach for management, sales and operations staff.  Cindy also designs and conducts training programs and has been privileged to be a guest trainer at several clients. Cindy graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with BS in Aquatic Biology and has had research published in the Journal of Pathology.

Lori A. Thomas, CCP, is the communications practice leader for Ascende (formerly Employee Benefit Solutions).  With more than 20 years of consulting experience in executive benefits, compensation and employee communications, she was asked by the Society for Human Resource Management to testify on their behalf before members of Congress in support of the Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act.

Prior to joining Ascende, Lori was senior vice president with Apogee, where she was head of consulting and later chief administrative officer.  As CAO, her communications focus expanded to include corporate branding, public relations and corporate key messaging.  She also served as interim manager of government relations for the Greater Houston Partnership, the primary advocate of Houston’s business community.

Lori graduated magna cum laude from University of Houston with a BS in computer science.

A South Texas SHRM Seminar For HR and Business Professionals

November 7, 2013   4:00-6:00 pm