2011 Board — Leading with Purpose

The officers of the AzHREF Executive Committee are responsible for ensuring that the organization is upholding its purpose and mission which includes:

• Coordinate (4) quarterly HR Forums with strategic, pertinent topics
• Coordinate (1) Annual signature event with a tier one national speaker
• Find value-add forums through — lunch and learns — or other topic-specific networking and resource sharing events
• Maintain and improve membership of senior HR practitioners, and increase active participation
• Designate committees and ensure committee outcomes are aligned with Board objectives
• Serve as HRPS National liaison, fostering the brand and leveraging national and local resources
• Work with committees to ensure appropriate level of sponsorship engagement and financial support
• Serve as Community Outreach champion to brand HRPS and AzHREF in the local and national HR industry, from welcoming members and guests at events to media, branding, fundraising and outreach opportunities
• Ensure AzHREF remains fiscally sound, utilizing the board to audit financials and budget appropriate funds
• With Board approval, contract and manage consultant relationships, including administrative function, to ensure appropriate direction, scope and outcomes

2012 Executive Board Members

	President Mary Ann Luciano, Leathers Milligan and Associates
	President-Elect Ted Smith, The Evogi Group
	Past-President Cathy Chess, Medicis
	Secretary-Treasurer Steve Biddle, Littler Mendelson

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2012 Board of Directors

	Mark Christensen, Jobing		Jack Milligan, Leathers Milligan & Assoc.
	Therese Valadez, American Express		John Millikin, W.P. Carey School of Business, ASU
	Mary Ann Sturm, SCF Arizona		Jayne Phillips, SPHR, Creative People Results
	Frank Farwell, The Home Depot		Debbi Lannon-Smith, Stirling Energy Systems, Inc.
Picture to come	Rena Cruse, SPHR, Arizona Humane Society

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Association Manager

	Angela Williams, HR Consulting and More