Various Events and Initiatives Throughout the Year
Greetings Government Advocacy Team, Chapter Legislative Affairs Chairs and PIHRA Community At-Large,
The Government Advocacy Team would like to invite you to our FREE virtual HR Power Hours. Typically, we plan monthly HR Power Hours from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, inviting legislators or other government officials, their key policy analysts, and other special guests and legislative experts to discuss their legislative initiatives and their impact on the HR community. For instance, we’ve had State Senators Thomas Umberg, Roger Niello, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, and Josh Newman, and State Assemblymembers Chris Holden, Eloise Gómez Reyes, Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, Christopher Ward, Josh Lowenthal, and Kelly Seyarto speak at prior meetings
If you are interested in participating in the HR Power Hours, please email Dana Mayhew at governmentaffairschair@pihra.org or register for them on the PIHRA Calendar.
Human beings power our organizations. We are an association of employment, labor, and benefits professionals united in making Human Resources strong, viable, resilient, and effective. Our mission is to provide clear, balanced rules and guidance on employment issues that are essential to creating better workplaces.
Our Government Advocacy Team is making a difference in the workplace, Sacramento and Washington DC. We work in close partnership with the California State Council of SHRM (CalSHRM). We have become the voice of human resources in the Capitol and the southland’s legislative districts.
The Team monitors and evaluates current employment laws, pending legislation, and regulations at the federal, state, and local level. Members of the Advocacy Committee are involved in drafting, commenting on, and testifying about current and proposed legislation. We partner with the Legislative Affairs chapter chairs and their teams to keep the chapters and the HR community informed of the newest legislative developments. If you would like to be a member of this dynamic team, join us today.
Here are some of the ways you can serve:
As a human resources professional, you have a voice. The Government Advocacy Team is here to help you amplify your voice and influence legislators at this pivotal time in the nation. More importantly, we make it EASY!
For the Adopt a Legislator campaign, all you have to do is 1) find out who represents you, 2) schedule a meeting through the district scheduler, 3) meet and shake hands with an elected official and 4) let them know you’re part of PIHRA, the largest HR community in the country.
Being a friendly, professional voice helps put a human face on the policies that affect our workplaces every day. Your outreach matters — and it starts with just one conversation. For more information and a quick start guide, go to https://pihra.org/adoptalegislator/.
For all who wish to donate to the PIHRA Advocacy Team, please click here to donate now.
Chair: Dana Mayhew
Vice Chair: Sherry Shavit
Treasurer: John Tynan
Legislative Advisor: Marilyn Monahan
Social Media Chair: Samantha Aviles
Secretary: Katherine Haliski
Programs Chair: Katie Zaslaw
Sponsorship Co-Chair: John Tynan
Sponsorship Co-Chair: Sarah Prince
Veterans Affairs: Ari Friedman
Production Technician: Katie Zaslaw
Marketing/Orientation Chair: Laura Baltzer