| History of Dulles SHRM
 How We Came to Be
Charter Members
Presidents
Awards and Honors
Service Beyond the Dulles Chapter
Programs to Support the Profession and the Community
Dulles Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
On January 21, 1987 a group 47 HR professionals came together for the first time at the Holiday Inn, Dulles and began the "Washington-Dulles Chapter of the American Society for Personnel Administration” (ASPA). Led by President Phil Lo Presti, SPHR (former President of the Northern Virginia Chapter), and sponsored by NOVA, our chapter was officially chartered on June 24, 1987 with 61 initial members. The number of officers was a far cry from our current board:
President: Phillip Lo Presti, SPHR, Radiation Systems, Inc.
VP Membership: William Sparks, Star Technologies
VP Programs: David Humphrey, PHR, Magnavox
Secretary: John Mann, Computer Sciences Corp.
Treasurer: Ryan Ricci, Loudoun County Manpower
The first meeting topic was the hot, new topic of “Downsizing” (which was followed in February by the equally provocative topic of “Smoking in the Workplace”)! The membership recruitment letter that was sent out on March 16, 1987 stated that there were no dues for Chapter membership – by June 1987 we had grown to 82 members.
Since its inception, the Dulles Chapter of SHRM (renamed in 1990) has won 15 merit/superior merit awards from SHRM, won the SHRM/OLSTEN Pinnacle award for the CEO luncheon at Lansdowne, sponsored the Leesburg Chapter of SHRM, launched a web presence, and has grown to the point where we are now in our third meeting location. Here are some of the many milestones throughout the years:
1987 Chapter chartered with Ronald Pilenzo, SPHR, President and CEO of ASPA, Ron Peters and Janet Wells of ASPA National and Ellie Larson, former ASPA board member, in attendance
1987 First membership directory published
1988 First certification study group conducted
1988 Chapter Job Bank debuts
1988 First newsletter editor (Don Nagley!)
1988 First Chapter Salary Survey
1989 First Legislative Liaison
1989 Board membership increased from five (5) to nine (9)
1989 First time to co-sponsor (along with the NOVA Chapter and WPA) the VA State ASPA conference – concurrent session presenters included Chapter members Judy Goudarzi, David Humphrey, PHR, Lynn Lorenz, SPHR, Sandra O’Connell, Ph.D., and Peter Parkinson, SPHR
1990 Chapter renamed the Dulles Chapter of SHRM
1990 Dues charged for the first time ($25.00)
1991 Chapter provides input to the EEOC on their Technical Compliance Manual (Bob Long, SPHR, Ken Pritchard, CCP, and Stan Surrette, SPHR)
1992 First CEO Luncheon, bringing together senior business executives and senior HR executives, and attended by Michael R. Losey, SPHR, National SHRM President and CEO
1992 First Chapter December Holiday Party and Member Appreciation Event
1993 Chapter wins the SHRM/OLSTEN Pinnacle Award based on the success and impact of the CEO Luncheon (awarded to 6 SHRM chapters a year for leadership and innovative programming)
1993 First joint meeting with the Northern Virginia Chapter
1996 Meetings are moved to the Worldgate Marriott Suites in Herndon to accommodate the growing membership of 160 (with 17 SPHR’s and 16 PHR’s)
1996 Board position descriptions developed
1997 Dulles Chapter celebrates its 10th year anniversary in February with a program featuring Michael R. Losey, SPHR, CAE, President and CEO of SHRM, Keith Greene, SPHR, from SHRM National, State and District officials, and all former Dulles Presidents
1997 At the same meeting, Dulles Chapter celebrates the sponsorship of the Leesburg – Greater Loudoun Chapter of SHRM, which is chartered with 19 members
2000 Embry Rucker Homeless Shelter adopted
2001 50/50 Raffle to benefit the SHRM Foundation started
2001 Chapter website launched (Jami Dittmeier)
2001 Chapter discussion groups launched (Cindy Loison)
2001 Student scholarship program begun
2001 First Diversity Director and SHRM Foundation Coordinator
2001 Helen Drinan, SPHR, newly appointed President and CEO, SHRM, visits the Chapter in a joint meeting with Leesburg-Greater Loudoun Chapter in October
2002 First Certification Representative
2002 Diversity Portal on the Dulles SHRM website launched
2003 Special Presentation by Susan R. Meisinger, SPHR, President and CEO, SHRM – joint meeting with the Leesburg – Greater Loudoun SHRM Chapter
2003 Chapter “Book Reports” begin
2004 Community Assistance program launched
2004 First Chapter Member Survey conducted
2004 Dulles SHRM Capitol Hill visits started
2005 Panel discussion “Why We Hate HR: Confronting the Myth” – Fast Company refuted!
2006 Members can register and pay for Chapter membership and meetings online with credit cards
2007 Meetings are moved to the Sheraton Hotel in Reston to accommodate growing membership of 262!
2007 20th Anniversary Celebration with 100 members and friends in attendance!
Charter Members
Listed below are four of the original sixty-one charter members of the Dulles Chapter who have remained dedicated members throughout the years, serving in a number of leadership roles:
Lynn Lorenz, SPHR
Don Nagley, SPHR
Nancy Streeter
Karen Stacy
Presidents
Below is a list of the leaders of the chapter through the years – those members, many of whom also served as President Elect and in other leadership capacities, who made sure the Dulles Chapter thrived and grew:
1987 Phil LoPresti, SPHR
1988 David Humphrey, PHR
1989 Robert Long, SPHR
1990 Edward Potter, Esq.
1991 Patricia Bates
1992 Chester Williams
1993 Don Nagley, SPHR
1994 Judy Erdmann, PHR
1995 Don Nagley, SPHR
1996 Bobbie (Roberta) Muir, SPHR
1997 Jim Lewis, SPHR
1998 Jami Dittmeier
1999 Stan Surrette, SPHR
2000 Maxine Trentham, SPHR
2001 Lynn Lorenz, SPHR
2002 Nancy Streeter
2003 Judy Perrault, SPHR
2004 Cindy Loison, SPHR
2005 Kurt Cowles, SPHR, CCP
2006 Maggie Chan, SPHR, CCP
2007 Mary Saily
2008 Sarah Cower, PHR
Awards and Honors
The leaders and members of Dulles SHRM have selflessly given of their time and talents to create programs that have been recognized by SHRM National for their positive impact on the Chapter, the profession, and the community.
1989 SHRM Merit Award
1990 SHRM Superior Merit Award
1991 SHRM Superior Merit Award
1992 SHRM Superior Merit Award
1993 SHRM Superior Merit Award
1993 SHRM/Olson Pinnacle Award
1994 SHRM Superior Merit Award
1995 SHRM Superior Merit Award
1996 SHRM Superior Merit Award
1997 SHRM Superior Merit Award
1998 SHRM Superior Merit Award
2001 SHRM Superior Merit Award
2002 SHRM Superior Merit Award
2003 SHRM Superior Merit Award
2004 SHRM Superior Merit Award
2005 SHRM Superior Merit Award
2005 SHRM Foundation Chapter Champions Award
2006 SHRM Superior Merit Award
2007 SHRM Superior Merit Award
Service Beyond the Dulles Chapter
A number of our Dulles SHRM members have served not only the Dulles Chapter, but have given of their time and talents to SHRM beyond the Chapter level.
Cornelia Gamlem, SPHR
2004 – Current SHRM’s Workplace Diversity Expert Panel
2000 - 2001 SHRM National Board of Directors, Vice President at Large
2001 SHRM's Global Forum, Board of Directors
1997 – 1999 National Workplace Diversity Committee, Chairman
1994 – 1999 National Workplace Diversity Committee, Member
1996 SHRM's Global Forum, Board of Directors
Lynn Lorenz, SPHR
2002 - 2003 Virginia SHRM State Council, Treasurer
Don Nagley, SPHR
1995 - 1996 Virginia SHRM Northern District Director
1999 - 2001 Virginia SHRM State Council, Treasurer
Barbara Mitchell
2004 – 2006 SHRM's Consulting and Outsourcing Expert Panel
1999 - 2001 Employment Management Association Board, President
1991 - 2003 Employment Management Association Board, Member
Sandra O’Connell, Ph.D.
1989 - 1994 Author, monthly “Computers and HR” column in ASPA’s Personnel Administrator (predecessor of HR Magazine)
Programs to Support the Profession and the Community
Over the years the Dulles Chapter has embarked on a number of programs to serve the HR community and the community at large. Some have continued for years – some enjoyed a short period of support – but all contributed to the Chapter and its members and helped bring us to where we are today.
- Embry Rucker Homeless Shelter Donations
- SHRM Student Chapter Sponsorship
- Dulles SHRM HR Scholarship Program
- Community Speaker Programs
- Virginia Employment Commission Partnership
- Dulles/NOVA SHRM Peer Mentoring Program
- Wage, Benefit and Work/Life Surveys
- Chapter Discussion Groups
- Certification Study Groups
- Day Inside the Beltway Legislative Visits
- SHRM Foundation 50/50 Raffle
- Dulles SHRM Job Bank/Career Opportunities
- Diversity Information and Programs
- VA State and National SHRM Conference Support
- Donations to the Hurricane Relief Fund of the Mississippi State Council of SHRM
- “Book Reports” on HR and Business Topics
- HR Career Development SIG
- Meeting Discount for Members “In Transition”
- Professional Development Seminars/Workshops on HR Topics
- HR Student Intern Job Fairs and Programs
- Education Outreach Program with Loudoun County Schools
- HR Alliance DC-wide events
- HR Magazine Subscriptions to Local University Libraries
- New Member Orientation
- Chapter Membership Surveys
- Dulles SHRM Executive Event
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