Welcome!

We're heading back to Kalahari!

Please consider joining us for the 2023 Ohio HR Conference - WE ARE FAMILY - scheduled for September 20-22, 2023 as we are thrilled to return to the beautiful Kalahari Resorts in Sandusky, Ohio. 

IN PERSON with an ON DEMAND option! 

Join us for two and a half days of superior programming in a great venue! Attendees can enjoy the conference at the resort AND then have the option to obtain additional recertification credits via the ON DEMAND platform for any missed sessions. 

The ON DEMAND option will be available for up to 60 days after the conference ends. SHRM and/or local chapter members can Register Today for our $629 rate.  

We can't wait to see you in Kalahari! 

Jason Lawson

2023 Ohio HR Conference Chair

Introducing Keynote Speaker: Bertice Berry

We are thrilled to announce that BERTICE BERRY will be our Thursday Keynote Speaker.  

Sociologist, Bertice Berry, PhD. is, a best-selling author and award-winning lecturer has been named Comedian of The Year, Lecturer of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. She has published 11 best-selling books in both fiction and non-fiction and has won numerous awards and accolades for both her writing and presentations. 

Berry has had her own nationally syndicated television show and has hosted, interviewed, and made numerous television, documentary and radio appearances on a variety of diverse venues including The Tonight Show, Oprah Winfrey, Between The Lions, Crossfire, 20-20, NPR, PBS and Comedy Central and CNN. 

Berry has used her unique gifts and talents as a writer and ghost writer for others on a wide range of topics including race and gender issues, sociological studies, stratification, healthcare reform, humor, spirituality, sexuality, slavery and the abolitionist movement, weight loss and wellness, relationships, servant leadership, transformational leadership, diversity, and love. 

Berry has led parades, had classrooms named after her and has been awarded over 10 honorary doctorates. She earned her own doctoral degree from Kent State University at the age of 26 and still sees her most fulfilling achievement and role in life as that of mother to her 5 adopted children. 

"If you ain't dead, you ain't done," a character in one of Berry's novels says.

Berry believes that every one of us has been given a unique purpose and it is our obligation to find it and use it to improve first our own self and then for those we live and work with.ver since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.

Introducing Keynote Speaker: Pam Green

We are honored to announce that PAM GREEN will be presenting "Think Like an Executive - Recognize and Employ the Strategic Mindset" as a Keynote Speaker for the Ohio HR Conference scheduled for September 20-22, 2023. 

We're thrilled to welcome Pam back to Ohio! 

Prior to Green's executive coaching and consulting career, she was an executive leader for the world's largest HR association. During that time, she became a fierce advocate for the HR profession and ensured the voice of hundreds of thousands of global HR leaders was heard and respected around the table. It was also during this time she realized that not all c-suite tables and experiences are the same—she now had an opportunity to help CEOs and their talented suitemates achieve more than individual excellence, but to gain competitive advantage. 

Today, Green works with leaders aspiring to executive leadership, and those in executive ranks who've come to terms with this one crucial acknowledgment: what got you here won't keep you here. Because economies shift, customer expectations shift, and talent competition is fierce, a new playbook is in order, and she has that playbook for the executive team willing to listen, willing to shift their thinking, and willing to roll up their sleeves and do the work.

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