Vermont Business Magazine The three Vermont SHRM Chapter Presidents recently reaffirmed their chapter’s commitment to supporting their citizen-service members by signing an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Statement of Support.The Chapter Presidents were three of over 250 Vermont HR Professionals attending the 2015 Vermont HR Conference in Burlington, Vermont in mid-September. The Statement of Support is the cornerstone of ESGR efforts to create and enhance relationships with the civilian employers of Guard and Reserve members, and is a visible sign to all who see it of the commitment an employer makes to value and support its citizen soldiers, airmen, sailors, Coast Guard, Marine and military spouse employees. Over 1,400 Vermont employers have previously signed an ESGR Employer Statement of Support.
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is a USDepartment of Defense organization that promotes, recognizes, and enhances civilian employer support of citizen soldiers. ESGR, working in partnership with the hero2Hired program, also facilitates meaningful employment opportunities for citizen warriors, all veterans, and military spouses.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest HR membership organization devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 275,000 members and 575 affiliated chapters in over 160 countries, SHRM is the leading provider of resources to serve the needs of HR professionals and advance the professional practice of human resource management
Pictured left to right:Paul Stokarski, President, River Valley HR Association, Donna Austin-Hawley, President, Vermont HR Association, Barbara Begin, President, Green Mountain HR Association, Melissa Norman, VT State HR Council Director, and Dave Wheel, representing Vermont Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.