 Oklahoma SHRM State Council has been recognized as a
2008 SHRM Superior Honor State Council!
Selection as a Superior Honor State Council indicates the council has achieved excellence in fulfilling its mission of:
- Serving as a conduit for communication between SHRM members and chapters
- Coordinating chapter efforts at the state level
- Facilitating services and programs for the collective interests of state membership and chapter leaders and all SHRM members in the state
 
The Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management exists for the purpose of furthering the work of human resource professionals in Oklahoma. This goal is promoted by the annual state Human Resources Conference and other events.
This work is also furthered though the work of local chapters and student chapters.
If you are an HR professional without a local chapter, you've come to the right place. The Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management is your source for networking, news, and current event information. Your Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) membership gets you access to great resources available nowhere else.
Future Events: 2010 Oklahoma HR State Conference & Expo
May 5-7, 2010 - Tulsa, OK
What to do About Swine Flu!
How Employers Should Respond
With the increasing number of swine flu cases reported in the U.S. and Mexico and the media attention about the outbreak, many employees may have concerns about exposure at work and the steps you are taking to protect them. We suggest the following:
- Communicate to your employees that you are following the situation closely and will take reasonable steps to ensure their safety and health.
- Review the websites of the Centers for Disease Control and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration daily for updates on steps to take during the outbreak.
- Instruct employees to report to their supervisors if they are experiencing any flu-like symptoms.
- Instruct supervisors to notify Human Resources immediately upon such a report.
- Review your leave and telecommuting policies and adjust them, if necessary, to encourage employees to stay at home if they experience flu-like symptoms.
- Remind employees of the importance of washing hands frequently and to practice good hygiene.
- Communicate with your internal or external cleaning services about additional steps they may be able to take to further sanitize your worksites.
- Discontinue nonessential travel to Mexico and other locations the CDC identifies as having high illness transmission rates.
On April 28, OSHA placed a special link on its website that offers its "Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic." In it OSHA describes a number of measures designed to protect employees in the event of a flu pandemic. In addition, OSHA recommends that employers develop specific pandemic flu plans to meet the needs of their work places.
Newton O'Connor Turner & Ketchum, P.C., 27th Floor, Bank of America Building, 15 West Sixth Street, Tulsa, OK
The Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management has achieved the “State Council Champions” designation! This special honor recognizes exceptional support for the SHRM Foundation in 2007. The SHRM Foundation is very grateful for the Council's commitment, leadership and generous contributions. OSCHRM will be highlighted on the SHRM Foundation website and in the annual “Honor Roll” brochure which recognizes all 2007 annual campaign contributors.
Oklahoma Excellence in Human Resources Award Winners!
2009 - Charles Middleton, PHR
2008 - Glenda Owen, PHR, and Candia Fields
Glenda is Chief, Workforce Service Division with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. She has over 20 years of dedicated managerial experience with 30 years of public service with the agency. She served on the Oklahoma State Council for HR Management (2006-08) as Workforce Readiness Core Leader and currently serves as Certification Core Leader for the OSCHRM and as VP Workforce Readiness for the Oklahoma City HR Society. She served nine years on the South Central Workforce Investment Board and currently serves on the Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board. Glenda holds a B.S. Business Management, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Glenda was awarded an Individual Award of Merit fromt the Oklahoma Chapter for Workforce Professionals in 2006. Glenda is a member of the Oklahoma City HR Society and a charter member of the Great Plains SHRM Chapter. She is also a member of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals and the International Association for Workforce Professionals.
2007 - Kirk Turner
Kirk Turner is a shareholder in the law firm Newton, O'Connor, Turner, and Ketchum, P.C. Founded in 1983 as Newton & O'Connor, the law firm offers strategic counsel, litigation services and preventive legal management training to corporate clients. By concentrating on Business Law and specifically Labor and Employment Law, the law firm works with business leaders and their companies to manage successful organizations, create safe workplace environments and develop sound business succession plans.
Kirk is Vice President for Legislative Affairs for the Tulsa Area Human Resource Association (TAHRA). Kirk has also served on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management for many years, and has presented at multiple Oklahoma Human Resource State Conferences, including one year in which he graciously served as Master of Ceremonies.
Kirk chose Tulsa over fourteen years ago to serve as the place to raise his family and grow his specialty practice. His experience as a trial attorney in representing management in litigation in all areas of labor and employment law has allowed Kirk to develop one of the leading Workplace Management Preventive Training practices in the region. His team serves as trainers, counselors and litigators in the practice areas of employment claim prevention, internal investigations, wrongful termination, civil rights, equal employment opportunity, wage and hour litigation, employee benefits, occupational safety and health, labor-management relations, union avoidance, unemployment, disability benefits and workers compensation. Kirk is a graduate of Arkansas Tech University and the University of Arkansas School of Law. Kirk is the President-Elect of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section; President-Elect of the Tulsa Area Human Resources Association (a chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management); and Legislative Director and General Counsel for the Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management. In addition, Kirk was recently elected to SHRM's National Employee & Labor Relations Committee.
2006 - Julie Callahan
2005 - NA
2004 - Pat Beck
2003 - Bill Young
2002 - Bill Webb
Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management
PO Box 6661, Lawton, OK 73506
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