July 2011 issue of HR News magazine - IPMA

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Member News Stephanie Appel, IPMA-CP, was appointed the director of human resources for the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, State of Kentucky. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet includes the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, Kentucky State Police, Department of Criminal Justice Training, and the Department of Advocacy. With more than 8,000 employees, it is the largest cabinet in Kentucky State Government. She served previously as the human resources director for the Department of Corrections. She is the president of the IPMA-HR Southern Region. Kimla Milburn, IPMA-CP, retired from the City of Annapolis, Md., effective May 1. At the time of her retirement, she was the HR director. She will begin teaching in the Human Resource Management Department at Wilmington University in Wilmington, Del., starting in the fall. She is the IPMA-HR president-elect and will serve as the 2012 IPMA-HR president. Wes Morgan, IPMA-CP, SPHR, is the human resources director, Cook County Health and Hospital Systems, Cermak Health Services. He worked previously as the human resources director for the Village of Downers Grove and as the deputy director of human resources for the Chicago Park District. He serves on the IPMA- HR Certification Advisory Board, Conference Program Committee and Long-Range Strategic Plan Taskforce. Ruben Nieto, IPMA-CP, has retired. At the time of his retirement, he was the human resources director for the City of Issaquah, Wash. He was the president of the IPMA-HR Western Washington chapter. Dale Pazdra, IPMA-CP, has been named the director of human resources for the City of Coral Springs, Fla. He worked previously as the human resources manager for the City of Coral Springs. Prior to joining Coral Springs he worked in HR in the private sector for more than 15 years. He serves on the IPMA-HR Successful Practices Taskforce. At its annual conference, which was held in Portland, Ore., the Western Region presented the following Agency Awards for Excellence: ■ Small Agency – Central Contra Costa, Calif., Sanitary District Human Resources Department ■ Medium Agency – Coconino County, Ariz., Human Resources Department ■ Large Agency – Snohomish County, Wash., Human Resources Department ■ Very Large Agency – Los Angeles County, Calif., Human Resources Department Additional information about the award winners is available at www.wripma-hr.org. —N | 28 | JULY 2011 Certification Corner Congratulations to these newly certified individuals! Denise Booth, IPMA-CP Human Resources Analyst Pierce County Tacoma, Wash. Susan Budzien, IPMA-CP Human Resources Officer County of San Diego San Diego, Calif. Tom Cody, IPMA-CP HR Manager City of South Pasadena, Calif. Eileen Dalton, IPMA-CP Assistant HR Director Port Authority of New York and New Jersey New York, N.Y. John Dam, IPMA-CP HR Deputy Director City of San Jose, Calif. Julie Edmonds-Mares, IPMA-CP Assistant Director City of San Jose, Calif. Connie Etzkin, IPMA-CP Human Resources Director City of Columbia, Tenn. Lisa Garrett, IPMA-CP Acting Personnel Director County of Los Angeles HR Department Los Angeles, Calif. Glen Godwin, IPMA-CP Human Resources Director City of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Bonnie Jones, IPMA-CP HR Consultant University of Tennessee – Municipal Technical Advisory Service Nashville, Tenn. Laura Kirby, IPMA-CP HR Management Analyst City of Belmont, Calif. Marie Klymkiw, IPMA-CP Risk Manager City of Covina, Calif. Gary Martin, IPMA-CP Human Resource Division Director Office of State Court Administration, Oregon Judicial Department Salem, Ore. Bazella Caprice McDonald, IPMA-CP Personnel Analyst, Civil Service City of Long Beach, Calif. Korey Meckes, IPMA-CP Human Resources Coordinator City of Coral Springs, Fla. Debra Milardo, IPMA-CP Director of Personnel City of Middletown Personnel Department Middletown, Conn. Sheryl Montgomery, IPMA-CP Senior Administrative Analyst City of Anaheim, Calif. Denise Perez, IPMA-CP Human Resources Director City of Naples, Fla. Doreen Telles, IPMA-CP Staff Development Specialist Health and Human Services Agency/Human Resources San Diego, Calif. HR NEWS MAGAZINE
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS IPMA-HR Recognizes New Members IPMA-HR would like to recognize the following individuals and agencies for recently becoming members. New Agency Members Town of Weymouth, Mass. San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco, Calif. Charlotte Housing Authority Charlotte, N.C. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, Calif. New Individual Members Juanie Cranmer County of Mendocino, Calif. Gena Spivey City of Fort Pierce, Fla. Michael Finnerin Maryland Renay McIntosh City of Winston-Salem, N.C. Evelyn Goodwin Office of the Architect of the Capitol Washington, D.C. Leilani Taitague Guam Public School System Personnel Services, Guam Marian Nosal Citrus County Tax Collector Inverness, Fla. Heather Carrizales City of Port Orange, Fla. Mark Dixson Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Donna Black City of Lansing Personnel Department Lansing, Mich. Karen Budrow Massachusetts Robin Urban County of Los Angeles, Calif. Krista Dickerson City of Allen, Texas Sheila Banks U.S. Election Assistance Commission Washington, D.C. Leesa Benggio South Carolina State Library Columbia, S.C. Allen Amatotsero Whassan Eurest Nigeria Ltd., Nigeria Shawne Boyd Sedgwick County Government, Kansas Billie Smith District of Columbia Courts Washington, D.C. Donita Pikes Genesee County Human Resources Flint, Mich. Bethany Carpenetti Sedgwick County, Kansas Michelle Noble Board of Clark County Commissioners Springfield, Ohio Cynthia Simms Prince George’s County, Md. Phyllis Perry North Carolina Office of State Personnel Raleigh, N.C. Ada Hatten City of El Paso, Texas Abdou Gaye Central Bank of Mauritania, Mauritania Jamie Thomas Office of State Superintendent of Education Washington, D.C. Jermaine Goodman U.S. Army, Texas Candidate Slate Set for Upcoming Election The IPMA-HR Nominating Committee, which is chaired by immediate past-president Margaret M. Whelan, IPMA-CP, has established the slate of candidates for the upcoming election of the 2012 IPMA-HR president-elect. The slate of candidates will include: ■ Mila Cosgrove, IPMA-CP, Human Resources and Risk Management Director, City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska ■ Barbara Montoya, IPMA-CP, Personnel Director, Montgomery City-County Personnel Department, Montgomery, Alabama Nia Ray Missouri Department of Economic Development St. Louis, Mo. Jessica Aponte Argosy University Salt Lake City, Utah —N The ballots will be distributed to all voting members of the Association August 8–12. September 12 is the deadline for the receipt of ballots. IPMA-HR voting members include all individual members and covered staff of IPMA-HR agency members. For more information, please contact IPMA-HR Executive Director Neil Reichenberg at nreichenberg@ipma-hr.org. —N WWW.IPMA-HR.ORG JULY 2011 | 29 |
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