President - Virgil F. McDaniel, PHR
Virgil McDaniel is the Vice President of Human Resources for EGI, Inc. He graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in Police Administration and Business. He is certified through the Society of Human resource Management as a Professional in Human Resources.
Before joining EGI, Inc., Virgil was with the City of Dayton Police Department and retired after 28 years of service at the rank of Lt. Colonel.
Professional affiliations include SHRM, MVHRA, the FOP of Ohio, Inc., and Police and Fire Retiree's of Ohio, Inc. Virgil currently serves on the boards of Project Cure, Inc., the Estates of Silvercreek Homeowners Association and Captain John C. Post FOP 44.
Mark Ording is a Regional Leader for Primerica, and has over 20 years experience in the field of Sales and Marketing. He is a graduate of Clark State Technical College. He currently holds State of Ohio Insurance and the NASD Series 6, 26, & 63 License's. Mark has worked on the Networking & publicity Committee for several years and has been the Chair of the Networking & publicity Committee for the past two years. Mark has assisted running the Professional Development Workshop and Vendor Fair for the past several years. Mark is our 2004 Vice President on The MVHRA Board of Directors. Mark is also a volunteer instructor for Junior Achievement of Dayton.
Mark resides in Springboro with his wife Leigh.
Vice President - Jeffrey A. Mullins
Jeff Mullins has a B.A. magna cum laude, University of Dayton; J.D. summa cum laude, University of Dayton School of Law and is with the Coolidge, Wall, Womsley & Lombard, A Legal Professional Association.
Jeff practices exclusively in the areas of labor and employment law for construction, health care, manufacturing and public sector clients. He spends the majority of his time on collective bargaining issues, union avoidance campaigns and advising and defending clients in matters involving the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and sexual harassment
One of his areas of expertise is OSHA and within that area he has provided several training classes on issues of workplace violence, medical emergencies and drug testing.
Jeff is active in Associated Builders and Contractors - Chairman of Safety Committee, YMCA of Metro Dayton - Personnel Committee, Ohio Valley Construction Education Foundation – Trustee, Voluntary Protection Program Association for Construction – Treasurer.
Jeff is a member of Dayton and Ohio Bar Associations, Associated Builders and Contractors, Construction Owners Association of the Tri-State, Inc., Society for Human Resource Management and Miami Valley Human Resource Association.
Member of MVHRA for 5 years and previously the Chair of the MVHRA Diversity Committee. Employed with Standard Register, for a combined total of 34 years and a HR professional for 11 of those years. Current role is Human Resources Manager. Previous positions held include HR Representative and HR Administrator.
Treasurer - Lisa Schmidt, SPHR
Lisa Schmidt, is a Manager of HR Programs with Robbins & Myers, Inc. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and a graduate of Wright State University.
Lisa co-chairs the Professional Development Committee and serves on the Personnel Committee for the Humane Society. She is also a member of SHRM and the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce HR Roundtable.
Membership Director - Diana Powers
Diana has over 8 years of HR experience and is currently the Human Resources Manager for C&E Sales, Inc. She was previously the Human Resources Specialist and the Volunteer Coordinator for The Dayton Foundation. She has received her certificate from Sinclair Community College’s HR Management Program and has been an active MVHRA member for over a year.
Immediate Past President - Steven E. Gall
Steven has served the HR profession for over 20 years and is President of Gall & Gall Company, Inc. Steven volunteers throughout the community, having served as a Board member of the Vandalia-Butler Chamber of Commerce, the Strategic Planning Committee of the Vandalia-Butler Schools and as President of the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association. Steven has been a very active member of the MVHRA, having joined in 1994 and served as Networking and Publicity Chair for over two years, then was voted by the membership to be the Vice-President/President Elect for 2002. In July 2002 Steven took over the office of President of MVHRA when the previous President resigned. Steven then served as President of MVHRA from July of 2002 through 2004. In November of 2004 I accepted a new Volunteer Position with the Ohio State SHRM Council as District Director, Miami Valley. This position will allow me to visit and work other SHRM Chapters in Ohio and I will continue to work with the new MVHRA Board in this position as well as MVHRA's Immediate Past President and MVHRA's Technology Director.
Assistant Secretary - Cindy L. Swigert, SPHR
Cindy is Vice-President of Human Resources and an Officer of Wright-Patt Credit Union. Her background includes two degrees from Michigan State University: a B.A. in Personnel Administration and a B.S. in Psychology. Cindy has worked in human resource management for over twenty years in a variety of industries including education, manufacturing, tourism, data processing and financial services. In addition, for several years she owned and operated an independent consulting business offering human resource management services. Cindy is a member of SHRM and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources. She also holds a Qualified Administrator designation for the Myers-Briggs Type I! ndicator through the Center for Applications of Psychological Type (CAPT).
Assistant Treasurer - Jen McCormick
Jennifer is the Human Resources Coordinator for Battelle & Battelle LLP, a CPA and business advisory firm. She has been with Battelle & Battelle LLP for five years. During that time, she has been instrumental in restructuring the firm’s successful recruiting program, and managing the firm’s continuing education requirements.
She received her BA in Organizational Communications from Cedarville University, and is certified through the Society of Human Resource Management as a Professional in Human Resources. Professional affiliations include SHRM, MVHRA and the Association of Accounting Administrators.
Jennifer has been a member of MVHRA for the past 5 years and served as the Assistant Treasurer in 2005. She is looking forward to serving as Treasurer and working with the board.
Assistant Membership Director - Eric J. Sedwick
Eric J. Sedwick is the Managing Director for Spherion Corp.(Southwest OH), and has over 11 years in the Profession Recruiting and Search Industry. He received his undergraduate degree from Wright State University and is currently pursuing his MBA from Indian Wesleyan University. He is a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC). Eric has been an member of MVHRA for 5 years and currently serves as the Assistant Membership Director. Eric also serves on the Wright State University Board of Directors.
Eric resides in Springboro with his wife Kelli, daughter Morgan and son Jacob.Advertising - Sponsership Chair -
Certification Chair - Tammy Baughcum
Tammy Baughcum is a Human Resources Coordinator, at PKWARE Inc., with over six years of Human Resource Generalist experience. She holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management from Sinclair Community College and is certified through the Society of Human Resource Management as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR). In addition to her career in HR, she has 16 years of experience in the administrative field which began with an enlistment in the U.S. Navy after high school.
College Relations Chair - Michael M. Massie
Michael Massie (Matt) works as the Assistant Director of Career Services for ITT Technical Institute. Prior to ITT Technical Institute he worked as a Technical Recruiter/Staffing Manager for Rapid Design Service.
Michael has been in HR related positions for over 5 years and has belonged to the MVHRA for over 3 years. He is also a member of the Greater Dayton IT Alliance and the Multimedia Communications Association.
He and his wife, Christina own and operate a small business in Centerville which he handles all of the Human Resources duties for.
Community Liaison Chair - Donald J. Bell
Don has worked in the HR profession for 18 years and is currently in the Compensation Department at Reynolds & Reynolds. He is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS). Don received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Miami University and his graduate degree in Management from Wright State University. He has previously served as Legislative Chairman for the MVHRA and is a member of SHRM.
Diversity Chair - Dion Bracey
Governmental Affairs Chair - Mark Kingseed
Job Opportunities / Resumes Chair - Clara Wharton, PHR
Clara Wharton is the Director of Human Resources for Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co. She attended Otterbein College, and completed her bachelor's degree in Psychology at Wright State University. She is certified through the Society of Human Resource Management as a Professional in Human Resources.
Before joining Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co., Clara had 13 years of human resource generalist experience including both retail and health care management arenas.
Professional affiliations include the Society for Human Resource Management and the Miami Valley Human Resource Association. Past professional affiliations also included both the local and national chapters of the American Payroll Association
MVHRA - SHRM Foundation Chair - Becky Schatzberg, SPHR
Becky has 19 years of experience in Human Resources in a variety of industries which include Government contracting, airline, computer software companies, non-profit, and her current position in the healthcare industry. She received her SPHR certification in 2000, is an SPHR/PHR instructor at Wright State University and has taught HR courses at Miami Jacobs College. She is currently the Treasurer of the DAAHCR (Dayton Area Association of Healthcare Recruiters) and has been a member of the MVHRA for 9 years and served as Membership Director in 2003 and currently is serving as the MVHRA - SHRM Foundation Chair person.
Networking - Publicity Chair - Elizabeth Borton
Elizabeth has been serving the HR profession for over 10 years. As president of Write On Target, Inc., she and her team help to simplify benefits and HR communications for a variety of Fortune 500 companies.
Prior to starting Write On Target, she worked for a variety of ad agencies as a writer/producer. In the role of Networking/Publicity chair, she utilizes her communications and marketing skills to coordinate MVHRA events and increase awareness of MVHRA in the local community.
Elizabeth is a member of SHRM and a graduate of the University of Dayton. She has been a life-long resident and volunteer in the Dayton-area community.
Newsletter Chair - Teresa Homer, PHR
Teresa Homer is the Human Resources Manager at a telecommunications company. Teresa holds an Associates degree in Executive Secretarial from Sinclair Community College and a Bachelors degree in Management/Human Resources from Park University. She is currently working toward a Master’s degree in Business Management with Human Resources emphasis. Teresa is also certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR). Professional affiliations include SHRM, MVHRA, and The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA). Teresa serves the MVHRA as Newsletter Editor.
Past Presidents Chair - Richard (Rick) L. Blackstone, SPHR
Rick Blackstone, SPHR, Director Management and Team Training,
Reynolds and Reynolds, Dayton, Ohio
Rick has been in the human resources profession for nineteen years. His
broad-based background includes experience in most every aspect of human
resources. Rick is currently employed at The Reynolds and Reynolds Company as
the Director of Management and Team Training for Reynolds University.
Rick established membership with the Miami Valley Human Resources Association (MVHRA)
in 1981. He moved into a leadership role as the Professional Development Chair
in 1993. Moving through several board positions, Rick was the Membership
Director in 1994, Treasurer in 1995, Vice President in 1996, and served as the
President in 1997. He has served in volunteer positions at the state level from
1998 to present.
Rick is a SHRM member, and became SPHR certified in 1995. He teaches a PHR/SPHR
certification preparation class on training and development semi-annually at
Wright State University. His undergraduate degree is in accounting (Wright
State) and his graduate degree is in Education (University of Dayton).
Professional Development Chair - Deb Norris
Deb brings to Right Management 23+ years of extensive business experience including sales, marketing, and management in a variety of business environments including Fortune 500 companies, a technology startup, and a business to business brand consulting agency. For the past seven years she has held leadership positions and actively participated in senior management roles. Deb’s proven track record of creative problem solving and strategic thinking assists client companies in aligning their people strategies with their corporate business goals.
Deb holds a M.B.A. and B.S. in Business from the University of Dayton. She serves on the Boards of Junior Achievement, Clothes that Work and is a recent graduate of the Leadership Dayton Program. She has also attended the executive education program at the University of Michigan Business School. Deb lives in Germantown, Ohio with her husband Craig, their five dogs and three cats.
Student Chapter President, Wright State University -
Megan K. Leasher, M.S.
Megan Leasher is a doctoral candidate at Wright State University in industrial and organizational psychology. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Kent State University, and her M.S. in I/O Psychology from Wright State.
Megan served as the President of the Wright State SHRM Student Chapter from 2003-2005, which was honored as a SHRM Superior Merit Award chapter for the past three years, including being named a SHRM Top Ten Student Chapter in 2005. In addition, Megan was awarded the SHRM Foundation Graduate Student Leader Award in 2005.
She currently works in Research and Development for the HR Chally Group in Dayton, Ohio, and has previously worked in HR for the Erie County Board of Commissioners in Sandusky, Ohio and for Summa Health System / Akron City Hospital in Akron, Ohio.
Student Chapter President, Edison Community College -
Valerie Naas
Valerie Naas is a student at Edison Community College, pursuing an Associate's Degree in Human Resource Management. She hopes to graduate in December 2006 and then pursue her Bachelor's degree in Organizational Management from Bluffton University's B-comp program.
She has been President of the Society for Business and Human Resource Management since March of 2005 and a member since August of 2004.
Valerie lives in Troy where she is also a full-time mother of two sons and a step-daughter.
Technology Director - Steven E. Gall
Steven has served the HR profession for over 20 years and is President of Gall & Gall Company, Inc. Steven volunteers throughout the community, having served as a Board member of the Vandalia-Butler Chamber of Commerce, the Strategic Planning Committee of the Vandalia-Butler Schools and as President of the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association. Steven has been a very active member of the MVHRA, having joined in 1994 and served as Networking and Publicity Chair for over two years, then was voted by the membership to be the Vice-President/President Elect for 2002. In July 2002 Steven took over the office of President of MVHRA when the previous President resigned. Steven then served as President of MVHRA from July of 2002 through 2004. In November of 2004 I accepted a new Volunteer Position with the Ohio State SHRM Council as District Director, Miami Valley. This position will allow me to visit and work other SHRM Chapters in Ohio and I will continue to work with the new MVHRA Board in this position as well as MVHRA's Immediate Past President and MVHRA's Technology Director.
Workforce Readiness Chair - Linda K. McBride
Linda is the Recruiter for the Dayton location of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and joined that organization in April 2000. Prior to working at Ball, Linda she served as HR Administrator in the telecommunications and automotive industries. Linda holds a certificate in Human Resources Management from Sinclair Community College and has 36 credit hours toward a degree in Business Management. She has been a member of SHRM and MVHRA since 1998.
Edison Community College # 5473 - Bill Waxman
Wright State University # 5204 - Lisa Crawford, SPHR
District Director, Miami Valley - Steven E. Gall
Steven has served the HR profession for over 20 years and is President of Gall & Gall Company, Inc. Steven volunteers throughout the community, having served as a Board member of the Vandalia-Butler Chamber of Commerce, the Strategic Planning Committee of the Vandalia-Butler Schools and as President of the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association. Steven has been a very active member of the MVHRA, having joined in 1994 and served as Networking and Publicity Chair for over two years, then was voted by the membership to be the Vice-President/President Elect for 2002. In July 2002 Steven took over the office of President of MVHRA when the previous President resigned. Steven then served as President of MVHRA from July of 2002 through 2004. In November of 2004 I accepted a new Volunteer Position with the Ohio State SHRM Council as District Director, Miami Valley. This position will allow me to visit and work other SHRM Chapters in Ohio and I will continue to work with the new MVHRA Board in this position as well as MVHRA's Immediate Past President and MVHRA's Technology Director.
State Director - Thomas Mobley, SPHR
Thomas Mobley, SPHR is currently employed as Director of HR Initiatives at Miami University and has over 15 years experience in the filed Human Resource Management. He received his Master of Arts in Labor Employment Relations from the University of Cincinnati and his BS in Business Administration from Miami University. His broad background includes working for small privately owned firms, Fortune 100 firms, start up company's, and international firms. He has been an adjunct professor at Miami University since 1993 teaching a variety of HR courses and currently serves as the Advisor for the Student SHRM Chapter. He has been active with SHRM for over 20 years, holding a variety of volunteer positions, including Butler County SHRM Treasurer, Greater Cincinnati HRA Chapter President and 2004 Ohio HR Conference Chair. He is currently serving as the Director for the Ohio State Council of SHRM.
Regional Manager, North Central - Ann Byrnes, SPHR
Ann joined the Member Relations Team at SHRM in August 2005 after more than 20 years as a human resource practitioner and 3 years with another national association. As Regional Manager, Ann works with chapters and at-large members in the ten state region. She works with the chapters as an advisor and a colleague. She is field based and works from her home office in Amelia, OH. She has years of experience as a volunteer leader. Among those, Ann has served as president of the Butler County HR Association, president of the Greater Cincinnati HR Association, Co-Chair of the 1999 Ohio State HR Conference and from 2004-2005 was the Ohio SHRM State Council Director. Ann is a graduate of Xavier University of Cincinnati, OH, holding a BS and MBA degrees. She has been certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) since 1995 and previously certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) since 1983.