When Kelly Marcoux attended the September HR Florida State Council quarterly meeting in her District Director role, she had no idea how her evening would end.

Cheers, joy and a few tears filled all corners of the hotel ballroom when the winners of the 2015 HR Florida chapter excellence awards were announced at the September HR Florida Council meeting.

It was about 9:15 on the first morning of the 2015 HR Florida Conference & Expo, when HR Florida State Council President Carol McDonald entered the stage to make an announcement.

he conversation continued in 2015, when the HR Florida State Council brought together several dozen top-level human resource professionals for the award-winning Executive Leadership Summit.

During the April 2015 HR Florida State Council meeting, council members learned about an exciting Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) initiative, SHRM’s HR Young Professionals (YP) group Young Professional Advisory Council (YPAC).

Labor pools, texting/ use of wireless devices while Driving, and Florida Healthy Working Families Act were just a few of the bills and issues members of the HR Florida State Council focused on during the annual HR Florida Day on the Hill

To scale back… that was the objective for 2014 or so we thought. But then the reality that once was became more of a determined quest to continue on the journey to reach new heights.

Annually, the HR Florida State Council recognizes a human resource leader who has advanced the profession in a significant way.

On August 1, 2014, the HR Florida State Council convened for its third council meeting of the year held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Tampa.

Okaloosa County SHRM, Emerald Coast was pleased to present a $500 scholarship to Jessica Laguerre on May 21st. Best of luck to Jessica as she begins her studies at the University of West Florida!