New human resource chapter forms in Shawnee

 The Central Oklahoma Human Resource Association (COHRA) has been formed to serve Human Resource professionals in the Shawnee Area. 
A chartering ceremony will be held 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Gordon Cooper Technology Center, in Skylab No. 1.
 The organization is an affiliated chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest human resource management association. SHRM has more than 225,000 members and 575 chapters throughout the United States. 
Chapters are a critical link in the Society’s structure, providing a local forum for members’ personal and professional development, a networking arena, and a focus for legislative attention to local, state, and national human resource management issues.
“We rely on our chapters to help advance the human resource profession and to lead by example,” said SHRM Vice President of Member and Chapter Relations, Elizabeth S. Knight SPHR.  “They are the core of the organization, living the Society’s mission throughout the country.”   The Society’s mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals and to advance the profession of human resource management.
The Central Oklahoma Human Resource Association currently has 31 Members who are from organizations of various sizes and industries. 
According to COHRA President Nancy Horn, “The COHRA chapter will serve as an important local voice, providing leadership on key business and workplace issues and helping to improve the practice of human resource management within our membership and within the community.”