About GAASHRM
The Greater Ann Arbor Society for Human Resource Management (GAASHRM) is a volunteer-run non-profit association dedicated to helping Human Resources professionals in the Ann Arbor area.
Our goal is to provide our members with learning & educational programs, networking, and volunteer leadership opportunities - all designed to enhance workplace contribution and stimulate professional growth.
We help our members lead, advance and influence the management of human resources and its impact on organizational success.
The Chapter was officially founded in 1999 (see "History" below) and is currently comprised of over 450 professionals employed in various human resources related functions in over 200 organizations. GAASHRM is a very active chapter with great participation by its members.
GAASHRM is an affiliate of the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the leading voice of the human resource profession. SHRM provides education and information services, government and media representation to more than 250,000 professional and student members worldwide.
GAASHRM supports Student SHRM Chapter at Eastern Michigan University.
Our meetings are held September through May, typically on the second Tuesday of each month. We rotate between breakfast and lunch meetings. New HR related members are always welcome!
To see the bylaws, click here.
A Little History About GAASHRM
From the September 2003 GAASHRM Newsletter
Celebrating 20 years with SHRM
This year marks GAASHRM's 20th anniversary as a SHRM affiliated chapter. Although our history goes back to the late 1960's, we officially became a SHRM affiliate in 1983. Our meeting on September 9th will be a regular speaker meeting with a little extra party flare to recognize this occasion.
GAASHRM had humble beginnings - officially beginning as The Ann Arbor Personnel Association (AAPA) sometime in the late 60's and serving Ann Arbor employers. In the early 70's the AAPA started a local wage survey of benchmark nonexempt positions which now covers a comprehensive list of technical, administrative, manufacturing, professional and managerial titles. The AAPA expanded beyond the city limits to include Washtenaw, Livingston, and Western-Wayne counties to become the Ann Arbor Area Personnel Association (AAAPA) in the 80's. In 1983, our sister organization, the Washtenaw Personnel Management Association (WPMA), the local SHRM affiliate, fell on hard times. The AAAPA stepped in and assumed the SHRM affiliation (including the WPMA Treasury), and, as they say, the rest is history. The name change to GAASHRM became official in 1999.
