
SHRM is known for producing some of the most informative and engaging conferences in the world, and the SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition is an annual favorite for so many HR professionals. Thousands of attendees will travel to New Orleans, LA, for the conference and exposition, June 18-21. Each of them will bring their own unique “All In” story- a time that changed their professional and personal lives. SHRM is working hard to help share and create these All In moments! And—as always—the SHRM Blog Squad is sure to be a huge part of the experience.
We are honored to officially announce the #SHRM17 bloggers, all of whom truly represent this year’s conference theme of All In. These highly talented HR professionals are not just "social influencers" who can reach a huge global audience- they are professionals with a passion for people and solving challenges..IRL (In Real Life). HR practitioners, consultants, educators and business owners- the #SHRM17 bloggers will be heavily engaged with attendees from start to finish- while virtually connecting to millions of HR pros around the world! From the Social Solutions preconference seminar, to sessions on the Smart Stage, to interactive pop-up sessions that will be selected through onsite attendee polls – the bloggers will lead interactive sessions focused on bringing real-world, real-time solutions to challenges- in the workplace and beyond!
While my title is Director of Social Engagement I want our efforts to be both online and onsite. Whether you're attending the conference in person, or watching all the action via social media, you’ll want to keep up with this amazing group of HR professionals starting now and continuing well beyond June’s activities in New Orleans. We are honored to host this powerful group of #SHRM17 bloggers and cannot wait to connect them with all of you- online and IRL at #SHRM17!
The #SHRM17 Bloggers
Kiran Ali @Kiran_Ali91
Anish Aravind @AnishAravind
Meghan Biro @MeghanMBiro
Dawn H. Burke @DawnHBurke
Heather Bussing @HeatherBussing
Leslie Cambria @leslievc18
Jillian Caswell @JillianACaswell
Dan Cross @CrossOverHR
Dani Dessart @yourfavHRgirl
Andrea Devers @thegirlinHR
Mary Faulkner @mfaulkner43
Craig Fisher @Fishdogs
Mark Fogel @HC3
Bradley Galin @bradgalin
Michael Haberman @MikeHaberman
Paul Hebert @IncentIntel
Maren Hogan @MarenHogan
Teela Jackson @TeelaJackson
John Jorgensen @jkjhr
Heather Kinzie @HeatherKinzie
David Kovacovich @DavidKovacovich
Sharlyn Lauby @sharlyn_lauby
Trish McFarlane @TrishMcFarlane
Jessica Merrell @jmillermerrell
Kristina Minyard @HRecruit
John Nykolaiszyn @CigarSPHR
Jennifer Payne @JennyJensHR
Joey Price @JoeyVPriceHR
Dominique Rodgers @HRGalFriday
Dave Ryan @DaveTheHRCzar
Robin Schooling @RobinSchooling
Mary Ellen Slayter @MESlayter
Matthew Stollak @akaBruno
John Sumser @JohnSumser
Michael Vandervort @mikevandorvort
Ben Watts @wattsnextBen
Sue Ellen Watts @sel_watts
Allan Weitzman @allan_weitzman
Mike Woodward @DrWoody
Andrew Morton is the Director of Veterans and Certification Affairs at SHRM.
In his role as the Director of Veterans and Certification Affairs at SHRM, Andrew Morton provides strategic leadership and direction for several of SHRM’s veteran, military-family, and disability hiring, retention and engagement programs. Andrew works with stakeholders across the military-service organizations to develop pathways for active-duty, veteran and military-family members to achieve relevant workforce credentials including SHRM’s Certification. Andrew also works with SHRM’s membership, and other partners to deliver resources that empower HR professionals, people managers, and business leaders in their inclusion-hiring, workforce-readiness, and employee-engagement efforts. This work includes SHRM’s initiative in support of second-chance employment through SHRM’s Getting Talent Back to Work initiative. He’s an award-winning speaker, delivering workshops and keynote sessions on the business case for and the business of integrating these highly-skilled talent pools into our workforce. In 2018, he was the contributing author to fellow-veteran Justin Constantine’s SHRM published book “From We Will to At Will- A Handbook for Veteran Hiring, Transitioning and Thriving in Today’s Workplace.”
Andrew also serves as spokesman for SHRM Certification in support of SHRM’s Chief Knowledge Officer, Dr. Alex Alonso. Prior to his current role within SHRM, Andrew spent five years serving as SHRM’s Director of Social Engagement, leading SHRM’s social media program and team.
Before joining SHRM in 2014, Andrew worked with a leading PR firm managing Fortune 500 brand and advocacy campaigns. Andrew is a retired Army Infantry-Officer who served in multiple leadership and command positions as well as overseas and combat tours including deployments to Iraq, Bosnia, Macedonia and Egypt. During his 21-year Army career Andrew also served in multiple senior public affairs positions including Chief of Media Outreach for Multi-National Force-Iraq, Chief of Marketing and Advertising for the Army Reserve, and the Director of Digital and Social Media for the Army Reserve.
Andrew is passionate about efforts to foster awareness and resources in support of mental health and our workplace- across all employees. Most importantly, Andrew serves as “Working-Dad” to his three wonderfully exhaustive kids at their home headquarters in Alexandria, VA.
The SHRM Blog does not accept solicitation for guest posts.
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