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PIHRA members, save the Date! For our annual recognition dinner in 2008, we are hosting an honorary Comedy “Roast” Of Lee Paterson of Winston & Strawn, LLP and a longtime PIHRA and PIHRA Foundation Benefactor .  When: Saturday, May 17, 2008 Time: 6pm-10pm
Location: The Penthouse Room @ Radisson Hotel - LAX
Ticket Cost: $50/person in advance, Pay via PayPal on the Evite (includes 3-course dinner and
validated parking); or check by May 1, 2008 to: Lee Paterson "Roast" PIHRA Foundation
17128 Colima Road, Suite #407
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Please also give us your entree choices with your payment
$55 by check at-the-door
Parking Cost: Free (validated) Entrée Choices: Chicken Breast; Roast Sirloin; or Pasta Primavera (attendees should designate their choice when RSVP’ing) RSVP By: May 1, 2008 click Here to view eVite and RSVP
LEE PATERSON, ESQ.; THE PIHRA FOUNDATION’S 2008 HONORARY “ROASTEE”
Lee Paterson is a partner at Winston & Strawn, LLP’s Los Angeles office, and is head of the labor and employment relations practice group in that office. Winston & Strawn is a major sponsor of our May 17, 2008 “Roast” of Lee Paterson; and over the years, the firm has contributed thousands of dollars to the PIHRA Foundation’s “You & Your First Job” and scholarship programs. For decades, Lee Paterson has been a tremendous friend and advocate for PIHRA and the PIHRA Foundation. He has served as general counsel to PIHRA and the PIHRA Foundation, and California State Council of SHRM. His many contributions to our organizations have included:
• In 1991, Lee provided all the requisite legal assistance in the creation of the PIHRA Foundation. He filed for and received 501( c )3 (charitable, non-profit) status for the Foundation. He also wrote the Charter and By-Laws for the creation of the Foundation.
• Lee served as General Counsel to the PIHRA Foundation in its early years. Later, he asked his firm’s partner, Laura Petroff, to continue serving the Foundation in the role of General Counsel. Laura accepted the role, and continues to serve as our General Counsel today.
• Lee launched the “Silent Auction” at each year’s PIHRA Conference. The event was an immediate success, and continues to be the primary source of the Foundation’s funding each year. Lee continued to Co-Chair the Silent Auction for many years, and later, ensured that the Silent Auction would be strong into the future, by arranging for his life partner, Karen Jue, to Co-Chair the events.
• Lee has also served for many years as the General Counsel to PIHRA. For his services, Lee received an enormous compensation package of $1 per year! Over the years, he has updated the organization’s By-Laws; initiated the annual “Legal Update” programs (where he has also been a presenter for many years); created and provided general legal guidance via the “Legal Hotline” for PIHRA members; and wrote a monthly legal column in the PIHRAScope magazine.
At Winston & Strawn, Lee’s work concentrates on the representation of management in labor and employment relations matters. He has extensive experience in the litigation of labor and employment law matters, including class actions, wrongful discharge, and employment terminations. He recently represented the employee benefit plan before the United States Supreme Court in the case of Nord v. Black & Decker. Lee successfully argued the case, and the plan won on a 9-0 vote from the court.
He is admitted to practice in California and Hawaii, and before the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Northern, and Central Districts of California and the District of Hawaii; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits; and before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Paterson received a B.A. and B.S. from Oregon State University in 1964 and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 1967.
In 2007, Lee was honored in the peer rankings-based edition of The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law.
Mr. Paterson has written numerous books on a variety of employment and labor topics, including Employer's Compliance Review (Parker Publications, 1992), Sexual Harassment — What You Need to Know (Crisp Publications, 1992), California Unemployment Insurance Guide (Parker Publications, 1990), Negotiating Employee Resignations (Parker Publications, 1990), Supervisors Guide to Employee Performance Reviews (Parker Publications, 1990), Federal Workplace Posters (Parker Publications, 1989), and Supervisors Guide to Documenting Employee Discipline (Parker Publications, 1988). Other published works include: Employer's Wage Manual, Parker Publications, 1992; Cobra Compliance Manual, J.W. Wiley, 1990; Public Employer's Compliance Review, Parker Publications, 1990; Public Employer's Wage Guide, Parker Publications, 1990; Employment Compliance Audit- California, Parker Publications, 1989; Documenting Employee Discipline, Parker Publications, 1988; and Mandatory Workplace Posters in California, Parker Publications, 1988.
The PIHRA Foundation Needs Your Support! We need your financial support for our continued work. The PIHRA Foundation has no paid staff and is made up of entirely of volunteers. Please consider a donation to the PIHRA Foundation using your credit card or your Paypal account: Please click here: Thank you for your consideration. President The PIHRA Foundation March, 1, 2008 Student Games Scholarships
Not only does the PIHRA Foundation award scholarships to local Human Resources students and to the sons and daughters of PIHRA members, but for the past several years it recognizes the top three winning teams of the California student games. Sponsored by SHRM, three person student teams compete by answering PHR level questions in a highly competitive Jeopardy format. This year the competition will be held on February 29-March 1, 2008, at California State University, San Jose. PIHRA Foundation Board member. Dr. Cheryl Wyrick will present the checks to the excited students.
Congratulations go to the Cal State Stanislaus Team, Winners of the California State HRGames
(Left to right) Katie Knell, Tabitha Lilly, Zachary Davis, Josh Pinheiro, Claudia Aceves, Tim Boone, Jessica Hastie, Demetrios Zarafakis and James Koelewyn. Not pictured is their coach, Dr. Ed Hernandez
Barbara Raabe Receives the President's Award
Each year the President of the PIHRA Foundation recognizes one individual who has made the greatest contributions to the PIRHA Foundation. For 2007, President Bill Groenekamp was pleased to present this award at the January 5, 2008, Leadership Conference to long-time PIHRA leader and PIRHA Foundation Board Member Barbara Raabe. Attendees at the PIHRA Conference who visited the Silent Auction couldn't help but seeing Barb in action making sure that everything was moving along as planned and that everyone had a good experience.
Her contributions to the Foundation are many, and her recognition was well deserved.
District 14 and 18 of PIHRA Recognized
Once again at the Leadership Conference, the PIHRA Foundation honored District 14 of PIHRA for the largest financial contribution to the Foundation, and District 18 similarly was recognized for its greatest per-member support of the mission of the Foundation. These funds are vital in enabling the Foundation to continue with its scholarship and publication programs. Congratulations to both districts!
2008 PIHRA Foundation Scholarship Winners The PIHRA Foundation is pleased to announce the 2008 Scholarship Awards. The winners were announced and given their awards at the PIHRA Leadership Conference on January 5, 2008. There were two Human Resources Scholarships of $2500 each for working PIHRA members:
* Jeanette Scott from District 6 received the PIHRA Foundation Lee Paterson Award. She is completing her degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Human Resources at Webster University.
* Sharon Gerber from District 14 received the PIHRA Foundation District 14 Award. She is completing her degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Human Resources at University of Phoenix .
Sharon Gerber and Jeanette Scott (not pictured)
In addition, we had four Sons and Daughters Scholarships of $1500 each awarded to students of PIHRA members:
* Danielle Pannebaker – attends UC Davis and is majoring in Neurobiology. She wants to become a Neurosurgeon.
* Jonathan Brooks-O’Neal - attends UC Berkeley and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Theater Performance Studies degree.
* Sarah Johnson – attends Washington University and is a Psychology major. She is plans to attend graduate school for to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.
* Celina Garcia – attends San Diego State University and is a Business Administration major. She would like to either work in the State Senate or in the City or County Government working in an agency regarding education, transportation or low income housing.
Through generous contributions, these HR students and PIHRA Member- Sons and Daughters received Scholarships. Congratulations to these Past PIHRA Foundation Scholarship Winners.
   
Jonathan Brooks O'Neal Danielle Pannebaker (middle) Celina Garcia Sarah Johnson
Please consider contributing this year to help the Foundation help other deserving students. Help us by sending a tax-deductible contribution today to the PIHRA Foundation. For more information go to the PIHRA Foundation Website
It was a wonderful event and all the recipients were excited to receive the scholarship awards. We look forward to have even more award winners in 2008. The PIHRA Foundation received a record number of inquiries about the scholarships this year and actually received applications from many qualified applicants. In addition to completing an application, the applicants provided an essay about their academic achievements and business goals and went through an extensive interview process with the selection committee.
This year’s scholarship recipients have demonstrated their commitment to their academic endeavors and their professional pursuits, as has been the tradition of other PIHRA Foundation Scholarship recipients since 1991.
The Silent Auction at the 2007 PIHRA Conference "You helped me pay for my HR education. Please help someone else by donating something wonderful to the PIHRA Foundation Silent Auction. The proceeds fund college scholarships."  Juliana Chau, 2006 Scholarship Winner
The Silent Auction, which is held during the PIHRA Annual Conference in October of each year, is the Foundation's fund raising vehicle to provide scholarships to deserving students. The proceeds from your donations to the Silent Auction directly supported these activities. Last year's PIHRA annual conference took e place October 16th - 18th at the conference in the Exhibit Hall of the Long Beach Convention Center.
The Foundation is looking for additional sponsors to help raise funds through our Silent Auction. Both companies and individuals are invited to contribute, and will be recognized at the Conference. To learn more about donating to our next auction in 2008, please contact John Wentworth, the Silent Auction Coordinator, at 310.732.2301 or johnwentworth@wentco.com and print out a donor form from here. If your group, you, or your employer would like to assist us in our work, and cannot help us in the Silent Auction event but would like to help us financially, please consider donating through this link here! Join these generous Sponsors by donating today:
Our generous Sponsors for 2007-8 are:
Affirmative HR Solutions
Alfred Publishing
Allen Associates
Allen Matkins
American Honda
Aquarium of the Pacific
CA State Univ Long Beach
Catalina Express Charlotte Tarantola Women's Sportswear and Fashions
Commerce Casino Curtin & Associates (HR Consulting)
eQuest Global Job Posting
Escape Pilates
First Allied Investments
The Hain Celestial Group
Hallmark Lighting
HR Alternatives
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Jobing.Com
L.A. Turf Club, Inc.
The Leets Consortium
Loyola Marymount Univ
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Mercer
Nickelodeon
Nossaman Guthner Elliott Knox
Peter K. Studner Assoc.
PIHRA
PIHRA District 7
PIHRA District 9
PIHRA District 14
Real Mex Restaurants
Seven Up Bottling Company
THQ
UCLA Extension
Winston & Strawn, LLC
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A Short PIHRA Foundation History
The PIHRA Foundation was founded in 1991 as a result of the need to handle fund raising donations from PIHRA members on a tax exempt basis. Prior to that time, fund raising efforts to support Human Resource scholarships was handled through PIHRA without a tax advantage to the donor.
Since its inception, the PIHRA Foundation has provided over $100,000 worth of assistance to educate Human Resource professionals and those individuals entering the workforce.
Of that total: Over $52,000 funded HR college scholarships awarded to PIHRA members, Over $10,000 funded college scholarships to PIHRA members' sons and daughters in any discipline, Over $34,000 was used to develop and train high school students and those re-entering the workforce with the use of the
We also published "You and Your First Job" booklet and the "You and Your Next Job" booklet which have been donated to the vacational classes of scores of California secondary schools and junior colleges.
Roger's Roast Roger Sommer, SPHR was honored (and roasted) on May 19th, 2007 and "Roasted" by his peers for his many years of service and devotion to the Foundation's mission .Roger Sommer has been an outplacement consultant since 1990 and is currently employed by The McGuire Group/OiPartners at its West Los Angeles office as Vice President, Client Relations. Earlier he was Vice President, Human Resources for Calavo Growers of California. He has over twenty-five years of experience in all facets of human resources management with Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Western Gear Corporation. In addition, Roger completed assignments as Managing Director of Western Gear Europe in Antwerp, Belgium and as Marketing Vice President of the U.S. company, Sky Climber, Inc.
Roger Sommer, Past PIHRA Foundation President
He earned a Masters of Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Northwestern University. Roger was the 1989 President of PIHRA, Professionals in Human Resources Association, and he serves on various PIHRA Committees. Here is a "Cheers" to Roger for his service to the Foundation and to our profession.
Roger's "Roast" , held at the Proud Bird near LAX, was well attended and everyone had a great time "roasting" Roger, whose long career gave them a lot of material. Make sure you do not miss this year's Roast of Lee Paterson. (See details above)
   Anita Gorino and Phil Barquer Bill Groenekamp, current Foundation President Terry Kolasa tells a "Roger" story PIHRA Foundation Activities The Silent Auction at the annual PIHRA Professionals in HumanResources) conference in the Fall season (September or October) is one of our main fundraisers. Proceeds are used to fund scholarships for deserving college students who wish to make human resources a career choice. We also sponsor visits to local schools by HR practitioners and HR executives who use our publications to prepare high school and college students for their job searching and maintaining a healthy career.
School visits by HR professionals for vocational classes
One of the most significant activities of the foundation are the school visits from experienced human resources professionals who share their expertise with young adults. These selfless volunteers go into the community at the request of educators at high schools, vocational schools and community colleges all over Southern California.
During their visits, they teach students the basic skills of finding and keeping meaningful employment. They also emphasize the true keys to success on the job in order to motivate the students to get to work now to visualize and achieve their career goals. These professionals use the foundation's two publications, "You and Your First Job" and "You and Your Next Job" as a foundation for those talks. If you are interested in obtaining copies of our publications, please contact Bridgett at (800) 734-5410
Scholarships
 The PIHRA Foundation has several scholarships available for deserving students; For more information and an application, please click HERE now!
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Contact us:
The PIHRA Foundation Bill Groenenkamp, President 550 N. Continental Blvd., Suite 120
El Segundo, California 90245
Phone: 800-734-5410
Fax: 310-416-9055
Los Angeles, CA
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The Foundation Blog _____________________________________________________________________________ Alan Locher Memorial In December 2006, one of our most active Board members, Alan Locher passed away after a relatively sudden illness. Alan chaired and improved on many of the Foundations programs and activities including the HR Games and the Silent Auction. We recognize his many ccomplishments fand effort on behalf of the Foundation and will miss him dearly! |
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