Eastern Panhandle SHRM Chapter

10/12/2026

📣 EPSHRM Members: Volunteer Opportunity!

James Rumsey Technical Institute is looking for professionals to help juniors and seniors practice their job interview skills through mock interviews this October.

📅 Potential Dates:
• Friday, October 16
• Friday, October 23
• Week of October 26

⏰ Volunteer Sessions:
• 8:00–10:30 AM
• 11:45 AM–1:30 PM

📍James Rumsey Technical Institute
(Martinsburg, WV area)

Approximately 62 students will participate, and the organizers are hoping to have around 8 volunteers, particularly for the morning session.

This is a great opportunity for HR professionals and local business leaders to share their experience, help students strengthen their interviewing and communication skills, and support the next generation of our workforce.

Interested in volunteering? Comment below, and we will reach out with additional information, including the contact information for the person coordinating this opportunity at James Rumsey Technical Institute.

Please share to help spread the word! 💙

09/02/2026

✨ Build Stronger Teams Through Trust! ✨

Join us on September 9, 2026 for an inspiring morning with Vicky Fields, who will share insights on creating successful teams through trust and collaboration.

🥐 Breakfast & Networking: 8:00 AM 📋 Business Meeting: 8:30 AM 🎙️ Featured Speaker: 9:00 AM

Location: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
5550 Wi******er Ave, Martinsburg, WV 2540

Bring a colleague and come ready to connect, learn, and grow!


https://easternpanhandleshrm.wildapricot.org/event-6796172

08/19/2026

📊 HR Professionals: What’s Your Biggest Challenge Right Now?

HR is constantly changing and what keeps us up at night can change just as quickly.

If you could solve ONE HR challenge right now, what would it be?

📌 Vote in our poll:

🔵 Recruitment & Hiring
🟢Retention
🟠 Employee Engagement
🟣 Performance

Drop your color in the comments 💬

Something else? 👇
Tell us in the comments! What HR challenge is taking up the most time, energy, or conversation in your organization right now?

Let’s see what HR professionals across the Eastern Panhandle are navigating and learn from each other!

08/17/2026

08/17/2026

Last week’s EPSHRM Summer of Learning session was all about purpose, values, and understanding how we show up as leaders, and what a fantastic way to close out our summer series!

A huge thank you to Kelly Lippenholz for leading such an engaging and interactive conversation on The Power of Purpose. Kelly challenged us to think beyond simply identifying our values and really consider how those values influence the way we lead, communicate, make decisions, and connect with others.

And we didn’t just talk about it. We put it into practice!

Using the Maxwell Leadership Value Cards, attendees narrowed down the values that matter most to them personally and professionally. It was fascinating to see the different values represented throughout the room and hear the conversations that came from understanding why we value what we do.

Kelly also brought DISC to life by getting us out of our seats and moving around the room based on where we saw ourselves within the different DISC styles. It sparked some great conversations about how we work, how we communicate, what we appreciate from others, and how understanding those differences can make us stronger leaders and teammates.

We also loved hearing about Kelly’s unique career journey and the experiences that have shaped her own approach to leadership and purpose. It was a great reminder that our career paths do not always have to be linear to lead us exactly where we are meant to be.

Thank you, Kelly, for bringing your energy, expertise, and openness to EPSHRM and for creating a session where our members could learn, reflect, move, laugh, and connect with one another.

And thank you to everyone who joined us for our final Summer of Learning session! We hope you walked away knowing a little more about your own values and the kind of leader you want to be.