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Membership

SHRM Portage County is a 100% SHRM membership chapter, meaning if you are a member of national SHRM ( www.shrm.org ) you can become a member of our local chapter at no additional cost. 

Benefits of SHRM Membership

  • Personalized Content
  • Legislative Resource & Updates
  • Member Community
  • Free Webcasts
  • Discounts on SHRM Events and Educational Offerings
  • Thousands of HR-Related Resources and More! 

    • Benefits of Chapter Membership 

  • Network with local HR professionals \
  • Gain insights on HR best practices 
  • Discover local career advancement opportunities
  • Earn PDCs for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification 

    • NOTE:     Chapter membership expires at the same time as your current SHRM membership, regardless of enrollment date. Any applicable Chapter dues will be prorated based on the number of months remaining on your current SHRM membership.



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    About Us

    SHRM Portage County began in the fall of 1966 under the leadership of Russell Shuster from Lamb Electric, Division of Ametek of Kent, J. Arthur White, General Electric Ravenna Division and James L. Oster, Samuel Moore Company of Mantua as the Portage County Personnel and Industrial Relations Management Association (PCPIRM) PCPIRM submitted an application for affiliation to the American Society for Personnel Administration (ASPA) and was approved on May 21st 1967 as Region IV, Chapter #089 affiliate member. In 1989, ASPA became the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). In November of 2005, under the leadership of Claudia Amrhein, PARTA, PCPIRM applied to the State of Ohio as a formal business entity operating under the name Portage County Human Resources and, in 2010, requesting 501 (c) (6) status; changing the name to Portage County Human Resource Association (PCHRA). Although our legal entity remains, we are now operating under the brand name SHRM Portage County.

    SHRM Affiliate

    We are a proud affiliate of the national organization, Society for Human Resource Management.

    Contact Us

    Portage County SHRM

    1675 East Main Street
    Suite 154
    Kent, OH 44240

    Phone: (440) 899-2242
    E-mail: shrmportagecounty@ohioshrm.org

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