11:30 am - Networking and lunch

Noon - presentation and speaker

1 pm - Dismissal

Speaker: Doug Ward, Founder of Elevating Everyone

TOPIC:  Building and Sustaining High-Performance Teams.

Doug Ward is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in

customer-centric leadership roles. As the founder of Elevating Everyone, a

consultancy committed to optimizing workplace culture, Doug is

passionate about empowering teams and leaders to unlock their highest

potential. His dedication to fostering transformational change is rooted in

his belief that people are the heartbeat of any organization.

Prior to launching his consultancy, Doug served as Vice President of

Support Excellence at Comcast/NBCUniversal, where he led over 4,000

team members and implemented innovative programs and processes that

drove exceptional operational results. His authentic and relatable

communication style, combined with his deep understanding of effective

team-building strategies, makes him a sought-after speaker and consultant.

Doug holds an MBA from Bethel University and resides in Charleston, South

Carolina, with his family. Through his work with Elevating Everyone, he

continues to inspire organizations to build positive, people-centered

cultures that deliver operational success.

Chapter Meeting Location:

• Bobby Snipes Water Resource Center: Located at 780 Barber St, Athens, GA 30601
• Online (Teams) and in person meeting - you must select your attendance location when registering. Teams information will be provided to registrants on the Wednesday prior to the chapter meeting.  Please be encouraged to join us in person if possible.
• Lunch on your own!  

The purpose of the Athens Area Chapter of SHRM is to provide a forum for the professional development of our membership:

• To raise the standards of performance in all phases of human resource management.

• To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among the membership relative to every phase of human resource management:

• Management Practices
  

• • Health; Safety and Security

  • Training and Development

  • Compensation and Benefits

  • Employee and Labor Relations

  • Selection and Placement

• To promote adherence to the Chapter’s Code of Professional Responsibility among our members.

• To provide a focus for legislative attention to state and national human resource management issues.

• To support the purposes of SHRM, which are to promote the use of sound and ethical human resource management practices in the profession.