Every 3rd Thursday of the Month (7:30am-9:30am)
Spanish Hills Country Club
999 Crestview Ave
Camarillo, CA 93010
Times and locations of PIHRA Ventura County events are subject to change.
As of March 15th, all in-person PIHRA events are cancelled through the end of May.
• Great speakers with HR related topics
• Current legal updates
• HRCI recertification credits
• Full breakfast (hot/cold menu)
• Networking opportunities
Being in transition can be difficult, confusing and an emotional place to be in. PIHRA Ventura County Career Services has designed this web page to help you by bringing as many local resources as possible while you search for your next HR position. In this section, you will also find a number of discounted and no-cost opportunities to help keep you engaged in your continuing education and professional life while you are looking for work.
PIHRA Ventura County Career Services is here to provide resources, information, learning and networking opportunities to chapter members who are looking to begin a career in human resources, who are in transition or underemployed or who are looking to transition from one human resources discipline to another. Our goal is to help you fulfill your career goals.
Keep your HR connections alive by taking part in our many PIHRA sponsored learning and networking events. SHRM and HRCI credits are available for many of these events.
Are you aware of any local career networking events in Ventura County that we can share with our members on this site? Contact Donna Gray, Career Services Chair at donnagrayusa@gmail.com with the event details.
→ AppleOne Employment Services – Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Ventura
→ Employers Depot, Inc. – Oxnard
→ Express Employment Professionals – Oxnard
→ Lee Hecht Harrison – Woodland Hills
→ On Demand Employment Group – Oxnard
→ Volt Workforce Solutions – Oxnard
Let the PIHRA website bring employers to you! Upload your resume to the PIHRA Career Center where many nearby employers come to search for their next great HR professional.
When you are looking for work, you need all of the financial support you can get. PIHRA understands this, and offers members who are in transition or underemployed a discounted rate on annual membership dues: $150.00 for a new or reactivated membership, or $75.00 if renewing an existing PIHRA membership. To learn more about this discounted rate, email through the website at pihra.org.
Once your PIHRA Ventura County membership has been converted to an in-transition membership, your will receive three complimentary general meeting coupons so you can continue to network with your peers and stay current in you HR knowledge. To receive your three complimentary general meeting coupons, contact Donna Gray, Career Services Chair at donnagrayusa@gmail.com with the event details.
Please note: This offer is only available to those PIHRA members who have designated Ventura County (0030) as their chapter of record.
PIHRA Ventura County members in transition also receive a significant discount on the monthly general meetings to help you stay in touch with your local HR peers. $19.00/meeting – regular member rate is $35.00/meeting. To take advantage of this discounted rate, please ensure that your PIHRA membership is converted to an in-transition membership before registering for a meeting.
Discounted rates for In-Transition members will be available for the 2020 California HR Conference. Please click here for the latest updates.
As always, the PIHRA Ventura County Career Services Events are FREE to all PIHRA members.
Being in transition doesn’t have to keep active SHRM members from being able to take advantage of SHRM’s many resources when membership renewal time rolls around. If you are in transition, you have an active SHRM membership and you have not exceeded your membership expiry date by 90 days, SHRM is offering a free transitioning membership for up to one year as a way to help its members stay current on HR issues and provide them with the resources they need in their job search.
This transitioning membership offer applies to both the SHRM Professional membership and the SHRM Global Online membership.
To learn more about SHRM’s transitioning membership offer, contact SHRM directly at 1-800-283-7476 or email through their website at shrm.org. PIHRA is an independent organization from SHRM. PIHRA is the largest local affiliate chapter of SHRM in the world. PIHRA and SHRM memberships are separate entities.
Have you thought about becoming a PIHRA Ventura County board member? Volunteering your skills and talents to help support your HR peers can be a great way of giving back to your professional community, learning valuable leadership skills and helping you really connect with like-minded HR professionals in your local area.
Worried about time?
The time commitment includes attending one dinner board meeting (2nd Tuesday of the month) and one breakfast learning session (3rd Thursday of the month).
Currently, PIHRA Ventura County is looking for highly motivated individuals to lead in the following Board roles:
If you are interested in learning more about a Board role, send a copy of your resume along with an email expressing which Board position you are interested in to Mary Valdivieso, Chair at venturacounty@pihra.org.
Chair: Mary Valdivieso, SHRM-CP
Vice-Chair: Cheryl Johnston, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Treasurer: Shannon Robledo, SHRM-CP
Secretary: Lori Burke, PHR-CA, SHRM-CP
Membership Chair: Paula Hill
Program Chair: Patricia Douglass
Technology Chair: Paul Dryman
Legislative Affairs Chair: Ryan Haws
Sponsorship Chair: Darlene Gonzales
Hospitality Chair: Rita Valenzuela
Career Services Chair: Donna Gray, PHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Sponsoring a PIHRA Ventura County event is without a doubt, the best way to reach Ventura County Human Resources Professionals. For more information contact Darlene Gonzales, Ventura County Sponsorship Chair.
There are many ways to volunteer with PIHRA & hone your leadership skills.
