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State Director - Elect

Position Description & Duties

The State Director-Elect works in conjunction with the State Director, during the State Director’s last term of office, in order to provide a smooth efficient transition period.

Responsible To:
State Director

Responsibilities:  

  1. Attend all State Council meetings, actively participating in Council matters.
  2. Act as backup to the State Director and preside over Council events as necessary.
  3. Promote the Council and the profession by personal appearances and speaking engagements before SHRM chapters and other organizations.
  4. Work on special assignments as directed.
  5. Perform other duties as assigned by State Director.

Requirements:

  • SHRM member in good standing required.
  • Current year Council membership required.
  • SHRM certification preferred.

Term:
Serves a one-year term beginning with the first day of January ending the last day of December in the last year of the State Director's term of office.
 

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Contact Information

 

Jeff Palkowski, MHRM, SHRM-SCP, PHR
State Director Elect

Ph: 608.262.1657
Email: statedirectorelect@wishrm.org
Term Start: 1/1/2023

 

Biography

Jeff Palkowski, MHRM, SHRM-SCP, PHR is a Workforce Relations Manager and Divisional Disability Representative with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Information Technology. He has worked in both private and public sector human resources roles and has been an active member with the Society for Human Resource Management at national, state, and local chapter levels since 2003.

Jeff currently serves as the District Director – Southeast and State Director-Elect with Wisconsin State Council SHRM, SHRM Advocacy Captain for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District and is a SHRM Foundation Leadership Circle member. He previously served as the Director of Government Affairs, District Director Southwest and Communications/Social Media Director for Wisconsin State Council SHRM and as a volunteer leader for the Greater Madison Area SHRM and Blackhawk HRA chapters.

Jeff is active on social media and was a member of the 2022 SHRM Annual Conference Influencer Team, 2019 & 2021 SHRM Annual Conference Blogger Teams, has appeared on HR-related podcasts including: SHRM HR Storytellers, HR Social Hour, Life in the Leadership Lane, and HR Break Room podcasts, and has been cited in several media publications. Jeff is a frequent contributor to the SHRM Blog and also posts on his personal blog, HRSushiBar.com. You can follow Jeff on Twitter (@JeffPally) and on LinkedIn.

Jeff is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and received his Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications-Journalism (BA) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and earned a Master of Human Resources Management (MHRM) with distinction from the Keller Graduate School of Management. He has completed additional coursework at Cardinal Stritch University, Purdue University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.