Organized in 1959, SAHRA is a not-for-profit association serving Human Resource Professionals in the Springfield, MO area. Our organization is made up of more than 200 members representing a diverse group of leading area employers from a variety of industries including: education, entertainment, finance, government, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, non-profit, professional services, and retail.SAHRA is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest association dedicated to human resource management with over 285,000 individual members in over 160 countries. The Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession.SAHRA is one of the 575 affiliate chapters in the United States and subsidiary offices in China, India and United Arab Emirates. As an affiliate of SHRM, we gain access to additional programming and networking opportunities in our local area and nationally. SHRM chapters are autonomous organizations - being a member of one organization does not automatically make you a member of the other. SAHRA supports SHRM in its vision to be a globally recognized authority whose voice is heard on the most pressing people management issues of the day - now and in the future. SAHRA members are encouraged to join SHRM.