Alumni: Jose Valencia
CPP PIHRA: President 2020 - 2022

A little about me; I was born and raised in Pomona, California. I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology with two minor degrees in Human Resources and Entrepreneurship from the California Polytechnic University, Pomona. Along with my education I have been certified by the Society of Human Resources and Management and I bring along with me 4+ years of HR experience as well as 7+ years of supervisory experience in the retail/food industry! Currently I am an HR Account Manager for a small business across the United States! 

Greetings and Welcome Back!

For this week, PIHRA will be holding a unique workshop that will require one's vision and creativity. Also, I hope you all enjoyed last weeks Interview & Resume Workshop. It was an experience in aiding all our members with their resumes. We hope to see you on this weeks general meeting, and have a wonderful day!

Announcements for this week:
-02/23: Vision Board Workshop
-02/22: SHRM Case Competition Sign-Up Closes 

What a huge success! Thank you to everyone who joined PIHRA's first general meeting! We had so many people who joined and are also excited to be apart of PIHRA. I look forward onto seeing you all in the other general meetings. We hope you all enjoyed your time and of course the pizza as well. See you all in the next general meeting!

Meeting Recap:
-Connect 5: [Meet Someone New], [What Did You Have For Breakfast], [5 Year Plan]
-Two new job/internship opportunities posted on our Discord 
-SHRM Case Competition: April 21st - 22nd
-Executive Board Recruitment: Deadline February 28th
-PIHRA Membership: Deadline February 28th

Upcoming Events:
-Resume + Mock Interview: February 16th
​-Blood-drive: February 21st​

Welcome back PIHRA family!

I hope everyone has had an amazing winter break and a great start to the spring 2023 semester! As usually the winter break was short and sweet ;however, it was needed regardless. Getting into the swing of things once more, please join us for our first general meeting on Thursday 02/08, during U-Hour: 11:45 - 12: 50. We have much to discuss and as well as connecting with each other. Have an amazing day and I will see you at the meeting! 

Announcements for this week:
-1st General Meeting
-PIHRA Get-Together Social
-Discussion Topics: Membership, E-Board applications, and more! 

Greetings PIHRA family,

​This semester went by fast and for starters congratulations to everyone who made it this far. Every single person within PIHRA made great progress and for that we present our final general meeting. This weeks general meeting will be more relax and laid back. There will be games, food, and a place to relax and unwind for the upcoming finals. Take this time to make friends, connect with other people, and a moment to treat yourself for all of your accomplishments this semester. We hope to see you tomorrow!

Wow, yesterday felt like a really cool lecture for a MHR class rather than a guest-speaker. I felt super engaged and interested about our general meeting and I hope you all felt the same way. A special thank you to our guest speaker Tarik Fathallah, for taking some time to speak to us about his journey and experiences with us. With that have a good weekend everyone and see you all next week!

Meeting Recap:
-Connect Five: [What did you have for breakfast?​], [What's your favorite holiday tradition?​], [Would you rather not brush your hair for an entire year or your teeth?​]
-Three new opportunities have been posted on our Discord
-December 8th: Last PIHRA General Meeting!

Salutations everyone,
Welcome back after Thanksgiving break and hope everyone had a wonderful time spending time with their family. The semester is almost over with two more weeks before finals. For this weeks general meeting we have guest speaker Tarik Fathallah who is a Organization Effectiveness Manager. We hope to see you tomorrow and have a great day!

Announcements for this week:
- PIHRA x CPP Blood Drive: Wednesday 10:30 am - 5:00pm
​-Guest Speaker: Tarik Fathallah

We hope you all found yesterdays meeting to be very informational and helped to provide some insight within the field. A special thank you to our guest speaker Danisha Lawrence for taking the time and provider her experiences. Have a wonderful weekend and have a good Thanksgiving!

Meeting Recap:
-Connect Five: [What did you have for breakfast today?], [Would you rather walk to work in heels everyday or drive to work in reverse?], [If a book was being written about your life, what would the title be?]
​-Two new job opportunities posted on our discord 
-Guest Speaker
​-Thanksgiving!

Salutations all, hope everyone is having a wonderful week and is excited to meet our guest speaker for this weeks general meeting. We hope to see you all and have a great day!

Announcements for this week:
-Guest Speaker: Danisha Lawrence [Director of Human Resources]

Learning about our Alumni gives all of us important insight for our future careers. It allows us to ask questions about "What comes after?" and how one would start their journey within their desired career path.

A special thank you to our Alumni who took the time to come and provide much needed insight on the future. Thank you,  Yasmin Chavez, Diana Diaz, and Elijio Silva-Barraza for sharing your personal journey with the new generation of CPP PIHRA members.

AMeeting Recap:
-Connect Five: [What did you have for breakfast today?], [What is your go-to song when you want to hype yourself up?],[Would you rather have a pause or rewind button in your life?]
-Two new job/internship opportunities posted on Discord 
-Alumni Day!

Announcements for next week:
-Guest Speaker: Danisha Lawrence [HR Director for ASI]