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Notable Quotables

This month's notable quotable comes from Patty Revis, Director of Human Resources at Unity One Credit Union. Patty attended our March luncheon with guest speaker, Clint Reese.

We asked Patty about her experience at the luncheon and
what part of Clint's speech was most memorable to her.

"What stood out to me most was Clint's emphasis on the importance of action in creating company culture. You can have emotional intelligence, but it's useless if you can't turn it into action. Also, I liked his approach to self awareness. Clint said you can't work on others until you work on yourself first. It's similar to the safety speeches on airplanes; Put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping others with theirs."

FWHR President, Jon Evans, poses with Clint Reese and his rubber band ball. When Clint was 15, he came down with a life-threatening case of meningitis. One of his memorable childhood doctors helped him get started on the ball as a way to take his mind off of his troubles, and years later it's become a symbol of the challenges he's faced, and a way to self-reflect.

Other Highlights and Fun Facts

• 90% of people describe themselves as self-aware, but studies show that closer to 10% are actually self-aware.

• Clint Reese and his brother-in-law own thousands of collectible action figures, including a spider-man figurine that is worth over $1,000!

  
  

  
  

CHECKING IN ON THE S/PHR PREP CLASS

Margie Kelly, Payroll Specialist at SilverCreek Materials, talked with FWHR about her passion for Human Resources. We asked her explain why she signed up for the S/PHR prep class, and what she hopes to achieve with her certification.

"I have been in payroll, accounting, and human resources throughout my entire career. I've always had a passion for helping people and a desire to get certified in human resources, but haven't had the opportunity until now. As a servant to my employees, achieving this goal will not only affirm to myself that I'm capable, but it will be an outward reflection of my love for this line of work."

If you see Margie at a luncheon or FWHR event, we encourage you to take a moment to visit with her about her experience in the S/PHR Prep Class and share some encouraging words.

Danielle Snailer

Certification Director, FWHR

Emerging HR Professional of the Month:

Ellie Asadian

Everyone, meet Ellie Asadian. Ellie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Master's Degree in Human Resource Management from Tarleton State University.

Ellie is a recent graduate who is open to exploring a career in the field of HR as a generalist, recruiter, or employee/benefits relations.

Currently, she helps manage her local family-owned restaurant in Fort Worth by overseeing several functions of the business, including employee on-boarding, training, and various day-to-day operational management duties. Needless to say, Ellie's work ethic is great.

Outside of work, she enjoys participating in bootcamp classes, walking along the Trinity Trails, and cheering on TCU in some good old fashioned college football. Go Frogs!

For employment related opportunities, please contact info@fwhr.org with the subject line, "Ellie".

Isaac Stolar

Newsletter, FWHR

FWHR Partners With JobLinks

Job Links of Tarrant County is a great place to connect the business communities recruiting needs and organizations who are working with qualified job applicants to find employment. Originally a function of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce,
it is now on its own and thriving with a group of dedicated volunteers and fantastic partners like FWHR. 

Fort Worth HR was one of the very first partners to step up to support this grass roots effort and we are proud to be a part of Job Links! At its core, Job Links is a networking event like none other in the area. People connect over jobs, talent acquisition, opportunities, events, connections, contracts and most importantly RESOURCES!

The meetings are held at 8:30 am on the first Wednesday of the month with the exceptions of January, June, July and December. Each month a new host location steps up to provide breakfast and coffee for the group of 75 professionals who attend. 

If you haven’t had an opportunity to attend, please consider it. The next meeting is from 8:30 am – 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 3^rd at Fort Worth Housing Solutions, 1201 E. 13th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. You can register here.

For any questions about Job Links please send email info@fwhr.org with the subject line "Job Links".

Patty Revis, SPHR