Nicole Shannon, SPHR, Recognized as Texas Volunteer Leader of the Year at The HRSouthwest Conference

Dallas, TX, November 04, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Nicole Shannon, SPHR, CLM, was named the 2014 Texas Volunteer Leader of the Year during the closing general session at The HRSouthwest Conference (“HRSWC”), held Oct. 5 – 8 in Fort Worth, Texas. The award recognizes those individuals whose volunteer efforts and impact are exemplary in serving the human resources community in Texas. Shannon was selected from a pool of highly deserving candidates nominated within Texas SHRM, an organization comprised of 18,000 members, 34 affiliate Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”) chapters and 32 student SHRM chapters throughout the state.

Shannon has been an active member and volunteer with the Panhandle Human Resources Association since 1999, including serving as 2001 president. Since 2002, she has been involved with Texas SHRM as both district director and state director, currently holding the position of immediate past state director. In her role, Shannon remains engaged by providing leadership, mentoring and guidance to HR professionals throughout the state.

Shannon works as a legal administrator for Brown & Fortunato, P.C. in Amarillo, Texas.

About The HRSouthwest Conference

The HRSouthwest Conference is the leading regional human resources conference in the United States and the State of Texas SHRM Conference. HRSWC provides more than 130 educational sessions from thought-leading speakers, numerous networking events and an exciting Marketplace of more than 200 HR solutions and services providers. More information can be found at www.hrsouthwest.com.