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The Membership Director is responsible for providing leadership to membership activities in chapters, particularly assuring that chapter membership directors have access to resources necessary to recruit at-large SHRM members to chapters, local chapter members only to SHRM, and non-affiliated HR professionals to both organizations.

 


 

WI SHRM Council Update | Membership


The Membership Director provides leadership for all chapter membership activities, including recruitment, engagement, and retention. WI SHRM and SHRM provide several resources to help with membership initiatives. This position assists in the health and growth of your chapter.  The Membership Resources document has several resources that can assist you and your chapter with those goals. This document is also posted on the WI SHRM website under Membership.

Annually, chapters may receive up to $500 reimbursement from the Council to be used to offset chapter costs for a Membership Initiative once per calendar year. Please review the qualification requirements listed on the Chapter Membership Initiative Reimbursement Request Form.

Jess VanderPloeg, SHRM-CP, MBA
WI SHRM Membership Director
membershipdirector@wishrm.org
 


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Jessica VanderPloeg,
SHRM-CP, MBA
Membership Director

Em:  membershipdirector@wishrm.org

Term start:  1/1/2026

Biography

Jessica VanderPloeg, SHRM-CP, is the Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at Mutual of Wausau Insurance Corporation, where she has been since 2013. She is a HR Department of One and handles everything HR related plus many administrative duties. She has been in the HR field for almost two decades.

Jessica received a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Human Resource Management in 2013. She obtained the SHRM-CP in June of 2016. Jessica is also an active member in the Central Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management (CWSHRM) chapter. Since becoming a member in 2014 with CWSHRM, she has held many roles such as Diversity Director, Membership Director, President-Elect, President, and Past President. 
 

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