Mission, Values, and Goals: 

Our mission includes being the voice of the profession on Human Resource Management issues in our Communities; furthering the body of knowledge and related competencies for the Human Resource profession; guiding the development and direction of the Human Resource profession; and the provision of cost-effective, high quality, dynamic and responsive programs and services, and a forum through which HR professionals can develop professional working relationships.

In addressing the issues precipitating the founding of our chapter, we agreed that we wanted our chapter to:  

• Incorporate the mission and goals of SHRM national; 
• Meet in areas that better served the HR Professionals who lived and/or worked in the N.E. Philadelphia, Bucks County, or Montgomery County (which included, therefore, people who lived and/or worked in the tri-state area);
• Function as a transparent, inclusive, team-oriented Board and chapter, with high quality leadership; respecting differences and furthering the concepts of integrity, due process, and well-reasoned decision-making after open debate; 
• Be leaders in crafting the direction of the Human Resource Profession and its development as a critical, credible, and ethical influence on management and legislators;
• Be leaders in providing professional development opportunities for our Board and membership;
• Establish an organization that will enhance the development of professionals entering or relatively new to the HR profession by offering topical programs and access to leaders in the HR field;
• Serve as leaders and role models for our own members and for other Boards and chapters;
• Encourage H.R. leaders to contribute to their profession through involvement and support of SHRM chapters; and
• Meet member needs through increased openness by the Board, open and inclusive interaction among members, high quality programs that reflect legitimate preferences and needs of the membership, and increased involvement by higher-level practitioners.

"AS FOUNDERS OF THE CHAPTER, WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT THESE PRINCIPLES WILL PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTIVE GUIDING PATHWAY, AS NEW LEADERS BRING THE CHAPTER TO NEW LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM."