Event Details

As an HR professional, you are uniquely positioned to shape the development of federal and state workplace laws and regulations.   

Learning Objectives:  

• Learn the basic steps of becoming involved in the public policy process;  best practices for contacting, meeting, and building lasting relationships with elected officials and their staffs

• Effective ways to communicate the HR professional’s perspective on key workplace issues  
• Learn about the initiative SHRM has launched to create a nationwide member advocacy network of HR Advocates, collectively known as the Advocacy Team, or A-Team.

 Presenter:   David Lusk, Senior Associate for Member Advocacy

Society for Human Resource Management  

David Lusk joined the SHRM Government Affairs Team as the Senior Associate for Member Advocacy in July, 2010.  In this role, David oversees SHRM’s traditional member advocacy efforts.   He is also responsible for the development of the Advocacy Team, a new SHRM initiative that will elevate the visibility of the HR profession by establishing a strong member presence in each of the 435 congressional districts.  

With over 15 years of policy experience, David most recently specialized in grassroots and grass tops engagement with Capitol Advantage -- now a part of the CQ-Roll Call Group – at a time when the internet was becoming a force in the public policy arena.  He also focused on health policy as a staff member for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and in the state affairs department of the Health Insurance Association of America.  

David graduated from Brown University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Business Economics and Public Policy.