College Relations Director - Patricia (Trish) Forde, SPHR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP

College Relations Director - Patricia (Trish) Forde, SHRM-SCP SPHR, GPHR

HR & Safety Manager - The Hershey Company/Dagoba Plant

Trish has been the Human Resources & Safety Manager at The Hershey Company/Dagoba Organic Chocolate plant since 2009, and has concurrently been serving as an adjunct faculty professor of HR studies at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. 

With over 30 years in general business, and 18 of those as a Human Resource professional, the majority of her experience has been with organizations in the manufacturing sector.

Trish has a B.S. degree in Business Management and a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership.  She holds several professional certifications with SHRM as SHRM-SCP, and 2 with HRCI:  Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR).

Trish has been on the Rogue Valley Chapter board of directors of SHRM (Society for HR Management) since 2001, holding such positions as Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership, Newsletter, and Diversity Director.  In 2016 Trish is taking on the role of College Relations Director.

In addition Trish is a member of the Jackson County Chapter of OEC board of directors, serving in the role of Public Relations Director.

She is active in the community including conducting mock interview workshops for middle school and high school students, participating in the local Careers-in-Gear project for the past 4 years, and she writes articles for HR periodicals including the Rogue Valley SHRM newsletter and the website HR.com.