Two board members, Rushe Hudzinski ( President) and Ron Williams ( President Elect) of  The Savannah Area Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management received  international level human resources certifications on November 20, 2014 in Washington D.C.  by meeting the experience, education and demonstrated Competency and Knowledge requirement established by the SHRM Certification Commission.  They are one of the first 400 people certified worldwide. Hudzinski obtained the SHRM Senior Certified Professional ( SHRM-SCP) and Williams obtained the SHRM Certified Professional ( SHRM-CP). The SHRM-SCP and SHRM-CP are based on in-depth research in 33 countries  and backed by global  businesses as meeting the necessary requirements for human resource professional in the global market place.