Sharifa Gomez, PHR, CHRP, Vice-President of Membership.  Sharifa took on a huge goal of getting NOVA SHRM to super mega status last year with 1,000 members. She has come three quarters of the way to meet this significant accomplishment and could use everyone's help to get NOVA SHRM there by the end of 2010!. Sharifa also reached out to the Dulles Chapter of SHRM and other local HR organizations to communicate the value of membership to any professional organization that can keep networking at the local level alive. Finally, Sharifa helped out immeasurably with the implementation of the new web site. In 2010, her goals are to incorporate our diversity initiatives to increase our awareness within the many challenges HR professionals face on a day to day basis.