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San Antonio Youth Summit Goal: Educate and Empower San Antonio students how they can help our community flourish and prosper.  

A letter from the Mayor Julian Castro sharing his support and endorsement of the 2^nd Annual San Antonio Youth Summit, Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center,  is a daylong event addressing issues that our youth face daily while also help them prepare for their future.

2009 San Antonio Youth Summit

 
Janie E. Lopez, PHR, works for NuStar Energy, LP and oversees the staffing and recruiting function for the company.
She consults regularly with professionals from a variety of organizations, levels, and backgrounds, creating synergistic solutions for recruiting and staffing issues, continuously providing feedback and implementing change as-needed to streamline internal processes. She maintains positive relationships with both internal and external customers. (see bottom of page)

Janie has been very involved in San Antonio Human Resources Management Association (SAHRMA) and the San Antonio community for many years. She is currently the SAHRMA Director of Workforce Readiness. She brings a wealth of experience to lead this most significant endeavor. In this role, she is leading the process of developing and implementing a strategy that will best meet our organization's goals. She has served on SAHRMA's Public Relations and Symposium Committees.

Janie has also served on the Board of Child Advocates of the San Antonio Area (CASA) as Fundraising Chair and Policy Committee and was a member of the Job Fair committee for San Antonio Manufacturing Association.

Most recently Janie worked on the mayors initiative P16 Plus Council’s Goal #4:

Develop an Expectation of Career and Lifelong Learning for All Citizens this council was formed to align multiple systems, organizations, programs and projects towards a common goal to graduate all children from high school fully prepared to pursue and succeed in post secondary education and/or the workplace that will lead to meaningful and productive careers.

• · SA Youth Summit 2009 and 2010 (Chair)
• · International Women’s Day 2010 (Planning Committee)
• · San Antonio Colleges and Universities Career Centers Association (Board)
• · R.O.A.R. (Reach Out, Actively Recruit) (Co-Founder)
• · Professional Recruiter Network (Co-Founder)
• · Greater Chamber of Commerce 2009 Image/Communications (Advisory Board)
• · Greater Chamber of Commerce Education and Workforce Committee (Member)
• · San Antonio Area Foundation-Women & Girls’ Development Fund (Member)
• · Longs Creek Elementary PTA board (ADEPT Chair)
• · San Antonio Industry Liaison Group (ILG) (Member)
• · San Antonio Regional Relocation Association (Member)
• · San Antonio Advisory Board - Diversity Council (Member)

Janie E. Lopez, PHR, CONTINUED . . .

Prior to her current position at NuStar Energy, LP, Janie was recruited to help with the start-up of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas. She created, led and oversaw the hiring process of first line supervisors and assisted with the recruitment and hiring of production and skilled team members. She managed the team at the assessment center in processing applicants for the group leader process and managed the team leader to group leader promotion process. In addition, she coordinated and attended job fairs and maintained positive relationships with both internal and external customers.

Upon graduating with her Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources from UT San Antonio and passing her PHR certification, she began her professional career with Tesoro Petroleum Companies, Inc.

She held various Human Resources roles that included staffing/recruiting, implementing the corporate volunteer program, employee relations, training, new hire orientation, educational assistance program, employee investigations, acting as the company's affirmative action officer, project leader, and was the first point of contact for the corporate office. Janie served as the primary interface with local business operating units for all Human Resources management issues. She participated in the United Way Loaned Executive program and was a member of the Tesoro Corporate Contributions Committee and the Business Volunteer Council (BVC).

Contact Janie to support the San Antonio Youth Summit at Janie.Lopez@nustarenergy.com