LEWISTON — The Central Maine Human Resources Association will meet from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the Carriage House, 1119 Lisbon St.

Deb Whitworth of HR Studio Group will speak about “Creating an Employee Handbook.” Attendees will receive a basic table of contents outline and participate in discussion about why certain policies are necessary. Handbook tone and what probably shouldn’t be included in an employee handbook will also be addressed. 

Whitworth, senior professional in human resources, Society for Human Resources Management-senior certified professional, has helped a variety of nonprofit and for-profit services and industries build and maintain compliant cultures of excellence.

Named the Maine HR Leader of the Year in 2012, she is a frequent presenter on human resources and compliance topics at conferences and business functions. She is also an instructor in the HR certificate program at University of Southern Maine, adjunct faculty at Thomas College and a guest lecturer at the University of New England.

Register at: www.cmhra.org. Questions about membership should be directed to Cindy Letourneau or Lori McRae at: [email protected].