Memphis Chapter of American Payroll Association

Meeting information

When: Thursday, November 11, 2021 11:30 am CST

Where: Virtual (Chapter Zoom Platform - Will send link to those who register)

Cost:

Members - Free
Non Members $10.00

Guest Speaker: Dee Byrd, President-elect American Payroll Association
Topic: : COVID and the Multi-State Landscape
1 RCH Credit has been approved for this meeting.

Dee Byrd, CPP, PHR, SHRM-CP is the Vertical Manager-Venture Global for Elements Glonal Services. Ms. Byrd has over 30 years of Global Payroll Management experience and is the current President-Elect on the APA Board of Directors, and Past Vice President on the APA Board, Past Region 1, Presidents Board of Advisors. She sits several APA national committees and is a contributing writer to APA publications as well as a published author of the Payroll Certification Guide.

Ms. Byrd is the founder and past President of the Mat-Su Valley Chapter of the APA as well as the past President, Treasurer and Education Chair and founder of the Northern Lights Alaska Chapter of the APA and past Social Media and Webmaster for the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the APA. Ms. Byrd has been an Alaska and California Certified Payroll Professional Study Group Instructor, and Chair of the Alaska Statewide Payroll Conference as well as the Vendor Chair for the California Payroll Conference. Ms. Byrd has been a speaker for several years at the APAs annual conference Congress as well as a Statewide Speaker for local chapters in her Region. Ms. Byrd has represented the payroll profession by speaking to the US Congress in matters regarding multi-state payroll taxation issues and has been an advocate for Global education for the past 15 years.

Ms. Byrd obtained her Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification in 2001, her Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) in 2000 and her Leadership Certification Program (LCP) in 2010 and her PHR in 2007 and her SHRM-CP in 2014. Ms. Byrd also has her Global Payroll Management Certificate.

Ms. Byrd has received the Meritorious Service, CHAMPS Mentor of the Year and Special Recognition awards from the APA as well as the 2008 Alaska Payroll Professional of the Year and the APA’s 2011 Payroll Women of the Year. Ms Byrd was named PayTech’ s Consultant of the Year for 2016 and the 2019 California Payroll Professional of the Year.

How we can help you

Our website is a source of payroll related information including over 120 payroll related website links and forms. A page for Job Openings in Memphis and surrounding area is offered free of charge. To submit a payroll related employment opportunity send an email with the content to [email address].

The Memphis Chapter of the American Payroll Association is a great place for payroll professionals seeking a place to network and train. Our monthly luncheon meetings are approved by the American Payroll Association to provide 1 Recertification Credit Hours (RCHs).

If you are in the payroll profession and seeking a place to network and train - please take a moment and join our chapter. We also encourage you to join the American Payroll Association --it's a great source of valuable information for all payroll professionals.

Membership Information

Director of Membership
Lauren Speros
Membership@memphisapa.org

Join us today! Just click the link below and complete the membership form.

Member Application Form for New or Renewing

National Payroll Week
September 2-6, 2019

Chapter members attended Payroll Congress in Nashville. Our state received the 1st Place Best Statewide Conference trophy!

Welcome to the Memphis Chapter of the American Payroll Association website. Our Chapter serves Memphis, TN and surrounding counties, providing Payroll Professional networking and training opportunities for our members and chapter friends. The chapter is part of the Region 7 of the American Payroll Association.

We host monthly luncheon meetings and other educational training events each year that are open to both members and non-members.

For more information on membership benefits, click here.

Our Mission

To PROVIDE economical, quality education and networking opportunities to Memphis & Surrounding area Payroll Professionals. PROMOTE excellence within our profession.

MOTIVATE and EMPOWER our members by providing the tools to be knowledgeable concerning the constantly changing and complex federal, state, and local regulatory issues.