Vice President, Programs

Larry Thomas, PHR
Vice President, Programs

Biography
Larry Thomas

During his 22 years in the US Marine Corps, Larry gained invaluable HR experience by managing both a Training/Organizational Development department and a Retention Department for very large organizations. Larry also brings a wealth of Global Human Resources experience, having served on staff at U.S. Embassies in Paris, France; Dakar, Senegal; and Hamburg, Germany.

Larry is nationally certified as a Professional in Human Resources Management and has a Six-Sigma Black Belt in Process Improvement. A big supporter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Larry has been involved in the San Diego chapter since 2002. He was honored recently to be elected as the Vice President of Programs. He began volunteering with SD SHRM in 2003, and has since been an A-Team Ambassador for the Workplace Excellence Awards Committee multiple times.

Larry holds a Master of Science Degree in Human Resources Management, from Troy State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the California State University at San Marcos. He remains committed to his alma mater and is the current President of the CSU San Marcos Alumni Association. Larry previously served on the board as the Vice President and as the Director of Communications. Larry is as a lifetime member of Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology; a founding and lifetime member of the CSU San Marcos Alumni Association, as well as a member of the Cal-Alpha Gamma Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity

Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma Larry now lives in the Scripps Ranch area of San Diego, with his wife Janis, son Alexander and daughter, Kajia.