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SPECIAL EVENTS SPEAKERS, KEYNOTE PRESENTERSEmployers Association has talented speakers who have presented topics from Leadership to HR and Safety Technical updates. We can keynote national events or facilitate executive retreats. For more information please contact Donna Jarvi at 763-253-9169 or donnaj@employersinc.com Presentation topics:  When you combine the charisma, passion and energy that keynote speaker John Graci brings to a room with a wonderful sense of humor spawned from his days as a major market radio announcer, you have the necessary ingredients for an entertaining presenter. John has been delighting all audiences from Fortune 500 companies to small business owners for the past 10 years with his practical approach to employee motivation. He’s performed at locations ranging from the Mirage in Las Vegas to overnight company retreats located in International Falls, Minnesota. John addresses thousands of men and women each year on the subject of professional development. He brings real life examples to his audiences. He has the unique ability to tactfully help leaders understand how they might be practicing management without a license. His distinctive approach to everyday situations involving employee/boss relationships will have audience members wondering why they have been doing things the hard way all of these years. John’s ability to rapidly produce these “Ah Ha” Moments will instantly create an environment where your leaders will be open to change, thus more receptive to taking on the skills they need to be effective in their position. John leads a team of highly skilled leadership consultants that work with over 5,000 students each year. He has extensive experience in banking, call center, warehouse and factory environments. John received his bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from the University of Wisconsin River Falls before working with Space Center, Inc., KLBB Radio, US Bank, State Farm and Employers Association, Inc. To learn more about John Graci and his keynote presentations, click here. Joan Buchanan HR Consultant, HR Management and Recruitment Services joanb@employersinc.com Joan delivers training in effective employment interviewing, recruitment and leadership fundamentals both with and without an HR emphasis. Joan also manages the human resource outsourcing line of business for EA. This is a staff of talented HR professionals that will come to an organization on a part or full-time basis to fill in for leaves, provide support during transitions or just act as an extra pair of hands. Joan has a strong background in employee relations, staffing, policy development, and internal grievance resolution. Joan was a human resources generalist for a computer manufacturer, a manager for a unionized hearing instrument manufacturer, a regional human resources manager for a large insurer and a research associate for the Employers Association, Inc. prior to beginning her consulting and training career also at EA. Joan has a bachelor's degree with an emphasis in human resources from the University of Northern Iowa. She holds the SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification from the Society for Human Resource Management. Stephen D. Bullard Consultant, Training and Development Services steveb@employersinc.com Stephen Bullard has fifteen years of Management experience as a Production Manager as well as a Human Resource Manager at Schreiber Foods, the world’s largest customer-brand dairy company. With a unique background of working directly within a manufacturing and administrative environment, Stephen's experience makes him well suited to provide Leadership Training to others. Stephen can effectively train managers on all the Fundamentals of Leadership but is uniquely talented in helping managers with conflict resolution, dealing with difficult people, interacting effectively with employees, coaching others, communicating expectations, and getting the most from employees while creating an effective team. Stephen prides himself on helping front-line managers who may lack experience learn new approaches to become more effective leaders. Stephen's approach as an Instructor is to blend humor and entertaining stories from his past to help participants understand and apply the approaches he teaches. Supervision I and II, as well as Leadership for Leads are Stephen's primary courses but he is well versed on a variety of Leadership topics that directly apply to the day-to-day challenges that leaders face. Jeffrey Cookson, SPHR Organization Development Consultant, Organization Development Services jeffreyc@employersinc.com Jeffrey Cookson is EA’s lead diversity consultant. In addition he has extensive experience providing EA’s services in employment law and organization development. With primary expertise in bias reduction and diversity competency development, he has helped individuals and organizations manage themselves through change for nearly 15 years. Jeffrey has designed and implemented strategic initiatives, workshops and experiential learning programs on a number of topics including race, sex, religion, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, cultural interaction, equal opportunity, affirmative action, discrimination and workplace harassment. Additional areas of expertise include customer service and creativity in the workplace. Jeffrey holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from De Sales University, a master’s of fine arts (acting/directing) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources from the Society for Human Resource Management. He speaks regularly to national and international audiences and remains an active member in related professional organizations. George B. Gmach Survey Manager/ HR Consultant, Compensation Services georgeg@employersinc.com George has 20 years of compensation consulting experience in multiple industries and with both large and small companies. George’s experience includes: eleven years of manufacturing industry experience, requiring communication with all levels of employees. Instructor in public and private sector compensation at the university level. Facilitator of employee involvement teams for 5 years at Federal Cartridge/Hoffman Engineering in early 1980’s. Managing consultant on numerous private sector, public sector and not-for-profit compensation design projects. Experience with use of multiple job evaluation systems and designer of the EA Job Evaluation System. Management of the compensation and benefits survey department at Stanton for nine years and current management of EA surveys. George is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, plus extensive credits of graduate study. He is an elected public official with 13 years as a city council member in a city of and has received the American Hometown Leadership Award. He has served as an officer for professional human resource associations and is a military veteran. Dr. Diane Hinds Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Organization Development Services dianeh@employersinc.com Dr. Hinds provides consulting services to organizations in organization development. Her area of expertise include strategic planning, coaching, staffing analysis, team building and communications. Diane has more than twenty-five years' experience in human resources, organization development and senior level management. She has extensive experience helping organizations and individuals manage themselves through significant changes. Diane has a bachelor's from the University of Minnesota in psychology and communications and a master's in human resources development from the University of St. Thomas. She received her doctoral degree in organization development and leadership from St. Thomas. She serves as adjunct faculty for the University of St. Thomas and Concordia University. Bill Klein-Pells
Consultant, Training and Development Services billk@employersinc.com Bill Klein-Pells designs, develops and delivers management and leadership training programs. He draws on more than 25 years of experience in management and business training. Bill weaves his experiences and those of past clients into intriguing short stories that are entertaining and educational. His lectures, seminars, and break-out sessions have been called motivational and inspirational by participants. Almost without effort listeners gain knowledge and insight on important business and organizational matters. Among topics Bill addresses are marketing, management, leadership, productivity, and achievement. With dozens of awards in sales, management, and training, Bill is a three-time nominee for Business Person of the Year, and is listed in the Who’s Who In Executives and Professionals. Prior to joining EA in 2005, he presented to tens of thousands, including groups at:
Julie Melander Holmes HR Consultant, Employment Law Services julieh@employersinc.com Julie provides training and consulting services on issues involving discrimination, harassment, employment law, disability management and affirmative action. She has extensive employee relations management and consulting experience in manufacturing, warehousing, retail and service environments in both union and non-union settings. As an attorney in private practice, Julie represented both employers and employees in workplace disputes. She has been a featured speaker on a variety of employment law topics for many professional and community organizations. Julie earned her bachelor's degree in psychology (industrial/organizational emphasis) from the University of Minnesota and her law degree, with honors, from William Mitchell College of Law. Dean Russell, PhD. Consultant, Organizational Effectiveness & Management Training deanr@employersinc.com Dr. Dean Russell is an Organizational Effectiveness Consultant with Employers Association, Inc. He is also the former Quality Director of a medical device company with revenues of 350 million annually. He provides life-changing and challenging seminars; keynote addresses and breakout sessions with a practical common-sense approach and a sense of humor! He is a certified lead auditor for the ISO 9000/13485 Series/14000 Series with the status of RAB Quality Management System –Auditor, and American Society for Quality - Certified Quality Auditor. He uses the ISO/Baldrige quality models as the primary instrument in the installation of Quality and Environmental Systems. He is certified as a lead auditor from British Standards Institute through Georgia Institute of Technology and Quality Systems Development. Dr. Russell is a certified (APT) Myers-Briggs/DiSC Behavioral Type Indicator Facilitator/ Administrator, and specializes in Industrial Organization Psychology and developing Quality Improvement Services. Six Sigma Trained by Brian Little and Associates/David Ames. Dr. Russell has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management, a Bachelor of Arts in Business, a Masters of Arts Degree in Human Resources Development and a Doctor of Philosophy in International Business degree focusing on Quality Systems. He has served as adjunct faculty for four years at Limestone College, Southern Wesleyan College, and Haywood Community College instructing courses in Business Administration and Human Resource Management. He is a frequent speaker at University of Saint Thomas. He is trained and certified by the American College of Medical Practice Management in practice quality evaluations. He is trained by Organizational Dynamics, Inc., in expert facilitation. Dean shares expertise and certification in the “WE CARE” Customer Service program, Interaction Associates and Philip Crosby Associates, Inc. at the Executive Management Quality College on Advanced quality facilitation and MSN Project Management through Kaplan. He has assisted in the implementation of Deming’s Profound Knowledge, 14 Points and Juran’s Quality Circle’s systems. He is also a certified Stephen Covey facilitator and winner of the Covey organization’s “Northstar Award” for outstanding facilitation. Dean has authored and presented numerous seminars on quality and project management. Rated as a national speaker for the American Society for Quality, Dean’s seminars include “The New Business Algorithm: An Awareness Guide for 20078,” “How to Use Good Business Sense for Manufacturing and Service Operations,” “Benchmarking 2008,” “How to Better Manage Your Stress: Business and Personal” and “How to Run Effective Meetings.” He is a Certified Toastmaster (CTM) and an active member of Toastmasters and first place winner in a SC state humor contest. He is active in American Society for Quality, the Association for Psychological Type. |
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