WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT VIRTUAL SEMINAR
RESTORE, REBUILD & RECONVENE
3:30 pm “Restore and Rebuild”
HR Pivots to Create Community Again in the Workplace
Focus: Program/Process in bringing employees back to the workplace.
Building community in a new work environment; Helping Managers work
with a Remote Workforce
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm “Reconvene” as HR Professionals – Online Virtual “Social”
Round Robin Meet and Greet; Ugly Sweater Contest;
Zoom Trivia, Cocktails Welcome (BYOB)
“Restore and Rebuild”
HR Pivots to Create Community Again in the Workplace
Session 1 – 30 Minutes – Presentation and Questions
Samuel Palmisano – AMICA
Timothy Paige – Bryant University (Sponsors)
Focus: Program/Process in bringing employees back to the workplace.
Building community in a new work environment
Session 2 – 30 Minutes
Mari Anne Snow
Focus: Future of the workplace and remote work as a business strategy
(What does the Data show).
Session 3 – 30 Minutes – Presentation and Questions
Marybeth Van Winter – Meketa Investment Group
Focus: Helping Managers work with a Remote Workforce
(The emotion of managing a remote workforce)
“Reconvene” as HR Professionals – Online Virtual “Mixer”
Round Robin Meet and Greet; Ugly Sweater Contest;
Zoom Trivia, Happy Hour Cocktail Welcome
**Wear your best Ugly Sweater for a chance to be chosen for an Amazon Gift Card
as the Ugliest Sweater of the Social!
COST: $25 Members and $45 Non-Members – Program and “Social”.
Portion of the cost will be donated to Crossroads RI, helping the homeless find meaningful living and work experiences. Crossroads RI - https://www.crossroadsri.org/
PROGRAM SPEAKERS:
Samuel Palmisano, JD, CPCU, SHRM-SCP
AMICA Insurance, Director of Employee Relations & Department Vice President
Samuel Palmisano is Director of Employee Relations and a Department Vice President of the Human Resources Department at Amica Mutual Insurance Company, where he provides strategic direction in employee relations, talent management, litigation management, diversity & inclusion and employee engagement initiatives. He has worked at Amica for 20 years. Palmisano earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Boston College and Juris Doctor Degree at Syracuse University College of Law. Palmisano is a 2017 graduate of Leadership Rhode Island and an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Timothy Paige – Bryant University
Vice President, Human Resources
Responsible for leading all workforce planning, talent acquisition, learning and development, employee and labor relations, and total rewards initiatives for the University. Elected by the Bryant Board of Trustees as Secretary of the Corporation effective October 2020.
Mari Anne Snow - Sophaya and Remote Nation
Founder/CEO
Mari Anne Snow, Founder/CEO of Sophaya and Remote Nation, is a dedicated advocate for remote work in all it's forms. Technology has never been better or more affordable to support this type of work. Yet, it's the people behind the technology, the human side of the equation, that often gets in the way of virtual teams achieving full productivity. Mari Anne is on a mission to unlocking the potential of dispersed team members, remote professionals and virtual collaborators through innovative soft skill training that addresses the challenges of today's technology-enabled human interactions. Mari Anne believes remote professionals need new, innovative interpersonal communication and leadership skills to maximize tools like Office 365 to their fullest. While technology continues to improve, the typical people-to-people (p2p) soft skills and professional development training offered to remote professionals today lags far behind the realities of a dispersed workplace. Mari Anne and her team at Sophaya and Remote Nation aim to change that so people engaging in remote work are skilled up for long-term career success.
Marybeth Van Winter, PHR, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Manager – Vice President at Meketa Investment Group
Focusing on the implementation, coordination, and maintenance of organizational programs, policies, and procedures. Expertise in the following functional areas: recruiting, on-boarding benefits, training and development, employee relations, and general HR administration.
PROGRAM HOST:
Gary Convertino, Ed.D., SHRM-CP/PHR, CPC
RI SHRM – Workforce Development Director
Exec Director, Human Resources – Bristol Community College
Sr. HR Consultant & Coach – 3phr Consulting & Coaching (www.3phr.net)
For more information on these and other topics, please feel free to contact the
Workforce Development Committee at RI-SHRM at ri.shrm.workforce@gmail.com
or call 401-573-9408.
