NOTE:
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Who Should Attend:
Members of the NWPPA Labor and Employee Relations Group (formerly known as the Northwest Wage and Hour Group), which includes general managers, operations managers, labor relations professionals, and human resources professionals. Non-members may attend if they are part of a utility and are members of NWPPA.
Meeting Overview:
Join your peers at this annual meeting where labor relations leaders share their experiences, recommendations, and lessons learned about key labor relations and human resource issues. Join us in Coeur d’Alene and build your relationships with others in your field; and have some fun while you are there at the evening reception and optional outing.
Meeting Agenda:
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. — Breakfast buffet
Sponsored by Alliant Insurance Services
8 - 8:30 a.m. — Registration
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. — Welcome and conference logistics
Kristin Masteller, LERG Steering Committee Chair, Director
of Business Services, Mason County PUD #1 (Shelton, Wash.)
8:45 - 10:15 a.m. — Reinventing You!
Speaker: Isaac Dixon, VP of Human Resources, Lewis &
Clark College (Portland, Ore.)
10:30 a.m. - Noon — Utilities of the Future and the
Impact on HR
Speaker: Chris Roden, Manager of Power Planning and Business Services, Lewis County PUD
(Chehalis, Wash.)
Noon - 1 p.m. — Lunch
1 - 2 p.m. — Roundtable #1
2 - 3 p.m. — Survey Data Trends, Hot Jobs
Speaker: Larry Daniels, Principal, Milliman Inc. (Seattle,
Wash.)
3:15 - 4:30 p.m. — How to Set Up a Wellness Clinic
Speaker: Keith Robertson, Benefits Consultant/VP/ Alliant Insurance Services (Seattle, Wash.)
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. — Welcome reception
Sponsored by LBG Advisors
Thursday, October 13, 2016
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. — Breakfast buffet
Sponsored by Archbright
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. — Opening announcements
Kristin Masteller, LERG Steering Committee Chair, Director
of Business Services, Mason County PUD #1 (Shelton, Wash.)
8:45 - 10:15 a.m. — Documenting Discipline
Speaker: Jennifer Bouman-Steagall, Attorney, Red Kite
(Tigard, Ore.)
10:30 a.m. - Noon — Roundtable #2
Noon - 1 p.m. — Lunch
1 - 2 p.m. — Benefits Strategic Planning and Cost
Control Techniques
Speaker: Ron Kirkpatrick, CEO/President, LBG Advisors
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. — Roundtable #3
3:15 - 4:30 p.m. — Conducting Internal Investigations
Speaker: Erin Jacobson, Attorney, Archbright (Spokane,
Wash.)
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. — Optional dinner outing: Dinner Cruise on Lake Coeur d'Alene - $25/person, space is limited to 40 people. Contact bonnie@nwppa.org if you wish to attend.
Sponsored by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Friday, October 14, 2016
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. — Breakfast buffet
8:30 - 8:40 a.m. — Welcome
Kristin Masteller, LERG Steering Committee
Chair, Director of Business Services, Mason County PUD #1
(Shelton, Wash.)
8:40 - 9:55 a.m. — Health and Welfare Compliance
Speaker: Sally Wineman, Benefits Attorney, Arthur
J.Gallagher & Co. (Bellevue, Wash.)
9:55 - 11:15 a.m. — The State of the Economy and the Impacts to Utilities
Speaker: Mark Roberts, ex-BPA economist (Portland,
Ore.)
11:15 - 11:45 a.m. — Unscheduled topics
11:45 a.m - Noon — Door prizes, closing comments, and
coronation
Kristin Masteller, Outgoing LERG Steering Committee Chair,
Director of Business Services, Mason County PUD #1 (Shelton,
Wash.); Gwyn Miller, Incoming LERG Steering Committee Chair, Human Resources Manager, Klickitat PUD (Goldendale, Wash.)
Please contact Bonnie McCombs at (360) 816-1446 or Bonnie@nwppa.org to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
Click here to view sponsorship opportunities.
Meeting Schedule:
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on day one; the meeting will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on days one and two, and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on day three. A welcome reception will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on day one; lunch will be provided on both days one and two; and a buffet breakfast as well as morning and afternoon breaks will be provided on all three days.
Meeting Location & Hotel Information:
Coeur d’Alene Resort
115 South Second Street
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
(855) 999-7998
Room rate: $169 for a single/double
Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than August 31, 2016, to secure this rate. Mention that you are with Northwest Public Power Association when booking your reservation.
Meeting Fees:
LERG Member Early Bird (ends 9/11/2016): $540
LERG Member Standard: $590
LERG Non-member Early Bird (ends 9/11/2016): $1,620
LERG Non-member Standard: $1,670