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• Q3, 2025 New Member Orientation

  • When
    07/23/2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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    Online
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  Join us as SESHRM board members welcome the chapter's newest members and cover the benefits of local and national membership!

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• August 2025 Chapter Meeting - Creating a financially secure world for your employees (sponsored by Plan Sponsor Roundtable)

  • When
    08/19/2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Garden Inn Sioux Falls South (5300 S Grand Cir)
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  Creating a Financially Secure World for Your Employees

  Session Description

  Financial stress is a major driver of reduced employee productivity, engagement, and retention. In this session, Joe Brummel will uncover actionable strategies organizations can use to foster commercial benefits and boost employee financial resilience. You'll learn how to craft a more financially sound workplace through education, benefits, and purposeful communication.

  Session Goals

  1. Understand Financial Stress’s Impact
     Highlight the effects of financial insecurity on employee wellbeing and business performance.
  2. Identify Core Elements of Financial Security
     Discuss the role of education, retirement programs, emergency savings, and benefits.
  3. Acquire Implementation Strategies
     Share tools, platforms, and best practices to build or improve financial-wellness programs.
  4. Empower Leadership
     Train managers and HR teams with effective communication and supportive resources.

  Presenter Bio: Joe Brummel

  Joe Brummel is the Managing Director for Strategic Retirement Partners, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He brings nearly three decades of experience—beginning in 1996—in guiding employers to build successful retirement programs and advance employee financial wellbeing.

  A Carleton College economics graduate, Joe holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) and Certified 401(k) Professional (C(k)P®) credentials. He’s been recognized nationally for his expertise, including being named among the “Top 300 Most Influential Defined Contribution Advisors in America” and a Financial Times “401 Top Retirement Plan Advisors” honoree.

  His passion for financial education extends beyond consulting: he is a Founding Lecturer at The Retirement Advisor University™ (in partnership with UCLA Anderson) and serves as Adjunct Lecturer for The Plan Sponsor University™ in Minnesota. Joe is also the founder of Plan Sponsor Roundtable, an interactive forum that educates employers on retirement-plan oversight.

  In 2022, after years in the Twin Cities, Joe relocated to Sioux Falls with his family. He saw an opportunity to help local organizations elevate financial wellness through fiduciary training programs and employee education—initiatives not yet widely available in the region.

  Monthly chapter meetings and HR educational presentations are free for members and $30 for non-members.

  
  

  SPONSORED BY PLAN SPONSOR ROUNDTABLE

  http://www.PlanSponsorRoundtable.com

  

  
  

  Credits are pending for this session. 

  SESHRM is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. This program is valid for one (1) PDC toward SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification.	This program has been pre-approved for one (1) hour of HR General credit toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

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• September 2025 Chapter Meeting - Mastering the 9-Box Grid: Strategic Talent Insights and Development (sponsored by WIN in Workforce Summit 2025)

  • When
    09/16/2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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    Hilton Garden Inn Sioux Falls South (5300 S Grand Cir)
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  Mastering the 9‑Box Grid: Strategic Talent Insights & Development

  Session Description

  The 9‑Box Grid is a powerful, visual talent-management framework that plots employees based on current performance and future potential, creating nine distinct talent segments. This interactive session will guide HR professionals, managers, and leaders through how to use the 9‑Box model effectively—for talent identification, succession planning, and targeted development. You’ll learn best practices, uncover biases to watch out for, and leave with actionable steps for integrating the model into your organization’s talent strategy.

  Session Goals

  By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

  1. Define the 9‑Box Grid and its role in modern talent management

  2. Understand how to assess performance and potential—fairly and accurately

  3. Identify appropriate talent interventions for each of the nine boxes

  4. Recognize and mitigate common pitfalls like bias and oversimplification

  5. Deploy the model through a practical, repeatable talent-review process

  Presenter Bios

  Trudy Billion, EdD, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
  Founder of Alternative HR and faculty member at the University of Sioux Falls, Trudy brings over 30 years of experience in HR strategy, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. A recognized expert in performance management and employee engagement, she works closely with public, private, and nonprofit organizations across the region.

  Mary Jo Vance
  HR Manager at HDR, Mary Jo leads workforce strategy across the Dakotas and Wyoming. With a background in manufacturing, healthcare, and finance, she brings a practical, people-centered approach to performance and talent development.

  Michael Olson
  HR leader at Avera Health, Michael focuses on talent strategy, employee engagement, and organizational culture. A USD business graduate, he is passionate about aligning HR practices with mission-driven healthcare outcomes.

  
  

  SPONSORED BY WIN in Workforce Summit 2025 

  
  

  
  

  Credits for pending for this session. 

  SESHRM is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. This program is valid for one (1) PDC toward SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification.	This program has been pre-approved for one (1) hour of HR General credit toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

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