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Saturday, May 3, 2014
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Carol Malysz
V.P. Executive Coach
New Directions
Contributing Author
Teeing Up For Success –
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Carol is a member of the Business Development Team and works with corporations and executives to manage career transitions and change.
Carol brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in entrepreneurial, corporate, government, nonprofit and private sector positions. Prior to joining New Directions, Carol was the founder and director of the Center for Women’s Enterprise in Rhode Island. She was also the founder and president of the Rhode Island Executive Women’s Golf Association and received national recognition from EWGA as the recipient of the Canon Businesswoman of the Year Award.
Carol is currently a member of the Human Resource Leadership Forum and serves as Co-Chair of the Marketing Committee. She is also a member of the Northeast Human Resources Association, Society of Human Resource Management, Human Capital Institute and the New Talent Management Network. Carol earned an MBA from Babson College and is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership. She is a certified executive and personal coach (CPC) through the College of Executive Coaching. Carol is a contributing author to the Executive Women’s Golf Association 2014 book, Teeing Up for Success, a compilation of stories from EWGA members about how they’ve used golf to further their career, business and personal life.
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Nancy Kosik
Academy of International
Protocol & Etiquette
How to Make a Positive
First Impression in Business –
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Nancy Kosik is Founder and Director of NKAIPE, the Nancy Kosik Academy of International Protocol and Etiquette. Ms. Kosik launched this exciting venture following a successful career in the corporate world, as a controller for several Canadian companies.
Her mandates encompassed internal restructuring, human resources and finances, assisting corporations to reach maximum potential for success and achievement. Ms. Kosik’s extensive dealings with executives and employees of all levels honed her skills as an effective communicator and bestowed her with a keen understanding of interpersonal relations in corporate and social situations.
Throughout her careers progression, she furthered her studies in London (England), Canada, and in Washington D.C (U.S.A.) to become a certified Protocol Officer, a trusted professional assuring protocol is respected for various formal events, ceremonies, and day to day in the workplace. Also certified as an Expert Etiquette and Protocol Consultant, Nancy Kosik founded the Nancy Kosik Academy of International Protocol and Etiquette, and has since provided etiquette and protocol expertise, to individuals and groups of all ages and ranks for a variety of industries.
Armed with her corporate background, combined with her studies and experience in protocol and educational development, Ms. Kosik brings in-depth knowledge and skills to the protocol and etiquette industry. As a recognized etiquette and protocol expert, who has provided “on the air” advice to individual callers through media institutions such as Global Television, CBC Radio, CJAD Radio, Readers Digest Magazine, the Gazette Newspaper, the Ottawa Citizen, and other media corporations, Ms. Kosik also conducts numerous dynamic seminars and workshops in private, corporate, academic, and organizational settings across Canada and worldwide.
Internationally renowned corporations, high level government officials in preparation for upcoming events such as Royal visits, and international visits, local businesses, youth, teen and university level academic institutions, as well as, the general public, continue to seek advice from Ms. Kosik, in order to enhance their personal and professional image. Ms. Kosik also provides her clients with the necessary tools to heighten success and overall internal and customer relations in the workplace. Nancy Kosik blends a professional and direct approach to the topics addressed, while presenting them in an interactive, and motivational format.
Nancy Kosik has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s foremost authorities on etiquette and protocol. Under her personal direction, The Nancy Kosik Academy of International Protocol and Etiquette is regarded as this country’s premiere provider of top-notch etiquette training and protocol officer consultation services.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
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Jeanne Paquette
Commissioner
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Julie Rabinowitz
Director of Communications
Maine Dept of Labor
DOL Update –
The Maine Department of Labor is committed to serving Maine workers and businesses:
- Helping employers recruit and train a talented workforce;
- Providing workers with the skills they need to be competitive in the economy;
- Assisting individuals when jobs are lost;
- Ensuring safe and fair workplaces for people on the job; and
- Researching and analyzing employment data to support job growth
What’s New
Saturday, April 19, 2014 @ 10am
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Guests:
 Debra Weiss Ford
Office Managing Shareholder
Litigation Manager
Jackson Lewis LLP
The Jerk at Work –
Debra Weiss Ford is Managing Partner and Litigation Manager of the Portsmouth, NH office. Ms. Ford has over 30 years of experience representing employers in litigation matters before the state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Ms. Ford also represents employers before the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New Hampshire Department of Labor, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and the Massachusetts Department of Employment Training.
Ms. Ford also lectures frequently at seminars in New Hampshire and Massachusetts on issues related to employment law, including discrimination, wrongful discharge, reductions in force, termination issues, personnel issues, and contractual issues. She regularly advises clients on employment-related matters.
Ms. Ford received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Drew University in 1979 and her J.D. from Temple University of School of Law in 1982. She is an approved federal and state mediator. She is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Massachusetts Bar Association, Maine Bar Association, American Bar Association, New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, American Arbitration Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the National Association of College and University Attorneys.
She is admitted to practice in the State of New Hampshire, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Maine, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, United States District Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States Claims Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Ms. Ford was a member of the New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners from 1993 to 2005. She was appointed by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to serve on the Merit Selection Panel to consider the reappointment of the incumbent magistrate. In 2003, she was appointed to serve on the Federal Court Advisory Committee. Ms. Ford is listed by Chambers as one of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. She is the author of the New Hampshire chapter of Workplace Privacy, a legal reference book for managers and human resource professionals, published by the Thompson Publishing Group, a division of West Publications. Ms. Ford was elected as a Fellow to The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in June 2006.
She is named as New Hampshire’s Best Labor and Employment Lawyer by Business NH Magazine. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America by Woodward White, Inc., and has been recognized by New England Super Lawyers as one of the top 50 women lawyers in New England and one of the top 100 lawyers in New England. She is listed in Top NH Lawyers in Labor and Employment in New Hampshire Magazine and has consistently been named the Best Lawyers’ Manchester Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year. She is also rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. Ms. Ford was named one of the “Leaders in their Field” in the 2012 Chambers USA Legal Guide. Ms. Ford serves as a board member for the Portsmouth Music Hall, Family Service, Inc., and Seacoast Human Resources Association, and she is an emeritus board member of the New Hampshire SPCA.
Ms. Ford was rated as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer” by Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™ Honors, Awards and Pro Bono Activity
- Named Best Labor and Employment attorney in New Hampshire, Business New Hampshire Magazine
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Labor &; Employment Law)
- Listed in Top New Hampshire Lawyers in Labor and Employment, New Hampshire Magazine
- Elected as a Fellow to the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Listed in New England Super Lawyers (Top 100 attorneys in New England)
- Listed in New England Super Lawyers (Top 50 Women in New England, Employment &; Labor)
- Listed in Chambers USA as one of the top Lawyers in Labor and Employment artindale-Hubbell, AV Rating
- Voluntary Action, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1984)
- Ballet New England (Board of Directors, 1987-1988)
- Pro Portsmouth, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1988-Present)
- First Night/Portsmouth (Vice President, 1991-1992)
- NHSPCA (Board of Directors, 2004-Present) * 1st Tee (Board of Directors, 2005-2006; Honorary Board Member, 2005-2008)
- Rockingham County Action (Board of Directors, 2009-Present)
- Selected for inclusion in 2010 New England Super Lawyers practices
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Disability, Leave and Health Management
- Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management
- Labor and Preventive Practices
- General Employment Litigation
- Management Education
- Public Sector Representation
- Reductions in Force, WARN Act
- Non-Competes and Protection Against Unfair Competition
- Wage and Hour Compliance
Education
- Temple University J.D., 1982 Dean;s List
- Drew University B.A., 1979 magna cum laude
Admitted to practice
- U.S. Supreme Court 1992
- 1st Circuit Court of Appeals 1984
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims 1991
- Massachusetts – D. Mass. 2002
- New Hampshire – D. N.H. 1982
- Maine 2010 * Massachusetts 2000
- New Hampshire 1982
Bar & professional association memberships
- American Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- New Hampshire Bar Association
Saturday, April 12, 2014
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Steve Gerlach. Atty.
Bernstein Shur
Affordable Care Act Update –
Steve represents businesses, nonprofits and individual clients in matters of executive compensation, employee benefits, ERISA, tax planning and federal and state tax controversies. He advises employers in ME and NH regarding the effects of healthcare reform on health plans, employee benefits and the bottom line. Steve has been named to The Best Lawyers in America for 2013 and 2014 for his work in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law.
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