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Saturday, January 11, 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, January 4, 2014 @ 10am
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Guests:
 Linda Anguish,
Director,
Credentialing Products & Services
HR Certifications Institute
New HR Certifications –
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As the Director of Credentialing Products & Services, Linda Anguish is responsible for development of certification exams, recertification processes and policies and the Approved Provider programs. She previously served as the position of HR Content Manager and managed the recruitment, facilitation and retention of seven individual panels of Subject Matter Experts, who help the HR Certification Institute develop questions for exams.Prior to joining the HR Certification Institute,
Linda was employed by the Society for Human Resource Management as a knowledge advisor for four years, and she has held HR management positions in both the private and public sectors for more than 15 years. She has taught undergraduate HR management courses at Wilmington University and holds a master’s degree in HR Management from Wilmington University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Mercy College. Linda has been certified as an SPHR since 1997 and attained her GPHR during the inaugural administration of the exam in 2004. She is the author of The Official GPHR Certification Guide.
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 Lori K. Parham, Ph.D.
Maine State Director
AARP
Hiring over 50 –
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Lori is AARP Maine’s State Director. Prior to joining AARP Maine she worked as senior advisor to AARP’s Executive Vice President for the State and National Group in Washington, DC, overseeing the reorganization of the Association’s Government Affairs unit and the creation of a new Office of Volunteerism Service.
She began her career at AARP in Florida. Before becoming State Director in early 2007, she served as Advocacy Manager for State Affairs and was responsible for policy and legislative advocacy. Her service includes terms on the boards of the Florida Patient Safety Corporation, the Florida Council on Aging and the American Hiking Society. Before joining AARP, Parham served as a legislative analyst for the Florida Senate, providing technical expertise to the Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
Her duties included oversight of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the Florida Medicaid program. She also served as staff for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), focusing on long-term care issues. Prior to her work at AHCA, Parham worked at the Florida State University, Pepper Institute on Aging, where she was involved in multiple research projects on long-term care facilities and quality, assisted living facility training, work and the lifecourse, and inequality.
She has a B.A. in Sociology from Belmont Abbey College, as well as a M.S. and Ph.D. with a specialization in Political Economy and Aging from the Florida State University. She is currently a member of the National Academy for Social Insurance, the Gerontological Society of America, and the Maine Gerontological Society and sits on the Board of ITN America.
Saturday, December 28, 2013 @10am
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Dan Rose, Atty
Drummond Woodsum
LinkedIn
Privacy –
Dan Rose is Chair of Drummond Woodsum’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. His practice focuses on the representation of private and public entities and Indian Tribes in employment and labor matters on a national level, including compliance with discrimination laws, wrongful discharge, wage/hour issues, workers’ compensation discrimination, litigation and negotiations.
He is active in representing employers before various federal and state agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Maine Human Rights Commission, the Unemployment Compensation Commission, and the Maine Labor Relations Board, as well as in arbitration and employment litigation in both federal and state courts. Dan has consistently been recognized by national and regional publications which rate labor and employment lawyers including Best Lawyers in America, Chambers &; Partners USA Guide, and New England Super Lawyers.
He is an elected Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the highest recognition by colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the field of labor and employment law. In addition to representing private sector employers and Indian tribes nationally, Dan represents school districts and other public entities throughout the State of Maine on a full range of legal matters. Dan is editor of “Litigating the Employment Tort Case,” published by the American Bar Association. Dan presents on employment topics nationally and provides seminars for individual clients.
He is a co-author of Maine School Law (Fourth Edition 2012) and Significant Cases in Maine School Law (Second Edition), and has served as an instructor for school law courses offered by the University of New England and the University of Southern Maine.
Saturday, December 21, 2014 @ 10am
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Guests:
 David Blaydes,
President
Retirement Planners Intl.
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Financial Planning as an
Outplacement Benefit –
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David L. Blaydes, MS, CFP®, AIF®, RFC is the founder and CEO of Retirement Planners International, Inc., (RPI) and has been successfully engaged in the financial planning industry since 1977.
His background and experience eminently qualify him in offering comprehensive financial life planning to help fulfill the needs of individuals faced with financial decisions, with emphasis on retirement and outplacement transition planning. Mr. Blaydes earned the Bachelor Degree in Business from Olivet University, and the Master’s Degree in Financial Planning. He has held the designation of Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP)® since 1987 and has been a member of the International Association for Financial Planning (IAFP) since 1986.
He is a TrueWealth Consultant through the Institute for TrueWealth, as well as a Certified Life Options Coach through Retirement Options, LLC. In addition, Mr. Blaydes has appeared on the television programs the NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, TLN’s Money IQ and Significant Insights; radio programs Smart Money, Boomer Financial Radio Network and America’s Wealth Management; in print for Crain’s Chicago Business, Financial Planning Magazine, Investment News, Financial Advisor, Chicago Sun Times, Daily Herald, Naperville Sun and Glancer.
In 2012, David was nationally recognized as a finalist for the prestigious Investment News Volunteer of the Year award for his volunteer financial life planning help for those diagnosed with cancer. In 2013, David was chosen as a Five-Star Professional award recipient, a select group, representing less than seven percent of the wealth managers in the Chicago area. In 2013, David was also named Financial Planning Magazine’s Planner of the Year for his pro-bono work with cancer patients. Most unique about David is the holistic financial life planning model that he has uniquely crafted.
David starts with a personal “Blueprinting” process to help members of his client family identify their personal life goals, and then uses his 30 years of experience, education and credentials to develop a financial strategy built around them. While the financial plan provides the means, it’s the personal Blueprint that provides the meaning. With David, those that he works with are his clients, not their money. Five Star Award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth managers by Five Star Professional or any other entity.
Please visit Fivestarprofessional.com for more information about the award. Securities and advisory services offered through National Planning Corporation (NPC), Member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser. RPI Inc., Five Star Professional and NPC are separate and unrelated companies.
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Hook Wheeler,
Senior HR Manager
The Jackson Laboratory
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Difficulties in Hiring in Rural Areas –
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Hook Wheeler- Biosketch From 1984 until the present, I have been employed in the Human Resources Office at Jackson Laboratory, performing various HR functions.
One constant responsibility over the past 29 years has been recruiting qualified individuals into administrative, technical and biological science positions as we have grown from an institution of 500 employees to 1300 located in Bar Harbor, alone. Currently, I am the Sr. Human Resources Manager, supporting the administrative and research areas, within The Jackson Laboratory.
Work in employee relations, recruiting, immigration, compensation and employee development, represents the majority of my efforts, although I continue to play a major role in developing strategies for sourcing and recruiting specialized technical talent in both Information Technology and the biological sciences I am certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resource and I’m a Certified Compensation Planner.
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