HR Power Hour

Investigation Strategy and Title IX

Saturday, May 17, 2014 @ 10am

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Our Guests:

Naomi Butterfield Kai McGintee
Attorney

Kai McGintee
Attorney

Bernstein Shur

Investment Strategy and Title IX –

Guidelines for Selecting a Workplace Investigator

Naomi Butterfield is a member of Bernstein Shur’s Labor and Employment Practice Group; her practice focuses on the unique needs of public and private educational institutions. In her 18 years practicing law, she has advised and counseled clients regarding planning, policy and strategies for minimizing risk.

Naomi has experience representing clients with regard to:

Preventing and defending discrimination and disability claims including Title IX
Administration of personnel policies
FERPA and protection of records
Bullying and sexual harassment
Contract compliance
Campus and workplace safety

Naomi has appeared on behalf of clients in both state and federal courts, as well as numerous state and federal agencies, including the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. Naomi has obtained specialized training to conduct workplace investigations, including certification from the National Institute for Workplace Investigators.

Prior to joining Bernstein Shur, Naomi served as general counsel to the Community College System of New Hampshire where she counseled the seven colleges, the board of trustees and the chancellor’s office on matters of state and federal law. Naomi has served as an assistant attorney general in the Office of the Attorney General in New Hampshire and in Colorado. She received her JD from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law and her BS from the University of Michigan. Naomi is a member of the National Association for College and University Attorneys and the New Hampshire and Colorado bar associations.

EDUCATION JD, University of Denver Sturm College of Law BS, University of Michigan ADMITTED TO PRACTICE States of New Hampshire and Colorado U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire U.S. District Court, District of Colorado U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit MEMBER New Hampshire Bar Association Colorado Bar Association National Association for College and University Attorneys Association of Workplace Investigators Artistic Roots, Board Member

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Kai McGintee is a member of Bernstein Shur’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group and the Litigation Group. Kai provides practical advice and preventive training to employers on a broad range of workplace issues, including performance management, leaves of absence, employee relations, wage and hour compliance, anti-harassment, retaliation and discrimination laws, and the reasonable accommodation process.

She drafts handbooks, policies and procedures for legal compliance and to ensure that best practices are followed. Kai conducts internal investigations for employers on a variety of workplace issues. She has obtained specialized training to conduct workplace and Title IX investigations and received certifications from the Association of Workplace Investigators and Title IX ASAP Trainers. Beyond her work representing corporate employers, Kai has a special focus representing colleges, universities and private secondary schools on both employment and education law matters, including tenure decisions, student matters, FERPA, affiliation agreements and Title IX.

Kai has litigated numerous employment cases in state and federal court, and routinely represents employers before the Maine Human Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Unemployment Compensation Commission. Kai has also argued cases at the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Kai is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, where she served as the Case Note and Comment Editor on the Maine Law Review. Kai is a former board member of The Telling Room, a non-profit writing center for children located in Portland, Maine. She also represents victims of domestic violence on pro bono matters in state court. Kai is recognized as a 2013 Rising Star by New England Super Lawyers for her work in labor and employment.

EDUCATION JD, University of Maine School of Law, 2007 magna cum laude (Case Note &;amp; Comment Editor, Maine Law Review) BA, Davidson College, 2003 ADMITTED TO PRACTICE States of Maine and Massachusetts U.S. District Court, District of Maine U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts First Circuit Court of Appeals MEMBER Maine State Bar Association (Labor and Employment section) National Association of College and University Attorneys Society for Human Resources Management Association of Workplace Investigators The Telling Room (Former board member)

Locker Room Antics

Saturday, May 10, 2014 @ 10am

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Peter Lowe. Atty.
Brann & Isaacson

Locker Room Antics –

Peter Lowe is a partner who provides advice and counsel on labor and employment law and education and municipal law. Peter serves as lead labor counsel for some of the premier employers in Maine, including L.L. Bean, Inc.

Peter has a wealth of experience both advising clients on conducting internal investigations, and serving as an outside independent investigator for sensitive and high profile workplace issues.

Peter is a frequent presenter to local and national organizations giving workshops on best investigative practices, and he has spoken to many audiences on the lessons learned from the Penn State scandal.

In 2009, Peter was selected to edit the Maine Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter published by Business & Legal Resources. Peter has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best lawyers in America® (2013) (Employment-Law Management). He is current president of Maine Council of School Board Attorneys.

Teeing Up and First Impressions

Saturday, May 3, 2014

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Our Guests:

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.