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Saturday, October 6, 2012
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Guests:
 John Sacerdote,
President
NAPS
The Value of NAPS –
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In 1978, after teaching school for five years, John Sacerdote walked into Dunhill of Greater Hartford in the hopes of finding a job. After a three-hour interview, he had found a job…there, as a recruiter! And so began a 35-year career in the recruiting and staffing industry Currently, John is a consultant to the industry.
Some of his work has included a 4-year temp assignment as a CIO for a publicly traded search firm and trainer for ATS companies. John is also the President of the National Association of Personnel Services. In 1999, just prior to consulting for business friends and colleagues, John sold Placement Technology, a turnkey systems company specializing in software and hardware related to employment agencies both perm and temp, retained search firms and personnel departments.
During the 17 years at the helm of PTI, John sold, installed over 350 systems and was responsible for the training of almost every one. He was responsible for designing systems for The Dunhill organization, The Placers, Kenexa, Accountants on Call, Romac, The Davis Companies (each of which is over a 100 million dollar organization) and obviously, many more. John’s extensive experience in the industry, as well as his exposure with the NAPS, has allowed him to find and develop alliances to the benefit of both the membership and the vendors that provide services to these members a “win-win-win relationship maker!”
John has been involved with computers in the personnel industry over 35 years and is considered a leading authority in the computerization of employment agencies. John has spoken and published numerous articles on the national and regional level and he is also responsible for the “tech talk” section of the NAPS’ monthly periodical and appears on a regular basis in EMInfo and Employment Marketplace. In the area of education and training, John holds 4 teaching certificates (Science and Biology, Physical Education at the elementary and secondary levels, and Recreation). John has taught school for 5 years, coached soccer and basketball at the secondary school and collegiate levels, and in 1980, founded the Bloomfield (Connecticut) Junior Soccer Association, with over 400 participants today. Married for 38 years, John and his wife Sigrid and their 32-year old son, Geoffrey, live in a suburb of Hartford, CT.
Kristine Avery
Senior VP, SPHR
FISC Solutions
HR Certification Course –
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Kris joined FISC in December 2000, and she is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).
In her role as Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Kris is an Officer at FISC Solutions in Lewiston, Maine, a 2011/2012 Best Places to Work in Maine company! She is responsible for Human Resources and Employee Training &; Development, Facilities Management and Administrative Services at FISC.
She also established FISC’s Client Relations function and managed that division for six years. Prior to joining FISC, Kris spent 10 years in the financial services industry, serving five years as a Vice President of Administration/Human Resources for Infinity Federal Credit Union and 7 years in the airline industry.
Kris is a graduate of Southeastern Academy in Kissimmee, Florida and completed the Human Resource Management Program at the University of Southern Maine. Currently Kris is the Director of the SHRM Maine State Council and the immediate Past President of the Human Resource Association of Southern Maine where she served as President in 2009/2010. Kris is also the Instructor for the Human Resources Certification Preparatory Course (PHR and SPHR) program at the University of Southern Maine. Kris was awarded the 2010 Maine HR Leader of the Year and was inducted into the Maine HR Hall of Fame in May 2011.
Kris was featured as the cover story “Up with People and Profit” in the Maine Ahead Magazine. http://digital.maineahead.com/issue/42902 She was a participant of the HR Executive Delegation to Brazil as part of SHRM’s People to People Ambassador Program in November 2011. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and on the Board of Directors for Casco Federal Credit Union and member of the Windham First Church of the Nazarene.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
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Guests:
Christy Hillman,
CTS, CPC
Career Management Associates
Advantages of Temporary Staffing –
Career Management Associates’ Director of Recruiting/Staffing Services, specializing in CMA’s Recruiting and Contract Employment staffing services.
Christy is one of only 400 dually Certified Placement Consultants and Certified Temporary Specialists in the United States. As a CPC and CTS, Christy is knowledgeable on employment laws and regulations and upholds the highest standard of business practices set forth by the National Association of Personnel Services.
With over 15 years of valuable expertise in recruiting and staffing solutions, Christy has been helping New England companies for over 15 years hire and retain the best talent. She works with our clients to evaluate their business needs and company culture to find the staffing or recruiting solutions to best fit their needs.
Christy is active in her community. She is a Mentor and Career Counselor at Cross Roads For Women in Portland, Maine, the former Board president of Camp Ketcha, Hittonaowa Council Scarborough, Maine and continues to volunteer there.
She is a Member of the Human Resources Association of Southern Maine, Northern New England Association of Personnel Services, A Member of E2Tech (Environmental and Energy Technology Group of Maine) and a Member of NEWIEE (New England Women in Energy and Environment).
 David Bueltemann,
Manager, Senior Claimant Representatives
Allsup, Inc.
Social Security Disability –
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David has helped more than 5,000 people with disabilities receive their entitled Social Security Disability Insurance. He has represented SSDI applicants in all 50 states, guiding them from the initial application through the administrative hearing level. During this time he has represented SSDI applicants at administrative law judge hearings in 29 states in 10 judicial circuits.
He joined Allsup Inc. in 1991 and served as a claims representative, appeals analyst, claims manager and senior representative before assuming his current position. Mr. Bueltemann’s current responsibilities includes supervising two groups of senior representatives.
The first group prepare and submit detailed legal briefs to administrative law judges (ALJ) in an effort to secure on-the-record SSDI award decisions. The second group of senior representatives appear in person, if necessary, to present an oral argument to the ALJ in a continued effort to secure a favorable SSDI decision.
Understanding and successfully building strong underlying support for the disabled person’s claim is a specialized skill that, when applied well, has a positive lifelong impact on Allsup clients and their financial situation. “The last thing that a seriously ill or injured claimant should have to face is a stressful courtroom appearance,” Mr. Bueltemann said. “My job is to ensure our representatives present enough evidence that an ALJ can award benefits as early in the process as possible, preferably without the need for a face-to-face hearing. This makes a very difficult life situation for the claimant a little easier to handle.”
Saturday, September 22, 2012
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Matt Bahl
Verrill Dana
Social Media in the Modern Workplace –
Practical, cost-effective solutions are the hallmark of Matt’s practice. Matt counsels and represents management in all areas of labor and employment law. He has represented health care, construction, automotive, media and hospitality clients in a wide variety of traditional labor law matters, including successfully guiding clients through union organizing campaigns, arbitration, work stoppages, unfair labor practice proceedings, and collective bargaining. He also defends employers in litigation before state and federal courts and in administrative charges before federal, state, and local agencies. Matt frequently offers advice and guidance to employers on the ever changing world of wage and hour, employee misclassification, and social media law.
In addition, Matt routinely negotiates and drafts contracts on behalf of clients, including employment, professional service, consulting, vendor service, non-competition, non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements. Matt has also counseled clients on successor liability issues that arise during the sale and purchase of businesses.
Matt is an active author, presenter, a contributing editor to the American Bar Association’s Developing Labor Law treatise, and chief editor of Verrill Dana’s labor and employment blog, All In A Day’s Work (read Matt’s blog posts). Matt also serves on the ABA’s employment rights and responsibilities committee. Empowering employers to navigate the complicated business and legal landscape is a priority for Matt, and he frequently presents on matters relevant to employers and businesses as a whole.
When not helping clients to achieve their business goals, Matt maintains an active lifestyle filled with sports (a clear attempt to relive his former glory days as a college athlete), community involvement, and exploration of Maine’s vast wilderness.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
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Our Guest:
Dianne Durkin
Loyalty Factor
Change Management and Employee Loyalty –
President and Founder of Loyalty Factor, Dianne Durkin has over 25 years of experience in finance, direct sales, international marketing and training and development. She has held Vice President of Marketing and Presidential positions with companies like Gulf Oil, Digital Equipment Corp, Corporate Branding Partnership and ASTEA International. She has also founded and sold two companies.
Dianne has built a reputation as one who can quickly assess the core issues within a company and outline their impact on the organization and its profits, productivity and people. Dianne’s combination of executive management and entrepreneurial skills has proven very beneficial in helping major corporations and small enterprises achieve maximum results.
Dianne is described as a visionary thinker that takes vision into reality, a true leader, a rare combination of creativity and strong business sense who quickly gets to the core issues and their impact on the organization, profits, productivity and people. Because of her unique blend of skills of finance, direct sales, international marketing, training and development, she incorporates Return on Investment thinking into all her processes and recommendations thereby showing measurable results to her clients.
Her effective style at all levels of an organization energizes people to overachieve personally and professionally, while at the same time providing an atmosphere of camaraderie and mutual respect.
Because of the combination of her skills, style and energy, she is continually sought after to guide companies into new markets and directions.
A graduate of Rivier College, Ms. Durkin holds a Masters Degree in Mathematics from Duquesne University. She has also completed advanced management programs at the University of Santa Clara and Babson College.
As author of The Loyalty Factor (October, 2010), she has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily, The Boston Globe, among numerous other publications. She was also the subject of a cover story in Learning and Training Magazine and she appeared on National Public Radio and Bloomberg Television and Radio. Her writing has appeared in Master Salesmanship, Potentials, New Hampshire Business Review, and other business publications.
Dianne was named Distinguished Woman of the Year. She is also active in the Boston Club, Sales and Marketing Executives of Greater Boston, The Commonwealth Institutes, Boston College CEO Club, Who’s Who in America and Women in World Trade. She is fluent in French and Polish.
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