Green Bay SHRM upcoming events

Fall 2026 - SHRM Certification Study Group (10 Sep 2026)

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

2026 Fall Study Group Details

Date: September to December 2026

Time: 5:30pm – 8:00pm, Thursday Evenings (can be changed based on group preference)

Location: TBD, option for virtual available but otherwise in person

Registration Options:

Green Bay or Local SHRM Chapter Member: $650, In-Person Sessions, SHRM Books & Online Portal
Non SHRM Member: $850, In-Person Sessions, SHRM Books & Online Portal
Member No Materials: $100, In-Person Sessions
Non Member No Materials: $200, In-Person Sessions

**GB SHRM will host the weekly study group with a minimum of 5 registered students**

SHRM Learning System – Chapter Champion Perks!

· SHRM PowerPoint slides to guide each weekly session

· In-class access to SHRM online portal and discussion of exam questions

· Bonus: SHRM final exam (90 test questions) –only included with purchase of SHRM Books

**Price comparison to National SHRM price structure and Green Bay study group/material cost does not include SHRM exam fee.

For more information contact Tonya Ouradnik by calling 920-338-6310 or ouradnikt@fosber.com.

SHRM Certification Resources:

Earning your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential makes you a recognized expert and leader in the HR field—and a valuable asset to your organization, keeping you and your organization more competitive in today's economy. This professional distinction sets you apart from your colleagues, proving your high level of knowledge and skills.

Learn more: https://www.shrm.org/certification/FAQs/Pages/default.aspx

Apply for the exam: https://www.shrm.org/certification/apply/pages/default.aspx

SHRM Certification Scholarship Opportunities:

As a member, you may qualify for a scholarship for the study group and materials. Details and application can be found here: https://s.surveyplanet.com/h87i9d8x

Scholarship application deadline is August 24, 2026

Don’t delay! Registration deadline is

August 28, 2026

Workforce Reduction Planning and Transition Support (28 Oct 2026)

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Workforce Reduction Planning and Transition Support

By: Kanya Olivier, Co-Founder | Workforce Transition Strategist | HR Compliance Expert & Ebony Olivier, Co-Founder | Company Transition Consultant & Specialist | EEOC Investigator
Wednesday, October 28, 2026

12:00PM - 1:00PM

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

This presentation highlights the critical importance of managing employee departures strategically. It addresses the financial, cultural, and reputational implications of employee exits and provides actionable strategies to maximize ROI through effective exit processes, confidentiality protection, and support programs for transitioning employees.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the financial and cultural impacts of poorly managed employee departures.
Learn key components of a formal exit process that reflects company values and safeguards intellectual property.
Explore strategies to maximize ROI by supporting departing employees and reinforcing a positive company image.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

Kanya Olivier is Co-Founder and President of Company Bridge Program, advising CHROs and senior executives on navigating workforce reductions with legal precision, strategic foresight, and organizational integrity. She is a 2025 SHRM Florida

HR Professional of the Year nominee and author of The Exit Strategy, a newsletter followed by HR executives nationwide and host of After the Cut podcast. Her thought leadership has been published in the HR Florida Newswire.

A nationally recognized speaker, Kanya has addressed SHRM chapters across more than 20 states, delivering sessions on workforce compliance, ethical downsizing, and the reputational risks of mismanaged workforce reductions. Her cross-industry background spanning Construction, Engineering, Technology, and Human Resources, paired with an Economics degree from Florida A&M University, grounds her approach in data-driven organizational strategy.

Ebony Olivier is Co-Founder of Company Bridge Program, where she leads workforce transition solutions for businesses navigating restructuring, layoffs, and organizational change. A certified SHRM Human Resources Professional, Florida Certified Labor Relations Professional, and Certified EEOC Investigator, she brings over a decade of HR expertise to every engagement.

Her work spans reduction transition management, position elimination and reallocation, EEOC compliance, leadership training, and outplacement services. Ebony holds a bachelors degree in Organizational Psychology from Florida State University, with a concentration in Human Resources Management, Training and Development, and Organizational Learning.

MEETING SCHEDULE:

12:00PM – 1:00PM Presentation

Reservation Deadline: Friday, October 23rd at 5:00 PM.

$25 – GB SHRM Member

$30 – Guest of GB SHRM Member/Non-Member

$10 – SHRM Student Chapter Member

THIS MEETING'S PLATINUM SPONSOR:

Sponsor details to come!

Four Health Trends Changing How Employers Care for Their Workforce (11 Nov 2026)

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Four Health Trends Changing How Employers Care for Their Workforce

By: Dr. John Steinlage, Traci Tauferner, Shelly Smith, & Darin Schumacher
Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Tundra Lodge

11:00AM - 1:00PM

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

The traditional model of employee healthcare is changing. Employers are no longer relying solely on an insurance card and hoping employees find the right care at the right time. Direct primary care, onsite injury prevention and musculoskeletal care, expanded mental health access, and direct pathways to specialty and surgical care are creating new ways to improve access. This multidisciplinary panel brings together a direct primary care physician, mental health professional, and athletic trainer/strength and conditioning specialist to examine what these evolving models actually look like in practice. Panelists will discuss where traditional healthcare pathways break down, what employers can do before health concerns become absences, claims, or turnover, and how HR leaders can build more proactive connections between employee health and the workplace. Rather than another conversation about “wellness,” this session focuses on a more practical question: What healthcare could we bring closer to employees before small problems become expensive ones?

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

Identify emerging employer-healthcare strategies including direct primary care, onsite musculoskeletal and injury services, accessible mental health care, and direct specialty-care pathways.
Recognize common gaps in traditional healthcare delivery that contribute to delayed care, unnecessary healthcare utilization, lost work time, prolonged restrictions, and poor return-to-work outcomes.
Evaluate opportunities to move healthcare closer to the workforce through earlier intervention, better care navigation, onsite resources, and stronger connections between healthcare providers, HR, and actual job demands.
Identify practical steps HR leaders can take to shift from reacting to illness and injury toward a more proactive workforce-health strategy.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

John Steinlage, MD, Executive Vice President, and Partner, is a lead physician and partner of Anovia Health. He received his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame University and medical degree from the University of Minnesota. After medical school, he completed a family practice residency at UW-Health in Appleton and then a four-year stint as an M.D. with the United States Air Force. He is a board certified family practice physician. Over the past 20 years, he has practiced in out-patient primary care clinics, urgent care settings, and onsite workplace clinics.

Dr. Steinlage describes his style as open and relaxed with an emphasis on personalized care. He focuses first on what is important to and of concern to each patient and then tailors a plan of care.

John, his wife, Lindsey, their seven children, and their English Cream Retriever, Aggie, call Appleton, WI home. John grew up in Wausau. In his free time, he enjoys downhill skiing, camping, and biking.

Traci Tauferner is a Licensed Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialist. She brings 20 years of experience as an educator and service innovator, advocating for prevention-focused strategies that strengthen workforce health, safety, and readiness across tactical and industrial environments. Recognized internationally in the occupational community, Traci leads initiatives that elevate performance and strengthen sustainable career pathways for public safety and industrial workforces. She is the 2025 recipient of the World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy Trailblazer Award. A veteran of the Wisconsin National Guard, she also earned the prestigious Sergeant Audie Murphy Award, which honors non-commissioned officers whose leadership and service exemplify excellence. As the Director of Industrial & Tactical Medicine at Advanced Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, Traci partners with tactical communities, industry, and municipalities to design and implement proactive and responsive employee care programs. Additionally, Traci is a Performance Enhancement Specialist, Modern Cupping Therapy Practitioner, and Mental Health First Aid instructor.

Shelly Smith worked for several years as a middle school teacher and youth director in Indiana after earning her Bachelor of Science from Butler University in Indianapolis. It was incredibly rewarding and challenging. Working with students and their families helped her realize that her passion was in helping people create meaningful change. This led her to pursue her Masters’ degree and License in Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT).

Shelly provides systemic supervision for therapists and enjoy mentoring colleagues. She has specialized counselor training including Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, WPATH Foundations for Health Professionals, and CBT-I for Insomnia. She is a Certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator working with couples and a Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional. She uses these and other modalities in an integrative, wholistic approach to individual, couple, and family therapy. She encourages self-care practices to help you tap into your own resources for healing and growth. In addition to providing therapy, she spends time speaking and enjoys opportunities to inspire and teach others at conferences and within organizations.

Originally from Appleton, Wisconsin, her and her husband spent 15 years living in Indianapolis, where their children enjoyed their earliest years. They then lived in Illinois for five years. Now they are happily settled in the Milwaukee area. Shelly volunteers with Scouts and the Elmbrook Swim Club, and as a mentor for CareerVillage and newer entrepreneurs. When she's not spending time with family and friends, her self-care includes reading good books, being in nature, yoga, triathlons, laughing, and good coffee.

Darin Schumacher has over 25 years of experience working in the marketing and communications industry. He provides a well-rounded perspective on marketing as he has experience working at marketing agencies as well as leading marketing departments at companies. A UW-Green Bay graduate, Darin currently is the Director of Marketing & Business Development at Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists (OSMS) where he is responsible for all marketing and business development efforts. He also believes in giving back serving on boards or volunteering for organizations like UW-Green Bay Alumni Advisory Board, Friends of Pals, Youth & Families, Miracle League of Green Bay, and Donate Life Wisconsin.

MEETING SCHEDULE:

11:00AM – 11:30AM Registration and Lunch Buffet

11:30AM – 11:45AM SHRM Business and Sponsor

11:45AM – 1:00PM Presentation

Reservation Deadline: Friday, November 6th at 5:00 PM.

$35 – GB SHRM Member

$40 – Guest of GB SHRM Member/Non-Member

$20 – SHRM Student Chapter Member

THIS MEETING'S PLATINUM SPONSOR:
Sponsor details to come!

The New Leadership Paradigm: Building the Relational Capacity Work Now Requires (9 Dec 2026)

Wed, 09 Dec 2026 13:30:00 GMT

The New Leadership Paradigm: Building the Relational Capacity Work Now Requires

By: Jen Marr
Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Tundra Lodge

7:30AM – 9:30AM

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

As work becomes faster, more digital, and increasingly disrupted, many leaders are still relying on a playbook built primarily for managing tasks and performance. Jen Marr reveals why organizations now need relational capability to progress as quickly as technology and introduces an evidence-based human operating system for helping leaders build trust, surface challenges earlier, and navigate the human complexity shaping today’s workplace.

Learning Objectives:

Explain why the changing nature of work requires organizations to advance relational capability alongside technological and operational progress.
Recognize the leadership behaviors that create an Awkward Zone, including avoiding, fixing, deflecting, or doubting when employees bring forward complex concerns.
Identify where relational breakdowns are contributing to poor communication, disengagement, overload, and preventable workplace tension.
Apply foundational practices, including fast and frequent one-on-one conversations, supportive conversation guidelines, and support mapping, to help leaders respond with greater consistency and confidence.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Jen Marr is the founder and CEO of Showing Up LLC, a three-time author, and the creator of an evidence-based relational leadership and culture-building operating system designed for today’s increasingly complex workplace.

Her work began through firsthand experience supporting communities during profound disruption. After serving families, educators, and community members following the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy and personally experiencing the Boston Marathon bombing months later, Jen dedicated her career to understanding how human beings respond to uncertainty, adversity, and change, and what leaders must know to guide people through it well.

For more than a decade, she has worked with researchers, government agencies, and organizations across industries to study the human side of disruption. Her work has included collaborations connected to Northeastern University, the New York State Office of Mental Health, and Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program.

Jen is the author of Showing Up: A Comprehensive Guide to Comfort & Connection and Lifting Up: The Transformative Power of Supportive Leadership. Her frameworks have been used across Fortune 50 companies, healthcare systems, global law firms, professional sports, education, government, and nonprofit organizations. More than 150 professionals have been certified to facilitate Showing Up and Lifting Up programming around the world.

A Wisconsin native now based in Oconomowoc, Jen helps leaders build the practical relational capability required to strengthen trust, navigate human complexity, and create workplaces where people can do their best work together.

MEETING SCHEDULE:

7:30AM – 8:00AM Registration and Breakfast Buffet

8:00AM – 8:15 AM SHRM Business and Sponsor

8:15AM – 9:30AM Presentation

Reservation Deadline: Friday, December 4th at 5:00 PM.

$35 – GB SHRM Members

$40 – Guest of GB SHRM Member/Non-Members

$20 – SHRM Student Chapter Member

THIS MEETING'S PLATINUM SPONSOR:

Sponsor details to come!

Conflict, Stress, and Human Resources (10 Feb 2027)

Wed, 10 Feb 2027 13:30:00 GMT

Conflict, Stress, and Human Resources

By: Tami Boye
Wednesday, February 10, 2026

Tundra Lodge

7:30AM – 9:30AM

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
As HR professionals, we spend our days navigating people, pressure, and problems where we often put everyone else's needs ahead of our own. Today, we're going to explore the science behind stress and conflict, uncover why even the best people sometimes react instead of respond. You will leave with practical tools that you can use immediately at work, at home, and in every conversation that matters.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize how stress affects our nervous system, decision making, communication and relationships.
Identify some personal and organizational triggers that contribute to stress that often leads to miscommunication, conflict and emotional reactivity.
Apply practical strategies to help regulate stress, improve communication and navigate difficult conversations with greater confidence and composure.
Develop simple, sustainable habits that reduce workplace stress, and strengthen resilience for better personal connections.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Tamara Boye is a Human Resources professional, trained mediator, life coach, entrepreneur, and speaker with more than 15 years of experience helping people and organizations navigate stress and conflict. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Lakeland University, certified in Pressure-Free Living, Certified Life Coach and has built her career in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, and finance.

In addition to her work in Human Resources, Tamara and her husband are entrepreneurs. Owning and operating small businesses, giving her firsthand insight into challenges faced by executive teams and business leaders. Whether she's speaking to HR professionals, business owners, or community organizations, Tamara delivers relatable, research-backed insights with practical tools audiences can put to work immediately.

She is also the creator of the TRANQL Method, a practical framework that helps professionals understand the connection between stress, nervous system regulation, and conflict so they can respond with greater clarity, confidence, and resilience.

When she's not working, Tamara enjoys giving back to the communities she cares about. As President of the Board of Directors for the Mediation Center of Greater Green Bay, she is passionate about making conflict resolution less stressful and more accessible while empowering individuals to have healthier, more productive conversations. Her love of speed and motorsports also keeps her busy as Treasurer of the Tri-County Grass Drag Association. In her free time, you'll find Tamara enjoying the outdoors, spending time on the water, or simply relaxing with her husband and their three dogs.

MEETING SCHEDULE:

7:30AM – 8:00AM Registration and Breakfast Buffet

8:00AM – 8:15 AM SHRM Business and Sponsor

8:15AM – 9:30AM Presentation

Reservation Deadline: Friday, February 5th at 5:00 PM.

$35 – GB SHRM Members

$40 – Guest of GB SHRM Member/Non-Members

$20 – SHRM Student Chapter Member

THIS MEETING'S PLATINUM SPONSOR:

Sponsor details to come!

Compensation Review (10 Mar 2027)

Wed, 10 Mar 2027 17:00:00 GMT

Compensation Review

By: Rena Somersan
Wednesday, March 10, 2026

Tundra Lodge

11:00AM - 1:00PM

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

Program details to come!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Speaker details to come!

MEETING SCHEDULE:

11:00AM – 11:30AM Registration and Lunch Buffet

11:30AM – 11:45AM SHRM Business and Sponsor

11:45AM – 1:00PM Presentation

Reservation Deadline: Friday, January 8 at 5:00 PM.

$35 – GB SHRM Member

$40 – Guest of GB SHRM Member/Non-Member

$20 – SHRM Student Chapter Member

THIS MEETING'S PLATINUM SPONSOR:
Sponsor details to come!