Wednesday, September 19th, 2012

DINNER MEETING 5:00-7:30 p.m.

Rock Garden
1951 Bond Street, Green Bay

Workforce Readiness- Business & Education Partnerships

Presented by: Brian Johnson, Career Education and Young Professional Program Manager, Green Bay Chamber of Commerce

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Across the nation there is a strong movement to align K-12 curriculum with employer needs. Whether you call it school-to-work transition, career readiness or 21st Century Skills, it boils down to the same principal of how to better prepare students to meet the career needs of today and tomorrow. This presentation will provide an overview of the many tools available to employers throughout the New North region to interact with area school districts. Specifically, well demonstrate several career planning software packages used by school districts and provide information on how employers can utilize these platforms to reach students; discuss initiatives specific to the Greater Green Bay area including the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summit that was hosted by the Green Bay Public School District in conjunction with the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce; provide summary feedback from the Brown County 20/20 Summit that presented the challenge of creating more collaborative efforts between employers and school districts; and highlight some of the initiatives being implemented by the New North Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent Committee to address work force readiness issues across a continuum of skill levels including student learners, young professionals and our aging population. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Brian Johnson earned his Associate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc and his Bachelor degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. His career has included roles in government, non-profit and the private sector including 7 years as a small business owner. In his current role at the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Brian manages career exploration programs for K-12 students and educators for the Partners in Education program. In addition, he develops programming to attract, engage, develop and retain young talent to Greater Green Bay. Johnsons community involvement currently includes serving as President, UW Manitowoc Foundation Board; Board of Directors, UW Colleges/UW Extension Board of Visitors; Chair, New North Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent Committee; Board Member, St. Norbert College Employer Advisory Board, among other commitments. He has received many awards throughout his career including the Lee Grugel Memorial Leadership Award, Jim Hallet Memorial Leadership Award and UW Manitowoc Dean's Award for Community Excellence. He was honored in 2009 as a 40 under 40 recipient by Sail, The Chamber of Manitowoc County's young professionals network. He has also garnered recent recognition for his efforts on a video campaign for Current, the Green Bay Chambers young professionals group, in which he scripted and narrated a kinetic video that earned a Gold ADDY award from the American Advertising Federation and a national Bronze award from American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE).

Schedule 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:15pm 7:30pm Registration & Networking Dinner SHRM Business Presentation

Menu Chicken Milano, a mixture of sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and fresh basil, slow simmered with red
bell peppers over a chicken breast. The vegetarian option will be Cheese Tortellini with Alfredo sauce. Both entrees include a salad, starch, vegetables, dinner rolls, coffee and milk..

HRCI SEAL
The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCIs criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
This meeting has been submitted for 1.25 General Credits Towards PHR, SPHR & GPR

Reservations for this meeting must be received by September 14th

$20 GB SHRM Member $25 Guest of GB SHRM Member $15 SHRM Student Chapter Member

So that we may get an accurate meal count in a timely manner, please register using Eventbrite a new online registration and payment site http://greenbayshrmSeptember2012meeting.eventbrite.com/. Please note, there is a small tab called see other payments if you choose to still pay at the door. Eventbrite fees
will be added to the cost of the meeting and paid by the participant. Checks should be made payable to the Green Bay Area Chapter-SHRM. *NOTE: The Green Bay Area Chapter SHRM is obligated to pay Rock Garden for all reservations made. If you register for this meeting and are unable to attend, you must cancel by the Wednesday prior to the meeting in order to receive a refund. Cancellations that occur less than one week prior to the meeting date will not be refunded.

If you have questions please contact:

Darrell Skarvan, SPHR 920-264-7111 dskarvan@gmail.com