Thursday - September 23, 2021
9:00 am – 11:30 am

Due to concerns about the ongoing pandemic,​ Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will convert its annual Fall Conference to a two-day Zoom webinar series, to be held on Thursdays, Sept. 23 and 30.

The theme will be “hitting the reset button,” and the conference will feature sessions covering topics such as “rebranding” for municipalities, engagement and retention of a diverse workforce, revisiting the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, and succession planning.

Agenda – Sept. 23

9 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Dolores Hamilton, Stow Assistant Town Administrator, MMHR Chair

9:05 a.m.
Rebranding Municipal Human Resources
Suzi Robinson, Brand2x

10:15 a.m.
Break

10:20 a.m.
Succession Planning
Joellen Cademartori, GovHr USA

11:30 a.m.
Conclusion

Agenda – Sept. 30

9 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Dolores Hamilton, Stow Assistant Town Administrator, MMHR Chair

9:05 a.m.
Revisiting the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act
Attorney Maura McLaughlin, Morgan, Brown, & Joy

10:15 a.m.
Break

10:20 a.m.
Engagement and Retention of a Diverse Workforce
Dr. Henry Turner, Newton North High School Principal

11:30 a.m.
Conclusion

The registration fee is $75 for members and $90 for nonmembers for the entire series. We will not be able to offer registration and payment for individual sessions; participants must purchase the entire series to attend. For paid participants who are not able to attend any sessions live, on-demand recordings and materials will be made available after each session. Participants will have the option to pay with a credit card or have an invoice sent to their municipality.

The registration deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 22, at noon. This is a hard deadline, late registrations will not be accepted. All requests for cancellation must be received by email by Sept. 17 to receive a refund.

Upon registering, you will receive an automated confirmation email. This email will not contain the Zoom access information. You will receive Zoom access information by email the day before each webinar in the series. If you believe you have registered but do not receive Zoom access information, please be sure to check your spam folder. Otherwise, please reach out to Timmery Kuck at tkuck@mma.org.

Contact
MMA Member Services Coordinator Isabelle Nichols, inichols@mma.org
Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources

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