2026 April Meeting Minutes
SOUTHEAST IOWA SHRM CHAPTER #507 MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
The SEIA SHRM meeting was held on April 15th, 2026 via Teams and In-Person. President- Courtney Ferree, welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order.
Roll Call: Stacey Bone, Allison Monohon, Courtney Ferree, Melissa Hunt, Kristina Jones, Kate Clark, Alison Blommers, Julie Palm, Barb Codjoe, Lela DeVries
Secretary’s Report
· A motion was made to approve the secretary’s report as presented by Barb Codjoe and supported by Kristina Jones; motion carried
Treasurer’s Report
· Current account balance (02/11/2026) - $14,736.96.
· A motion was made to approve the treasurer’s report by Allison Monohon and supported by Barb Codjoe; motion carried
Membership
· Current membership – 44 members. If you have anyone you would like to recommend to the Chapter please do so. Courtney shared that it has been mentioned that Iowa SHRM is working on fixing the zip codes. This will help move the people who are local to our Chapter.
Certification
- In person and Virtual Options available
- Testing Window:– 05/01/26 – 7/15/26, Standard Applications accepted from 03/31/2026 – 05/29/2026. Second testing window is 12/01/2026-02/15/2027.
- SHRM member costs $420 for Earlybird. SHRM member costs $495 for Standard.
- Reminder that there are scholarships available thru SHRM to pay for the full cost of testing as well as the learning system. Click here for more information https://www.shrm.org/in/foundation/scholarships-grants-awards/grants#accordion-c603ff81dd-item-0e2e97c904
Legislature and Diversity
· Courtney brought to our attention that SHRM put out an article relating to Accommodating Workers in War Zones
Programs
- See upcoming events on the SEIA SHRM website: https://seia.shrm.org/events
Communications
- If anyone has questions to ask the group or need feedback on a topic, they can send the question to mhunt@mahaskahealth.org and she will send it out to the member group.
- SEIA SHRM now has a LinkedIn account. Go connect!
- Iowa SHRM Conference. The dates are October 7th-9th in Coralville.
- Quick Demo of the website.
- New Email address: southeastiashrm@gmail.com
Workforce Readiness/College Relations
- Sofia Waters recently attended Rocket Launch.
- If you know of other events Sofia can attend, please reach out.
Old Business:
- Nothing to report
New Business:
- Gift Card Winner: Kristina Jones
Adjournment:
There was no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Allison Monohon to adjourn the meeting and supported by Stacey Bone.
Program: The Yellow Cake Principle – The HR Recipe For Influence and Success
Speaker: Roger Grannis