2026 July Meeting Minutes

July 9, 2026

SOUTHEAST IOWA SHRM CHAPTER #507 MEETING MINUTES

http://seia.shrm.org

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

The SEIA SHRM meeting was held on July 8th, 2026, via Teams and In-Person. President- Courtney Ferree, welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order. 

Roll Call: Allison Monohon, Courtney Ferree, Melissa Hunt, Stacey Bone, Barb Codjoe, Alison Blommers, Jolyn Hartson, Lela DeVries, Kate Clark, Hannah Meuzelaar, Erin Hogan, Kristina Jones, Julie Palm

Secretary’s Report

·         A motion was made to approve the secretary’s report as presented by Barb Codjoe and supported by Jolyn Hartson; motion carried 

Treasurer’s Report

·         Current account balance (07/08/2026) - $15,653.79.

·         A motion was made to approve the treasurer’s report by Jolyn Hartson and supported by Barb Codjoe; motion carried 

Membership

·         Current membership – 44 members. Welcome new member, Hannah Meuzelaar!! If you have anyone you would like to recommend to the Chapter, please do so.

Certification 

  • In person and Virtual Options available
  • Testing Window: – 05/01/26 – 7/15/26. Second testing window is 12/01/2026-02/15/2027. Can apply now until 12/24/2026 for the second testing window.
  •  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

·         No Report

Programs 

  • See upcoming events on the SEIA SHRM website: https://seia.shrm.org/events
  • We would like to have a Fall event please email any of the board members suggestions or use or group email: southeastiashrm@outlook.com

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.
  • Iowa SHRM Conference. The dates are October 7th-9th in Coralville. Registration is now open.
  • After recent survey results, we are going to be trying out the option of holding a meeting on Tuesday from 11am-12:30pm. This will be on August 11th.

Workforce Readiness/College Relations

  • No Report

Old Business: 

  • Nothing to report

New Business: 

  • Nothing to report
  • Gift Card Winner: Jolyn Hartson

Adjournment:

There was no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Barb Codjoe to adjourn the meeting and supported by Allison Monohon.  

 

Program: Trends in Employees Benefits & Unique Recruitment & Retention Strategies

                 Speaker: Dr. Nataliya Boychenko Stone