2026 August Meeting Minutes

August 11, 2026

SOUTHEAST IOWA SHRM CHAPTER #507 MEETING MINUTES

http://seia.shrm.org

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

The SEIA SHRM meeting was held on August 11th, 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, Alison Blommers, Jolyn Hartson, Lela DeVries, Kate Clark, Hannah Meuzelaar, Erin Hogan, Charity Noe, Julie Palm, Brianna Wolf

Secretary’s Report

·       A motion was made to approve the secretary’s report as presented by Allison Monohon and supported by Charity Noe; motion carried 

Treasurer’s Report

·       Current account balance (07/08/2026) - $15,870.64.

·       A motion was made to approve the treasurer’s report by Allison Monohon and supported by Melissa Hunt; motion carried 

Membership

·       Current membership – 40 members.

·       If you have anyone you would like to recommend to the Chapter, please do so.

Certification 

  • In person and Virtual Options available
  • Testing Window: –12/01/2026-02/15/2027. Can apply now until 12/24/2026.
  • SHRM member costs $420 for Earlybird. SHRM member costs $495 for Standard.
  • Opportunity to take an 11- week virtual series with SHRM Central Iowa Chapter. Deadline to register is 09/01/2026. Cost is $1,450.
  • 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.

Workforce Readiness/College Relations

  • Sofia has had events.

Old Business: 

  • Nothing to report

New Business: 

  • Nothing to report
  • Gift Card Winner: Alison Bloomers

Adjournment:

There was no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Stacey Bone to adjourn the meeting and supported by Alison Bloomers.  

Program: Internal Investigations

                 Speaker: Fran Haas