March Meeting Minutes

April 1, 2026

 

SOUTHEAST IOWA SHRM CHAPTER #507 MEETING MINUTES

http://seia.shrm.org

Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

The SEIA SHRM meeting was held on March 11th, 2026 via Teams and In-Person. Treasure- Stacey Bone, welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order. 

Roll Call: Stacey Bone, Allison Monohon, Jolyn Hartson, Melissa Hunt, Kristina Jones, Kate Clark, Alison Blommers, Julie Palm

Secretary’s Report

·         A motion was made to approve the secretary’s report as presented by Stacey Boone and supported by Kristina Jones; motion carried 

Treasurer’s Report

·         Current account balance (02/11/2026) - $14,856.32.

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

Membership

·         Current membership – 44 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:– 05/01/26 – 7/15/26, Earlybird Applications accepted now through 03/30/2026. 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

·         Indian Hills has their Diversity Conference now re-named to Unique & United on Saturday, March 28th. Cost is $40.

·         AI employment screening decisions are still in question. Particularly the Mobley vs Workday Inc that allege AI driven applicant screening was disproportionately excluding older, minority and disabled applicants.

Programs 

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 Registration opens 03/17/2026. The dates are October 7th-9th in Coralville.
  • Our website has upgraded! Same URL just different layout.

Workforce Readiness/College Relations

  • Sofia Waters will be attending Eddyville Blakesburg High School to do mock interviews and will be representing SHRM.

Old Business: 

  • Nothing to report

New Business: 

  • Gift Card Winner: Alison Blommers

Adjournment:

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

 

Program: Magic of Connection

                 Speaker: Desi Payne