Featured Topic: HR Hot Topics Round Table

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with your peers and dive into the latest HR challenges and best practices! Our HR Hot Topics speed roundtable discussions will spark meaningful conversations, foster collaboration, and provide actionable insights into areas like compensation, recruiting, wellness, and more. Share experiences, learn from others, and build stronger bonds with fellow HR professionals while tackling the issues that matter most. 

Speaker: Heather Acerra, Cottingham & Butler   

Heather Acerra is a group benefits consultant and small business owner.  She has over twenty years of human resources leadership experience including compensation and benefits consulting, staffing and employee engagement, and training and organizational development. Heather is passionate helping employers design plans to attract and retain employees in a cost-effective manner.  In her role as College Relations Chair on the HRA of Greater Oak Brook Board, she enjoys helping college students learn about the disciplines of human resources and benefits.  Heather and her husband invented an award-winning educational toy called Lux Blox. Founding a small business which manufactures and distributes domestically and internationally has provided her with first-hand experience of the challenges and excitement of today’s economy. 

Recertification Credits:

-1 hour of general HRCI and 1 SHRM PDC will be shared with attendees after the meeting.

Meeting Agenda:

-11:30-11:50 Check-in & Networking

-11:50-12:00 Chapter Announcements & Speaker Introduction

-12:00-1:00 Presentation, Q&A 

Guests:

-Member: $30

-Non-Member: $40

-First-time guests can join for free - reach out to Allison Gottwald at agottwald@eastersealsci.com for more information.

Registration Deadline: Monday, February 10 @ 5pm

Location:

-The Warehouse on State: 736 SW Washington St Peoria, IL