August Chapter Meeting - Compensation Strategy with Astron Solutions (Wednesday, August 12, 2026)

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Featured Topic: Compensation Pressure Test: Transparency, Strategy, and Manager Alignment

Pay transparency, evolving legislation, and employee expectations are changing the way organizations approach compensation. In this interactive session, you'll discover how to:

-Evaluate whether your compensation program is prepared for greater transparency.

-Align compensation strategies with organizational goals to improve recruitment, retention, and performance.

-Equip managers to confidently communicate pay decisions and identify areas where your compensation program may need improvement.

Speaker: Michael Maciekowich

Michael F. Maciekowich is a National Director for Astron Solutions. His areas of expertise include the development, design, and implementation of executive, physician, and employee base pay, short- and long-term incentive programs, sales incentive programs, career and succession planning programs and performance management systems in all industries. His primary focus is the integration of compensation, performance management and human resource strategies with organization-specific missions, visions, values, and strategic operating plans. Michael has over forty years of consulting and industry compensation experience. Prior to Astron, Michael was the National Director of Healthcare Rewards Consulting and the Metro New York Operations Manager for Rewards Consulting for the Hay Group. He was also compensation consultant with a number of consulting firms, including Towers Perrin (Senior Consultant), Hartstein Associates (Vice President), Adams, Nash & Haskell (Vice President), The Omni Group (Vice President and Partner), and Modern Management (Senior Consultant).

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, August 10 @ 5 pm

Location:

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

Meeting Sponsor: Astron Solutions

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August Chapter Meeting - Compensation Strategy with Astron Solutions (Wednesday, August 12, 2026)