Conference materials will appear here as they become available.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
1:00-2:00- Risk, Rewards, and ROI: Rethinking Your Health Plan Strategy for 2026 and Beyond– Hailey Painter and Lauren Safranek
2:00-3:00- Legal Update– Stephanie Huser and Amber McKeon-Mueller-
3:15-4:15-How to Lead When the Path Changes: Setting Your Team Up to Win– Dee Maddox
4:15-5:15- HR as a Strategic Advisor: Navigating High-Risk Employee Situations– Julia Gannaway and Catherine Clifton
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
1:00-2:15-Religion: The Other Accommodation – Rodney Klein
2:20-3:30- Financial Wellness into Retirement– David Rodriguez
2:20-3:30- From Target to Takeover: The Lifecycle of a Cyber Attack– Ed Keck
3:45-4:45- Escaping the WC Limbo: A Roadmap to Resolution for the Municipal Workforce– Kristina Peters
3:45-4:45-Level Up! Thriving Through the Stages of Your HR Career– Tadd Phillips and Cheree Bontrager
Thursday, May 7, 2026
8:30-9:45- Cornerstone Skills for Managers: The Essential Leadership Skills Every High-Performing Leader Needs to Master– Juandre Peacock
8:30-9:45- Avoid the Double Dip: What Employers Need to Know About Questionable Payroll Tax Avoidance Programs– Jessica Frier
10:00-11:00- The Law and the Message: The Changing Face of the EEOC– Rodney Klein
10:00-11:00- Creative Reconnection: How Smart People Create Clarity and Possibility in a Noisy World– Rick Lozano
1:00-2:15-Building Better Government from Within: HR Excellence and Resident Satisfaction with Local Government– Bob Lavigna & Jana Ventura
1:00-2:15- Taking Intentional Moments to Engage (TIME) – The Importance of Leadership Involvement for Employee and Organization Growth– Craig Barnes
2:20-3:30- Executive Presence Isn’t What You Wear– Kelcey Stewart
2:20-3:30- AI in Hiring: Removing the Human Element– Cara White
3:45-4:45- “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark!” – Learning from the Missteps and Pitfalls Organizations Have Made During their Classification and Compensation Studies- TL Cox
Friday, May 8, 2026
8:45-10:00- They Said *WHAT* Online?! – Jeff McKissack
8:45-10:00- Building Operational Continuity Through Strategic Workforce Planning– Caitlin Solarge
10:00-11:30- Firing Isn’t a Strategy: Creating Risk Ready Employment Systems in the Public Sector– Thomas Faulkner
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
9:00-10:00- Legislative Update, Amber McKeon-Mueller and Stephanie Huser
10:15-11:30- Lead the Way: Creating Growth, Change, and Momentum, Chad Wright
1:15-2:45-Strategies to Address Misuse of Leave, Julia Gannaway
1:15-2:45-Financial Stress and Public Safety: Building Resilient Teams for Safer Communities, Nicole Stec, Glenn Able, Andrea Cockrell, Lauren Safrenek
3:00-4:15- The Market Matters: How to Define and Align Public Safety Pay, Jada Kent
3:00-4:15- Dignity in Leadership- Marcel Brunel
Thursday, January 29, 2026
8:30-9:30-Leadership Reimagined: Little Adjustments that Make a Big Difference, Keith Shaw
8:30-9:30- Financial Wellness into Retirement, David Rodriguez
9:45-11:00- The A.R.T. of Connection: Authenticity, Relationships, & Trust, Will Baggett
9:45-11:00- Slipping the Silo, Making Sure the PD and the Chief Do Not Become a Silo, Gene Ellis
1:00-2:15- You Mean, There’s More: Discrimination Issues that Fly under the Radar, Rodney Klein
2:20-3:30- How Excluding HR Fuels Dysfunction and How to Fix It, Micheal Boese and Cheree Bontrager
3:34-4:45- TCOLE Requirements and Police Department personnel records – are you ready? Julia Gannaway
Friday, January 30, 2026
8:30-9:45- They Said *WHAT* Online?! Jeff McKissack
2:50-3:50- TRAIAXIS IA: Trauma-Informed Administrative Investigations for a Resilient Workforce, Mike Alexander
4:05-5:00- Strengthening Civilian–Sworn Relationships to Rebuild Organizational Trust, Thomas Faulkner
TUESDAY, MAY 6
1:50-2:50- Self Care for HR Pros, Justin Dorsey
2:50-3:50- Plasticity in Policing, Mike Alexander
4:05-5:00- Tips, Tricks, and Techniques: How to Improve Your Internal Investigations, Rodney Klein
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
8:30-8:45- President’s Welcome, Tadd Phillips
8:45- 9:45- Awards Ceremony- Lashon Gros
10:15- 11:45- Keynote Speaker, Joe Brown
1:15-2:15- From Resistance to Readiness: Breaking the Change Barrier, Dee Maddox
1:15-2:15- Equity in Classification and Compensation: What is it and why does it matter?- TL Cox
1:15-2:15- Core Workout with Core Competencies, Jennifer Curtis
2:40-3:40- Succession Planning: The Time is Right Now!- Patrick Ibarra
2:40-3:40- Bridging HR and Risk: What You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know, Kristina Peters
3:50-4:50- Safer People vs. Safer Places, Jeff McKissack
3:50-4:50- Pfinders Keepers, Robbi Craig
3:50-4:50- Sharing Law Enforcement Personnel Records: New Legal Requirements, Cullen Grissom
THURSDAY, MAY 8
8:45-9:55- Stay in Tune with Your Employees: Striking a Human Chord in the Age of AI, Jason Barrett
8:45- 9:55- Succession Planning for the Coming HR Challenge: The Silver Tsunami, GM Cox
10:25-11:25- Trends in Local Government Compensation, Bradley Ford
10:25-11:25- Creating a Thriving Culture with Sacred Leadership, Chad Wright
10:25-11:25- Sorting through the Fallout: Exploring Employer Obligations to Employees in Light of Federal and State Bans on DEI Initiatives, Cara White
1:00-2:00- Understanding Social Security and Medicare, Tom Clark
1:00-2:00- Policy Meets People: Making HR Compliance Work for Workplace Culture, Thomas Faulkner
1:00-2:00- HR’s Role in Fixing What Pay Can’t: Leadership, Culture, and Retention in Municipal Government, Michael Boese
2:30-3:30- Paid Family and Medical Leave: What’s Happening and Why It Matters, Melissa McDuffey
2:30-3:30- Addressing the Recruitment and Retention Challenge, Sallie Harborth
2:30-3:30- Benefits 101, Hailey Painter
3:45- 4:45- Do Your Performance Evaluations “Need Improvement”?, Albert Foster
3:45- 4:45- Investigations: Solving Complex Problems, Catherine Clifton and Alan Nelson
3:45- 4:45- Reflect Respect to Connect – How Being Civil Can Help, Craig Barnes
FRIDAY, MAY 9
8:30-9:00- Business Meeting, Tadd Phillips
9:15- 10:15- FLSA – Getting the Details Right, Julia Gannaway
9:15- 10:15- Cornerstone Skills for Managers: Essential Skills for All High-Performing New People Leaders, Juandre Peacock
10:30-12:00- Bullies, Jerks, and Backstabbers, Oh My! Civility in the Workplace, Julie Burch
Tuesday, May 7
Wednesday, May 8
- TMHRA Awards Nominees
- TMHRA Awards Winners
- FLSA – Dangers of Misclassification and White Collar Revisions — Are You Ready?
- The Government Information You Share, May Be Held Against You!
- 6 Essential Questions to Ensure You Are Getting the Most From Your PBM
- Confessions of a 30 Year EEOC Employee
- Legal and Practical Considerations of Payroll Software Implementation
- Non-Traditional Pathways to the City Management Suite — How HR Professionals are Uniquely Poised for City Leadership
- Care for Self to Care for Others
- Why it’s a Bad Idea to Send Your Employees to the Doctor
- Navigating the Challenges of Public Safety Executive Recruitment
- Becoming an Employer of Choice in the New World of Work
- Money Talks – Multigenerational Financial Planning
- Title VII – It’s Not Just Roman Numerals
Thursday, May 9
- You Want Me to Change Whaaat?!? Harnessing the Power of Change in the New World of Work
- Great Customer Service for Governmental Employees
- Creating Sustainable Retiree Medical Plans
- Attract Top Talent with Compelling Job Posts and Recruitment Marketing Tactics
- Face Your Fears: Addressing Concerns About Second-Chance Hiring
- Rethinking “Culture”: What It Might Be, What It Definitely Isn’t and What HR’s Supporting Role Should Be
- Leveraging Data to Inform Communications Strategies and Engage Our People
- Navigating the AI Horizon: Strategies for secure and responsible integration of AI in Government
- Performance Management Reimagined
- HR’s Role in Organizational Culture
- Master Change by Understanding What Motivates Employees and How Motivation Impacts Retention, Productivity & Team Building
- Transforming Performance Evaluations: AI-Powered Strategies for HR Success
- Winning the Battle Against Burnout: Building a Thriving HR Team
Friday, May 10
- Elevating Employee Excellence: Growth and Development Initiatives
- Communicating with Emotional Intelligence
- 2024 Employment Law Update
- The ART of Emotional Intelligence
