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SUMMARY:Virtual Event | HR Takeaways Amidst COVID-19 featuring Melissa Pepper and Sarah Kramer of Total Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Event | HR Takeaways Amidst COVID-19 featuring Melissa Pepper and Sarah Kramer of Total Solutions\n\n \n\nFriday\, April 24 | 10 - 10:30 a.m.\n\n \n\nJoin us for this free online webinar with Melissa Pepper and Sarah Kramer of Total Solutions as they discuss HR issues during COVID-19. This webinar will provide valuable information on the following areas.\n\n\n	Break down of the federal legislation bills for COVID-19 relief and how they pertain to small businesses.\n	Resources and documentation for employers that chose to furlough their employees.\n	Specific examples of how to handle HR issues related to COVID-19 \n\n\nAdvance registration is required for this webinar. Click here to register. \n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom meeting link and information about joining this webinar.\n\n\n\nMeet our Presenters:\n\n\n\nMelissa Pepper\, President | Total Solutions\n\nMelissa Pepper is a high-energy leader with experience in marketing\, public speaking\, leadership development\, and business development. As President at Total Solutions\, she oversees all areas of the business with a special focus on integrating services to meet client needs. In her tenure at Total Solutions\, she has led the company's new brand awareness campaign and added services to their suite of offerings\, including an online training platform and marketing services.\n\n \n\nMelissa's career path is a unique one\; with an English and Communications degree\, she started her career as a civil servant for the Illinois Student Assistant Commission (ISAC) and later moved into leadership roles at Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center and Lane & Waterman. Within these different workplaces\, Melissa's creative style allowed her to collaborate successfully with stakeholders to ignite change and achieve positive outcomes.\n\n\n\nMelissa is the founder of Lead(h)er\, the nonprofit mentorship organization that has matched over 350 women with mentors since 2016. Melissa also serves on numerous boards and committees\, including Genesis Health System (Board Member)\, SAL Family and Community Services (Board Member)\, Genesis Foundation (Board Member)\, Women United (Co-Chair)\, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee (Chair)\, and IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union (Supervisory Committee). Melissa is a regular columnist for the Quad-City Times' Voices of the Quad Cities and has been a guest on the Schooled in Business podcast. She is often invited to speak at business and community events\, most recently for PR Network\, United Way of the Quad Cities\, and Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce. Melissa graduated summa cum laude from Augustana College and earned her MBA from University of Iowa. She and her husband Dan have two sons\, Grayson and Brooks. She enjoys the mom life\, strong coffee\, long runs\, and podcasts.\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Kramer\, HR Director | Total Solutions\n\nSarah has been with Total Solutions since 2015 and has over 10 years of Human Resources experience. She has extensive HR generalist experience working at both large and small employers in industries including manufacturing\, transportation\, consulting\, medical\, and retail. Sarah has extensive hands-on experience in leading HR initiatives including policy design\, employee handbook creation\, performance management\, recruitment and selection\, training and development\, benefits administration\, and employee  relations.\n\n \n\nSarah has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resource Management from Northern Illinois University. She currently resides in Davenport\, IA with her boyfriend Andy and puppy Jack. In her free time she enjoys shopping\, podcasts and decorating her home.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Quad Cities Chamber is waiving event fees for this webinar.\n\n\nFor event assistance or any additional information please contact:\n\n\n\nMarcy Hyder\n\nPhone: (563) 823-2690\n\nEmail: mhyder@quadcitieschamber.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Virtual Event | HR Takeaways Amidst COVID-19 featuring Melissa Pepper and Sarah Kramer of Total Solutions</span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Friday\, April 24 | 10 - 10:30 a.m.</span></span></strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Join us for this free online webinar with Melissa Pepper and Sarah Kramer of Total Solutions as they&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 18px\; color: black\;">discuss HR issues during COVID-19. This webinar will provide valuable information on the following areas.</span>\n<div style="color: black\;">\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Break down of the federal legislation bills for COVID-19 relief and how they pertain to small businesses.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Resources and documentation for employers that chose to furlough their employees.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Specific examples of how to handle HR issues related to COVID-19<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">&nbsp\;</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Advance registration is required for this webinar. <a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8mZvZQssQNu8J7LN-JWXSw"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">Click here to register.</span></a></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="background:white\;">After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom meeting link and information about joining this webinar.</span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><em><strong>Meet our Presenters:</strong></em></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 18px\;"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/MelissaPepper1.jpg" style="width: 200px\; float: left\; margin: 8px\; height: 300px\;" width="200" /></strong><strong style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 18px\;">Melissa Pepper\, President | Total Solutions</strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Melissa Pepper is a high-energy leader with experience in marketing\, public speaking\, leadership development\, and business development. As President at Total Solutions\, she oversees all areas of the business with a special focus on integrating services to meet client needs. In her tenure at Total Solutions\, she has led the company&rsquo\;s new brand awareness campaign and added services to their suite of offerings\, including an online training platform and marketing services.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nMelissa&#39\;s career path is a unique one\; with an English and Communications degree\, she started her career as a civil servant for the Illinois Student Assistant Commission (ISAC) and later moved into leadership roles at Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center and Lane &amp\; Waterman. Within these different workplaces\, Melissa&rsquo\;s creative style allowed her to collaborate successfully with stakeholders&nbsp\;to ignite change and achieve positive outcomes.<br />\n<br />\nMelissa is the founder of Lead(h)er\, the nonprofit mentorship organization that has matched over 350 women with mentors since 2016. Melissa also serves on numerous boards and committees\, including Genesis Health System (Board Member)\, SAL Family and Community Services (Board Member)\, Genesis Foundation (Board Member)\, Women United (Co-Chair)\, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee (Chair)\, and IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union (Supervisory Committee).&nbsp\;Melissa is a regular columnist for the Quad-City Times&rsquo\; <em>Voices of the Quad Cities</em> and has been a guest on the <em>Schooled in Business</em> podcast. She is often invited to speak at business and community events\, most recently for PR Network\, United Way of the Quad Cities\, and Quad Cities&nbsp\;Chamber of Commerce.&nbsp\;Melissa graduated summa cum laude from Augustana College and earned her MBA from University of Iowa. She and her husband Dan have two sons\, Grayson and Brooks. She enjoys the mom life\, strong coffee\, long runs\, and podcasts.</span></span>\n\n<p 0px="" box-sizing:="" color:="" font-size:="" margin:="" open="" style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet=""><br />\n<img alt="" height="300" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/SarahKramer.jpg" style="width: 200px\; height: 300px\; margin: 8px\; float: left\;" width="200" /></p>\n\n<div><strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Sarah Kramer\, HR Director</span>&nbsp\;</span></span></strong><strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 18px\;">| Total Solutions</strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Sarah has been with Total Solutions since 2015 and has over 10 years of Human Resources experience. She has extensive HR generalist experience working at both large and small employers in industries including manufacturing\, transportation\, consulting\, medical\, and retail. Sarah has extensive hands-on experience in leading HR initiatives including policy design\, employee handbook creation\, performance management\, recruitment and selection\, training and development\, benefits administration\, and employee &nbsp\;relations.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nSarah has a Bachelor&rsquo\;s Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resource Management from Northern Illinois University. She currently resides in Davenport\, IA with her boyfriend Andy and puppy Jack. In her free time she enjoys shopping\, podcasts and decorating her home.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<p font-size:="" open="" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; color: rgb(73\, 73\, 73)\; font-family: "><br />\n<br />\n<em style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">The Quad Cities Chamber is waiving event fees for this webinar.</span></span></span></em></p>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">For event assistance or any additional information please contact:<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Marcy Hyder</strong><br />\nPhone: (563) 823-2690<br />\nEmail: mhyder@quadcitieschamber.com</span></span>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n
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