Motivating the Troops: Promising Practices for Retaining and Upskilling Staff

Strategies and promising practices for retaining staff in times of reduced budgets. Join the conversation with two experts from the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), a bipartisan, nonprofit organization representing state and local health and human service agencies, and representatives from Utah and Colorado as we discuss planning and implementing human resources and management techniques focused on retaining and upskilling your team. Please come prepared to share your own successful HR initiatives.

Moderator: Jamie Suber, Assistant Executive Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
Panelists:
Kevin Burt, Unemployment Insurance Division Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services
Kierston Howard, Deputy Director, Division of Unemployment Insurance, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Jennifer Kerr, Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, The American Public Human Services Association
Natalie Williams, Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, The American Public Human Services Association