HR Training Day

POSTED ON:

3/2/26

Step into a full day of cutting-edge HR and healthcare insights designed to save money, reduce risk, and empower your employees. Walk away with actionable strategies, new connections, and solutions for your organization.

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Session 1 – Healthcare Solutions

Direct primary care and alternative healthcare paths, onsite programs that lower costs and improve outcomes, and expertise in navigating hospital systems to repair broken models

Rick Abbott, Manifest Health
Jeff Skinner, HealthBar
Shane Cerone, Kada Health

Session 2 – Employee Lifecycle & Compliance

Navigating Medicare and employer benefits. Managing late-stage employment.

Syd Getz, OVD Insurance
Roseann Masotti, Cooper People Group

Session 3 – Risk & Workers’ Comp

Safety programs, claims management & cost reduction.

James Winters, OVD Insurance
Jordan Shillinger, OVD Insurance

Session 4 – HR Strategy Panel

HR strategy, hiring, compensation, and workplace technology.

Lisa Cooper, PHR, SHRM-CP, Cooper People Group
Carly Smyly, MSOP, TalentFirst
Nina Van Harn, SHRM-SCP, People Matters

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Employee Benefits

Event Information

When:

5/6/26

8:15 am

4:00 pm

Where:

37 Ottawa Ave NW

Grand Rapids , MI 49503

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