Events

2026 - March 12th - LGASHRM Board Meeting

LGASHRM Board Meetings

March 12, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at ISSQUARED 100 7th Ave, 2nd Floor, Chardon, OH 44024


LGASHRM’s board meetings are open to all active LGASHRM members to attend. Why attend? Have a voice in shaping the chapter’s initiatives and events; gain leadership experience by serving on committees or the board; help influence HR policies and practices in the local business community; discuss local workforce challenges and opportunities; help develop programs that benefit local HR practitioners; and be part of initiatives that enhance workplace culture and employee well-being.

2026 - April 22nd - New Member Orientation

Virtual New Member Orientations (45 minutes) | April 22nd, 2026 | 12:00pm – 12:45pm

The Lake Geauga Area Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, as well as SHRM, has the following primary goals:

• Be the primary influencer of workplace policies and practices that benefit our members and the organizations they serve
• Build a broad and actively engaged membership that ensures dissemination of leading practices to the workplace
• Be the major source for building strong competence and developing the talent and leader-ship of people in our organizations
• Ensure a solid financial structure that permits reinvestment in initiatives and learning that advances the state of the profession

Free to members but we do need you to register. Your email confirmation will have the zoom login information.

Six Degrees of Insight - Session 4/6 - May 7, 2026

Join us for Six Degrees of Insight - a webinar series brought to you by six local SHRM chapters.

Join us on Thursday, May 7, 2026 with Civility Unleashed: Turning Chaos into Collaboration presented by Dyann McDowell.

Session Description: Workplace culture is collapsing quietly, not through one big event, but through the normalization of disrespect, avoidance, and inconsistent accountability. HR professionals often become the “cleanup crew” when leaders fail to set and enforce a clear standard for how people treat each other while the work gets done.

This interactive session equips HR leaders and people managers with a practical, repeatable approach to disrupt incivility in real time and rebuild trust through systems, not slogans. Participants will learn a simple in-the-moment tool—L3: Lean-in, Listen, Learn—and how to connect it to leadership standards and follow-through using the AIMS™ Framework (Assess ? Implement ? Mobilize Leadership ? SPARK) and Civility OS™ (Ask ? Implement ? Support ? Enforce).

Attendees will leave with language they can use immediately, plus an implementation path that strengthens accountability without dehumanizing people.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify early warning signs of culture erosion and the organizational risks associated with normalized incivility.
• Apply L3 (Lean-in, Listen, Learn) as an in-the-moment disruption tool to de-escalate tension while maintaining accountability.
• Use the Civility OS™ response loop (Ask ? Implement ? Support ? Enforce) to ensure consistent follow-through after conflict or misconduct.
• Outline an HR-led action plan using the AIMS™ Framework to embed civility standards into leadership routines and workplace expectations.

Speaker Bio: Dyann McDowell is the President and HR Business Partner at Training Marbles, Inc., a workplace culture and leadership firm specializing in civility, accountability, and organizational realignment. With nearly three decades in the Drug-Free Workplace and HR training arena, Dyann is known for helping organizations confront culture breakdowns before they become costly crises. Her work equips HR leaders and managers with practical tools to disrupt disrespect, strengthen leadership follow-through, and build standards employees can trust.

Dyann is the creator of Civility Unleashed™, a framework-driven approach that combines her AIMS™ Framework (Assess ? Implement ? Mobilize Leadership ? SPARK) with Civility OS™ (Ask ? Implement ? Support ? Enforce). She partners with public-sector organizations, municipalities, and service-based companies to improve workplace climate, reduce conflict drag, and restore professionalism without sacrificing humanity. Dyann’s signature message is clear: civility isn’t “being nice”—it’s a standard, and leadership sets the tone.

2026 - June 4th - LGASHRM Board Meeting

LGASHRM Board Meetings

June 4th, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Fairport Harbor Yacht Club.


LGASHRM’s board meetings are open to all active LGASHRM members to attend. Why attend? Have a voice in shaping the chapter’s initiatives and events; gain leadership experience by serving on committees or the board; help influence HR policies and practices in the local business community; discuss local workforce challenges and opportunities; help develop programs that benefit local HR practitioners; and be part of initiatives that enhance workplace culture and employee well-being.

2026 - July 15th - New Member Orientation

Virtual New Member Orientations (45 minutes) | July 15th, 2026 | 12:00pm – 12:45pm

The Lake Geauga Area Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, as well as SHRM, has the following primary goals:

• Be the primary influencer of workplace policies and practices that benefit our members and the organizations they serve
• Build a broad and actively engaged membership that ensures dissemination of leading practices to the workplace
• Be the major source for building strong competence and developing the talent and leader-ship of people in our organizations
• Ensure a solid financial structure that permits reinvestment in initiatives and learning that advances the state of the profession

Free to members but we do need you to register. Your email confirmation will have the zoom login information.

2026 - August 6th - LGASHRM Board Meeting

LGASHRM Board Meetings

August 6, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Solon Manufacturing Company 425 Center Street Chardon, OH 44024


LGASHRM’s board meetings are open to all active LGASHRM members to attend. Why attend? Have a voice in shaping the chapter’s initiatives and events; gain leadership experience by serving on committees or the board; help influence HR policies and practices in the local business community; discuss local workforce challenges and opportunities; help develop programs that benefit local HR practitioners; and be part of initiatives that enhance workplace culture and employee well-being.

2026 - October 7th - New Member Orientation

Virtual New Member Orientations (45 minutes) | October 7th, 2026 | 12:00pm – 12:45pm

The Lake Geauga Area Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, as well as SHRM, has the following primary goals:

• Be the primary influencer of workplace policies and practices that benefit our members and the organizations they serve
• Build a broad and actively engaged membership that ensures dissemination of leading practices to the workplace
• Be the major source for building strong competence and developing the talent and leader-ship of people in our organizations
• Ensure a solid financial structure that permits reinvestment in initiatives and learning that advances the state of the profession

Free to members but we do need you to register. Your email confirmation will have the zoom login information.