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• ELEVATE: WFHRMA Annual Fall Conference

  • When
    12 Sep 2025
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    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    The Forum: 2120 Speedway Ave, Wichita Falls, TX 76308
  • Registered
    54 registrants

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  Recertification Credit

  SHRM Certification has approved this event for 5 PDCs toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the meeting. The program also meets recertification credit standards set by the HR Certification Institute and other HR certifying bodies, but candidates must manually enter their activity into their records.

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• WFHRMA October: Unraveling the Myths and Misconceptions about Employer Health Plans & What’s Truly Driving High Renewal Costs

  • When
    21 Oct 2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Vernon College, Century City, 4105 Maplewood Dr, Wichita Falls, TX
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  Wichita Falls HR Management Association (WFHRMA)

  Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

  
  

  "Unraveling the Myths and Misconceptions about Employer Health Plans & What’s Truly Driving High Renewal Costs"

  
  

  

  
  

  Speaker:

  David Ross with Brown & Brown

  Executive Vice President & Director of Underwriting Services

  
  

  Program Description: Join us for this high-energy whiteboard session, where we'll delve into the complexities of medical plans. Although many popular ideas about medical plans are based on truths, the complicated issues involved are often misunderstood or oversimplified to the point of being false or misleading. This session seeks to provide a deeper understanding of how many decisions plan sponsors make often have unforeseen and detrimental consequences. As decision-makers, you are tasked with improving organizational health, satisfying recruitment/retention needs and managing the bottom line. This session presents a counterintuitive yet actionable approach to meeting these objectives. 

  
  

  Learning Objectives:

     • How most health plan solutions will inevitably drive up costs for employers and  employees 

     • Why you shouldn’t trust the solutions the industry is providing for increased Rx costs 

     • How “best practices” are repelling the best talent and souring corporate culture

     •  How to structure your medical offering to increase the value of benefits and reduce costs 

  Speaker Bio:

  In a past life, Dave worked as an Underwriting Strategist at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota where he designed pricing methodologies that satisfied Blue Cross Blue Shield’s strategic objectives. During his tenure, Dave acted as an internal liaison between actuarial, underwriting and sales and assisted with BCBS’s lobbying efforts to expand the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) marketplace.

  Today, Dave spends much of his time traveling around the country educating employers and legislative bodies on the many counterintuitive and nuanced components of effective healthcare cost management. A true educator, Dave uses a whiteboard to illustrate how many employers have been and continue to be misled by the industry resulting in unsustainably increasing healthcare costs for both employers and their employees.

  Dave is the Director of Underwriting Services at Brown & Brown, where he develops and maintains financial tools and methodologies that improve customers’ ability to effectively manage their employer-sponsored health plans. Dave’s role keeps him actively involved in managing key accounts, representing more than 300,000 members across the country.

  Recertification Credit

  SHRM Certification has approved this event for 1 PDCs toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the meeting. The program also meets recertification credit standards set by the HR Certification Institute and other HR certifying bodies, but candidates must manually enter their activity into their records.

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• WFHRMA November: Lifting Listening Leaders

  • When
    11 Nov 2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Vernon College, Century City, 4105 Maplewood Dr, Wichita Falls, TX

  Wichita Falls HR Management Association (WFHRMA)

  Tuesday, November 11th, 2025

  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

  
  

  
  

  "Lifting Listening Leaders - Why it is Important for Organizations to Ensure Leaders Are Listening to Employees"

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Speaker: Bob Payton, SHRM-SCP 

  
  

  Program Description: 

  In today's rapidly evolving business environment, effective communication between leaders and employees is more critical than ever. This presentation, "Lifting Listening Leaders," delves into the significance of fostering an organizational culture where leaders actively listen to their teams. We will explore how attentive leadership can drive employee engagement, enhance productivity, and improve organizational resilience.

  Join us in this enlightening session to empower your organization's leaders, enhance communication channels, and build a thriving workplace where every voice matters.

  
  

  Learning Objectives:

  1. The Measurable Impact of Listening (The ROI)

  2. The Hidden Costs of Inattentive Leadership (The Risks)

  3.  HR's Strategic Role in Fostering a Listening Culture (The Action Plan)

  
  

  Speaker Bio: 

  Bob is an accomplished C-suite leader and senior advisor. His experiences include innovative solutions for B2B and B2C businesses, community organizations, industry-specific associations, and political campaigns.
  

  Bob Payton Consulting offers Actionable Leadership, Communication & Development Strategies for Business & Community Organization Clients, as well as a focus on Candidates, Issues, and Public Perception Strategies.

  
  

  Recertification Credit

  SHRM Certification has approved this event for 1 PDCs toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the meeting. The program also meets recertification credit standards set by the HR Certification Institute and other HR certifying bodies, but candidates must manually enter their activity into their records.

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• WFHRMA: Christmas Social

  • When
    09 Dec 2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Vernon College, Century City, 4105 Maplewood Dr, Wichita Falls, TX

  Wichita Falls HR Management Association (WFHRMA)

  Tuesday, December 9th, 2025

  11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

  
  

  "Networking Social"

  
  

  

  
  

      Lunch will be an upscale meal for a regular meal price.

  Menu to be announced.

  For those who wish to participate, there will be a Bad Santa gift exchange.

  Please register by NOON on Friday, December 5, 2025.

    Bring a business card for a chance to win a door prize!

  Per tradition, we'll be supporting a local non-profit. 

  
  

  More information to come!

  
  

  Come and celebrate the holidays with your fellow HR Professionals

  RSVP no later than noon Friday December 5, 2025

  
  

  A reservation made is a reservation paid unless cancelled before noon on the Friday before the event.

  
  

  Recertification Credit

  SHRM Certification has approved this event for 1 PDCs toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the meeting. The program also meets recertification credit standards set by the HR Certification Institute and other HR certifying bodies, but candidates must manually enter their activity into their records.

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