Calendar of Events

August 12, 2021 In Person Professional Development Program

Program: Home Base Iowa, linking veterans and their families with opportunities in the state of Iowa

Description: Iowa Workforce Development is a state agency committed to providing employment services for individual job seekers through our IowaWORKS partnership. At this session, Gary will focus the briefing on the Home Base Iowa program while incorporating some of my military leadership background.

Talent Triangle: Strategic and Business Management

Presenter: Gary Sharp, Command Chief Master Sergeant, USAF Retired – Iowa Workforce Development; Home Base Iowa Program Manager

Gary recently retired as the Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Sustainment Center after 30 years of active duty service. He spent 20 years overseas at eight overseas assignments and four years deployed in support of numerous operations. As a program manager for the Governor’s Home Base Iowa initiative, Gary works to link veterans and their families with opportunities in the state of Iowa utilizing a network of 2,400 businesses, 107 communities and 27 institutions of higher learning. As a recently transitioned veteran who works with employers across the state, Gary understands first-hand the challenges veterans encounter in their search for civilian employment.

Location: Hilton Garden Inn Cedar Rapids, 4640 North River Blvd, NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411

This is a brand new hotel that is located close to Transamerica on Edgewood Road, just off I-380.

Guests: $20.

Chapter Members: $13.00

Please note: There will not be a 'Pay at the door' option. We are planning to have self check-in for those who have pre-registered by picking up name badges at the check-in desk to minimize health concerns.

PDU's: 1.0

Check in              7:15 a.m.
Program begins  7:30 a.m.
Program ends     9:00 a.m.

You are encouraged to bring your business cards with you if you have them!

Pre-registration Expires: 11:59 p.m. CT on Thursday, August 5

Please note:  This is earlier than normal due.  

Cancellation/Refund: Cancellations must be received by 11:59 p.m. CT on Thursday, August 5 to avoid being charged as a no-show for this chapter event.

To obtain a refund for a cancellation made before the deadline, please send a request to the VP of Finance. Please note your name, event, event date and payment amount in your e-mail.

Please note that since September 2018, due to PMI process change in reporting PDUs, we will not be reporting PDUs on behalf of members for Chapter Meetings. Members will have to claim PDUs on their own manually. We still plan to do this for yearly Professional Development Day (PDD). Please refer to the link for more information. 
https://pmieasterniowa.org/2-uncategorised/433-change-in-reporting-for-pdus