Disaster and Crisis Recovery Plans and Procedures

Non-members welcome!  Registration, networking, and a light breakfast begin at 7:30 am; meeting and educational session run from 8:00-9:30 am.

Session Overview - 

Disaster and Crisis Recovery Plans and Procedures

We feel this topic is valuable for those managing and maintaining the continuity of an organization's critical processes or capabilities.

Create, document and test continuity arrangements for your organization; Perform a risk assessment and Business Impact Assessment (BIA) to identify vulnerabilities; Select and deploy an alternate site for continuity of mission-critical activities; Identify appropriate strategies to recover the infrastructure and processes; Organize and manage recovery teams; Test and maintain an effective recovery plan in a rapidly changing technology environment.

We will also quickly cover:

1. Construction of a Press Release together with language to provide

2. Bullet points to effectively make initial and post investigation statements to the press

3. Best practices on "controlling the message”

4. What employees need to hear when in crisis

Speaker

James T. Hill
Vice-President
Group & Employee Benefits Division

Professional Experience:

James T. Hill is Vice-President and specialist of our Group & Employee Benefits Division.  Jim also acts as a Business and Compliance Advisor where he specializes in assisting businesses with the Affordable Care Act, Safety & Compliance, Employee Benefits and Human Resource issues. He has earned a Bachelors degree in Occupational Safety from Keene State College.

Jim has served as a director on various local boards. He’s currently serving on the boards of the Keene Day Care [keenedaycarecenter.org] and CHESCO [chescoinc.net], and has previously served on the board of the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association (NHLRA) [nhlra.com].

As a co-presenter in The Clark-Mortenson Annual Seminar Series [clarkmortenson.com], Jim provides information and focuses on specific, practical information that business’ can use to improve compliance practices right now.

In the Community:

Outside of work, Jim coaches local athletic teams, and participates in Triathlons with his wife.  Residing in Troy, NH, he and his family cannot imagine living anywhere other than the Granite State.

Connect with Jim:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/thejimhill [linkedin.com]
Follow Jim on Twitter at: @theskyhill [twitter.com]
Phone:  877-352-2121
Email: beready@clark-mortenson.com

 Meeting Sponsor    

Clark Mortenson

Clark-Mortenson Insurance, provides personal insurance, business insurance and employee benefits and risk management counsel for clients throughout Northern New England.  We help our business clients Be Ready for Anything by offering free seminars, webinars and tools to assist them with state and federal regulatory compliance in areas such as COBRA, OSHA, ADA, FMLA & EEOC. Additionally our Business Solutions Team offers support with Wellness Programs, Disaster Recovery and Safety Programs.  For more information visit us at clark-mortenson.com.

Networking & Informal Discussion Afterward

You are encouraged to stay to chat with fellow GMSHRM members and, perhaps the speaker when available, at the Marriott until 10:00 am.  This is in response to member requests to connect with fellow GMSHRM members after the monthly meetings to continue networking and have informal discussions regarding whatever hot topics you are facing.  Help yourself to whatever food is still there, but please understand that the Marriott staff will be working to clear the room by 10:00.

RSVP & Guest Policies

Bring an HR friend or colleague!  Non-member guests may attend our monthly educational sessions for the nominal charge of $15 each.  If you wish to save time that morning, guest registration is available in advance at https://monadnockshrm.org/shrm-services/guest-fee.  No advance registration is required for this meeting; please join us!  Come share information with fellow HR professionals.   

Winter Weather

Just a reminder that education sessions are held regardless of weather, as we cannot reschedule meetings due to room and speaker constraints.  We hope you can join us!

Credit Hours

·        Greater Monadnock SHRM is certified by SHRM as a Preferred Provider to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, and this program has been registered for 1 PDC in the SHRM Body of Competency & Knowledge™ (SHRM BoCK™).

·        Programs are submitted for 1 General HR Credit Hour toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR certification through the Human Resources Certification Institute.

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