June 24, 2019: Professional Development Breakfast Meeting

Professional Development Session
Presented by Mercer

Topic:  Connecting Employee Engagement to EBITDA
Speaker:  Steve J. Halleen, Partner, Employee & Benefits

Steve is a Partner in the Health & Benefits business in Mercer’s Chicago office and brings over 20 years of experience in the health care industry. He specializes in leading engagements with large and jumbo clients.

Steve is a senior client lead, which includes working with these clients developing and implementing cost control and plan management strategies, analyzing the viability of new market innovations, assessing the impact of health care reform initiatives, formulating approaches to meet compliance requirements, and advising clients on consumer-driven health plans, health and productivity strategies and performance networks.

 

Date/Time:
Monday, June 24, 2019
7:30 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.   Breakfast and Networking
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.  Professional Development Session/ Q&A
9:00am – Adjourn

Location:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, OH 44131

 

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May 16, 2019: Annual Member Only Outing at Progressive Field

Event Details/Registration

 Join fellow FEI NEO members for a fun night out at Progressive Field when the Cleveland Indians take on the Baltimore Orioles. Enjoy free access to the Club Lounge for complimentary food and soft drinks. The Club Lounge offers your typical game day fair as well as the Series Specials Station featuring entrees prepared by the stadium chefs and themed for visiting teams. There are plenty of HD-TVs throughout the Club so you will not miss a minute of the game.

Reserved seating in Section 328 – Right above the first base line offering excellent views of the entire field, scoreboard, and Cleveland Skyline.

Date:

Tuesday, May 16, 2019

Time:

6:10 First Pitch

Cost:

FEI Members Only:     $45.00
Cost includes both your game day ticket (located in section 328) and access to The Club Lounge for complimentary food and soft drinks (alcoholic beverages are extra)

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Chapter Administrator will email tickets by Wednesday, May 15.

May 9, 2019: Annual Spring Social

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April 16, 2019: Chapter Meeting

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Speaker:  Jim Tressel, President, Youngstown State University

Macte Virtute

FEI is pleased to host Jim Tressel, president of Youngstown State University for his presentation on leadership and excellence.

Jim Tressel became the ninth president of Youngstown State University on July 1, 2014. Since then, the university has made remarkable strides: enrollment and student retention continue to rise; freshmen classes are more academically-accomplished; graduation numbers are at an all-time high; grants, scholarship endowments and donations are soaring; campus housing has increased; and streets on and around campus have undergone significant upgrades.

A native of Northeast Ohio, Tressel earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from Baldwin-Wallace College and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Akron.  He was head football coach at YSU for 15 years, winning four national championships. He also was head football coach at Ohio State for 10 years, winning seven Big Ten titles, earning ten bowl appearances and winning the 2002 National Championship. After leaving Ohio State, Tressel served as executive vice president for Student Success at the University of Akron, and then returned to YSU in 2014 as president.

President Tressel can be followed on twitter, @JimTressel5

Professional Development Session

Presented by BNY Mellon

Speaker: James S. Aussem, Attorney at Law, Cavitch Familo & Durkin Co., LPA

Topic:  Methods to Fund Buy-Sell Agreements

Mr. Aussem will discuss the uses of buy-sell agreements and the mechanisms for funding the actual purchase and sales event whether it be triggered by death, disability, departure or discord.

Event Details/Registration

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Student Award Night

Time:

  • 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professional Development Session
  • 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception/Academic Awards Ceremony
  • 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation

Location:

The Union Club of Cleveland
1211 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44115

complimentary valet parking available at The Union Club. Access the garage off of E 12th.

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March 7, 2019: Chapter Meeting

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Speaker:  Mark E. Schweitzer, Senior Vice President, The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Mark Schweitzer is senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He is responsible for providing high-level oversight to the community development department and making economic presentations to the Bank and Branch boards of directors, business advisory councils, and internal and external groups. Dr. Schweitzer’s own research has focused on the macroeconomic impact of labor market developments and the identification of factors contributing to regional economic growth.

Dr. Schweitzer joined the Bank in 1992 as an economist. From 2000 to 2002, he took leave to serve as a senior economist at the Bank of England. After returning to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, he was promoted to assistant vice president and director of the Regional Economic Issues Program in 2004. He left Cleveland in 2007 to serve as vice president and branch executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Denver Branch. In 2008, he returned to the Cleveland Reserve Bank to serve as its research director. From 2015 to 2017, he oversaw the external outreach and regional analytics unit.

An economics graduate of the University of Chicago, Dr. Schweitzer holds both an MA and a PhD in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles. A native of Seattle, Washington, Dr. Schweitzer lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He is married and has two daughters and a son.

Professional Development Session

Presented by Protiviti

Event Details/Registration

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019

Time:

  • 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professional Development Session
  • 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception
  • 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation

Location:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 
1455 E. 6th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114

 

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