North Dakota Chapterof the

International Associationof Workforce Professionals

Strategic Plan

July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014

Participating Organizations

Vision

The North Dakota Chapter of the International Association of Workforce Professionals:

Offers educational and training opportunities for our membership

Provides recognition and enhancement of our workforce professionals

Contributes to the success of our respective agencies and organizations

Mission

The ND Chapter of the International Association of Workforce Professionals is dedicated to providing networking and professional development opportunities for members.

State of the AssociationStrengths

−Agency support

−Encouraging membership

−Enhancing skills of all members

−Financial health

−Goal driven

− Improved communication with members

−Providing professional training and educational opportunities

State of the Association

Weaknesses:−Competing demands for time

−Lack of one-on-one membership recruitment

−Limited involvement with international activities

−Limited member involvement

−Losing long term members

High percentage of retirements

State of the AssociationOpportunities for Improvement:

− Increase Membership

− Involve More Members on Both State and International Levels

− Networking

− Partner with Workforce System

Higher Education

DHS, CTE, DPI

− Workforce Legislation Education and Awareness

State of the AssociationThreats:

−Aging Membership

−Financial hardships of participation: membership, conference attendance, and associated expenses

−Lack of Understanding the Benefits of Membership in ND IAWP

−Time Commitment

Goals1. Strengthen Working Relationship

with management2. Provide professional

development, training and leadership opportunities

3. Improve communication with membership

4. Recruit workforce professionals for ND IAWP membership

Plans of Action Goal 1: Strengthen Working Relationship with management

− Invite managers to participate in forums and conferences

−President or designee brief Senior Management on association strategic plan

−Survey management for topic ideas for professional development and training

Plans of ActionGoal 2: Provide professional development, training and leadership opportunities

−Develop Training Committee− Identify work pertinent training topics−Conduct one training conference per

year−Develop leadership opportunities

through board involvement, facilitation of training, and conference committees

Plans of ActionGoal 3: Improve communication with membership−Continue to publish board minutes −Articles for intranet, iawpnd.com and

International Countdown−Make personal contact with employees−Survey members to gather perceptions

and identify professional development goals and needs

Plans of Action

Goal 4 - Recruit workforce professionals for ND IAWP membership

− Inform, invite and encourage membership

IAWP Board Patrice Anderson

President328-2875pasanderson@nd.gov

Cindy LynkPast President239-2836clynk@nd.gov

Karyn PaulExecutive Secretary328-3358klpaul@nd.gov

Keli BerglundWest Area Representative328-5043keberglund@nd.gov

Mike MisialekRetiree Representative238-9315thelakeguy@yahoo.com

Paula Jo JesserPresident Elect328-2812pjesser@nd.gov

Tam WeiserTreasurer328-4588tkweiser@nd.gov

Len WallCentral Area Representative328-2842lawall@nd.gov

Merlin BetoEast Area Representative671-1555

mbeto@nd.gov

Danica ChaputRecording Secretary253-6205dchaput@nd.gov