HR News You Can Use
Unconscious Bias Training
As mentioned in late 2022, all employees will attend a workshop on unconscious bias training. This training will be done by Joshua Barr and, in order to increase its efficacy, we will have no more than 35 people attend the training at a time. Please note: All employees have been scheduled for a time slot. If you did not receive an invitation, please contact Sheena Mahan.
Here’s what you can expect from this training: The purpose of this workshop is to understand how unconscious biases are formed and learn how we can challenge our own biases when they have a detrimental effect on our desired outcomes. The training will also introduce the basic concepts and topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion and their relationship with unconscious bias in the workplace. Attendees will explore how unconscious attitudes and socializations impact our decisions and the interactions we have with one another.
All the Doggone Day
Bring Your Dog to Work Day continues to be a howling success at NCMIC. In January Employees were visited last week by Tia (left), owned by Amanda Epting; Waylon (middle), owned by Kirby Deardorf; and Margot (right), owned by Caitlin Thompson-Smith.
The next round of four-legged friends will visit NCMIC on Jan. 24. Remember, if you’d like to bring your dog to work on Bring Your Dog to Work Day, sign up is required in advance and only three dogs are allowed onsite at a time.
NCMIC Fit 2023 Kickoff
Get excited for another year of NCMIC Fit! If you are interested in learning more about the program or you already know you want to sign up, make plans to attend the kickoff event on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 11-11:45 a.m. in rooms 122/123.
We’ll discuss the NCMIC Fit 2023 agenda, activities, criteria and more. Hope to see you there!
Upcoming Events/Important Dates
Jan. 18 – More Than Coffee, 9:30-10:30 a.m., rooms 122/123
Jan. 24 – Bring Your Dog to Work Day
Jan. 25 – Salad Bar Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Jan. 25 – NCMIC Fit kickoff, 11-11:45 a.m., rooms 122/123
Feb. 2 – Groundhog Day
Feb. 8 – Salad Bar Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb. 20 – Presidents’ Day
On the Move
New hires
Allie Iles – NCMIC Client Representative
Promotions
Sabrina Cox – Chief Accounting Officer
Amanda Swenson – Compliance Operations Consultant
Brenda Nelson – Director of Compliance
January Milestones
Anniversaries
Mike Whitmer, 22 years
Tom Caswell, 21 years
Melissa Knutson, 19 years
Kathy Lourens, 16 years
Veronica Brattstrom, 13 years
Sue Conard, 12 years
Crystal Staley, 11 years
Emily Dodds, 5 years
Kaley Lempke, 3 years
Kim Meggers, 3 years
Brendon Snell, 2 years
Tara McGuire, 1 year
Natalie Purcell, 1 year
Birthdays
1 – Danita Blessing
2 – Tami Frischmeyer
8 – Kaley Lempke
9 – Meggin Blue
Derek Slama
12 – Martha Reuter
13 – Scott Gojkovich
Joe Soda
19 – Matt Rieks
22 – Zach Brown
Mike Smith
26 – Kathy Lourens
Caitlin Thompson Smith
28 – Rachel Bergez
29 – Heather Angerstein
Jamie Elbes