1. North Dakota Chapter of the International Association of Workforce Professionals Strategic Plan July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014

2. Participating Organizations

3. 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

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

5. State of the Association Strengths − Agency support − Encouraging membership − Enhancing skills of all members − Financial health − Goal driven − Improved communication with members − Providing professional training and educational opportunities

6. 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

7. State of the Association Opportunities 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

8. State of the Association Threats: − Aging Membership − Financial hardships of participation: membership, conference attendance, and associated expenses − Lack of Understanding the Benefits of Membership in ND IAWP − Time Commitment

9. Goals 1.Strengthen Working Relationship with management 2.Provide professional development, training and leadership opportunities 3.Improve communication with membership 4.Recruit workforce professionals for ND IAWP membership

10. 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

11. Plans of Action Goal 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

12. Plans of Action Goal 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

13. Plans of Action Goal 4 - Recruit workforce professionals for ND IAWP membership − Inform, invite and encourage membership

14. IAWP Board  Patrice Anderson President 328-2875 pasanderson@nd.gov  Cindy Lynk Past President 239-2836 clynk@nd.gov  Karyn Paul Executive Secretary 328-3358 klpaul@nd.gov  Keli Berglund West Area Representative 328-5043 keberglund@nd.gov  Mike Misialek Retiree Representative 238-9315 thelakeguy@yahoo.com  Paula Jo Jesser President Elect 328-2812 pjesser@nd.gov  Tam Weiser Treasurer 328-4588 tkweiser@nd.gov  Len Wall Central Area Representative 328-2842 lawall@nd.gov  Merlin Beto East Area Representative 671-1555 mbeto@nd.gov  Danica Chaput Recording Secretary 253-6205 dchaput@nd.gov