2025 VaPELRA Annual Training Conference
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Come attend the first annual training conference for the Virginia PELRA! Click to Download Agenda
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Registration, Breakfast, and Networking |
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Welcome Remarks Roxanne Bonner, Vice President, NPELRA Andrew Haines, Executive Director, NPELRA |
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Session 1: Considerations for Drafting a Collective Bargaining Ordinance or Resolution Cynthia Hudson, Partner, Eppes-Hudson Law |
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Session 2: Costing Union Proposals From a Budget Perspective Alan Druga, Senior Management Analyst Team Lead – Collective Bargaining and Position Management, Loudoun County Government |
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Speed Networking Break |
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Session 3: My Locality Has Adopted Collective Bargaining. What’s Next? Panel Members: Rebekah Bofinger, Labor Relations Manager, Loudoun County Government Molly Jensen, Labor Relations Analyst, Fairfax County Government Sandra Lee, Director of Employee and Labor Relations, Richmond Public Schools |
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Afternoon Break |
2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. | Session 4: What to Expect When Negotiating a Collective Bargaining Agreement Jerry Glass, President, FH Solutions Group Panel Members: Scott Carpenter, Deputy Fire Chief, City of Charlottesville |
3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks Rebekah Bofinger, VaPELRA President |