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2025 VaPELRA Annual Training Conference
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035 United States
Fairfax County
Look for onsite signage to navigate to the meeting space.
Members must login to obtain incentive pricing. Questions or issues regarding logging in, please contact National PELRA team member Kelsia Buxton.
Monday, March 24, 2025 (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
(EDT)
Event Details
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
Linnaea Jablonski, Director of HR, Fairfax County Government
Stephanie Maltz, Director of Labor Relations, Arlington Public Schools
Jimmy Morani, Labor Relations Manager, City of Charlottesville
3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Rebekah Bofinger, VaPELRA President
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Look for onsite signage to navigate to the meeting space.
Members must login to obtain incentive pricing. Questions or issues regarding logging in, please contact National PELRA team member Kelsia Buxton.
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 |