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    March Chapter Meeting

    Date: March 25, 2026, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
    Organizer:
    SHRM Rock River Board
    Location:
    Sauk Valley Community College
    Room 2F09
    Price:
    $0 Members and $45 Affiliates/ Non-Members
    Event Type:
    Chapter Meeting
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    The Importance of Mental Wellness in the Workplace

    • Participants will be able to articulate why mental wellness is so important in the workplace while being able to identify at least three concrete actions to improve employee well-being and engagement within their organization.
    • Understanding Managers/Supervisors important role along with ways to spot the signs of someone who might be struggling and how to best facilitate referrals to resources and/or therapy sessions using an EAP.
    • Ability to provide a scalable “Culture of Wellness” plan/strategy regardless of budget for organizational implementation and adoption. (Leadership/HR commitment, manager training, implementation/promotion, and basic key metrics of utilization)

    Presenter: Chad Charkowski, Head of Sales and co-owner of Covenant Workplace Solutions

    • A Cedar Rapids-based company dedicated to fostering thriving workplace cultures through innovative mental and physical wellness programs. Chad is dedicated to helping reduce the stigma associated with mental health and wellness by educating organizations and their employees.
    • Chad was recently a featured speaker at the DisruptHR conference in Cedar Rapids where he shared actionable strategies for workplace mental wellness. Chad collaborates with business leaders and HR directors to deliver tools and resources that empower employees to prioritize mental and physical wellness.
    • Chad embraces his 'Work Hard Play Hard' mantra while building meaningful partnerships that drive workplace wellness. He is guided by the belief that ‘people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.'