Full Day Business Seminar
April 15, 2026

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
8:00 am to 11:30 am - Leading with Emotional Intelligence & Coaching Employees to SHINE with Lisa Schaefer
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law for HR Leaders with Michael Gotzler and Nina Neff
Broske Center, Platteville

Morning Program 8:00 am to 11:30 am

Leading with Emotional Intelligence & Coaching Employees to SHINE

Lisa Schaefer - Shine with Schaefer, LLC

Program Description:
Leadership isn't about titles-it's about the way we show up for people. When we lead with emotional intelligence and a coaching mindset, we create teams that feel valued, supported, and ready to shine.

In this session, Lisa Schaefer will help you tap into two powerful leadership practices that transform workplaces:

Leading with Emotional Intelligence - Learn how to truly connect with others by understanding your own emotions and recognizing the emotions of those around you. Discover how empathy, self-awareness, and trust can shift the energy of your team and inspire people to bring their best selves to work.

Coaching and Developing Employees – Move from managing tasks to growing people. Lisa will share simple, practical ways to have better conversations, set expectations with clarity, and build confidence in your employees so they take ownership of their growth.

You'll walk away with strategies you can use immediately-because leadership isn't about having all the answers, it's about creating space where others can SHINE.

Lisa Schaefer
Lisa Schaefer

Speaker Profile:
"Lisa was extremely energetic, and it didn't feel like a course, it felt like a conversation"

Lisa Schaefer is an Edutainer and knowledge broker. For the past 25 years, she has been engaging audiences with leadership and laughter. As a certified John Maxwell Speaker and Coach, Lisa teaches the importance of trust and influence in leadership. She is passionate about creating cultures in organizations that help people SHINE. Lisa helps individuals and companies create strategic action plans that focus on the following: (S) strengths, (H) heart, (I) ideas, (N) networking, (E) empower.

Lisa is versed in many industries and has successfully facilitated mastermind sessions for variety of professions. Because of her background in counseling, she is able to reduce conflict and defense mechanism and encourage trust and team building in the organizations she serves. Lisa has been asked to present at conferences on the areas of mental wellness, stress reduction and importance of open communication.

Lisa thrives on knowing her audience and conducts needs assessments with the professionals she works with to tailor content to meet their goals. Her passion lies in the ability to increase productivity and engagement in each individual by helping them move past irrational beliefs and realize their full potential as a leader and organization.

Lisa is a certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer, holds a School and Community Counseling license with WI-DPI, and has served as a professor of Human Services, Psychology and Director of Student Services. She also has been a contractor for Wisconsin DPI and provide training as Safe and Healthy Schools Professional. Most recently, she has served as a Staff Development Specialist in the financial industry and focused on developing staff in the areas of customer experience, sales/referrals, and product knowledge.

Lisa holds a Masters Degree in Education, School and Community Counseling as well as a Bachelor's in Psychology and Marketing from the University of Wisconsin. Lisa also completed her internship at Walt Disney World, where she studied the Disney Culture and Guest Experiences. She has served on various non profit boards including Women's Leadership Network, HavLife, and because of her early experience as a Radio Announcer and Director of Sales, she is often asked to serve as MC for special events and fundraisers.

Lisa is in the business of helping people SHINE and living authentically in leadership and life.

Afternoon Program 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law for HR Leaders:
A Recap of the Most Important Developments in 2025 and a Peek Ahead for 2026

Michael Gotzler – Littler Mendelson
Nina Neff – Littler Mendelson

Program Description:
Join us for this HR and employment law update where we will address the latest legislative activity and developments and discuss some of the most complex issues keeping HR Leaders up at night. The program will update you on pressing employment issues and help you prepare for the challenges ahead. Discussion points will include:

Bring your most pressing labor and employment questions!

Michael Gotzler
Michael Gotzler

Speaker Profile:
Michael R. Gotzler represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment matters, including labor management relations. Mike's practice includes employment litigation, employee leave and accommodation issues, wage and hour compliance, noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants, independent contractor issues, and labor relations. Mike has particular skill in responding to claims and issues surrounding joint and co-employment, the use of third party workers, independent contractors, and outsourced HR services. He has presented at national conferences, represented businesses at White House briefings, participated on expert panels and has been regularly interviewed and quoted as a result.

Mike has also represented the staffing industry on a wide range of legal issues and legislative and regulatory matters. He played a key role in passage of the Wisconsin laws that regulate PEOs (professional employer organizations) and was recognized by the industry for his efforts.

To help his clients minimize claims, Mike has designed and delivered a wide range of preventive HR training courses, including anti-harassment courses designed with EEOC involvement and approval. Mike was one of the first individuals selected to deliver sexual harassment training as part of a 1999 conciliation agreement, under which the employer was required to provide EEOC-approved anti-harassment training to more than 100,000 employees.

Mike has partnered with and provided legal counsel to employers of all sizes and industries throughout the U.S., from multinational Fortune 50 companies to startup companies looking to hire their first employee.

Nina Neff
Nina Neff

Speaker Profile:
Nina M. Neff has a national practice focused primarily on the National Labor Relations Act. Nina handles union organizing, collective bargaining, grievances, arbitrations, and unfair labor practices involving many powerful labor unions. Clients of all sizes in the healthcare, financial, higher education, manufacturing, energy, warehouse, freight, hospitality, and retail industries rely on Nina's creative problem solving. She is known for her deep commitment to understanding every facet of her clients' operations as she counsels and represents employers through all aspects of labor relations.

Nina also devotes a significant portion of her practice to reasonable accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and state and local equal employment opportunity laws. In addition, she counsels employers on a broad range of business and compliance matters, including reductions in force, worker misclassification and unemployment insurance appeals, and discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters.

Prior to joining Littler, Nina clerked for Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Previously, Nina worked in the nonprofit sector on issues including emergency and transitional housing, domestic violence, and foster care. Nina is passionate about legal issues impacting LGBTQ+ individuals and veterans. She does pro bono work representing U.S. military service members and veterans in a variety of administrative and state court proceedings.

Seminar Registration

For more information about the seminar, please email us at tricountyhra@gmail.com.

Please send your registration and payment to:
Tri County Human Resource Association
PO Box 400
Platteville, WI 53818