Launch of the First Sector-Wide Compensation Survey since the Great Recession "Ended" Course Description
Compensation in the nonprofit sector is often a hotly debated issue. At a time of enormous upheaval in the economy, a shrinking governmental safety net and more people in need, nonprofit executives are being asked to do the impossible: to do more (or even the same) with less. Staff has been cut and benefits eviscerated. There’s no more meat to cut on the bone.
The advice we get is: work smarter, streamline, automate, and innovate! Okay, so we’ve done that.
Is Dan Pallotta, author of the book, Uncharitable , correct when he says the sector has created a public expectation that nonprofit leaders will make enormous personal financial sacrifices? And are we suffering a talent vacuum as a result?
So, what are the opportunities ahead? How can we do good and do well? How have the skill-sets, education, and experience required to run an effective, sustainable nonprofit changed? And how do we attract and retain these renaissance employees?
Join Southern California’s Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) for an event that will shine a bright light on these issues. During the session CNM will be unveiling the results of the first sector-wide compensation survey since the Great Recession officially ended, our 2011 Compensation & Benefits Survey and highlight new findings.
Keynote speaker, Ken Tiratira, Executive Vice President of Employers Group , will address the questions above with practical steps to take now and in the long term, and Kinaga Law Firm will give advice and insights about ways to avoid common legal human resource pitfalls, especially in this new economy. Speaker Bios Drew L. Alexis
Mr. Alexis represents management in a wide range of employment disputes before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, and advises employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, including in the areas of discrimination, harassment and retaliation, termination and discipline, investigations, wage and hour issues, and leave of absence and disability management. For 17 years, Mr. Alexis has litigated employment cases, acquiring an expertise in jury trials and appellate litigation. As part of his extensive experience, Mr. Alexis has also served as in-house counsel for two publicly-traded corporations, a financial institution and semiconductor manufacturer. In connection therewith, Mr. Alexis managed a Human Resources Legal and Compliance Department and established a Wage and Hour Department to address complex wage and hour and compensation issues faced by the financial institution. In 2004, Mr. Alexis became certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and was recognized by the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, in the decision of Hope International University v. Superior Court of Orange County, 119 Cal.App.4th 719 for his exceptional legal writing skills. Most recently in 2009, Mr. Alexis was distinguished as a California Rising Star in the field of Labor and Employment law by Super Lawyers, an honor awarded to only 2.5% of California lawyers under the age of 40, and published annually in the Los Angeles Magazine. Mr. Alexis is also Adjunct Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School and has taught Employment Discrimination Law.
Sally Angel
Sally Angel is Principal of ASConsulting, which specializes in compensation and personnel services. Sally has worked in a variety of industries designing and implementing human resources policies, salary programs, compensation and benefit surveys, and performance appraisal programs. She has taught in the Management, Labor, and Business Department at UCLA Extension. She holds a B.A. in English and Behavioral Sciences from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and an M.Ed. from UCLA.
Patricia Kinaga
Ms. Kinaga has specialized in employment litigation for over 20 years, representing private and public employers in high-profile cases and served as Deputy City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles from 1986 to 1994. Her legal career began at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, where she gained considerable first chair trial experience, specializing in domestic violence prosecution and child abuse cases, later transitioning as a civil litigator in the Employee Relations Section. From there she joined the national law firm of Seyfarth Shaw, and most currently, served as partner at Jones Day. Her range of experience covers discrimination, including sexual harassment, gender, age, and disability, Sarbanes-Oxley, discipline, privacy, wrongful discharge, arbitrations, and wage-hour disputes. She also has authored and successfully argued appeals in state and federal courts. Through her successful first chair trial experience in highly sensitive cases and her expertise in providing preventive advice to help employers avoid litigation, she has earned her reputation as a preeminent employment attorney. In recognition of her legal success and contribution she was specially profiled in the 2004 “Super Lawyers” magazine of Los Angeles and was named in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 “Super Lawyers” and Los Angeles magazines as one of the top employment attorneys in Southern California.
Ken Tiratira
Ken is currently the Executive Vice President for Employers Group, a 501(c)6 member-based association serving 3,000 employers across the state of California. Based in Los Angeles, Ken is responsible for directing and overseeing all federal and state advocacy activities for Employers Group. These activities include review and analysis of federal human resources and employment legislation and regulations, California state budget, legislative and regulatory analysis for all aspects of employment, labor and human resources related initiatives, and judicial analyses and communication for California appellate and U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding labor and employment law. On an annual basis, Ken develops and presents a summary of legislative, administrative and judicial actions that impact employers throughout California. In addition to the advocacy responsibilities, Ken is responsible for managing and overseeing service delivery for consulting, professional development and research services provided to member clients. Administrative responsibilities include organizational budget development and monitoring, organizational design and performance management, and day-to-day operations of 65 associates and independent contractors throughout the state of California.
Throughout his 20-year professional career, Ken has successfully worked in the private and public sectors with a specific focus on state and local government. Ken is an accomplished executive who has successfully integrated his public and private sector expertise resulting in positive bottom-line execution of public policy and business strategies.
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