The HR Pandemic Flu Advisory Group is composed of agency HR Directors working collaboratively with the Department of Personnel, Labor Relations Office -- Office of Financial Management, and Labor & Personnel Division -- Attorney General's Office on the workforce considerations that must be addressed at the statewide and agency levels to sustain operations and to support employees during a pandemic.

 

The group will identify resources, formulate options, and develop recommendations for the unique challenges a pandemic creates in managing the State's workforce.

 

 

Member Responsibilities:

• Personally attend and actively engage at meetings
• Work in small groups to develop solutions and present to entire membership for feedback and refinement
• Bring and support ideas
• Facilitate information-sharing

 

Focus:

• Staffing strategies to maintain critical functions during increased absenteeism
• Engagement of unions in pandemic planning
• Programs to support and provide a safe work environment for state employees
• Protocol for communicating HR-related information on statewide issues or options to HR Directors during a pandemic

 

Members:

• John Boesenberg, State Board of Community & Technical Colleges
• Glen Christopherson, Department of Social and Health Services
• Kristin Collins, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Gerri Davis, Department of Financial Institutions
• Mary De Young, Utilities & Transportation Commission
• Kathy Deuel, Department of Health
• Laura Drybread, Military Department
• Courtney Dutra, Health Care Authority
• Katie Gerard, Department of Personnel
• Marc Lamoreaux, Washington State Patrol
• Diane Leigh, Office of Financial Management - Labor Relations Office
• Rose Mattison, Department of Agriculture
• Chris Parsons, Department of Ecology
• Drew Scott, Attorney General's Office
• Pam Skinner, Attorney General's Office
• Dave Stewart, Department of Labor & Industries
• Laura Wulf, Attorney General's Office

 

Convener:

• Sandi Stewart, Department of Personnel

 

 

Schedule:

December 21, 2009
November 23, 2009
October 19, 2009
September 14, 2009
August 17, 2009 - Agenda (pdf)
August 3, 2009 - Agenda (pdf)

All meetings will be 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Department of Health, TC1, Room 264.