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Dear friends, colleagues and associates,
As you know, this year we are having a morning panel discussion on Developing a Culture of Workplace Flexibility, and then we'll have the luncheon and award ceremony. In addition to the panel, we also will have a wonderful keynote speaker! Ms. LOIS K. BACKON, Senior Vice President - Family and Work Institute
will discuss their partnership with the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the Family and Work Institute (FWI) called "Moving Work Forward."
The partnership's mission is to share the research on how effective and flexible workplaces can benefit employers and employees, to share best practices, and to help employers develop workplace cultures that fully embrace and implement strategies that will "move work forward."
The Families and Work Institute is also in partnership with When Work Works for the Alfred P. Sloan Awards.
Lois Backon is Senior Vice President of Families and Work Institute (FWI). She has an accomplished background in marketing, strategic positioning, project development and management in the corporate and nonprofit sectors. At FWI, Ms. Backon works with program teams directing projects, developing and marketing the results of FWI's research, creating FWI products, managing outreach strategies and leveraging partnership opportunities with diverse groups. She also oversees personnel operations for the organization.
Ms. Backon is currently Co-Project Director for FWI's When Work Works initiative, and is responsible for increasing awareness of the need for effective and flexible workplaces throughout the nation and recognizing employers that have programs, policies and a culture of supporting flexible and effective workplaces. She is the Co-Director of The Supporting Work Project. This project enables business and governmental leadership to establish partnerships within communities to increase the number of employers that help their lower-wage employees access publicly funded work supports. In addition, Ms. Backon directs the School-Based Health Care Project (SBHC), analyzing funding streams and evaluating the potential to replicate centers and sustain them throughout the nation.
Ms. Backon is responsible for FWI's signature annual event, the Work Life Legacy Award, which documents the history of the work life movement and recognizes those whose contributions have been extraordinary. She also appears often as a keynote speaker on behalf of FWI at conferences and corporate meetings.
Click on the links below to register, get more information, or to view sponsorship and exhibitor information.
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