LEBANON, Ky.— Randi Frank met with several other Kentucky city managers and administrators for a regional Kentucky City/County Management Association (KCCMA) meeting on August 10, 2018. Lebanon Mayor Gary Crenshaw welcomed attendees to the city and introduced Lebanon City Administrative Officer … [Read more...]
Randi Frank Presented to the Louisville City Salesman’s Club about Recruitment
On July 24th I spoke at the Louisville City Salesmen’s Club which is a business networking group of business owners and salesman for various different companies in the Louisville Metro Area. The purpose is to increase the business efficiency of each member and to cultivate the highest ethics of … [Read more...]
Truman Scholars Reunion
On July 20th to 22nd I attended the fifth Truman Scholars Reunion. As a member of the first class of Truman Scholars – 1977 from CT I enjoy these events to meet the new Scholars and see many of my friends from past years such as Mark Cannon (Executive Dir APCO), Bob Van der Velde (Dean of CA … [Read more...]
Randi Frank will speak on Recruiting vs Hiring at Small Business Conference & Expo
Chamber of St Matthews Name: Small Business Conference & Expo Where: Holiday Inn Louisville. East on 1325 S Hurstbourne Parkway Date: April 18, 2018 Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT Event Description: Small Business Conference & Expo is specifically designed to help small business … [Read more...]
NEW – Network of Entrepreneurial Women
Attended a great networking meeting with Women from NEW- Network of Entrepreneurial Women. The topic was “If I had only known these Lessons”. Mindy Munson, President of Munson Business Interiors – an office design firm for mid to large size companies that provides office furniture and solutions. … [Read more...]
KY City & County Managers Association – Chapter of International City/County Management Association
I attended the KCCMA Annual Conference recently where we learned about trends in health insurance, how Hopkinsville planned for the Solar Eclipse and about Murry State University’s Martin School of Public Policy. Professor Morrison provided us an example of a municipal issue for discussion which we … [Read more...]
Southwest Woman’s Roundtable
I have been networking with a number of woman’s groups within the Louisville Metro area to make more connections for my business. I attended my first meeting of the Southwest Woman’s Roundtable a group of woman in business that focus on their businesses in the Southwest part of Louisville. They … [Read more...]
Kentucky International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR)
I attended a meeting recently of the Kentucky International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR). The topic was the State of Talent Management given by Jayne Hale Jarvis of Talent Bar Recruiting, LLC. She said the days of posting/advertising a job and praying are over. In … [Read more...]
Kentucky Public Human Resources Association (KPHRS)
I joined KPHRS – Kentucky Public Human Resources Association and attended their fall conference recently. KPHRS is an association of HR professionals who work for City, County or Public Agencies. It is similar to the ConnPelra group in CT that represents the Municipal HR professionals. The Fall … [Read more...]
Getting to know local businesses and culture through LIBA
LIBA – Louisville Independent Business Association is for small and medium companies that are not part of a national company. For example, local banks can join but the national banks are not members. As you would imagine there are a lot of entrepreneurs, retail stores, local restaurants, local … [Read more...]
Advice to women in business
During my networking at the NAWBO business fair I met Dr. Sharon Kerrick, Dean of the Business School at Bellarmine University. She invited me to their free seminars for students and business owners. I must say it is nice to attend a lecture and take notes and not be worried about a test. (Been … [Read more...]
Louisville Chapter of SHRM – Society of Human Resource Managers
Dealing with Mental Illness in the Workplace I have joined the Louisville Chapter of SHRM – Society of Human Resource Managers. I attended one of their monthly meetings recently with the Topic of Dealing with Mental Illness and the ADA-Americans with Disabilities Act. I have had a lot of … [Read more...]
My day at the KY Chapter IPMA-HR Fall Development and Training Conference
I attended the KY Chapter of IPMA-HR (International Public Management Association for HR) Fall Development and Training Conference at Claudia Sanders Dinner House (Wife of Colonel Sanders from KFC). In addition to awards programs, and state updates we had a number of speakers. One session was … [Read more...]
My day at KLC-Kentucky League of Cities Conference
Learning about KY Employee handbooks, drones, opioid crisis while renewing acquaintances. In addition to the opening speakers at the KLC-Kentucky League of Cities Conference, I attended a number of breakout sessions. The first one was on how to develop an employee handbook for municipalities/Cities … [Read more...]
Learning about Kentucky government
In my efforts to learn about KY government, I have joined the KCCMA - – Kentucky City & County Managers Association which are supported by a staff person from KLC – Kentucky League of Cities. Since KY is so large the KCCMA meets quarterly unlike CT City/Town Managers who meet monthly. The … [Read more...]
