Annual Fall Workshop
Thursday, October 9th, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
NW Education Service District 189, 1601 R Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221
Join us in beautiful Anacortes for our annual Fall Workshop! This year's event will feature four back-to-back presentations by industry experts, focusing on navigating the future of work. Multiple HRCI and SHRM recertification credits available.
Delectable Breakfast Buffet Catered by Gere-a-Deli
- Speaker 1: Master the Art of Elegant Interruption: Your Path to Conversational Influence with Rebecca Murray, Communications Trainer, Showcase Your Shine
- Speaker 2: SHRM Blueprint: Draft the Future of Inclusion & Diversity
- Speaker 3: Cyber Insurance: Not just another boring insurance seminar! by Alex Nephew, Energy & Climate Tech Insurance, Brown & Brown Insurance
Consider inviting team members that may not have HR titles, but are a critical support to your business and the HR function.
Thank you to our Fall Workshop Sponsors!
Session One
Master the Art of Elegant Interruption: Your Path to Conversational Influence
Presented by Rebecca Murray, Communications Trainer, Showcase Your Shine
In this fast-paced, interactive session, learn to use your voice as a tool of influence—assertive yet approachable—to interrupt with confidence, kindness, and purpose. Gain practical phrases and vocal strategies to distill discussions, redirect overtalkers, include quieter voices, and keep conversations focused, inclusive, and on track. Walk away ready to make networking and meetings more productive and effective.
Session Learning Objectives
1. Recognize when overtalkers limit contributions and derail discussion.
2. Redirect with ease using polite phrases and vocal techniques.
3. Balance warmth and assertiveness to preserve relationships
About the Presenter:
Rebecca P. Murray is a communication catalyst who blends behavior science, tech know-how, and stagecraft to help people speak with clarity, confidence, and influence.
Whether coaching executives, emceeing events, or energizing teams, she transforms every interaction into an opportunity to shine.
As the founder of Showcase Your Shine in the Northwest, she’s passionate about transforming team dynamics by refining the art of listening, presenting, and facilitating.
A fierce advocate for Voice Equity, Rebecca uses this principle as a form of applied intelligence to create spaces where every voice feels valued, fostering collaboration and shared wisdom.
Session Two
Draft the Future of Inclusion & Diversity
Presented by Jenny Locathi, SHRM-SCP, Member Initiatives Director, SHRM
Session Learning Objectives:
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About the Presenter:
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Session Three
Cyber Insurance: Not just another boring insurance seminar!
Presented by Alex Nephew, Energy & Climate Tech Insurance Advisor, Brown & Brown Insurance
Learn about common cyber exposures and examples faced by businesses and control methods that can mitigate those risks. This isn’t just a boring insurance seminar, this is an interactive Q & A as well as an open discussion about what your company can do to protect it’s brand and reputation.
Session Learning Objectives
1. Identify the exposures to your organization.
2. Understand what cyber insurance covers.
3. Learn risk control methods to potentially mitigate those risks.
About the Presenter:
Alex is part of the Energy and Climate Tech practice. He works with renewable energy projects as well as their construction risks, gaining insight into their operations while analyzing their insurance policies to ensure proper risk transfer. He also brings surety experience and tax insurance knowledge to help his customers fully wrap their projects. Alex has been with Brown & Brown since 2016 as a commercial producer in Seattle, WA. He began his insurance career with a focus on commercial property, working with tribal governments and their enterprises as well as a tribal owned utility. He progressed by learning and insuring construction businesses since 2018. Through this process he regularly reviews contracts and advises his customers on their contract risk and how it relates to their insurance. Twice a year Alex teaches, “Risk and Insurance 101 for Renewables” class for EUCI, an accredited corporation that designs focused conferences and training courses for practicing professionals in the energy field and other industries.
Alex currently sits on the board of Solar Washington, a not for profit that promotes and advocates for solar energy and was the past President and Vice President and past Chair of the Educational Committee. Alex is working towards his Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation. Alex currently holds two designations from The Institutes: Associates in Insurance and Accredited Advisor of Insurance. He also holds a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS) and an Energy Risk Insurance Specialist (ERIS) designation from the International Risk Management Institute. Through the National Alliance he holds a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation.
