HR expert speaks at May Contact Breakfast

Frank A. Cania, president and founder of driven HR, a Pittsford, NY-based human resources consulting firm, will discuss today’s most glaring compliance issues, and why they may threaten the continued success and prosperity of the local business community during his keynote address at the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s next Contact Breakfast on Wednesday, May 17 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel and Conference Center.

Cania is a frequent speaker and writer on HR-related topics, and his ongoing volunteer efforts include federal advocacy director for the New York State Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) council, team captain for the SHRM National Legislative Advocacy Team; instructor for the Association of Workplace Investigators’ Annual Training Institute; and member of the executive compensation, and HR committees for the YMCA of Greater Rochester. Cania also recently provided expert witness testimony to the House of Representatives Small Business Committee on the costs and burdens excessive paperwork and reporting requirements place on small businesses.

Tickets for the breakfast are $25 in advance or $30 at the door for members. Nonmembers can attend for $35. Visit dcrcoc.org to register.
M&T Bank, Hudson Valley Division proudly sponsors this month’s breakfast.

Established in 1856 as Manufacturers and Traders Bank, today M&T Bank is one of the 20 largest U.S. headquartered commercial banks, with more than 650 branches, account access at over 1,500 ATMs and more than 15,000 employees throughout New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Delaware and Toronto, Canada. They have long operated as a community bank and understand that the vitality of the community is crucial to their continued success. M&T supplies millions of dollars in funding every year to a wide range of community-based organizations and employees report spending thousands of hours per year in volunteer service.

In an ongoing effort to assist those in need within the community, the Chamber's Ambassador Committee has again partnered with the Workforce Development Center to collect canned and dry goods at each monthly Contact Breakfast. Members from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Walkway Over the Hudson, and EverCare will also be in attendance.