Workforce Development
2025 Summer Symposium for HR Professionals
2025 Summer Symposium for HR Professionals

Thursday, August 7, 2025
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Edison State Community College
Piqua Campus | Robinson Theater
Check in @8:00 a.m.
$125
Program Details
Keynote- Tafani Stober
(H)APPtitude
Ever wonder how to transform everyday moments into powerful motivation?
In this energizing session, we'll uncover the tools already within your reach and use them for fuel to elevate your mindset, boost your performance, and lead to exceptional outcomes.
Discover how to turn routine into purpose, increase your personal impact, and create joy that extends beyond the workplace. Take home more than inspiration—take home momentum. Make your work truly work for you.

Tafani Stober is a passionate and results-driven Leadership Development Coach committed to cultivating strong, thriving leaders who empower people and impact organizational culture. With two decades of experience in strategic leadership, team development, and talent empowerment, Tafani specializes in coaching individuals to enhance their role as a leader who intentionally creates thriving environments that nail objectives and produce results.
Her approach blends behavioral insights, practical leadership strategies, and people-first principles to help individuals increase their aptitude and experience uncommon results. Tafani has worked across industries to facilitate workshops, coach executives, and implement leadership frameworks that enhance engagement, collaboration, and performance.
As a relational speaker and advocate for continuous growth, Tafani is known for her authentic presence, high energy, and ability to connect deeply with diverse audiences. She believes that discomfort is where growth begins and leadership is not a position, but a mindset. Tafani is committed to empowering leaders to understand their unique platform to inspire, influence, motivate, and uplift teams to go further than they ever imagined with energy to spare.
Amy Springgs
Digital Recruiting Strategies: Attracting Today's Modern Talent
Colleen Gong
Employment Law & Updates
Denise Cowburn
Attract, Engage, and Retain for Success
Brad Reed
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

SHRM
Edison State Community College is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
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The Human Resource Association of Westem Ohio is a group of HR professionals from Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Darke and Miami counties. We exist to provide a means for the exchange of ideas, experience and methods concerning the relations of management and employees and to promote acquaintanceship among HR professionals. To find out more, email Lindsay Balster.