February 2026 Chapter Meeting

DATE: Thursday, February 19, 2026
TIME: 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM
LOCATION:  Fox Cities Stadium | Appleton

Join us at our February Event!

Event Timeline

• 12:30 - 12:55 PM
  Event Registration
  
  
• 1:00 - 2:00 PM
  Jefferson Wells Presentation
  
  
• 2:00 - 2:15 PM
  Break / Networking
  
  
• 2:15 - 3:15 PM
  Robert Half Presentation
  
  
• 3:15 - 3:45 PM
  Networking & Business Announcements
  
  
• 3:45 - 4:45 PM
  Wayne Larrivee Keynote Presentation
  
  
• 4:45 - 6:30 PM
  Social / Dinner
   

Location

Fox Cities Stadium
2400 North Casaloma Drive
Appleton, WI 54913

Keynote Presentation Time
3:45 - 4:45 PM

Title
 Stories & Lessons Learned From A Career In Broadcasting 

Keynote Summary 
Wayne will share stories and insights from a half century of broadcasting, including over 25 years calling Packers Games. Additionally, he’ll discuss what it takes to build a championship team and the current state of the Packers. 

Learning Objectives

•  What it takes to build a championship team
•  The current state of the Packers
•  Wayne's broadcast journey

Keynote Presenter & Biography

Wayne Larrivee
American Sportscaster

Wayne Larrivee has been the play-by-play radio voice of the Green Bay Packers since 1999, working alongside partner Larry McCarren on the Packers Radio Network. He has also worked for the Big Ten Network on its coverage of conference football and basketball games and Westwood One’s coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Prior to Green Bay, Larrivee’s voice was synonymous with Chicago professional sports. He spent 17 years as the television play-by-play voice of the Chicago Bulls on WGN-TV and over 10 years calling Chicago Bears games. He also spent time in a similar capacity for baseball’s Chicago Cubs.

Larrivee got his start in broadcasting while attending Emerson College. He got his first full-time job at KGRO Radio in Texas in 1975 before moving to KSTT Radio in Iowa, where he worked various sporting events, including University of Iowa football and Quad City Angels baseball. From 1978-1984, he called Kansas Chiefs games for KCMO Radio before being hired as the voice of the Bears in 1985, a job he held until being hired to call Packers’ games in 1999. In recognition of his exemplary broadcast work, Larrivee was four times named the recipient of the Midwest Emmy for his coverage of the Bulls. In 1998, he was named Illinois Sportscaster of the Year. He also won the 2004 Edward R. Murrow Award and three times was the recipient of the AIRY Award for his Packers work. 

Jefferson Wells Professional Development Presentation
Topic: Dreading Your ERP Upgrade? There’s A
Silver Lining 
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Presented By:

Summary & Learning Objectives

Join Jim Hejka as he explores the transformative benefits of ERP implementations, upgrades, and system consolidations. The session will highlight how these changes can streamline operations, enhance data accuracy, and improve overall business efficiency. Attendees will gain insights into overcoming common challenges associated with ERP upgrades and discover strategies to maximize the positive impact on their organizations.

• Understand the Benefits: Learn about the key advantages of ERP upgrades, including improved data management, operational efficiency, and enhanced decision-making capabilities
• Overcome Challenges: Identify common obstacles in ERP implementations and upgrades & explore practical solutions to address these issues effectively
• Increase ROI: Discover strategies to help maximize a higher return on investment from ERP projects by leveraging best practices & optimizing system performanc

Presenter & Biography

Jim Hejka
National Practice Leader - Business Optimization Services
Jefferson Wells

Jim is a dynamic leader with over 15 years of proven successful Process Optimization and Project Management experience in roles with increasing responsibility; ranging from an Engagement Manager delivering successful projects through an Engagement Director, building engagement delivery teams.

As a leader of Jefferson Wells Business Optimization Services Center of Expertise, Jim’s has built teams that have delivered successful engagements in advance of ERP implementations, Robotic Process Automation initiatives and Shared Service creation. The teams provide consistent, professional documentation to drive successful outcomes in the engagements.

As a foundation to his experience in this space, Jim has deep experience conducting facilitated sessions, creating process flows and detailed narratives, resulting in recommendations for process improvements and the implementation of consistent processes. Jim has excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills.

Robert Half Professional Development Presentation
Topic: To Be Announced
Time: 2:15 - 3:15 PM

Presented By:

Summary & Learning Objectives

To be announced.

Learning objectives are as follows:

• To be announced.
  

• To be announced.

• To be announced.

Presenter & Biography

Name
Title | Company

To be announced.

Jefferson Wells Professional Development Presentation
from 1:00 - 2:00 PM = 1 credit
Professional Development Presentation from 2:15 - 3:15 PM = 1 credit
Keynote Presentation from 3:45 - 4:45 PM = 1 credit

Registrations, Cancellations, or Questions?

Michelle Weiss
920.750.9110
michelle@mwcommunications.org

Register and send cancellations by noon on 2/12/26.

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