Meeting

Angela Villhauer has worked for Mercer in numerous roles for 36 years. This experience has provided her a solid foundation for helping employers build a competitive and sustainable benefit program for their employees. Today, her role as a senior Principal in the organization is to lead the Iowa team for health and benefits as well as providing benefit consultation for employers across the country. As a leader for the business, she has an opportunity to hear what is top of mind for

Presentation Title: “2025 Employment Law Update”

Presented by: Mark Hudson, Attorney, Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll
Presentation Overview: Mr. Hudson will discuss cutting-edge regulatory, legislative, and
legal issues facing HR professionals in 2025. He will update participants on new regulations
affecting the workplace, potential legislative efforts impacting the human resource field, and
case law addressing issues of importance to employers. Mark will specifically cover I9 and E-

Skye Mercer, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is an Eastern Iowa-based certified HR
Consultant with 20+ years of professional HR experience. Skye works with
organizations all over the US to build people-centered, inclusive, compliant, and
sustainable HR practices to create organizational cultures where employees want to
stay and do their best work. Skye HR Consulting, LLC provides on-demand HR advice,
monthly retainer HR consulting, employee handbooks, and leadership training. Learn

Mary Erlain, award-winning published author, dynamic speaker, and professional trainer, coach,
and facilitator, is dedicated to providing business professionals with the development services
they need to excel in their roles.

Jennifer Zach is a graduate of Coach U, the world's first coaching school, and certified in mind-body coaching and integrative somatic trauma therapy, and author of Somatic Awareness: Leading with Body Intelligence. She is the founder of Zach Coaching, LLC and The 3N ModelTM: Notice, Name, Navigate, where she helps leaders tap into their body's intelligence to lead with greater clarity, resilience, and impact. 

Presentation Title: “I’m In HR- What Do I Need To Know About Background Checks?”
Presented by: Buzzy Castonguay, President and CEO, C4 Operations

Presentation Overview: During this presentation, Buzzy will cover the following topics in a
very interactive, fun and enjoyable experience. Taking a very serious topic and educating
participants through an experience they will learn from and enjoy.