Event Details

This presentation will bring you up to speed on things that are currently happening in the HR World that we as HR Professionals need to be aware of and able to address at a moments notice! 

Speaker: Jim Sponaugle, EVP & Chief People Officer, Utz Quality Foods

Speaker BIo:  James Sponaugle serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer at Utz, having served in this role since August 2021. Prior to his role as Chief People Officer, Mr. Sponaugle served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Personnel Development at Utz, from February 2020 until August 2021. Prior to joining the Utz companies, from January 2009 until January 2020, Mr. Sponaugle worked at the Stewart Companies family of businesses, a company handling the entire range of construction-related services. Starting with Poole Construction from January 2009 to June 2010, and then moving to Riley Welding and Fabricating, a metal fabrication division of Stewart Companies, a full-service construction-related services company, serving as General Manager and Vice President from June 2010 until March 2018. Mr. Sponaugle was promoted to Executive Vice President and added the responsibility of running Stewart & Tate Construction Industrial Division starting March 2018 through January 2020, while also maintaining his responsibilities at Riley Welding and Fabricating. Mr. Sponaugle started his career with Cintas Corporation in January of 1999, and for close to a decade held various leadership roles in Sales and Operations, finishing his career as a General Manager overseeing a 3-shift operation with approximately 165 associates, including approximately 55 routes and Service Sales Representatives. Cintas is a public company operating nearly 500 facilities in North America — including five manufacturing facilities and eleven distribution centers. Mr. Sponaugle serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Hanover. Mr. Sponaugle earned his B.S. in Business Management from Cornell University.

• Registration begins at 11:00am
• Buffet Lunch starting at 11:15am
• Programming runs 12:00pm – 1:30pm

Please register online by Wednesday, March 20th by clicking the link: https://forms.office.com/r/FEb1fKtBZs

*Please note: To keep our event registration fees down in a constantly rising economy, we observe a policy regarding last-minute cancellation of registrations. If you RSVP and are no longer able to attend, you will still be responsible for the registration fee if you do not notify our Treasurer, Zulma Mendez, at zulma27198@gmail.com or Jenn Kremenik, at jkremenik2@wellspan.org prior to the deadline above. Electronic invoices will be emailed out immediately following the event for those that were unable to attend and/or anyone who failed to notify by the deadline. We appreciate your understanding on this matter.*