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~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~
                                                                Updated 9/12/09


Job Transition groups host guest speakers and offer group discussions on topics related to job search, an opportunity to network
 for job leads and the chance to gain support from other job seekers. Please share the list with Out Placement Firms, Recruitment
Firms, Temporary employment firms, Churches, Work Force Centers and all individuals seeking employment so they can choose a
                                       group that meets their needs at a convenient location.

       Group                     Location                  Meeting Time                     Format or Specialization                           Contact
     BAYPORT              Bethlehem Lutheran Church     2nd Monday of each month        Non-denominational group offering speakers          651-439-3450
   Valley Networking       490 4th St N Bayport, MN            7pm-9pm                              and networking                     angel@bethlehemstar.org
         Group                       55003                                                                                              www.bethlehemstar.org
       BLAINE                 Work Force Center                 Mondays                                                                     763-783-4800
 The Networking Group         1201 89th Ave. NE           9:30 AM – 11:30 AM                                                          www.mnworkforcecenter.org
                                   Suite 220
   Veterans Job Club          Work Force Center                 Mondays                               Veterans Only                        763-783-4800
                              1201 89th Ave. NE           9:00 AM – 11:00 AM               Special Job Search Topics Each Week        www.mnworkforcecenter.org
                                   Suite 220                                                          Varied Speakers
                                                                                                 Networking opportunities
  BLOOMINGTON              Oak Grove Presbyterian         every-other-Saturday                           Networking                    George Burr 612-669-0455
   Sales & Marketing      Church 2200 Old Shakopee                9:00 AM                   Specializing in Sales & Marketing                   Email:
 Professionals Network,               Road              (Jan 3rd, Jan 17th, Jan 31th,         Executives’ networking support          gburr@localmarketmedia.com
          Inc.                (Intersection of Old             Feb 28th etc.)                         $50.00 per/year
       (SMPnet)              Shakopee and Penn)                                                        $30 per ½ year                        Group Web site:
                                www.oakgrv.org                                               Subgroup networking groups, too                www.SMPnet.org
       FEI/FENG           Christ Presbyterian Church    Last Thursday of the month         Networking and support for financial               Mark Richards
  Financial Executives        Lee Hecht Harrison            7:30 AM - 9:00 AM            executive’s members of FEI and FENG.            richards_mj@msn.com
  International (FEI) –   International Plaza – Suite   Under ‘Chapters – Meeting       FEI membership has reduced fee for finance            612-859-8869
  Financial Executives                505                   Announcements’ for            executives in transition – holds monthly          www.thefeng.org
   Networking Group        7900 International Drive            complete details            meetings for networking, professional      Please contact for membership
        (FENG)             Bloomington, MN 55425          Also publish bi-weekly             development and guest speakers                    information
                                                          listing of senior finance       FENG membership is free – must have
                                                        opportunities from on-line,     sponsor to join. Holds joint Career Service
                                                         recruiters and FEI/FENG                     meeting with FEI.
                                                                  Members.
Minnesota Manufacturing                                   Tuesdays 9 am to 11am         Networking. Comprised primarily of             Meetings by invitation only
       Network                                          (2nd and 4th Tuesday of the     Minneapolis / St. Paul based professionals    LinkedIn Group is OPEN to SR
                                                                   month)               with at least ten years of manufacturing      Mfg. Experience. No recruiters.
                                                                                        experience in a leadership role.
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       Group                      Location                Meeting Time                  Format or Specialization                               Contact
       Starbucks                                              Wednesday                             Networking                             By Invitation Only
                                                                                         Specializing on Sales & Marketing

Career Networking Group              Hilton,            3rd Monday of each month                     Networking                               www.pmi-mn.org
The Minnesota Chapter of   34th Ave & American Blvd         4:30 pm – 5:30 pm                         speakers                                 CareerNet page
 the Project Management     East, Bloomington, MN.          (check the website)                      workshops                         careernetworking@pmi-mn.org
   Institute – (PMI-MN)                                                                         for Project Managers                           651-917-6246

 BROOKLYN PARK               Work Force Center –            Every Monday                     Pre-registration required                  For information please call
     Job Club                  (Hennepin North)            10:00 – 11:30 PM               Brooklyn Park, 763-536-6016                          763-536-6000
  HIRED & DEED              7115 Northland Terrace        Call for information         Special Job Search Topics Each Week             www.mnworkforcecenter.org
                                   Suite 100                                                      Varied Speakers                             www.hired.org
                           Brooklyn Park, MN 55428                                           Networking opportunities                   Nancy Buysse & Al Miller

  Veterans Job Club           Work Force Center                 Fridays                            Veterans Only                        For information please call
                            7115 Northland Terrace           10:00 – 12:00            Special Job Search Topics Each Week                       Mark Mann
                                   Suite 100            Sign up at the front desk                  Varied Speakers                            763-536-6073
                           Brooklyn Park, MN 55428                                            Networking opportunities                 www.mnworkforcecenter.org
    BURNSVILLE                  Prince of Peace                Tuesday              Sponsored by Prince of Peace and Shepherd                 952-898-9388
  The Job Connections        Christian Life Center          6:30 – 8:30 PM                     of the Valley Churches                  www.princeofpeaceonline.org
        Group                  Rooms 200 - 202                                      Networking, speakers addressing job search
                             200 E. Nicollet Blvd.                                   skills and small group discussion/support
  Networking Job Club        Minnesota WorkForce        Every Wednesday 9am to      Usually speakers, presentations or topics for               Mike Lang
                             Center - Dakota County             11am                              the first hour,                             952-895-7600
                           2900 County Road 42 West                                      Networking for the second hour.                 michael.lang@state.mn.us
                                    Suite 140
                             Burnsville, MN 55337
   CHANHASSEN                   8201 Main Street           2nd and 4rd Tuesday        The JTSG is designed to provide spiritual,             George Davisson
  St Hubert's Catholic                                   7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.      physiological, and moral support for people              952 443 0010
      Community                                                                          that are going through job transition.        George_Davisson@Yahoo.com
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS             Puerta Vallarta Mexican    last Monday of the month       . Presented in conjunction with Women                  763-788-9009
Going Forward Job Club              restaurant                 from 6p-8p              Achieving New Directions, a program of
                           3800 Central Ave, Columbia                               Resource. The group is for both adult men &
                                     Heights                                        women job seekers. Dinner is provided, and
                                                                                    we can provide child care, if needed. It's free,
                                                                                      but if you need childcare, you must RSVP

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       Group                     Location                 Meeting Time                    Format or Specialization                                 Contact
Westwood Job Transition     Westwood Community         5:30PM-7:00PM on the 1st         Networking, periodic speakers, and small         Matthew Beck, 952-457-8866,
       Group                 Church in Room #116        and 3rd Monday of every                   group discussions                       matthewpbeck@yahoo.com
                            3121 Westwood Drive                  Month
                            Chanhassen, MN 55331
     Coon Rapids
    North Metro Job        Church of The Epiphany       Tuesday evenings 6:30 -       NMJNG is a non-denominational group open
   Networking Group        1900 - 111th Avenue NW             8:30 P.M.               to all persons. A positive evening that begins             Richard White
                           Coon Rapids, MN 55433                                         and ends with prayer. We offer Speakers           richardwhite01@msn.com
                                                                                        from time to time, networking, current job        Church Office 763-755-1020
                                  Room 708                                            leads, ongoing job search strategies. One-on-
                                                                                       one work with Dick White on resume work,
                                                                                      interviewing techniques and managing career
                                                                                        transitions; Join other jobs seekers to share
                                                                                                      and be informed.
     CRYSTAL                   Various locations       3 to 4 times a year, call or              Networking and speakers                         Brian Thomas
Minnesota Management                                   e-mail for location & time                                                           bsthomas@bitstream.net
       Society                                                                                                                                   952 544 9464
       EAGAN
Easter Job Transitions     Easter Lutheran Church           Every Tuesday at          Intended to inspire job seekers, refine job             catherine@arbez.com
        Group              4200 Pilot Knob Road •             7:30-9:00 AM            seeking skills, and celebrate successes.                 www.easterjobs.org
                              Eagan, MN 55122             New presentation by         Topics change each week. Guest speakers,                    651-452-3680
                          Pilot Knob at Diffley Road      professional recruiter      discussion groups, videos, networking
                                                       1st Tuesday of each month      opportunities.
   EDEN PRAIRIE            13600 Technology Drive             Wednesday                                Networking                                 952-937-2776
  St. Andrew Lutheran           Eden Prairie              11:30 AM – 1:30 PM                                                               http://www.standrewlu.org/
        Church
 Job Transition Support      St. Andrew Lutheran                Monday                    Networking, Speakers & Small Group            http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JITSG
         Group             13600 Technology Drive           7:00 – 9:00 PM                                                                 JITSG@yahoogroups.com
    ITNetworkers @           St. Andrew Lutheran              Wednesday                 Speakers, small group discussions for all        groups.yahoo.com/group/ITNetworkers
  St. Andrew Lutheran      13600 Technology Drive        10:00 AM – 11:00 AM                            Techies                         ITGroup_Minnesota@yahoo.com

   Crossroads Career      Grace Church of Eden         1st Thursday of the Month        Expert Speakers and varied career search                Dave Sparkman
       Network            Prairie                           7:30AM - 9:30AM            topics, facilitated and informal networking,        david_sparkman@uhc.com
                          9301 Eden Prairie Road               Room M209               prayer and support. Small groups available.           www.ccnatgrace.com
                          Eden Prairie, MN 55347

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       Group                      Location                  Meeting Time                Format or Specialization                              Contact
                                                                          TH
   " Back Together"        eden prairie assembly         9-11am – 2 & 4                                                                Church: 952.934.2327
     Careers Class         16591 duck lake trail         Thurdsays                                                                  www.epassembly.org/index.html
                           eden prairie, mn 55346                                                                                           Ron Conroy
                           (EPAG Fellowship Hall)                                                                                     ron@conroyconsult.com.
Wooddale Job Transition         Wooddale Church                  Monday             Networking, Accountability, Encouragement,            Lonny J. Gulden
   Support Group                 6630 Shady Oak                  7:15 AM                        and Prayer Support                  lonny@chiefconnectionsofficer.com
                                       Road                                               Job Search Process Workshop               Wooddale Church, 952-944-6300
                                                                                                                                         www.wooddale.org
                                                                                                                                         jtsg@wooddale.org
       EDINA               6800 France Avenue South           Every 3 weeks                 CEOs, COOs, & Senior VPs                         Jack Baloga
       C-Group              Conference Room #580           9:00 AM – 11:00 AM                By invitation or referral                      952-944-5194
                                                                                      Introductions, networking, & assistance            jackbaloga@aol.com
Christ in Career support   Christ Presbyterian Church       1st & 3rd. –Saturday              Job Support Workshop                          952-920-8515
                            6901 Normandale Road           8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
                                   Room 316
Minneapolis Job Support    Christ Presbyterian Church        Tuesday 6:30 PM           Job Support Workshop for Managers,                   JOHN WETZEL
      Workshop              6901 Normandale Road               Professionals                 Professionals and Others               JOHN.WETZEL@RIGHT.COM
                                   Room 107                   $3.00 donation                                                          Web Site: www.mjsw.org
                                                                                                                                        Phone: 612-720-6532
                                                                                                                                        Hotline: 952-826-7011
  Women Networking         Christ Presbyterian Church       Thursday 6:30 p.m.      Focuses on career/life skills development and           www.MJSW.org
      Group                  6901 Normandale Road                                        job search with special emphasis on           hotline at (952) 826-7011
                           Room 20 on the lower level,                                 challenges that women face. We pursue                  Eleanor Ling
                              next to the elevator).                                    topics and speakers to appeal to both                952.944.4054
                                                                                     employed women and women in transition.
                                                                                    The meetings aim to provide opportunities to
                                                                                      share knowledge, experiences and lessons
                                                                                          learned in an open and supportive
                                                                                                     environment.
  Saint Stephen’s Job       Saint Stephen’s Episcopal     Thursday evenings from    Support, encouragement, and networking for       Len Slade and John Barrow
 Search Support Group                Church                7:00 PM to 8:30 PM                       job seekers                      jobsupport@ststephens.com
                              4439 W. 50th Street              in the library                                                       www.ststephens.com/jobsupport
                               Edina, MN 55424                                                                                              952-920-0595
      SAMS net             Good Samaritan Methodist             Wednesday                            Networking                          By Invitation Only
                                   Church                   1:15 PM – 3:00 PM             Specializing on Sales & Marketing                 Shane Smith
                              5730 Grove Street                                                                                      mshanesmith@worldnet.att.net
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       Group                     Location               Meeting Time                   Format or Specialization                                Contact
  S & D I/T Subgroup             Pentagon Park        2nd Tuesday each Month         Individual commercial – 30 seconds to 2                  Phillip Brooks
                             4620 West 77th Street      7:00 AM to 9:00 AM               minutes Networking & speakers                        651-470-1257
                            lower level conference                                                                                       philbrooks@comcast.net
  S & D Supply Chain             Pentagon Park        Open to Smilin & Dialin        Individual commercial – 30 seconds to 2                 John Brumbaugh
   Transportation and         4600 W 77th street          members only                   minutes Networking & speakers                        952-432-4801
  Logistics Subgroup        in the conference room    10.00 AM to 11:30 AM                                                                jbrumba742@aol.com
  GOLDEN VALLEY                Radisson South          2nd Tuesday bi-Month                         Networking                              By invitation only
   Smilin’ & Dialin’        7800 Normandale Blvd.      6:30 AM to 10:00 AM

      HOPKINS                Hopkins Area Family       Thursday 6:45-7:45 PM                Job skills & Speaking Aids                David Alrowitz at 952-939-9749
     Minneapolitan              Resource Center         Call for information                                                         www.geocities.com/jim_4004/Toa
  Toastmasters Career           915 Main street                                                                                               stmasters.html
Enhancement / Transition      Hopkins, MN 55343
   INVER GROVE                 Inverhills Church      2nd and 4th Tuesday of the   Faith-based, Encouragement, Prayer Support,               651 451-3796
      HEIGHTS               8265 Babcock Trail East             month                      Networking, Special speakers                 www.inverhillschurch.org.
    Inverhills Work        Inver Grove Heights, MN
   Connection Group                 55077

      Lakeville               Hosanna! Lutheran          1st and 3rd Tuesday        Prayer focus with Networking and support                  Howie Nelson
  Career Connections          9660 163rd St West         7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.                Biblical Workplace values                         952-892-6344
   Avodah Services           Lakeville, MN 55044               Room 8                             Job placement                          howienelson@charter.net
                                952-435-3332           1 0n 1 Meetings room 2                       Non-profit                             www.hosannalc.org
                                                       Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm                                                             www.avodahservices.org
                                                        st      rd
   MAPLE GROVE             Maple Grove Evangelical     1 and 3 Thursdays           Faith-based, Encouragement, Prayer Support,               Becky Peterson
Job Transition Support          Free Church                  afternoons                    Networking, Special speakers               Director of Women's and Care
Group                       8585 Rice Lake Road            1:00 - 2:30pm                                                                        Ministries
                           Maple Grove, MN 55369         Location: Kidzone                                                                 763-420-6485 x 105
                                                                                                                                           beckyp@mgefc.org
                                                                                                                                             www.mgefc.org
     MEDINA                   155 County Rd. 24             1st. Thursday                                                                   Cheryl Alexander
                                                                                     Networking Introductions & then either a
  Holy Name of Jesus           Wayzata/Medina            7:00 PM – 9:00 PM                                                                    763-416-4570
                                                                                   speaker, panel discussion, or open networking
       Church                       Area                   Emmaus Room                                                                cherylalexander@comcast.net
                                                                                    also sends out jobs from various groups and
                                                                                   recruiters - no need to come to meeting if just             Bill Corrigan
                                                                                            want the jobs emailed to you                  wcorrig@comcast.net


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      Group                     Location                  Meeting Time                  Format or Specialization                                 Contact
MENDOTA HEIGHTS               St. Paul's United        Meeting time: 6:30 PM        Sharing support and knowledge; networking          Church Office at: 651.452.5683
 Mendota Heights Job         Methodist Church,         alternate Thursdays (5/21,                  opportunities                               Tom Saby at:
       Club                  700 Wesley Lane,          6/4 and 6/28)                                                                       tomsaby@comcast.net
                           Mendota Heights, MN
                                   55118
  MINNEAPOLIS               Basilica of St. Mary         Monthly Workshops &        One-on-one work with Janet Grove (ministry                  Janet Grove
 Basilica Employment     17th and Hennepin Avenues,      Individual meetings as        leader) and volunteer coaches; Assistance              612 - 317 - 3508
        Ministry                  Minneapolis                  scheduled             networking, locating postings, resume work,           E-mail: jgrove@mary.org
                                                                                         managing career transitions; Monthly
                                                                                           workshops on job seeking topics.
 Career Coffee House         Career Crossroads              Beginning Saturday,     Meetings will include check-in/updates,             e-mailing Career Crossroads at
                          2736 Lyndale Avenue So         November 5, from 9:30      networking and tips/skill building Cost is $10        vicki@careercrossroads.us
                           Suite 212, Minneapolis            a.m. to 11:00 a.m      per person for a 6 week series of meetings
  Medical Device Job       Southview Seventh Day       1st Tuesday of every month       The mission of the Medical Device Job                      Jack Heil
   Transition Group          Adventist Church                   at 6:30 pm           Group is to give medical device job seekers                763-797-1045
                          5750 S. Wentworth Ave              "Please email for      (engineering, quality, regulatory, purchasing,     medicaldevicejobgroup@hotmail.c
                         SW corner of Wentworth &          invitation / industry      sales and marketing etc.) an opportunity to                     om
                                   58th St                experience required"       discuss issues relevant to their particular job
                                Minneapolis                                          search while meeting others in the industry.
East Side Neighborhood      1700 Second St. NE          9 – 10 a.m., Tuesday and                                                            Audrey Harris-Blount
        Services                                                Thursday                                                                       612-787 - 4051
Pillsbury Neighborhood    Brian Coyle Community             Call for meetings               Orientation / must Preregister                    612 - 338 - 3808
        Services                  Center                  M-F 7:30 – 9:30 PM                                                                   to Pre-Register
 Mpls. Residents only         420 S. 15th Ave.
      TWIN CITY           430 First Avenue North           second and fourth          There are speakers the second and fourth                 Ardis Wexler,
    EMPLOYMENT                   Suite 620               Thursdays of the month       Thursdays of the month. The goals of the              Program Coordinator,
 COLLABORATIVE            Minneapolis, MN 55401        from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at   group are to provide support, networking and                952-417-2117
                                                             the Sabes JCC                 advice about job search skills.                   awexler@jvsmn.org

   WAND, Women               3200 Penn Ave. N.,        6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Thursday      Services primarily for single, working            Anie Umoeka, 651-752-8500
   Achieving New                Minneapolis                                           mothers; however, single, working fathers               or 651-752-8554
     Directions                                                                                    also welcome
    Medical Suds             Medtech, Biotech &           Meets Quarterly on            Education, seminars, & networking                    www.medsuds.com
                          Life science professionals      Thursday evening at          For Medtech, Biotech and Life Science                    Matt Noah
                                                           various locations                       Professionals                               952-934-5424


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       Group                       Location                 Meeting Time                    Format or Specialization                               Contact
        Net Suds                  IT & High Tech          Meets quarterly at various         Education, seminars, & networking                 www.netsuds.com
                                   Professionals                 locations                   For IT and High-tech professionals                    Matt Noah
                                                                                                                                                 952-934-5424
        MISRC                Carlson School of Business   Monthly during academic                                                          Seminars for IT professionals
   Research Seminars            – Univ. of Minnesota      year – call for information
                                       campus
Employment Transitions,       Westminster Presbyterian    Sat. 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM                                                                   Ken Huskins
                                       Church                    Bates Room                                                                     krh321@gmail.com
                             12 St. and Marquette Ave.,                                                                                   Claudia Kapitan, 612-332-3421
                                     Minneapolis                                                                                              www.ewestminster.org
  Minnesota Teamsters       2829 University Avenue SE         Wednesday from                     We work with everyone;                              John Coffey
    Service Bureau          Suite 720, Minneapolis          10:00A.M. until noon                 both union and non-union                           612-676-3759
                                                                                                                                                  john@mntsb.org
   MINNETONKA                    JVS - Suite 300            2nd and 4th Tuesday's          Job search skills, networking, speakers,      Leah Temkin, Career Development
   Job Transition and       13100 Wayzata Boulevard,            10-11:30 am                 individual check-in time and support          Program Manager 952.417.2108
     Support Group                Minnetonka                                                                                                    ltemkin@jvsmn.org
                                                                                                                                                   www.jvsmn.org
  NORTH ST. PAUL                 2098 E. 11th Ave.                Thursday                 Speakers, networking, current job leads,                Michael Ellison
  Work Force Center               North St. Paul             1:00 PM – 3:00 PM                ongoing job search strategies and                     651-770-4491
                                                                                          encouragement on you journey to the next         www.mnworkforcecenter.org
                                                                                        job. Coping mechanisms and ideas. Join other                651-779-5666
                                                                                            jobs seekers to share and be informed.
North East Work Search      North Haven Church, 2240      6:15 PM Every Tuesday -                     Networking, job skill                      Richard Brunkow,
        Group                15th Ave East, North St.            Room 102                             development, and                             651-235-3092
                                 Paul, MN 55109                                                       Encouragement.                        richardbrunkow@msn.com
     PLYMOUTH               Messiah United Methodist      2nd Tuesday of the Month,          Open Networking, Speaker, Table                    Jean Paulsen-Lepley,
     Network 24/7                    Church                 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.                        Networking                            jplepley@comcast.net
                               17805 County Road 6                                      Pre-registration appreciated, but not required              612-840-7869
                               Plymouth, MN 55447
  Plymouth Covenant         Plymouth Covenant Church       Call for a no obligation      One-on-one support to clarify and provide               Pastor Dan Johnson
Career Transition Support      4300 Vicksburg Lane,             appointment.             personal help relative to Career Transition.              763-559-4300
         Group                 Plymouth, MN 55446                                         Go to website for list of individuals and         www.plymouthcovenant.org
                                                                                          special interests association with Career        office@plymouthcovenant.org
                                                                                                         Transition -



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       Group                      Location                Meeting Time                 Format or Specialization                               Contact
Wayzata Evangelical Free     705 County Rd. 101 N.      1st Tuesday of the month    Focuses on spiritual needs of individuals in       Pastor Carroll, 763-473-9463
        Church                                                from 7-9 PM            transition Prayer support for job seekers.       carroll.miller@wayzatafreeorg
                                                                                     Offers mentoring and sharing of job leads                  Jim Villars
                                                                                                                                     Job.Trans.WEFC@Comcast.net
      SAVAGE                  Bridgewood Church           Support group meets           one-on-one support, assistance and                  Michele Boeder
  Bridgepath Support           6201 W. 135th St         second Mondays of each                    accountability                              952-736-2779
  Group & Workshops              Savage, MN.                   month at                   Special work shops as needed                   tboeders@earthlink.net
                                                            6:30 – 8:30 PM                                                                   John Whitmore
                                                                                                                                          952-830-1420 ext 227
    SHOREVIEW
    SOAR for Jobs              St. Odila’s Catholic        2nd and 4th                 The St. Odilia’s Job Transition Support            Call 651-484-6681
                                   Community           MONDAYS of the Month        Group is a non-denominational group open to            Or See Our Web Site
                             3495 Victoria St. North                               all persons. The group coaches people to take          www.soar4jobs.org
                                                                7-9pm                   control of their future and achieve a              www.stodilia.org
                                                                                    successful job transition. To accomplish this,
                                                                                        the group offers seminars with guest
                                                                                   speakers, mentorship, training, fellowship and
                                                                                                     networking.
  ST. LOUIS PARK            Northwest Chapter AITP         Meeting 5:15 p.m                          1st. Thursday                            612-751-2138
 AITP – Association of         Doubletree Hotel             Dinner: 5:30 p.m                   September through May                        www.nwaitp.org
  Informational Prof.        1500 Park Place Blvd.       Program: 6:30 to 8 p.m                                                             Info@nwaitp.org
 Women In Transition       Lennox Community Center           Day Workshops:         Available to all Women regardless of work                 Dina Stender
                            6715 Minnetonka Blvd,      Tues / Thurs, 9am–3:30 pm    experience, education or income level. Job       eac-mn.org/womensprog.shtml
                                      #212              Job Skills Workshops:              search seminars held weekly.                dstender@resource-mn.org
                           St. Louis Park, MN 55426     Mondays, 6:00 – 8:00 pm           eac-mn.org/womensprog.shtml                         612-752-8444
  Starbuck Networking         Starbuck coffee shop             1 – 2 p.m.,           Informal meetings but we share ideas, job              Youssef Haddad
         Group              highway 55 & Winnetka         Alternate Thursdays       leads, & contacts through e-mail. The group          y_haddad@yahoo.com
                                 in the strip mall                                 is very helpful, and made of many IT leaders,          cell (612) 791-5544
                                                                                   managers, some business people & recruiters.
    7 degrees creativ      St. Georges Episcopal         Fridays at 11-1:00 pm      Networking and Support group for Creative          www.StGeorgesOnline.org
                           Church                                                                Professionals                         info@7degreecreativ.com
                           5224 Minnetonka Boulevard                                                                                       www.SaintG.org
                            St. Louis Park, MN 55416                                                                                        952-926-1646



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       Group                      Location                  Meeting Time                     Format or Specialization                                        Contact
     ST. PAUL              2324 University Ave. West     2nd and 4th Tuesday from        Set goals and develop new ideas and leads for                    Call First
    Women Venture                                        9:30 – 11:30 AM                    your job search. Network with others to                     651-646-3808
                                                         2nd and 4th Thursday from        create new contacts and create solid support               www.womenventure.org
                                                         6:30 – 8:30 PM                    systems as you make that career transition
     Coffee Hour             Quality Career Services             Mondays                   Weekly speakers, on Job Search Topics,                           651-647-9322
   Jobs In Transition          2515 Wabash Ave             10:00 AM –11:00 AM            excellent networking opportunities, No Fees,          www.qualitycareerservices.org/networking.
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                               Suite LL1 St. Paul                                                 One Stop Transition Center
                                                                                                                                               directorqcs@qualitycareerservices.org
     UU Networkers           Unity Church-Unitarian      Meets in the library upstairs        check-in on prior week's job seeking                          Ron Prieve
 Job/Career Transition &        732 Holly Avenue          Every Monday morning              activities, people mention agenda items.                    rprieve@msn.com
        Support            Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104          9:30 to 11:30                        Occasional presentations                              Wendy Frieze
                                                                                                                                                      wendyfrieze@mac.com
    Veterans Center           2480 University Ave.            Open to Veterans              Job assistance or Individual Counsel no                        651-644-4022
                                                                                                        groups/meetings                                   Job search help

   Veterans Job Club          Work Force Center                  Monday s                               Veterans Only                              For info call 651 642 0363
                              540 Fairview Ave N                9:00 – 11:00                Special Job Search Topics Each Week                            Neal Krenz
                                St Paul, 55104            Sign up at the front desk                    Varied Speakers                                    651 642 0735
                                                                                                  Networking opportunities                        www.mnworkforcecenter.org
   WORK FOR PEOPLE             Woodland Hills Church        Meeting by appointment.         Help with resumes, interviewing, and job search    Mary J Anderson
                               1740 Van Dyke Street              Please contact              practices provided in a supportive, faith-based   Associate Pastor of Resource Ministries
                                St. Paul, MN 55109             Mary J. Anderson                              environment.                      manderson@whchurch.org
                                                               At (651) 287 2059
   WEST ST. PAUL           1 Mendota Road West, #170      Monday 1:30 – 3:30 PM                     A speaker the first hour                   WorkForce Center #651-554-5955
Dakota County Northern        West St. Paul 55118                                               and networking the second hour
     Service Center
      WAYZATA                 Unitarian Universalist      first and third Thursday         A mix of seminar material, helpful networking,                  www.face2.net
 Face2Face Job Search         Church of Minnetonka              of each month,               and speakers, each meeting of Face2Face is
      Networking             605 Rice Street Wayzata,            9am – noon               designed to serve professionals in the metro area
                                   MN 55391                                                who want the latest methods on job search in a
                                                                                            tough economy. Networking Clusters include
                           (5 minutes from 494/394/12)                                    Sales and Marketing, Finance, Product, Project,
                                                                                          Program Management, Fundraising/Non-profits,
                                                                                                HR/Training, Operations and General
                                                                                         Management, Finance, Engineering, Software/IT,
                                                                                         Under-40, Executive Forum, and others as needed.



                                                                           Page 9 of 10
~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~
                                                                    Updated 9/12/09

        Group                       Location                   Meeting Time                    Format or Specialization                               Contact
    New Day Career               Wayzata Community          3rd Tuesday of each Month          Speaker, networking and small group         Katherine.poindexter@smithbarne
     Connection                         Church                                                             discussions                                  y.com
                                 125 E Wayzata Blvd                                                                                                  952-473-8877
                                 Wayzata, MN 55391
 Breakfast Connections:         Morgan Stanley Smith        2nd Tuesday of every month     Networking, Key Note Speakers on revelent          Sarah Curfman - Financial
 Education for Careers in     Barney - Wayzata Branch,        September through May         topics, Workshop/Small Group Breakout,            Advisor, Financial Planning
       Transition                445 East Lake Street,                                                 more Networking .                               Specialist
                             3rd Floor Conference Room,                                     Complimentary continental breakfast and         Sarah.a.curfman@smithbarney.com
                                    Wayzata, MN                                                           coffee bar.                            Email to RSVP or call
                                                                                                                                            Christine Heine at 952 475 4380
     WOODBURY                    Woodbury Lutheran           Meet 2nd. & 4th Thursday        Christian aspect of strength and guidance               Tom Colosimo
    Career Transition             7380 Afton Road              7:00 PM - 8:30 PM            through prayer. Guest speakers on relevant               651-739-5144
      Connection                     Woodbury                    Except holidays                 topics, mentoring & networking              www.woodburylutheran.org

                                                     Prepared and up dated by a fellow networker.
                             Please contact Bruce Hanson at bghanson@msn.com with any changes, corrections, additions.
I am a versatile & adaptable manager, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and lead at a technical and non-technical level. A manager of hardware &
software: customer service, field service, system, and application engineers in manufacturing, & operations. Working globally, in the areas of IT Mgmt., Production Automation,
System Certification & Integration, SCADA, IC Etch & ATE, Telecommunications & Radio. Specializing in putting systems together, getting them installed, keeping them
running, & training, by managing production & service personnel, vendors, integrators, distributors, & mfg's rep’s. For more info see http://brucehanson.efoliomn1.com




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Job Groups Master Networking List 9 12 09

  • 1. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Job Transition groups host guest speakers and offer group discussions on topics related to job search, an opportunity to network for job leads and the chance to gain support from other job seekers. Please share the list with Out Placement Firms, Recruitment Firms, Temporary employment firms, Churches, Work Force Centers and all individuals seeking employment so they can choose a group that meets their needs at a convenient location. Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact BAYPORT Bethlehem Lutheran Church 2nd Monday of each month Non-denominational group offering speakers 651-439-3450 Valley Networking 490 4th St N Bayport, MN 7pm-9pm and networking angel@bethlehemstar.org Group 55003 www.bethlehemstar.org BLAINE Work Force Center Mondays 763-783-4800 The Networking Group 1201 89th Ave. NE 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM www.mnworkforcecenter.org Suite 220 Veterans Job Club Work Force Center Mondays Veterans Only 763-783-4800 1201 89th Ave. NE 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Special Job Search Topics Each Week www.mnworkforcecenter.org Suite 220 Varied Speakers Networking opportunities BLOOMINGTON Oak Grove Presbyterian every-other-Saturday Networking George Burr 612-669-0455 Sales & Marketing Church 2200 Old Shakopee 9:00 AM Specializing in Sales & Marketing Email: Professionals Network, Road (Jan 3rd, Jan 17th, Jan 31th, Executives’ networking support gburr@localmarketmedia.com Inc. (Intersection of Old Feb 28th etc.) $50.00 per/year (SMPnet) Shakopee and Penn) $30 per ½ year Group Web site: www.oakgrv.org Subgroup networking groups, too www.SMPnet.org FEI/FENG Christ Presbyterian Church Last Thursday of the month Networking and support for financial Mark Richards Financial Executives Lee Hecht Harrison 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM executive’s members of FEI and FENG. richards_mj@msn.com International (FEI) – International Plaza – Suite Under ‘Chapters – Meeting FEI membership has reduced fee for finance 612-859-8869 Financial Executives 505 Announcements’ for executives in transition – holds monthly www.thefeng.org Networking Group 7900 International Drive complete details meetings for networking, professional Please contact for membership (FENG) Bloomington, MN 55425 Also publish bi-weekly development and guest speakers information listing of senior finance FENG membership is free – must have opportunities from on-line, sponsor to join. Holds joint Career Service recruiters and FEI/FENG meeting with FEI. Members. Minnesota Manufacturing Tuesdays 9 am to 11am Networking. Comprised primarily of Meetings by invitation only Network (2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Minneapolis / St. Paul based professionals LinkedIn Group is OPEN to SR month) with at least ten years of manufacturing Mfg. Experience. No recruiters. experience in a leadership role. Page 1 of 10
  • 2. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact Starbucks Wednesday Networking By Invitation Only Specializing on Sales & Marketing Career Networking Group Hilton, 3rd Monday of each month Networking www.pmi-mn.org The Minnesota Chapter of 34th Ave & American Blvd 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm speakers CareerNet page the Project Management East, Bloomington, MN. (check the website) workshops careernetworking@pmi-mn.org Institute – (PMI-MN) for Project Managers 651-917-6246 BROOKLYN PARK Work Force Center – Every Monday Pre-registration required For information please call Job Club (Hennepin North) 10:00 – 11:30 PM Brooklyn Park, 763-536-6016 763-536-6000 HIRED & DEED 7115 Northland Terrace Call for information Special Job Search Topics Each Week www.mnworkforcecenter.org Suite 100 Varied Speakers www.hired.org Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 Networking opportunities Nancy Buysse & Al Miller Veterans Job Club Work Force Center Fridays Veterans Only For information please call 7115 Northland Terrace 10:00 – 12:00 Special Job Search Topics Each Week Mark Mann Suite 100 Sign up at the front desk Varied Speakers 763-536-6073 Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 Networking opportunities www.mnworkforcecenter.org BURNSVILLE Prince of Peace Tuesday Sponsored by Prince of Peace and Shepherd 952-898-9388 The Job Connections Christian Life Center 6:30 – 8:30 PM of the Valley Churches www.princeofpeaceonline.org Group Rooms 200 - 202 Networking, speakers addressing job search 200 E. Nicollet Blvd. skills and small group discussion/support Networking Job Club Minnesota WorkForce Every Wednesday 9am to Usually speakers, presentations or topics for Mike Lang Center - Dakota County 11am the first hour, 952-895-7600 2900 County Road 42 West Networking for the second hour. michael.lang@state.mn.us Suite 140 Burnsville, MN 55337 CHANHASSEN 8201 Main Street 2nd and 4rd Tuesday The JTSG is designed to provide spiritual, George Davisson St Hubert's Catholic 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. physiological, and moral support for people 952 443 0010 Community that are going through job transition. George_Davisson@Yahoo.com COLUMBIA HEIGHTS Puerta Vallarta Mexican last Monday of the month . Presented in conjunction with Women 763-788-9009 Going Forward Job Club restaurant from 6p-8p Achieving New Directions, a program of 3800 Central Ave, Columbia Resource. The group is for both adult men & Heights women job seekers. Dinner is provided, and we can provide child care, if needed. It's free, but if you need childcare, you must RSVP Page 2 of 10
  • 3. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact Westwood Job Transition Westwood Community 5:30PM-7:00PM on the 1st Networking, periodic speakers, and small Matthew Beck, 952-457-8866, Group Church in Room #116 and 3rd Monday of every group discussions matthewpbeck@yahoo.com 3121 Westwood Drive Month Chanhassen, MN 55331 Coon Rapids North Metro Job Church of The Epiphany Tuesday evenings 6:30 - NMJNG is a non-denominational group open Networking Group 1900 - 111th Avenue NW 8:30 P.M. to all persons. A positive evening that begins Richard White Coon Rapids, MN 55433 and ends with prayer. We offer Speakers richardwhite01@msn.com from time to time, networking, current job Church Office 763-755-1020 Room 708 leads, ongoing job search strategies. One-on- one work with Dick White on resume work, interviewing techniques and managing career transitions; Join other jobs seekers to share and be informed. CRYSTAL Various locations 3 to 4 times a year, call or Networking and speakers Brian Thomas Minnesota Management e-mail for location & time bsthomas@bitstream.net Society 952 544 9464 EAGAN Easter Job Transitions Easter Lutheran Church Every Tuesday at Intended to inspire job seekers, refine job catherine@arbez.com Group 4200 Pilot Knob Road • 7:30-9:00 AM seeking skills, and celebrate successes. www.easterjobs.org Eagan, MN 55122 New presentation by Topics change each week. Guest speakers, 651-452-3680 Pilot Knob at Diffley Road professional recruiter discussion groups, videos, networking 1st Tuesday of each month opportunities. EDEN PRAIRIE 13600 Technology Drive Wednesday Networking 952-937-2776 St. Andrew Lutheran Eden Prairie 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM http://www.standrewlu.org/ Church Job Transition Support St. Andrew Lutheran Monday Networking, Speakers & Small Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JITSG Group 13600 Technology Drive 7:00 – 9:00 PM JITSG@yahoogroups.com ITNetworkers @ St. Andrew Lutheran Wednesday Speakers, small group discussions for all groups.yahoo.com/group/ITNetworkers St. Andrew Lutheran 13600 Technology Drive 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Techies ITGroup_Minnesota@yahoo.com Crossroads Career Grace Church of Eden 1st Thursday of the Month Expert Speakers and varied career search Dave Sparkman Network Prairie 7:30AM - 9:30AM topics, facilitated and informal networking, david_sparkman@uhc.com 9301 Eden Prairie Road Room M209 prayer and support. Small groups available. www.ccnatgrace.com Eden Prairie, MN 55347 Page 3 of 10
  • 4. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact TH " Back Together" eden prairie assembly 9-11am – 2 & 4 Church: 952.934.2327 Careers Class 16591 duck lake trail Thurdsays www.epassembly.org/index.html eden prairie, mn 55346 Ron Conroy (EPAG Fellowship Hall) ron@conroyconsult.com. Wooddale Job Transition Wooddale Church Monday Networking, Accountability, Encouragement, Lonny J. Gulden Support Group 6630 Shady Oak 7:15 AM and Prayer Support lonny@chiefconnectionsofficer.com Road Job Search Process Workshop Wooddale Church, 952-944-6300 www.wooddale.org jtsg@wooddale.org EDINA 6800 France Avenue South Every 3 weeks CEOs, COOs, & Senior VPs Jack Baloga C-Group Conference Room #580 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM By invitation or referral 952-944-5194 Introductions, networking, & assistance jackbaloga@aol.com Christ in Career support Christ Presbyterian Church 1st & 3rd. –Saturday Job Support Workshop 952-920-8515 6901 Normandale Road 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Room 316 Minneapolis Job Support Christ Presbyterian Church Tuesday 6:30 PM Job Support Workshop for Managers, JOHN WETZEL Workshop 6901 Normandale Road Professionals Professionals and Others JOHN.WETZEL@RIGHT.COM Room 107 $3.00 donation Web Site: www.mjsw.org Phone: 612-720-6532 Hotline: 952-826-7011 Women Networking Christ Presbyterian Church Thursday 6:30 p.m. Focuses on career/life skills development and www.MJSW.org Group 6901 Normandale Road job search with special emphasis on hotline at (952) 826-7011 Room 20 on the lower level, challenges that women face. We pursue Eleanor Ling next to the elevator). topics and speakers to appeal to both 952.944.4054 employed women and women in transition. The meetings aim to provide opportunities to share knowledge, experiences and lessons learned in an open and supportive environment. Saint Stephen’s Job Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Thursday evenings from Support, encouragement, and networking for Len Slade and John Barrow Search Support Group Church 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM job seekers jobsupport@ststephens.com 4439 W. 50th Street in the library www.ststephens.com/jobsupport Edina, MN 55424 952-920-0595 SAMS net Good Samaritan Methodist Wednesday Networking By Invitation Only Church 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM Specializing on Sales & Marketing Shane Smith 5730 Grove Street mshanesmith@worldnet.att.net Page 4 of 10
  • 5. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact S & D I/T Subgroup Pentagon Park 2nd Tuesday each Month Individual commercial – 30 seconds to 2 Phillip Brooks 4620 West 77th Street 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM minutes Networking & speakers 651-470-1257 lower level conference philbrooks@comcast.net S & D Supply Chain Pentagon Park Open to Smilin & Dialin Individual commercial – 30 seconds to 2 John Brumbaugh Transportation and 4600 W 77th street members only minutes Networking & speakers 952-432-4801 Logistics Subgroup in the conference room 10.00 AM to 11:30 AM jbrumba742@aol.com GOLDEN VALLEY Radisson South 2nd Tuesday bi-Month Networking By invitation only Smilin’ & Dialin’ 7800 Normandale Blvd. 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM HOPKINS Hopkins Area Family Thursday 6:45-7:45 PM Job skills & Speaking Aids David Alrowitz at 952-939-9749 Minneapolitan Resource Center Call for information www.geocities.com/jim_4004/Toa Toastmasters Career 915 Main street stmasters.html Enhancement / Transition Hopkins, MN 55343 INVER GROVE Inverhills Church 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Faith-based, Encouragement, Prayer Support, 651 451-3796 HEIGHTS 8265 Babcock Trail East month Networking, Special speakers www.inverhillschurch.org. Inverhills Work Inver Grove Heights, MN Connection Group 55077 Lakeville Hosanna! Lutheran 1st and 3rd Tuesday Prayer focus with Networking and support Howie Nelson Career Connections 9660 163rd St West 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Biblical Workplace values 952-892-6344 Avodah Services Lakeville, MN 55044 Room 8 Job placement howienelson@charter.net 952-435-3332 1 0n 1 Meetings room 2 Non-profit www.hosannalc.org Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm www.avodahservices.org st rd MAPLE GROVE Maple Grove Evangelical 1 and 3 Thursdays Faith-based, Encouragement, Prayer Support, Becky Peterson Job Transition Support Free Church afternoons Networking, Special speakers Director of Women's and Care Group 8585 Rice Lake Road 1:00 - 2:30pm Ministries Maple Grove, MN 55369 Location: Kidzone 763-420-6485 x 105 beckyp@mgefc.org www.mgefc.org MEDINA 155 County Rd. 24 1st. Thursday Cheryl Alexander Networking Introductions & then either a Holy Name of Jesus Wayzata/Medina 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM 763-416-4570 speaker, panel discussion, or open networking Church Area Emmaus Room cherylalexander@comcast.net also sends out jobs from various groups and recruiters - no need to come to meeting if just Bill Corrigan want the jobs emailed to you wcorrig@comcast.net Page 5 of 10
  • 6. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact MENDOTA HEIGHTS St. Paul's United Meeting time: 6:30 PM Sharing support and knowledge; networking Church Office at: 651.452.5683 Mendota Heights Job Methodist Church, alternate Thursdays (5/21, opportunities Tom Saby at: Club 700 Wesley Lane, 6/4 and 6/28) tomsaby@comcast.net Mendota Heights, MN 55118 MINNEAPOLIS Basilica of St. Mary Monthly Workshops & One-on-one work with Janet Grove (ministry Janet Grove Basilica Employment 17th and Hennepin Avenues, Individual meetings as leader) and volunteer coaches; Assistance 612 - 317 - 3508 Ministry Minneapolis scheduled networking, locating postings, resume work, E-mail: jgrove@mary.org managing career transitions; Monthly workshops on job seeking topics. Career Coffee House Career Crossroads Beginning Saturday, Meetings will include check-in/updates, e-mailing Career Crossroads at 2736 Lyndale Avenue So November 5, from 9:30 networking and tips/skill building Cost is $10 vicki@careercrossroads.us Suite 212, Minneapolis a.m. to 11:00 a.m per person for a 6 week series of meetings Medical Device Job Southview Seventh Day 1st Tuesday of every month The mission of the Medical Device Job Jack Heil Transition Group Adventist Church at 6:30 pm Group is to give medical device job seekers 763-797-1045 5750 S. Wentworth Ave "Please email for (engineering, quality, regulatory, purchasing, medicaldevicejobgroup@hotmail.c SW corner of Wentworth & invitation / industry sales and marketing etc.) an opportunity to om 58th St experience required" discuss issues relevant to their particular job Minneapolis search while meeting others in the industry. East Side Neighborhood 1700 Second St. NE 9 – 10 a.m., Tuesday and Audrey Harris-Blount Services Thursday 612-787 - 4051 Pillsbury Neighborhood Brian Coyle Community Call for meetings Orientation / must Preregister 612 - 338 - 3808 Services Center M-F 7:30 – 9:30 PM to Pre-Register Mpls. Residents only 420 S. 15th Ave. TWIN CITY 430 First Avenue North second and fourth There are speakers the second and fourth Ardis Wexler, EMPLOYMENT Suite 620 Thursdays of the month Thursdays of the month. The goals of the Program Coordinator, COLLABORATIVE Minneapolis, MN 55401 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at group are to provide support, networking and 952-417-2117 the Sabes JCC advice about job search skills. awexler@jvsmn.org WAND, Women 3200 Penn Ave. N., 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Thursday Services primarily for single, working Anie Umoeka, 651-752-8500 Achieving New Minneapolis mothers; however, single, working fathers or 651-752-8554 Directions also welcome Medical Suds Medtech, Biotech & Meets Quarterly on Education, seminars, & networking www.medsuds.com Life science professionals Thursday evening at For Medtech, Biotech and Life Science Matt Noah various locations Professionals 952-934-5424 Page 6 of 10
  • 7. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact Net Suds IT & High Tech Meets quarterly at various Education, seminars, & networking www.netsuds.com Professionals locations For IT and High-tech professionals Matt Noah 952-934-5424 MISRC Carlson School of Business Monthly during academic Seminars for IT professionals Research Seminars – Univ. of Minnesota year – call for information campus Employment Transitions, Westminster Presbyterian Sat. 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Ken Huskins Church Bates Room krh321@gmail.com 12 St. and Marquette Ave., Claudia Kapitan, 612-332-3421 Minneapolis www.ewestminster.org Minnesota Teamsters 2829 University Avenue SE Wednesday from We work with everyone; John Coffey Service Bureau Suite 720, Minneapolis 10:00A.M. until noon both union and non-union 612-676-3759 john@mntsb.org MINNETONKA JVS - Suite 300 2nd and 4th Tuesday's Job search skills, networking, speakers, Leah Temkin, Career Development Job Transition and 13100 Wayzata Boulevard, 10-11:30 am individual check-in time and support Program Manager 952.417.2108 Support Group Minnetonka ltemkin@jvsmn.org www.jvsmn.org NORTH ST. PAUL 2098 E. 11th Ave. Thursday Speakers, networking, current job leads, Michael Ellison Work Force Center North St. Paul 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ongoing job search strategies and 651-770-4491 encouragement on you journey to the next www.mnworkforcecenter.org job. Coping mechanisms and ideas. Join other 651-779-5666 jobs seekers to share and be informed. North East Work Search North Haven Church, 2240 6:15 PM Every Tuesday - Networking, job skill Richard Brunkow, Group 15th Ave East, North St. Room 102 development, and 651-235-3092 Paul, MN 55109 Encouragement. richardbrunkow@msn.com PLYMOUTH Messiah United Methodist 2nd Tuesday of the Month, Open Networking, Speaker, Table Jean Paulsen-Lepley, Network 24/7 Church 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Networking jplepley@comcast.net 17805 County Road 6 Pre-registration appreciated, but not required 612-840-7869 Plymouth, MN 55447 Plymouth Covenant Plymouth Covenant Church Call for a no obligation One-on-one support to clarify and provide Pastor Dan Johnson Career Transition Support 4300 Vicksburg Lane, appointment. personal help relative to Career Transition. 763-559-4300 Group Plymouth, MN 55446 Go to website for list of individuals and www.plymouthcovenant.org special interests association with Career office@plymouthcovenant.org Transition - Page 7 of 10
  • 8. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact Wayzata Evangelical Free 705 County Rd. 101 N. 1st Tuesday of the month Focuses on spiritual needs of individuals in Pastor Carroll, 763-473-9463 Church from 7-9 PM transition Prayer support for job seekers. carroll.miller@wayzatafreeorg Offers mentoring and sharing of job leads Jim Villars Job.Trans.WEFC@Comcast.net SAVAGE Bridgewood Church Support group meets one-on-one support, assistance and Michele Boeder Bridgepath Support 6201 W. 135th St second Mondays of each accountability 952-736-2779 Group & Workshops Savage, MN. month at Special work shops as needed tboeders@earthlink.net 6:30 – 8:30 PM John Whitmore 952-830-1420 ext 227 SHOREVIEW SOAR for Jobs St. Odila’s Catholic 2nd and 4th The St. Odilia’s Job Transition Support Call 651-484-6681 Community MONDAYS of the Month Group is a non-denominational group open to Or See Our Web Site 3495 Victoria St. North all persons. The group coaches people to take www.soar4jobs.org 7-9pm control of their future and achieve a www.stodilia.org successful job transition. To accomplish this, the group offers seminars with guest speakers, mentorship, training, fellowship and networking. ST. LOUIS PARK Northwest Chapter AITP Meeting 5:15 p.m 1st. Thursday 612-751-2138 AITP – Association of Doubletree Hotel Dinner: 5:30 p.m September through May www.nwaitp.org Informational Prof. 1500 Park Place Blvd. Program: 6:30 to 8 p.m Info@nwaitp.org Women In Transition Lennox Community Center Day Workshops: Available to all Women regardless of work Dina Stender 6715 Minnetonka Blvd, Tues / Thurs, 9am–3:30 pm experience, education or income level. Job eac-mn.org/womensprog.shtml #212 Job Skills Workshops: search seminars held weekly. dstender@resource-mn.org St. Louis Park, MN 55426 Mondays, 6:00 – 8:00 pm eac-mn.org/womensprog.shtml 612-752-8444 Starbuck Networking Starbuck coffee shop 1 – 2 p.m., Informal meetings but we share ideas, job Youssef Haddad Group highway 55 & Winnetka Alternate Thursdays leads, & contacts through e-mail. The group y_haddad@yahoo.com in the strip mall is very helpful, and made of many IT leaders, cell (612) 791-5544 managers, some business people & recruiters. 7 degrees creativ St. Georges Episcopal Fridays at 11-1:00 pm Networking and Support group for Creative www.StGeorgesOnline.org Church Professionals info@7degreecreativ.com 5224 Minnetonka Boulevard www.SaintG.org St. Louis Park, MN 55416 952-926-1646 Page 8 of 10
  • 9. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact ST. PAUL 2324 University Ave. West 2nd and 4th Tuesday from Set goals and develop new ideas and leads for Call First Women Venture 9:30 – 11:30 AM your job search. Network with others to 651-646-3808 2nd and 4th Thursday from create new contacts and create solid support www.womenventure.org 6:30 – 8:30 PM systems as you make that career transition Coffee Hour Quality Career Services Mondays Weekly speakers, on Job Search Topics, 651-647-9322 Jobs In Transition 2515 Wabash Ave 10:00 AM –11:00 AM excellent networking opportunities, No Fees, www.qualitycareerservices.org/networking. htm Suite LL1 St. Paul One Stop Transition Center directorqcs@qualitycareerservices.org UU Networkers Unity Church-Unitarian Meets in the library upstairs check-in on prior week's job seeking Ron Prieve Job/Career Transition & 732 Holly Avenue Every Monday morning activities, people mention agenda items. rprieve@msn.com Support Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104 9:30 to 11:30 Occasional presentations Wendy Frieze wendyfrieze@mac.com Veterans Center 2480 University Ave. Open to Veterans Job assistance or Individual Counsel no 651-644-4022 groups/meetings Job search help Veterans Job Club Work Force Center Monday s Veterans Only For info call 651 642 0363 540 Fairview Ave N 9:00 – 11:00 Special Job Search Topics Each Week Neal Krenz St Paul, 55104 Sign up at the front desk Varied Speakers 651 642 0735 Networking opportunities www.mnworkforcecenter.org WORK FOR PEOPLE Woodland Hills Church Meeting by appointment. Help with resumes, interviewing, and job search Mary J Anderson 1740 Van Dyke Street Please contact practices provided in a supportive, faith-based Associate Pastor of Resource Ministries St. Paul, MN 55109 Mary J. Anderson environment. manderson@whchurch.org At (651) 287 2059 WEST ST. PAUL 1 Mendota Road West, #170 Monday 1:30 – 3:30 PM A speaker the first hour WorkForce Center #651-554-5955 Dakota County Northern West St. Paul 55118 and networking the second hour Service Center WAYZATA Unitarian Universalist first and third Thursday A mix of seminar material, helpful networking, www.face2.net Face2Face Job Search Church of Minnetonka of each month, and speakers, each meeting of Face2Face is Networking 605 Rice Street Wayzata, 9am – noon designed to serve professionals in the metro area MN 55391 who want the latest methods on job search in a tough economy. Networking Clusters include (5 minutes from 494/394/12) Sales and Marketing, Finance, Product, Project, Program Management, Fundraising/Non-profits, HR/Training, Operations and General Management, Finance, Engineering, Software/IT, Under-40, Executive Forum, and others as needed. Page 9 of 10
  • 10. ~~~ METRO AREA JOB CLUBS ~~~ Updated 9/12/09 Group Location Meeting Time Format or Specialization Contact New Day Career Wayzata Community 3rd Tuesday of each Month Speaker, networking and small group Katherine.poindexter@smithbarne Connection Church discussions y.com 125 E Wayzata Blvd 952-473-8877 Wayzata, MN 55391 Breakfast Connections: Morgan Stanley Smith 2nd Tuesday of every month Networking, Key Note Speakers on revelent Sarah Curfman - Financial Education for Careers in Barney - Wayzata Branch, September through May topics, Workshop/Small Group Breakout, Advisor, Financial Planning Transition 445 East Lake Street, more Networking . Specialist 3rd Floor Conference Room, Complimentary continental breakfast and Sarah.a.curfman@smithbarney.com Wayzata, MN coffee bar. Email to RSVP or call Christine Heine at 952 475 4380 WOODBURY Woodbury Lutheran Meet 2nd. & 4th Thursday Christian aspect of strength and guidance Tom Colosimo Career Transition 7380 Afton Road 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM through prayer. Guest speakers on relevant 651-739-5144 Connection Woodbury Except holidays topics, mentoring & networking www.woodburylutheran.org Prepared and up dated by a fellow networker. Please contact Bruce Hanson at bghanson@msn.com with any changes, corrections, additions. I am a versatile & adaptable manager, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and lead at a technical and non-technical level. A manager of hardware & software: customer service, field service, system, and application engineers in manufacturing, & operations. Working globally, in the areas of IT Mgmt., Production Automation, System Certification & Integration, SCADA, IC Etch & ATE, Telecommunications & Radio. Specializing in putting systems together, getting them installed, keeping them running, & training, by managing production & service personnel, vendors, integrators, distributors, & mfg's rep’s. For more info see http://brucehanson.efoliomn1.com Page 10 of 10