Job Transition & Networking Groups

Group

Address

Day/Time

Information

AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals)

Check web site www.nwaitp.org/

Membership fee & day/time: check web site

www.nwaitp.org/
Info@nwaitp.org

Basilica of St. Mary  

 jgrove@mary.org

17^th & Hennepin Avenue, Mpls.

Janet 612-317-3508

www.mary.org/life/employment/index.html

monthly workshops & 1-1 coaching (free) day varies

Janet Grove 612-317-3508

Christ Presbyterian Church

  Ø Minneapolis Job Support Workshop for Managers,  Professionals and others  (70^th & Hwy 100) usually Room 107 but check signs or website for changes

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Ø Womens’ group 2^nd Thursday     6:30 pm 1^st floor parlor

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ØChrist in Career Support Group

6901 Normandale Road   Edina

 Also ongoing 1-1 resume, interviewing, networking help

Hotline: 952-826-7011

www.mjsw.org

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www.mjsw.org

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Mainly spirituality  $3.00 optional

See above Room #316

 Tuesdays  6:30 pm

www.mjsw.org hot line: 952-826-7011 free or tax deductible donation (before or after you find a new job)

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Joanie Natalizio and

M.E.G. Roy and guest speakers

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1^st & 3^rd Saturday  8:30-10 AM

  Chuck Guerin

612 -720-6532  (cell)

Stan Brown at 952-943-0718  OR stan@stanbrown.us

$3.00 suggested donation    

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$3.00 suggested donation    

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Colonial Church

See St. Andrews for address

Mon. 7-9 pm

952-925-2711

Employment Action Center

~Womens’ Programs

www.eac.mn.org/womenprog.shtml

www.eac-mn.org metro area including Bloomington, St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, and St. Paul

Call for locations, days, and appointment. Seminars on career exploration, job search strategies, and coaching

Dina 612 -752-8444 dstender@resource-mn.org

Face2Face Job Search Networking

$5 registration $0-$5/per meeting

Unitarian Universalist Church of Mtka. 605 Rice St. Wayzata

First and third Thursday of each month 9 am-12 noon

www.face2.net (email via web)

Joanne Meehl

FENG Financial Executives

www.thefeng.org  

See chapters/meetinhttp://www.thefeng.org/g announcements & web for contact info www.thefeng.org  

richards_mj@msn.com

Contact for mbsp info

Must be sponsored

Grace Church

www.crossroadscareer.org

Password: grace-ce

9301 Eden Prairie Road

Eden Prairie, MN   55347

Rm M 209 door 4 (note day change)

1^st Thurs. 7:30-9:30 am david_sparkman@uhc.com or www.ccnatgrace.com/

ccnatgrace@gmail.com

 952-926-1884

Occasional mock interviews

Holy Name of Jesus Church

www.hnoj.org/jobNetwork.html

155 County Road 24  Emmaus Rm
Wayzata/Medina  

1^st Thursday 7-9 pm

wcorrig@comcast.net

Cathy R 763-473-2269  or  Bill C. or roth@visi.com

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) Job Transition and Support Group

Suite 300 13100 Wayzata  Blvd.  Minnetonka www.jvsmn.org/

2nd & 4th Tuesdays 10-11:30am jvs@jvsmn.org  

Leah Temkin 952-417-2108 OR Janet Flam 952-417-2112

Minneapolitan Toastmasters (focuses on job skills) Hopkins/Minnetonka

Hopkins/Mtka  915 Main St.

Hopkins Family Resource Center

Hopkins

Every Thursday at

6:45 pm

www.d6tm.org 

David Altrowitz

952-484-9592 or

daltrowitz@comcast.net

Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau Works with everyone – union and non-union

2829 University Ave. SE

Suite #720 Minneapolis

www.mntsb.org

2^nd and 4^th Wed.

11 am to 12 Noon

Carol or Christine

612-676-3700

Christine@mntsb.org

Minnesota Technical Recruiters Network  http://www.mntrn.org/

Fee or $20/time (first one free) location and time can vary

Usually every 3^rd Tues. every other month   See http://www.mntrn.org/

Rick (952) 473-0022

rick@recruitersofmn.com or

kelly@recruitersofmn.com

Minnesota WorkForce Center – Blaine http://www.mnwfc.org/anoka/

1201 89^th Avenue NE  #235
Blaine

Monday mornings
9:30 – 11 am

763-783-4800

Minnesota WorkForce Center – Hennepin North- Brooklyn Park

7115 Northland Terrace #100
Brooklyn Park

One Thursday/month

1-3 pm   schedule varies

763-536-6016

Minnesota WorkForce Center Hennepin South -Bloomington

4220 West Old Shakopee Road #100 Bloomington

www.mnwfc.org/hennepinsouth

First 3 Fridays

10-12 noon

952-346-4028

 www.mnwfc.org/hennepinsouth

Minnesota WorkForce Center – Dakota Co. www.mnwfc.org/dakota

1 Mendota Road West    West St. Paul 2900 County Rd 42 W   Burnsville

Monday 1:30 – 3:30 pm

Wednesday  9:00-11:00 am

Darlene Dahl 952-895-7658

Mike Lang 952-895-7641

Minnesota WorkForce Center –

North St. Paul (McKnight 36 Plaza)

2098 East 11^th Avenue North St. Paul http://www.mnwfc.org/ramseycounty/

Thursdays
1 – 2:30 pm

651-779-5666

Minnesota WorkForce Center

Scott and Carver Counties

752 Canterbury Road S. Shakopee

http://www.mnwfc.org/scottcounty

2^nd & 4^th Wed. 1:30-3:30

Curt Sammann  952-403-7992 or Help Desk at 952-403-7990

MNIPS – IT (Volunteer group for IT professionals)

http://www.mnips.org

joe@jperzel.com

No longer meets monthly-check web site for more info

Joe Perzel
 

Oak Grove Presbyterian Church

Sales/Marketing Professionals  

Oak Grove Presbyterian Church

2200 Old Shakopee Road (Shakopee & Penn) Bloomington www.SMPnet.org

Every other Sat. 9-12 Noon check web site or calendar:

http://www.oakgrv.org/

George Burr

612-669-0455

info@smpnet.org

Prince of Peace Christian Life Center (combined with Shepherd of the Valley)

13901  Fairview Drive
Burnsville (park on upper level)

www.princeofpeaceonline.org

Tuesdays 2^nd floor
6:30 – 8:30 pm

952-898-9388 Hotline info@princeofpeace

online.org   Bob Callahan

Project Management (PMI-MN)

Career Networking

Minnesota Chapter

Hotel Hilton on American Boulevard, Bloomington by Airport and MOA

3800 American Blvd. East

3^rd Monday of most months  4:30pm

Check web site to verify

meetings

  $ mbsp & dinner

No charge for networking

www.pmi-mn.org

administrator@pmi-mn.org

651-917-6246

Quality Career Services (no email)

www.qualitycareerservices.org

2515  Wabash Ave.  St. Paul

Suite LL1

Mondays 10-11:30 am

e-mail direct from web site

651-647-9322   Mary

St. Andrew Lutheran Church  http//www.standrewlu.org

Information Technology Networkers

13600 Technology Drive Eden Prairie
www.standrewlu.org/jobtransition.shtml

info@standrewlu.org   

Wednesdays
11:30 am - 1:00 pm and free job change classes Wed. 8:20 -11:20 am

No phone calls
use web site 

check web for dates

John Schorer

St. Hubert Job Support Group
 

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St. Hubert Catholic Community 

8201 Main Street, Chanhassen

George_davisson@yahoo.com

2nd & 4th Tues. (mostly one-on-one assistance)
7 -9 pm room #222

George Davisson
952-443-0010

 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

www.ststephens.com/jobsupport

4439 W. 50^th St , Edina

jobsupport@ststephens.com

 Every Sat. 8:30-9:30 am library (50th & Wooddale)

 952-920-0595 church or Len at 952-929-2699

Sales & Marketing Group

Sams Net     

Anyone in sales or marketing in transition. Non-members can attend one time

By invitation only:

Contact M. Shane Smith

M. Shane Smith

mshanesmith@q.com

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church www.sotv.org  (“the Door”)

 Merged with Prince of Peace Christian Life Center- in Burnsville

Shift www.shiftonline.org  Mentoring/networking 

Loring Park Dunn Bros. Coffee

329 W 15^th St. Mpls.

 (Mon. nights 7 pm) 

Check web site first

www.shiftonline.org 

David Buck

 Smile ‘N Dial IT Subgroup

philbrooks@comcast.net

Pentagon Park (Edina) conf. room

4620 West 77^th St. lower level 

1^st Tues. of each month       7-9 am

Phillip Brooks

 651-470-1257

Smiling and Dialing  http://www.smilinganddialing.org

Main group (execs) by invitation.  Also, Entrepreneurs (does not meet on a regular basis), IT  & Supply Chain & Quality subgroups 

For more info SmilingDialing@aol.com

SmilingDialing@aol.com

SOAR for Jobs  Shoreview

http://www.soar4jobs.org/mambo/

St. Odilia's Catholic Church
3495 Victoria Street North

2^nd & 4^th Monday  7 – 9 pm Bring item for food shelf

651-415-3327

Linda

Starbucks for Senior Sales and Marketing by sponsorship

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/starbucksnetwork/

Twin Cities Men's Center, Mpls.

www.tcmc.org

3249 Hennepin Ave South #55

Minneapolis

Mon.@12:30, Thurs. @ 7:30 pm tcmc@tcmc.org

612-822-5892

Randy

Veterans’ Center www.vetcenter.va.gov

2480 University Ave.  St. Paul

1-1 counseling  for veterans

651-644-4022 andrew.huff@va.gov

Wayzata Evangelical Free Church

www.wayzatafree.org

705 County Rd. 101 N.

Plymouth

1^st Tues./month 6:45-8:45 pm deggum@comcast.net

David 763-553-7892

Terri Jo  612-518-1611

Westminster Presbyterian Church

http://www.ewestminster.org/

1200 Marquette  Ave.
Minneapolis

Check web for frequency and dates

612-332-3421

church office/Sharon

Westwood Job Transition Group

3121 Westwood Drive, Chanhassen

Westwood Community Church Room #116 Chanhassen (note room # change)

1^st & 3^rd Monday

5:30-7 PM note Day and time change

Matt  Beck 952-457-8866 matthewpbeck@yahoo.com

WomenVenture  (women)

www.womenventure.org  OR www.womenventure.com/career.cfm?ID=17

2324  University  Avenue West
St. Paul

1^st & 3^rd Tues. 9-11:00 am   

Note change in time shown

See web

651-646-3808

services@womenventure.org

Woodbury Lutheran Church Fireside Room

http://www.woodburylutheran.org/ click on ministries then Career Transition Connection

7380 Afton Road Woodbury

http://www.woodburylutheran.org/

2^nd & 4^th Thursday  7-8:30 pm    

 Use website for email contacts

Wooddale Church www.jobtransition.net

6630 Shady Oak Road,

Eden Prairie jtsg@wooddale.org 

Meets every Monday morning at 7:15 am

952-656-1075  

952-944-6300