Join us for our February 2026 Meeting!!

Redefining Recruiting 

Presented By:Alex Breault & Geoffrey Chambers 

February 11th, 2026

Hilton Double Tree 

Check in:11am-11:30am

Announcements/Networking:11:30am-Noon

Presentation: Noon-1:00pm

The workforce landscape has changed, yet many hiring practices still reflect an outdated model that limits talent access and drives preventable turnover. This session explores how HR teams can redefine recruiting to meet today’s workforce realities, strengthen retention, and expand pathways for diverse and capable candidates. Participants will learn practical, people-centered strategies that modernize the hiring process and build a stronger, more reliable talent pipeline.

Key learning objectives or key “take-aways” for the Presentation:

• Identify limitations of traditional recruiting practices and how they impact talent flow.
• Recognize opportunities to modernize hiring approaches in ways that strengthen retention and engagement.
• Understand the value of considering diverse and nontraditional talent pathways.
• Apply broad strategies for improving candidate experience, alignment, and early success.

Meet your presenters

Alex Breault: Partnership Manager, FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory

Alex Breault joined the FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory as their Partnership Manager in 2022. Alex is helping build community partnerships to reach our shared goal of ensuring 60% of working age adults in SWFL have high-quality credentials beyond high school to fill our region’s workforce gaps. By 2025, ⅔ of jobs in FL will require some type of credential beyond high school.

Before joining FutureMakers, Alex was the Director of Talent Initiatives at the Greater Naples Chamber. During her tenure, Alex was named Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives 2021 Forty Under 40 and was selected into the U.S. Chamber Business Leads Fellowship Program. She was awarded Gulfshore Business 2022 40 Under 40. Alex is a proud graduate of Leadership Collier Class 2022 and Associate Leadership Collier Class of 2017. She serves on Early Learning Coalition of SWFL Board, and Chair of the CCPS NAF Advisory Board.

Alex was born and raised in Naples, FL and a proud alumnus of CCPS and FGCU. Alex is married to her husband, John, and they have two children, Jack and Emmie. They love boating, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.

Geoffrey Chambers: Employer Recruitment Specialist, FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory

Geoffrey Chambers is an Employer Recruitment Specialist with the FutureMakers Coalition at Collaboratory, where he works with employers, HR teams, and community partners to strengthen regional talent pipelines and support long-term workforce solutions across Southwest Florida, ensuring that 60% of adults in the region hold a high-quality credential or degree by 2030, adding to the nearly 55,000 new credentials FutureMakers has brought to the workforce since 2013. With two decades of relationship-driven operations and people-centered service roles, Geoffrey brings both a practical understanding of how individuals and organizations navigate work, opportunity, and change, and a boots-on-the-ground approach to supporting the people and systems involved.

In his role with FutureMakers, Geoffrey partners with cross-sector organizations to rethink traditional hiring practices, address systemic barriers, and evolve recruitment strategies with the shifting needs of the regional labor market.

A Florida native, Geoffrey has proudly called Southwest Florida home for the past five years and is committed to supporting the community he now serves.

Cost for Students: $15

In-person Cost for Members: $35

Cost for Non-Members/Guests: $45

Walk-ins (if available): $45

Please RSVP by Monday, February 9th, 2026

Cancellations must be emailed to info@shrmswfl.org by noon, Monday February 9th to qualify for a refund. No shows will be billed.