Menopause at Work: From Awareness to Action
Join us for an interactive workshop for HR, Benefits providers, and Organizational Leaders.
Menopause is a workplace issue—and today’s HR and organizational leaders have an opportunity to create workplaces where employees can continue to thrive throughout every stage of their careers.
Join Morgan Massie, Co-Founder, HR Strategist & Chief Learning Officer of MenoPalz, alongside nationally recognized women’s hormonal health expert Sophia Yen, MD, MPH, MSCP, CEO and Co-Founder of Pandia Health, and Nevada Health Link for an engaging, interactive one-hour workshop that brings together medical expertise, local health and resource knowledge, and practical workplace strategy.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
4:00–5:00 PM | Menopause at Work: From Awareness to Action | Earn 1 SHRM PDC
5:30–7:30 PM | Welcome Reception
Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel & Spa | Hideaway & Wine Cellar
$49 covers both. Separate from Thursday admission.
SHRM Members: Earn 1 PDC for attending this workshop.
What Will You Walk Away With?
Understand
How menopause can affect employees and workplace experiences.
Assess
Use the MenoPalz Workplace Maturity Model to understand where your organization stands.
Take Action
Leave with at least one practical step you can take immediately.
This isn't just a conversation about menopause. It's about what leaders can actually do.
WHO IT IS FOR
Who Should Attend
Designed for HR professionals, benefits providers, and organizational leaders who influence employee experience, benefits, culture, learning, leadership, or workplace strategy, including HR and People leaders, executives, business owners, benefits professionals, learning and development leaders, and people managers.
Whether your organization is just beginning to talk about menopause or is ready to strengthen existing support, this session will provide a practical place to start.
Learn From Leaders in Health & Workplace Strategy
CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER & HR STRATEGIST, MENOPALZ
Morgan Massie
Morgan is a leadership and organizational development strategist, executive coach, and learning expert with more than 25 years of experience in HR, leadership development, instructional design, organizational change, and workplace learning. She is a PhD candidate in Business Management with a specialization in Leadership and holds a master’s degree in Instructional Technology and Instructional Systems Design.
She is also a two-time TEDx speaker and an ICF-credentialed executive coach. In this workshop, Morgan translates menopause education into practical workplace strategy, learning, and leadership action. Morgan will introduce the MenoPalz Workplace Maturity Model, guide participants through an organizational readiness assessment, and help HR and organizational leaders identify actionable ways to strengthen employee awareness, manager capability, and workplace support.
CEO and Co-Founder of Pandia Health
Sophia Yen, MD, MPH, MSCP
Dr. Yen is an expert in asynchronous women’s hormonal telehealth + pharmacy, from birth control to peri/menopause and beyond. She has a passion for making women’s lives easier, preventing unplanned pregnancies, and educating women about #PeriodsOptional and peri/menopause. Dr. Yen is board-certified in Adolescent Medicine and a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP). She graduated MIT, UCSF Medical School, and with an MPH from UC Berkeley in Maternal Child Health. She serves as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at an academic university.
In this workshop, Dr. Yen will bring the medical perspective to the workplace conversation, helping HR and organizational leaders better understand peri/menopause, common symptoms and experiences, and how they can affect employees at work. Her insights will provide the clinical foundation for understanding why menopause awareness and support matter in today’s workplace.
Local Health & Resource Perspective
Nevada Health Link
Nevada Health Link will bring the local perspective to the conversation, helping connect workplace awareness with health-support resources, benefits navigation, access to care, and the broader support ecosystem available to employees in Northern Nevada.
