The Wednesday, August 7^th Erie, PA Chapter Meeting Will Include:

4:30pm – 6:00pm    Arrival/Networking with blueberry picking (1 quart pre-picked included in price of event admission); Dinner will also be provided by Federal Hill Smokehouse
6:00pm – 7:00pm    "Project Management in the Blueberry Business,” presented Jeff and Gretchen Clorley

Meeting Location: Clorley Farms (formerly Conn’s Blueberry Farm), 9069 PA-89, North East, PA 16428 (Look for the sign by the road and the white house)

Cost:  $25 for Members / $30 Non-Members

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Jeff and Gretchen Clorley purchased Conn's Blueberry Farm in November of 2018. They were frequent "pickers" at the farm for a decade and when the Conn's decided to sell, they bought the farm to keep the business alive. The Clorley’s have two kids, two dogs, three cats, and there's always a bunch of chickens, ducks, turkey, pigs, and horses hanging around the farm as well. 

Jeff is a freelance digital marketer. Gretchen is a Project Manager in IT at Erie Insurance and is the VP of Finance for the PMI Erie Chapter Board.

In this presentation, Jeff and Gretchen will discuss:

• Project Management: Mini projects of a farm
• Scope creep management: Biting off more than you can chew
• Change Management: Taking over an established business and making it your own