INL Retired Employees Association
Welcome to the IREA (INL Retired Employees Association).
Our goal is promoting the betterment and welfare of our membership by striving for improved benefits and providing interesting and educational activities for our members to attend.
Upcoming Events
2024 Activities
Save the Date, Tuesday, May 14 at noon at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Come and enjoy lunch with friends and former co-workers
The INL Retired Employees Association luncheon and annual meeting is Tuesday, May 14, at noon and will include two special guest speakers.
The speakers, Glenn Mabey and Cole Morrison from the Idaho Department of Agriculture. They will discuss invasive species.
Mabey is an Idaho native and BYUI graduate. Glenn has worked for Idaho Fish and Game and was hired on as a technician with the ISDA in 2022. He has now accepted a promotion and is the Invasive Species lead for the Eastern Idaho region. He oversees the watercraft inspection and early detection monitoring efforts for the eastern side of the state.
Morrison is an ISU graduate living in Idaho since 2000. Has worked for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture since 2017 where he worked as the Eastern Idaho Invasive Species lead for 6 years. He was recently promoted to statewide program manager.
The luncheon is Tuesday, May 14, 2024, noon
Hilton Garden Inn, 700 Lindsay Blvd, Idaho Falls
**Vote -- Annual election of IREA officers**
Baked Idaho Potato Bar with all the fixings, tossed
greens, dinner rolls, dessert and coffee, tea, or soft drinks.
$15 each for IREA members and a guest
$20 each for non-members
RSVP to INLretiredemployees@gmail.com by Friday, May 10.
Thank you to all who attended. watch the newsletter for photos.
Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m.
IREA Board member Bob Skinner, Captain, USN (retired) will discuss Idaho's military history and the USS Idaho (SSN-799).
He will talk about Idaho's involvement with the US Military and specifics about the USS Idaho's construction and capabilities.
The meeting will be at the Veterans Memorial Building, 485 Constitution Way, Idaho Falls.
2023 Events Summaries Follow: 2023 events are complete. Read what we did last year.
Fall 2023 Social: Taco Tuesday was a great time. On September 5, 2023 around 50 members and guests attended the noon luncheon at Garcia's Restaurant. Good food and a fun time catching up with old friends and meeting new friends.
Fall 2023 Technicial Meeting: An excellent technicial meeting was held on September 20, 2023 at INL CAES Auditorium. John Revier, Director of INL External Engagement and Communications and his directors Sara Prentice, Director of Communications: Jason Stolworthy, Director of Technology Transfer and Jennifer Jackson, K-12 STEM Director updated retirees on programs at INL.
2023 Past Event - June 21, 2023 Social and Retirement Discussion at Idaho Brewing Company: INL Retired Employees Association Retirement discussion with free pizza was held June 21, 2023 at Idaho Brewing Company, 775 South Capital, Idaho Falls. The financial program event at IBC went very well. Approximately 35-40 people attended. Jeff Jones and Jayme O'Rullian of Westmark Credit Union provided insights into financial considerations related to retirement. A big THANKS! to Sandra Birk for working with Westmark to support the event and Doug Akers for arranging to hold the event at IBC. Westmark is very interested in supporting IREA!
2023 Past Event - INL Retired Employees Association 2023 Spring Social: 50 IREA members and guests attended the luncheon on May 10, 2023, at Hilton Garden Inn, 700 Lindsay Blvd, Idaho Falls. Lunch included a Baked Idaho Potato Bar with all the fixings, tossed greens, dinner rolls, dessert and coffee, tea or soft drink. Guest speaker, Ty Blackford, Program Manager Idaho Environmental Coalition, provided an update on site cleanup status.