2013 Advisory Board
Executive Director:
Lanette Hanson
Conference Chairs
Denise Evans, Director of Workers' Comp Claims (Staffmark)
Daniel T. Holden, Manager, Corporate Risk & Insurance (Daimler Trucks)
Barry Wilson, Director of Risk Mgmt., & Insurance (EXPRESS)
Linda Locklear, VP & Workers' Comp Manager (Bank of the West)
Scott Ritto, Director Risk Management (American Realty Advisors)
Robert Johnson, Managing Counsel (McDonald's Corporation)
Legal Chair
Brian Egan, Partner (Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP)
Medical Chairs
Douglas Benner, MD, National Medical Director (Macy's)
Board Members
Dawn Alvarado, W/C Administrator (City of LA)
Fernando Barajas, Risk Manager (UPS)
Ryan J. McGuinness, M.Ed., ARM,Senior Director Risk Management (Rite Aid Corporation)
Rick Sumner, Director Insurance & Safety, (Dollar General)
Scott Gardner, VP Medical Operations (CA State Comp. Insurance Fund)
Becky Yee, Risk Manager (County of LA, Community Development Commission)
Carol Lucas, Workers' Comp. Manager (L-3 Communications Corp.)
Tyrone Spears, Training & Compliance Administrator/ECS, (Southern California Gas Co./San Diego Gas Electric)
Michael Simmons, Director Risk Mgmt. (Riverside Community College District)
Mike Wahl, GBU West Safety Director, CSP (Wal-Mart Stores)
Sheryl Higa, Risk Management Specialist, (City of Beverly Hills)
Mark Walls, (Marsh)
Shaun Jackson, Director of Risk Management, (El Pollo Loco)
Mike Alio, Risk Manager, (City of Long Beach)
Dawn Watkins, Director (Los Angeles Unified School District)
David J. DePaolo, President./CEO, (WorkCompCentral.com)
Drenée Miners, Assistant Vice President/Governmental Affairs for (Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.)
Ellis Green, Risk Manager (City of Ventura)
Erika Freiling, Senior Claims Adjuster (FirstComp Insurance)
A few of the confirmed speakers: (plus many more)
Max Koonce, Sr. Director, Risk Management (Wal-Mart)
Mark Webb (Pacific Employers Insurance)
Tim East, Director of Risk Management (The Walt Disney Company)
Kurt Leisure, VP Risk
Services/Assets Protection (The
Cheesecake Factory)
Jeffrey Pettegrew, Executive Director (California Self- Insurers'
Security Fund)
Jiles Smith, Area EH&S Manager (Grainger), VP/ State Fraud
Assessment Commission)
Anita Weir, Director, Med & Disability Mgmt.,
Corp Risk (Safeway, Inc.)
Michael W. Simmons, Director
of Risk Management (Riverside Community College District)
Andrew S. Flor, Director of Risk
Management (Montage Hotels &
Resorts)
Douglas Benner, Macy's Inc. (Claim Services Medical Director)
Bernyce Peplowski, Medical Director ( US Healthworks)
Martin Brady, Executive director, Schools Insurance Authority
Mark Walls, Marsh
Steve Cattolica, Director of Government Relations for the California
Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery (CSIMS)
RICHARD(JAKE) JACOBSMEYER (SHAW, JACOBSMEYER, CRAIN & CLAFFEY PC)
State
of California Confirmed Speakers
Christine Baker, Director (Department of Industrial Relations)
Ronnie Caplane, Chair (Workers' Compensation
Appeals Board)
Jon Wroten, Acting Chief (Office of Self-Insurance Plans)
Destie Overpeck Acting Administrative Director (CA Division of Workers'
Compensation)
Dr. Rupali Das, MD, MPH,Executive Medical Director(DWC/DIR)
Alfonso Moresi, Esq., Commissioner (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board)
Judge Katherine Zalewski, Chief Counsel (DIR)
"Hot Topic" Sessions & Categories: (plus many more)
- KEYNOTE :Part 1: SB 863(Regulatory) – 10 months later, what works and what doesn’t (State of CA)
- KEYNOTE :Part 2:SB 863 – 10 months later, what works and what doesn’t (Employers and Stakeholders)
- Risk Management: Ideas and solutions for the identification, assessment, and treatment of risk—best practices, success stories, and innovative techniques
- Part 1: SB 863: Medical Unit Update……. 10 months later….(Regulatory)
- Part 2: How SB 863 has impacted the employer, claims and medical managed care vendors in UR and Bill Review (Employer perspective/Vendor)
- Legal/ Regulatory Issues
- Safety, Loss Control, and Risk Control: Framework and techniques for reducing risk through mitigation programs, disaster recovery, emergency planning, and business continuity
- Insurance, TPA, Brokers, and Captives-Analysis of contracts and coverage
- Workers’ Compensation: New developments and best practices
- Return-to-Work Strategies
- “How has Workers’ Comp Self –Insurance Changed with SB863”
- Claims Management: Information on the most up-to-date technology and procedures for managing the claims element of the total cost of risk and better claims management strategies
- Disciplining and Terminating Workers’ Comp Claimants
- Healthcare: Insight into medical malpractice claims data, risk management developments, and the implications of national trends.
- Healthcare Reform: Impact on employers (medical/behavioral solutions, medical fee schedules, utilization review, etc.)
- Finance: Integrates the financial aspects of risk into risk management
- Cyber Security—Covering Your Assets: Social media and its impact on risk management—what is coming next?
- MSA Topic
- Prescription Drug Topic
- Pre-employment screening topic
