Director

Sedgwick

De Ann Wagner is Director, Client Services at Sedgwick. Ms. Wagner has worked in the industry since 1996 when she started her career with a dedicated third-party administrator for a California-based insurance company....

LAUSD

Dawn Watkins is the Director of Integrated Disability Management for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school district in the nation.

Ms. Watkins has over 30 years of risk management experience in both the private and public sectors....

Parker, Kern, Nard & Wenzel

Darren Van Doren is an attorney and shareholder with the firm. His practice focuses largely on workers’ compensation defense and general civil litigation. Mr. Van Doren attended college at California State University, Fresno and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance....

Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.

For more than 27 years I have worked with a diverse group of public entities and not-for-profit organizations to deliver risk management solutions tailored to their specific needs. I've helped organizations establish insured, self-insured and re-insured programs that provide self-directed control and efficiency....

VRC Investigations

Dalene Bartholomew, CFE, CIFI is an insurance fraud specialist, investigative training expert, recognized speaker, and author. Dalene is Vice President with VRC Investigations, a Certified Insurance Fraud Investigator, Certified Fraud Examiner, and licensed Investigator....

Harmonized Workplaces

Mr. Khosh-Chashm has a unique ability to recognize and address diversity-related misunderstandings and disputes, having lived all over the world as the son of a United Nations official. His observations, insights, and ability to diffuse disputes were instrumental in the founding and development of Harmonized Workplaces....

City of Chula Vista

Courtney has 20 years of experience in public sector human resources and risk management. She has been the Director of Human Resources/Risk Management for the Chula Vista for seven years. Courtney began her career at the County of San Diego then moved to the cities of Coronado and Encinitas....

City of Bakersfield

Christi Tenter is a self-proclaimed people enthusiast who thrives on aligning core people process for operational excellence. With over 20 years in the field of Human Resources, Christi has observed first-hand the conflict employees face in pursuit of balancing personal and professional life, and the negative impact “imbalance” can bring to operations and progress....

Carl Warren, JPIA

Chris Kustra is the current Liability Claims Manager for the California JPIA account at Carl Warren & Company. He has worked for Carl Warren & Company’s public entity division since 2005 and, previous to his position as the Liability Claims Manager for the California JPIA, was the Liability Claims Manager for the City of Huntington Beach, City of Newport Beach, City of Cypress and Los Angeles County Sanitation District accounts at Carl Warren & Company....

Bakersfield College

Catherine has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science: Occupational Safety and Health from Fresno State, is a Certified Safety Professional and has earned the designations of Associate in Risk Management and Associate in Claims....