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....

SIA

Debrah Sherrington is the Risk Analyst/Project Coordinator for Schools Insurance Authority.  Her unique position allows her to collaborate with SIA’s various departments, i.e....

Chief Risk Officer

Special District Risk Management Authority

Debbie Yokota supervises the SDRMA Property/Liability and Workers’ Compensation claims operations for SDRMA. In addition, Ms. Yokota provides Safety and Risk Management training to Member agencies....

Retired CalOSHA

Dick recently retired from the California Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA) where he worked from 1980 to 2013 in both the Enforcement & Consultation Units where he conducted complaint or accident precipitated construction, electrical and industrial safety inspections, surveys or investigations; consulted with employer and labor groups, government agencies and the general public regarding occupational safety and health problems; conducted OJT and outreach training; applied safety and other applicable laws; implemented Department policies and recommended penalties or citations where appropriate, prepared for prosecution of citations and made presentations at hearings of Appeals Boards; prepared reports and correspondence; analyzed existing and proposed State regulations and policies on occupational safety and health associated with construction, electrical and industrial disciplines; acted in a lead capacity and assisted in training other staff; participated in special projects related to occupational safety and health in the construction, electrical and industrial disciplines....

City of Livermore

Donald Is the Cybersecurity Manager at City of Livermore serving in the frontline of data protection, cyber risk management, governance, and working to ensure Livermore is cyber safe. Donald has over 20 year experience as an IT auditor at Maze & Associates before moving to Livermore....

Jensen Hughes

Dr. Atarod is a Senior Biomechanical Engineer specializing in injury biomechanics and injury mechanism/causation analysis and accident reconstruction. He works on cases across the country, analyzing injuries in automotive collisions, industrial accidents, workers compensation claims, premises liability claims, slip / trip and falls, and sport / recreation accidents....

East LA College/Westwood Eval and Treatment Center

Dr. Heredia is a Psychology Professor at East Los Angeles College where
he teaches General Psychology, Lifespan Psychology, Child Psychology
and Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality. He is the Chief
Operating Officer at Westwood Evaluation & Treatment Center, Bruce
Leckart, Ph.D., a mental health facility that provides psychological
evaluations and Apricots™ in workers’ compensation and personal injury
litigation....

President

NPA Return-to-Work Services

Erik Peterson, President of NPA Return-to-Work Services (NPA), has been working with NPA and in the Return-to-Work (RTW) field since 2005. He is responsible for all aspects of operations including coordination and implementation of the OUR System RTW program....

Bertrand, Fox, Elliot, Osman & Wenzel

Ilana Kohn is a partner with Bertrand, Fox, Elliot, Osman & Wenzel.. Her practice focuses on the defense of cities, counties, school districts, community colleges, and water districts in cases alleging dangerous condition of public property, civil rights, and inverse condemnation....

Partner, Los Angeles Office

Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

James is an experienced litigator, and has successfully represented clients in employment litigation matters in both State and Federal court from inception through discovery, pre-trial proceedings, and settlement or trial....