Claims Administrator

CJPRMA

Marinda Griese is a licensed Private Investigator and past Business Insurance Women-to-Watch Honoree. Ms. Griese began her public entity risk management career over 20 years ago, at a full-service primary JPA....

Vice President Client Engagement

Safety National

Mark Walls is currently Vice President Client Engagement for Safety National, a multi-line specialty insurance and reinsurance carrier that offers a variety of risk solutions for large commercial and public entity clients....

Senior Risk Manager

California Schools JPA

MaryAnn Boice-Ceja, MPH, ARM, CSRM, Senior Risk Manager, California Schools JPA
MaryAnn is an experienced risk manager with a demonstrated history of working in both the private and public sectors....

Workers' Compensation Supervisor

City of Pasadena

Matthew Howard is the Workers' Compensation Supervisor for City of Pasadena. Matthew has been in the Workers' Compensation Industry for more than 35 years. Currently, he is the W. C. claims Supervisor for the City of Pasadena....

Managing Senior Partner

Mullen & Filippi LLP

Medy Beauchane began his workers’ compensation journey in a law practice specializing in representing injured workers. In 2005, Medy took on his first job as a workers’ compensation defense attorney, and realized the defense practice was more in line with his personal philosophies relative to the workers’ compensation system....

Partner

Collins + Collins LLP

Megan Lieber is a partner in the Walnut Creek office of Collins + Collins. Ms. Lieber's€™s litigation practice focuses on public entity liability, civil rights, professional liability, and employment law....

Senior Risk Manager

California JPIA

Melaina Francis is a Senior Risk Manager with the California JPIA and works with members in Region 1, which includes Palos Verdes Peninsula and Harbor, Central and South LA County.

Melaina has over 25 years of experience in contractual risk management, safety, security, environmental management, emergency preparedness, and loss control for various public agencies and insurance sectors.

Melaina holds a B.S....

Chief Operating Officer/Chief Legal Counsel

Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM)

Mike Pott is a recovering litigator having spent 17 years defending a variety of public and private entities in litigation in state and federal courts with the Sacramento law firm Porter Scott. He was a shareholder with the firm and specialized in employment and civil rights matters including use of force cases.

Mike has worked for PRISM for the past 8 years, first as the Chief Claims Officer and currently as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Counsel....

Associate Producer

Alliant Insurance Services

Michelle Praxmarer joined Alliant Insurance Services in 2022 after relocating to Denver in 2021. She was previously at Alliant in Chicago from 2013-2019 working with the public entity practice. Michelle has over 13 years of experience working with public entities ranging from state authorities, villages, counties, pools, education, and transit authorities.

Michelle has a B.A....

Director of Environmental Health Services

Forensic Analytical Consulting Services

Michelle Rosales has more than 18 years of experience managing complex environmental health and industrial hygiene service projects throughout California and U.S. These projects are conducted in accordance with the requirements of State and Federal regulations, including OSHA and EPA....