The 2024 NLC-RISC Staff Conference was held in Burlington, Vermont from October 20 – 23 at the Hotel Champlain. Members got to network with pooling professionals from throughout North America with the gorgeous views of fall in New England as the backdrop. View the conference highlight video below!
General Sessions
Bridging Generations: Navigating Challenges and Unlocking Opportunities
Mark Hayes – Executive Director, Arkansas Municipal League
Shymir Coakley – Finance Student, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
7 Habits of Highly Effective Risk Pool Staff
Michael Fann – President/CEO, Public Entity Partners
Run It Like a Newsroom or Get Run Over: Strategic Crisis Communications
Julie Parker – President & CEO, Julie Parker Communications, LLC
Concurrent Sessions – Day 1
- New(er) Staff Workshop
- Don’t Hire the Perp: Avoid Organization-Killing Pitfalls During the Recruitment Process
- The Evolving Physical Risk Landscape- Ramifications for Public Entities
- The Supreme Court and Homeless Camping: Didn’t We Win? What Cities Do Now and the Remaining Risks
- Taking on the Risks of Innovation
New(er) Staff Workshop
Erin Peterson – Senior Program Specialist, NLC-RISC
Erin Rian – Chief Operating Officer, NLC Mutual-RISC
George Dalton – Vice President of Risk Services, Public Entity Partners
Joe Damiata – Director, Risk Management Services (Pool Administrator), Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Don’t Hire the Perp: Avoid Organization-Killing Pitfalls During the Recruitment Process
Jill Ostrove – VP of EPL Public Entity, SML, and D&O Risk Management, ePlace Solutions, Inc.
The Evolving Physical Risk Landscape- Ramifications for Public Entities
Kieran Bhatia – Senior Vice President, Climate and Sustainability Lead for North America, Guy Carpenter
The Supreme Court and Homeless Camping: Didn’t We Win? What Cities Do Now and the Remaining Risks
Kirk Mylander – General Counsel, CIS (City County Insurance Services)
Taking on the Risks of Innovation
Christopher Bator – Division Chief- HSO, City of Coral Springs
Frank Babinec – City Manager, City of Coral Springs
Concurrent Sessions – Day 2
- The Aftermath of Exoneration – Insurance Coverage in Wrongful Incarceration Cases Committee
- Lessons and Successes from the NLC-RISC/Mutual Cyber Pilot Project
- The Challenges and Benefits of Carving Out Pharmacy Benefits
- Key Considerations for Establishing and Managing Captives
- Making it Click: Digital Engagement Tools in Risk Pooling
- Cold Calling Stinks: Building Credibility with Law Enforcement Members to Improve Risk Management Outcomes
- Civility: Loss Control Measures You Can Replicate
- AI for Real in Public Entity Risk Pools–Practical Applications in Use by NLC-RISC Members
The Aftermath of Exoneration – Insurance Coverage in Wrongful Incarceration Cases Committee
William Bulfer – Partner, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP
Lessons and Successes from the NLC-RISC/Mutual Cyber Pilot Project
Dave Mims – Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, VC3
Erin Peterson – Senior Program Specialist, NLC-RISC
Henry Dietz – Risk Management Coordinator, Association of Washington Cities Risk Management Service Agency and Employee Benefit Trust
The Challenges and Benefits of Carving Out Pharmacy Benefits
Kelly DiNardo – Vice President, Client Solutions, Employers Health
Key Considerations for Establishing and Managing Captives
Christine Brown – Director of Captive Insurance, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Making it Click: Digital Engagement Tools in Risk Pooling
Anne Carlson – Director of Administration and Financial Controller, MIIA
Karen DelGreco – MIIA Marketing and Communications Manager, Massachusetts Municipal Association
Maria Miranda – Chief Creative Officer, Miranda Creative
Cold Calling Stinks: Building Credibility with Law Enforcement Members to Improve Risk Management Outcomes
Ron Peters – Director Risk & Safety Management, FLC
Sheila Lorance – Law Enforcement Risk Management Consultant, CIS
Steve Brewer – Partner, Benchmark Analytics
Civility: Loss Control Measures You Can Replicate
Kerrie Lauck – Director of Education, Arkansas Municipal League
Tracey Cline-Pew – Chief Human Resources Officer, Arkansas Municipal League
AI for Real in Public Entity Risk Pools–Practical Applications in Use by NLC-RISC Members
Chase Pettus – AI / Predictive Analytics, Gradient A.I.
Kyle Waid – Director of Insurance Services, Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group (OMAG)
Youssou Fall – Director of Strategic Health Operations, North Carolina League of Municipalities
Concurrent Sessions – Day 3
- Leading HR Strategies to Manage Workplace Risk in Modern Law Enforcement Agencies
- Predators Lying in Wait – Opportunistic Attorney Schemes
- Navigating the Property Roller Coaster (without losing your cookies)
- Firefighter Cancer Prevention Strategies
- Managing the Cost of Weight-Loss Drugs
- Building an Internship Program: CIRMA’s Story
Leading HR Strategies to Manage Workplace Risk in Modern Law Enforcement Agencies
Jeffrey Williams – Public Safety Human Resource Consultant, Citycounty Insurance Services (CIS)
Julie McKenzie – Assistant General Counsel, PACIF Labor and Employment, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Predators Lying in Wait – Opportunistic Attorney Schemes
Kelly Kindestin – Property & Casualty Claim Manager, Vermont League of Cities & Town
Monica Coleman – General Counsel/Director of Personnel Services, OMAG
Peggy Gates – Workers’ Compensation Claims Manager, Vermont League of Cities & Towns
Navigating the Property Roller Coaster (without losing your cookies)
Mark Hessel – SVP, HCA Asset Management, LLC
Firefighter Cancer Prevention Strategies
Russell Osgood – Vice President Education, Outreach and Research, Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Managing the Cost of Weight-Loss Drugs
Chantell Sell Reagan – Sr. Director, National Pharmacy Practice Clinical Lead, WTW
Building an Internship Program: CIRMA’s Story
David Demchak – President & CEO, Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA)
Pamela Keyes – Senior Vice President, Business Intelligence & Rick Management, Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA)