Podcasts about public policy committee

Anoosheh Oskouian is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. she directs the corporate strategy for marketing and product development with her team of sales engineers, design engineers, project managers, fabricators, service technicians and other support staff to design, fabricate, install and commission state-of-the-art air pollution abatement equipment.Her reputation in this industry has been proven through the many years of excellent rapport that she has developed with her clients. By studying each application carefully, she understands what data is critical to anticipate their needs for today and in the near future. Each engineering solution is custom designed to not only help a client meet their environmental obligations, but also contemplates how each facility's unique manufacturing practices and requirements will be integrated into the design and operation of the best pollution abatement solution. Her in-depth process knowledge and expertise provide the foundation for designing superior, innovative, efficient equipment and reliable technologies that help industry to collect and destroy air pollution emissions.For many years she has served, and continues to serve, as an advocate for manufacturers through active participation on several boards and committees i.e. BACT (Best Available Control Technology) committee member for the SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality District), board member of Western Region SPI (Society of Plastics Industry), Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) group, board member of WPA (Western Plastics Association) and FBF (Film & Bag Federation). Board and committee participation along with planning of meeting agendas and annual conferences has enabled her to develop close relationships among the membership of these trade organizations. As a member of the Society of Plastics Industry she has served on the Public Policy Committee and Environmental Council and has met with legislators and testified at government hearings on behalf of industry.https://shipandshore.com/https://www.nexuspmg.com/

The audience will get a better understanding of the importance of adult education for those individuals traveling through our criminal legal systems. People will listen because there are over 113 million people in our country that have a criminal history or know someone that does. Helping people navigate the next chapters of their lives through education and skill training can (and will) change the face of our criminal justice system.Jeffrey Abramowitz, J.D. is the Chief Executive Officer of the Petey Greene Program and the Puttkammer Center for Educational Justice. Jeff is the past Executive Director of Justice Partnerships and Executive Director Reentry Services for JEVS Human Services and the founder and Program Director of Looking Forward Philadelphia Reentry Program. Jeff previously served on the Board of the Coalition on Adult Basic Education, COABE, where he served as Secretary, and currently Co-chairs the State Advocates for Adult Education Fellowship Program and is Chair of the Public Policy Committee. Jeff was appointed to the Pennsylvania Reentry Council and serves as Chairman of the Employment Committee and past co-chair of the Reentry Committee for the PA Workforce Development Board and served as the past Chair of the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition. Jeff is also a member of the Fair Chance Business Consortium and Vice-Chair of Philly Truce Foundation. Jeff is a subject matter expert for the US Department of Education, is the Moderator for US Department of Education LINCS Community of Practice on Correctional & Reentry Education and works on the IET in Corrections project for OCTAE.  Jeff sits on several organizational boards and centers his work in the intersection of adult education, workforce development, and justice. Jeff is the producer and host of the award-winning weekly radio/television show “The Looking Forward” on Philly Cam Radio WPPM 106.5FM and PhillyCam TV (Live Streaming; Xfinity 66/966; Fios TV 29/30; Roku; Apple TV) and Co-Host/Producer of the Behind Every Employer Podcast.  Jeff is a recognized keynote speaker and presenter across the country.www.GivingVoiceToValuesTheBook.com#PhilanthropyInPhocus #PeteyGreeneProgram #EducationInPrison #JusticeReform #ReentrySupport #SecondChances #WorkforceDevelopment #TommyDiMisaTune in for this sensible conversation at TalkRadio.nyc

After a few months off, Blake and Earl are back at the mic for a conversation with auctioneer, realtor, cowboy, and - for the first time on the show, Republican - Rep. Ethan Manning. Rep. Manning, who chairs the Public Policy Committee, discusses the work of tackling alcohol laws that have been largely unchanged since the 1930's, modernizing the gaming industry, and maneuvering through the not-always-monolithic supermajority.This episode is sponsored by the Indiana Association of Realtors.

It seems like every family has been affected by substance abuse in some capacity. For many of us, it's a parent, spouse, child, or even a friend who has suffered from drug or alcohol addiction. Seeing firsthand the effects of addiction, though, often encourages us to help our loved ones be a guiding light for those lost in the darkness of addiction.  Recovery advocacy is about being the voice for those who can't speak for themselves. And this is precisely what led our guests to dedicate a lifetime to fighting for the policies that ensure everyone has access to the proper treatment they need. Sherri Layton, LCDC, CCS, AADC, began working in addiction treatment in 1977. Sherri didn't initially set out to pursue recovery advocacy as her lifetime passion. But when she landed her summer job at the Houston International Hospital working on the drugs and alcohol substance unit, she instantly knew she wanted to make a difference in people's lives.   In 1992, Sherri began working for La Hacienda Treatment Center. Now, she is semi-retired, acting as the coordinator for La Hacienda's advocacy efforts, and is a powerhouse regarding recovery advice. She serves both statewide and nationally as Director of Public Policy and is Co-Chair of NAADAC's Public Policy Committee. She also serves on NAATP's Public Policy Committee and is on the Board of Directors for Texas' Association of Substance Abuse Programs.   In this conversation, Sherri and George Joseph discuss the importance of advocacy in addiction recovery, including the impact of laws like the federal parity law, the value of building relationships with legislators, and bridging the gap for new advocates and counselors. They both offer actionable insights for those interested in becoming addiction counselors or getting involved in advocacy, ultimately aiming to inspire more professionals to join and support the cause. Topics Discussed: Encouraging individuals to become recovery advocates and LCDCs Navigating the challenges and gaps in our medical system  Current Issues and Legislative Efforts for Recovery Advocacy Why relationships matter in helping individuals seek treatment Ways to help restore families from the disease of addiction  Connect with us on Social:   IG: https://www.instagram.com/positiverecoverymd/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/positiverecoverymd/ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@positiverecoverycenter  YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JcDF1gjlYch4V4iBbCgZg Additional Links: Want to receive the daily Positive Intervention from Dr. Powers' Positive Recovery Daily Guide? Subscribe here! https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/OtK48nO/dailypositiverecovery. Get your FREE 30+ Inspirational phone wallpapers! https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/GUp7F11/InspirationalWallpaper    About Positive Recovery Centers: Positive Recovery Centers is a strengths-based addiction treatment program with locations across Texas. We offer a full continuum of care, from medical detox to sober living, all supported by an ever-growing alumni community network.  Our evidence-based curriculum blends the best of the old with the new, supporting our mission: Recovery is best pursued when meaningful, intentional, positive habits are formed through empowerment and resilience instead of negativity and shame. If you or someone you know needs addiction treatment, please visit the website, or call the number below to schedule an assessment. We are here to help!  Call: 877-476-2743 Address: 902 West Alabama Street, Houston, Texas 77006 Website: https://positiverecovery.com  Services: https://positiverecovery.com/services/  FAQ: https://positiverecovery.com/faq/   

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin Smulison interviews RIMS CEO, Gary Labranche about what's coming up for RIMS, and also Linda Regner Dykeman, the Chief Marketing Officer for Canada at HUB International, about a Webinar she is moderating on September 12th, Pivot and Swerve: Staying Agile During Shifting Market Dynamics. Listen in for details about the webinar.   Justin and Gary discuss the popularity and success of RIMScast, now in its 300th episode, the diversity it represents from the global risk community, and some of the events coming up in RIMS, including the 75th Anniversary Celebration, centered on RISKWORLD 2025 in Chicago. Gary shares his wisdom on trends in risk, what RIMS is promoting in legislation, and how RIMS is growing in influence. Gary introduces the joint production of the Associations' Guide to Risk and Crisis Management toolkit which he coauthored and how it came to be. There is much more to learn from this spectacular 300th episode, so listen in. Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS. [:15] About this special episode, Number 300, of RIMScast, coming to you from RIMS Headquarters in New York, featuring RIMS CEO Gary Labranche and a special guest from HUB. [:36] First, let's talk about RIMS Virtual Workshops. The full calendar of virtual workshops is at RIMS.org/VirtualWorkshops. August 15th starts the three-part series, Leveraging Data and Analytics for Continuous Risk Management. Other dates for the Fall and Winter are available on the Virtual Workshops full calendar at RIMS.org/VirtualWorkshops. [1:00] Let's talk about prep courses for the RIMS-CRMP. On September 10th and 11th, the RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep will be held with NAIT. There is another RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep on September 12th and 13th. [1:14] The next RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep course will be hosted along with George Mason University on December 3rd through 5th, 2024. Links to these courses can be found on the Certification Page of RIMS.org and in this episode's show notes. [1:29] We've got the DFW RIMS 2024 Fall Conference and Spa Event happening on September 19th in Irving, Texas. We learned all about it in Episode 299. Be sure to check it out! [1:47] Registration opened for the RIMS Canada Conference 2024 which will be held from October 6th through the 9th in Vancouver. Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca to register. [1:59] We want you to join us in Boston on November 18th and 19th for the RIMS ERM Conference 2024. The agenda is live. The keynote will be announced soon. We want to see you there! [2:14] The nominations are now open for the RIMS ERM Award of Distinction 2024. Nominations are due August 30th. A link to the nomination is in this episode's show notes. If you or someone you know manages an ERM program that delivers the goods, we want to hear about it. All RIMS regional conference information can be found on the Events page at RIMS.org. [2:49] I'm so excited to share this special 300th episode of RIMScast with you all. There's no better guest for me to bring out than RIMS CEO Gary Labranche! He's a busy man. It's very difficult to book an interview with Gary. It's been about seven months and we finally got him! [3:11] We're going to talk about the trends impacting the risk profession, from active shooter preparedness and flood insurance to third-party litigation funding. We're also going to talk about all the different ways in which RIMS is expanding and partnering with other organizations. We are delighted to share this special 300th episode with you all! [3:39] RIMS CEO Gary Labranche, welcome back to RIMScast! [4:00] Gary says it's great to be back and congratulates Justin on 300 episodes of RIMScast. Gary talks about the effort that goes into each episode of the podcast. Justin notes there have been almost 175,000 unique downloads of the 300 episodes. [5:21] Justin thanks Gary for the kind words. Justin says the podcast is the most rewarding thing he has ever done. It changed the trajectory of his career, it has provided wonderful opportunities and it's a great way for Justin to keep in touch with RIMS members and other risk professionals who have an interest in the podcast. He's always loved it. [5:47] The advice Justin got when launching the podcast was to stick to a frequency. With a very minor exception over the past six years, Justin has stuck to a weekly episode. That, and the support of the RIMScast audience, RIMS leadership, and the many sponsors over the years, have contributed to the success of the podcast. Last week was the first sponsored episode. [6:25] The sponsor, Hillwood, will sponsor another episode in September when Justin is on-site at the DFW RIMS 2024 Fall Conference and Spa Event. [6:38] Gary attributes the success of RIMScast to perseverance, good quality, and great, diverse content with lots of different voices. That's what people appreciate the most. Gary loves it because it shows the scope, breadth, depth, and variations of the global community, with guests from all over the world. [7:07] Having guests from many nations and areas of practice is one of Justin's favorite aspects of the show. [7:42] Gary shares an overview of RIMS since January 2024 when he was last on the show. I February Gary went to Australia to visit with the chapter board there. From there he flew to New Zealand and attended the New Zealand and Pacific Island Chapter's Embrace the Unknown event. Gary recommends visiting both nations. [8:59] Next, Gary went to Singapore and hosted the first RIMS-CRMP Networking Reception in Singapore. It was a good crowd and the first time most of them had met each other. Gary visited two universities that support the RIMS-CRMP by providing the RIMS-CRMP Prep course, which is one reason why RIMS-CRMP is growing so well in Singapore. [10:03] RIMS-CRMP in general is growing like wildfire. The number one country with RIMS-CRMP holders is the United States, and the second is Canada, but close on the heels of Canada is Singapore. There are more RIMS-CRMP applicants from outside of the United States than in the United States. [10:38] Gary enjoyed his international trip. It was an opportunity to develop a better sense of how to serve those communities, internationalize RIMS content, and make the RIMS-CRMP a global standard. It's the only risk management credential accredited to an international standard by ANSI, the credentialing body. [11:43] RIMS just went through the audit to renew that credential. Making it a global standard will require RIMS to continue to develop, evolve, and improve, asking questions, and involving and engaging people from all over the world. [12:16] It's RIMS plug time! Webinars! All RIMS Webinar registration pages are available at RIMS/org/Webinars. Servpro makes its RIMS Webinars debut on August 8th with Hurricane Preparedness in 2024: Innovations and Strategies to Protect Your Organization. On August 27th, Riskonnect returns to discuss How To Successfully Deploy AI in Risk Management. [12:46] On September 12th, HUB International returns to deliver the third part of their Ready for Tomorrow series, Pivot and Swerve: Staying Agile During Shifting Market Dynamics. [13:01] Justin is delighted to be joined by the moderator for that session, the Chief Marketing Officer for Canada at HUB International, Linda Regner Dykeman. Justin welcomes Linda to RIMScast! [13:37] Linda says they will be discussing current market trends and challenges. The industry has been able to produce some very strong profits over the last few years, after many years of unprofitability driven by weather events in the property line where rates seem to be unsustainable. Casualty also had its issues, particularly with Directors and Officers liability. [14:05] As a result of the profitability the industry was able to achieve over the last few years, most carriers have become more competitive, to grow their books of business. This competition is not being seen in all lines, segments, or geographies. Some zones have not seen the same level of competition across the board. [14:29] As markets transition from a hard market to a competitive environment, there is some unusual and inconsistent behavior. Carriers in Canada are being more flexible with their appetite. [14:41] London is looking to grow significantly over the next couple of years with goals of hitting $100 billion by 2025. Add to that NGAs who are seeing their market share change as local carriers become more competitive. [14:56] As we transition out of what was considered a hard market, we see a lot of inconsistency in this market. [15:05] Add to this the supply chain issues, which are not what they once were, the economy is flat with spending, once normalized for increase in population, it reflects that of a market in recession. [15:19] We, as brokers are finding competitive solutions to protect our clients. We have to pivot and swerve to discover the right opportunity. [15:30] We had a significant rain event in Toronto, followed by one of the worst wildfires Jasper has ever seen, seemingly a once-in-a-hundred-year event; weather catastrophes are more severe and more frequent. [15:44] How is this going to change the availability of capacity of pricing? Time will tell, as insurers try to figure out if their pricing models included the right loadings for these events. [16:07] Being informed by what is happening in the market; the trends, the opportunities, what's available, and partnering with the right broker, will help a risk manager make an informed decision, appropriate for their business. [16:28] The panelists have decades of experience and expertise across North America. They work with clients, markets, and other experts and bring a much broader perspective and experience to this session. [16:43] Steve Pottle is the risk manager on the panel. He's been omnipresent in RIMS Canada for years. He's a former RIMS VP and is currently the Director for Risk and Safety Services at Thompson Rivers University. Justin says he's one of the best and Linda agrees. [17:22] Linda will moderate. She'll ask the panelists questions HUB International has received from its clients, based on what they are seeing happening in the environment around them. She would also like the audience to pose some questions. Audience participation is encouraged. [17:38] Justin thanks Linda Regner Dykeman of HUB International, and will see her again on September 12th, 2024 for the third installment of HUB's Ready for Tomorrow series, Pivot and Swerve: Staying Agile During Shifting Market Dynamics. [17:54] Let's return to today's interview with RIMS CEO, Gary Labranche. [18:48] Gary explains the importance of regional conferences. Not everyone can attend RISKWORLD. RIMS serves a large community. People are at different places in their careers with different budgets. [19:09] One of RIMS's goals is to be as accessible as possible in terms of content and the opportunity to engage. They depend on the chapters and groups of chapters to work together and create educational and engagement opportunities. [19:27] The Florida RIMS Educational Conference is a great example of that. It has been going for decades. It's a wonderful, unique RIMS experience put on by the chapters of Florida. The same with the Western Regional Conference, which Gary is looking forward to. [19:47] The Canada Conference has been going on for decades. Chapters like Chicago, DFW, Atlanta, and others do terrific jobs that provide a really accessible opportunity. People can drive from their homes. It's a lower-priced product. It's very grassroots. [20:18] RIMS announced at RISKWORLD that they will be launching a Texas Regional Conference in August 2025. It's a joint venture between RIMS and the four chapters of Texas. Gary is excited about it! [20:44] RIMS continues to look for ways to create more opportunities for engagement, more accessibility of content, and continue to build the brand. [21:03] Justin speaks of the joint effort of ASAE, ASIS International, and RIMS to produce the Associations' Guide to Risk and Crisis Management toolkit. This was somewhat inspired by the active shooter incident when RIMS RISKWORLD was in Atlanta in 2023. [21:52] Gary describes the event. On the last afternoon of RISKWORLD, there was a mass shooting in midtown Atlanta. Five people were shot; one person was killed. The gunman was at large. Because of the shooting, RIMS canceled the closing session and the evening party. [23:25] RIMS implemented its crisis response plan and learned a lot from doing so. Afterward, RIMS did a complete After Action Analysis. They started thinking through the implications of mass shootings on the entire convention industry. [23:56] Hundreds of thousands of people attend association-sponsored events every year. Gary has run hundreds of conventions, including the convention for the convention industry. Large gatherings are opportunities for violence. We need to take that responsibility more seriously. [24:32] Associations like RIMS have the great privilege of being able to convene people together with the reciprocal responsibility to care for, protect, and secure the convened. RIMS joined with two other organizations to create a risk and crisis management toolkit for conferences. [25:03] Gary explains how RIMs worked with ASIS, a group focused on corporate security, and ASAE, the American Society of Association Executives to produce the toolkit. AON sponsored the project with ASAE Business Services. [25:26] Gary Labranche was honored to contribute and coauthor the toolkit, with Josh Salter and Stuart Rothlein. He describes the content of the toolkit. ASAE just released it and it is the first risk management toolkit in the association space. [26:38] Associations employ a million people and impact hundreds of millions of people through programs and conferences. Gary is happy that RIMS was able to collaborate in this guide, which is available free. It's dedicated to the entire community and those who attend conferences. [27:13] The guide with be shared with RIMS chapters and groups that put on regional conferences. We collectively have a responsibility to those who trust us to convene them and to keep them safe at conventions. [27:32] The link to the toolkit is in this episode's show notes. Justin encourages you to check it out, after you listen to this full interview with RIMS CEO Gary Labranche! [28:37] Gary explains third-party litigation funding. It is a growing source of concern to all in the risk management community. The concern is that funding could be coming from unidentified sources, including parties hostile to the national security interests of the United States. [30:12] It could be laundered money. We don't know the source of the funds. There have been efforts in some states to get more transparency on the sources of funding and what the intention is behind the funding. [30:48] Justin believes there are plenty of plaintiff's law firms that are fighting against third-party litigation funding to maintain the integrity of their practice areas. RIMS's Public Policy Committee is looking at this funding. [31:21] Gary notes that we are at the end of this session of Congress. No legislation on third-party litigation funding has moved forward. There is an opportunity to build toward legislation, in the next session of Congress. [31:41] There has been some successful legislation passed in some states. The public policy community feels there might be more opportunity to pursue this kind of legislation at the state level. Third-party litigation funding is becoming RIMS's number one public policy issue. [32:16] RIMS is also still focusing and working on flood insurance reauthorization. Gary guesses it will be reauthorized at the 11th-and-a-half hour in a big appropriations omnibus package. [33:24] Third-party litigation funding is here to stay. Gary suggests there is opportunity for RIMS to build a coalition and create funding through the RISK PAC to get allies on both sides of the aisle in both bodies of Congress, for a level playing field and judicial system transparency. [34:19] It's RIMS Plug Time! The Spencer Educational Foundation's goal is to help build a talent pipeline of risk management and insurance professionals. That is achieved, in part, by collaborating with risk management and insurance educators across the U.S. and Canada. [34:36] Whether you want to apply for a grant, participate in the Risk Manager on Campus program, or just learn more about Spencer, visit SpencerEd.org. [34:47] On September 12th, 2024, we look forward to seeing you at the Spencer Funding Their Future Gala at The Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Our recent guest from Episode 293, Lilian Vanvieldt-Gray, will be our honoree. [35:04] Lilian is the Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Alliant Insurance Services and she will be honored for her valuable contributions to supporting the future of risk management and insurance. [35:20] That was a great episode, so after you finish this one, please go back and listen to Episode 293. [35:27] Let's conclude our interview with RIMS CEO, Gary Labranche. [35:54] Gary says 2025 is the 75th anniversary of RIMS. It's a great opportunity to celebrate the past and focus on the future. RIMS is launching a 75th anniversary effort, the highlight of which will be RISKWORLD 2025, in Chicago at McCormack Place. [36:42] We're going into RISKWORLD 2025 with enormous momentum from RISKWORLD 2024. Attendance was up 21% from RISKWORLD 2023. The international headcount grew 35%. The number of countries represented grew by 14%. We're sailing into 2025 with the wind in our sails. [37:25] RISKWORLD takes a lot of effort and many years of preparation. Gary says we're very excited about RISKWORLD 2025. Justin notes that the 75th Anniversary celebration is all year long and RISKWORLD 2025 is one event in the celebration. There will be content along the way. [38:11] RISKWORLD has nine to 11 thousand people attending. It takes a lot of space at a convention center and lots of rooms in hotels around the city. The target time is early May. There is competition for hotels at that time of year. [38:58] As a result, RIMS selects the city more than eight to 10 years in advance. Right now, RIMS is working on RISKWORLD 2034. They have to anticipate the growth of the convention over the decade. Six years in advance, they have a soft contract. [39:51] There aren't that many cities that can host RISKWORLD. It's a math problem of square feet and the number of hotel rooms that can be committed. What's the flight lift into that city? What international flight lift do they have? How many connections? [41:12] Gary shares that there is so much wisdom in the RIMS community. We're in the era of polycrisis. The world is more risk-aware than ever before. We all have a sense of risk being all around us. Never before has risk management been as visible and as valued by organizations. [41:54] Gary states that this is a discipline that makes the world safer, more secure, and more sustainable. Gary talks to students and young professionals about how exciting that is. If you want to make a difference in the world, a way to do that is to be involved in this community. [43:01] Risk management is a job that sees everything, knows everything, and connects to everything in the organization. A risk manager is at the center of the matrix of knowledge. You're in a position to influence and direct the outcomes in many different aspects. [43:38] Risk management is a cool space that will continue to grow in appeal. RIMS's job is to continue to make risk management more attractive and visible to students and early career professionals. Most people come to risk management through insurance and other places. [44:18] RIMS wants to attract and retain the talent we need to ensure the work of risk management well into the future. There will be increasing competition for talent. RIMS needs to be competitive to win the war for talent. [44:48] In the 75th-anniversary efforts, RIMS will ramp up the Foundation for Risk Management, which will help win the competition for talent, increase the inclusivity of the community, advance knowledge and research, and sustain and accelerate the knowledge of the profession. [45:19] This will help ensure the sustainability of the community and the future of risk management. [45:40] Special thanks again to RIMS CEO, Gary Labranche for joining us here on RIMScast! When you see Gary at a RIMS event, by all means, go introduce yourself. He is one of the most personable people that you can meet. He would love to hear from you. [45:58] As we mentioned, Gary contributed to the Associations' Guide to Risk and Crisis Management toolkit, which is available at the link in this episode's show notes. [46:10] It's RIMS plug time! The RIMS App is available to RIMS members exclusively. Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App with all sorts of RIMS resources and coverage. It's different from the RIMS Events App. Everyone loves the RIMS App! [46:44] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of risk and insurance professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate and help you reach them! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [47:28] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [47:46] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [48:02] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com. It is written and published by the best minds in risk management. Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [48:24] Thank you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: HUB Ready for Tomorrow Series: Pivot and Swerve – Staying Agile During Shifting Market Dynamics | Sept. 12, 2024 DFW RIMS 2024 Fall Conference and Spa Event | Sept. 19‒20 Chicagoland Risk Forum 2024 – Presented by RIMS Chicago Chapter – Sept. 19, 2024 RIMS Canada Conference 2024 – Oct. 6‒9 | Registration is open! Spencer Educational Foundation – Funding Their Future Gala 2024 | Sept. 12, 2024 RIMS ERM Conference 2024 will be in Boston, MA Nov. 18‒19 | Register Now RIMS ERM Award of Distinction – Nominations Open Through Aug. 30, 2024! RISKWORLD 2025 will be in Chicago! May 4‒7 Associations' Guide to Risk and Crisis Management toolkit | Co-Authored by RIMS, ASAE, ASIS International, and Aon RIMS DEI Council RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS Strategic & Enterprise Risk Center NEW FOR MEMBERS! RIMS Mobile App   RIMS Webinars: Hurricane Preparedness in 2024: Innovations and Strategies | Sponsored by ServPro | Aug. 8, 2024 How to Successfully Deploy AI in Risk Management | Sponsored by Riskonnect | Aug. 27, 2024 HUB Ready for Tomorrow Series: Pivot and Swerve – Staying Agile During Shifting Market Dynamics | Sept. 12, 2024 RIMS.org/Webinars   Upcoming Virtual Workshops: Leveraging Data and Analytics for Continuous Risk Management (Part I) 2024 – Aug 15 See the full calendar of RIMS Virtual Workshops RIMS-CRMP Prep Workshops   Related RIMScast Episodes: “Bigger Risks with the Texas State Office of Risk Management | Sponsored By Hillwood” “Change Management and Strategy with Jay Kiew, RIMS Canada Conference 2024 Keynote” “Mid-Year Risk Update with Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle” “DE&I Initiatives with Spencer 2024 Honoree Lilian Vanvieldt-Gray of Alliant Insurance Services”   Sponsored RIMScast Episodes: “Partnering Against Cyberrisk” | Sponsored by AXA XL (New!) “Harnessing the Power of Data and Analytics for Effective Risk Management” | Sponsored by Marsh “Accident Prevention — The Winning Formula For Construction and Insurance” | Sponsored by Otoos “Platinum Protection: Underwriting and Risk Engineering's Role in Protecting Commercial Properties” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Elevating RMIS — The Archer Way” | Sponsored by Archer “Alliant's P&C Outlook For 2024” | Sponsored by Alliant “Why Subrogation is the New Arbitration” | Sponsored by Fleet Response “Cyclone Season: Proactive Preparation for Loss Minimization” | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Subrogation and the Competitive Advantage” | Sponsored by Fleet Response “Cyberrisk Outlook 2023” | Sponsored by Alliant “Chemical Industry: How To Succeed Amid Emerging Risks and a Challenging Market” | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD “Insuring the Future of the Environment” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Insights into the Gig Economy and its Contractors” | Sponsored by Zurich “The Importance of Disaster Planning Relationships” | Sponsored by ServiceMaster   RIMS Publications, Content, and Links: RIMS Membership — Whether you are a new member or need to transition, be a part of the global risk management community! RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories — New interviews featuring RIMS Risk Management Honor Roll Inductee Mrunal Pandit!   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play   Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guests: Gary Labranche, RIMS CEO Linda Regner Dykeman, HUB International Chief Marketing Officer for Canada   Tweetables (Edited For Social Media Use): RIMScast has perseverance, good quality, and great, diverse content with lots of different voices, which I love because it shows the scope and variation of the global community. You have guests from around the world. It's pretty cool, I have to say. — RIMS CEO Gary Labranche   The industry has been able to produce some very strong profits over the last few years, after many years of unprofitability driven by weather events in the property line. — Linda Regner Dykeman   RIMS-CRMP is growing like wildfire. The number one country with RIMS-CRMP holders is the United States, and the second is Canada, but Singapore is close on the heels of Canada. There are more RIMS-CRMP applicants from outside the U.S. than in the U.S. — RIMS CEO Gary Labranche   If you want to make a difference in the world, a way to do that is to be involved in this community. — RIMS CEO Gary Labranche    

Three weeks ago, we released an episode of the IBJ Podcast explaining the sudden, multilayered and high-pitched battle over building a soccer stadium in downtown Indianapolis. Since then, the drama has taken several turns with fresh revelations about what's underneath the ground set aside for the stadium complex that developer Keystone Group wants to build and who owns the land the city has identified for another site that Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration has championed. Meanwhile, a proposal for a taxing district that would cover most of the cost for the latter stadium is wending its way to the City-County Council, with a key committee vote coming on May 28. So we thought this would be a great opportunity to bring you up to date. IBJ's Mickey Shuey joins the podcast to discuss his piece in the latest issue of IBJ about what an Indy-based stadium for Major League Soccer—America's highest professional league—could look like. But first some history: In late April, everything that we had assumed about the future of pro soccer in Indianapolis and the creation of a publicly owned downtown stadium for the Indy Eleven soccer team received a swift kick between the stitches. The owner of the Indy Eleven, who also owns the development firm Keystone Group, accused the city of backing out of negotiations to finalize the stadium deal. Then Mayor Joe Hogsett announced that the city indeed had stopped stadium negotiations, believing the numbers didn't add up. Indy Eleven and Keystone representatives disagreed. Hogsett also said the city had been working with an undisclosed group of investors who believed they could bring a Major League Soccer franchise to the city. Since our last podcast, IBJ broke the story that the Simon family, which owns the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, has purchased a large swath of land where the investor group's stadium would be located. City-County Council President Vop Osili volunteered to sponsor the proposal for financing the stadium after the councilor for that district refused to do so. On May 28, the same day this podcast debuts, the proposal will be considered by the council's Rules and Public Policy Committee, which Osili chairs, although a vote to deny the proposal won't stop it from reaching the City-County Council. And in maybe the biggest revelations yet, both the Hogsett administration and Keystone revealed what they know—or have estimated—about the human remains and gravesites that are buried on the 20-acre site Keystone has been trying to develop. The IBJ Podcast is brought to you by Taft.

Geriatrician, Dr. Michael Wasserman,  Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, returns to the program!  He is an author and editor of numerous books, a speaker, and a tireless advocate for improving healthcare for older adults, as well as improving care received in nursing homes.  He will join us to continue our discussion of some of the pressing current issues of geriatric healthcare and nursing home care.   Also, Rosie Davis, founder of the international organization, Yellow Heart Memorial, advocate for COVID victims, and co-author of the book, Who We Lost: A Portable Covid Memorial, will return to join us once again from Austin, TX.  Rosie will tell us about More Than A Number,  a traveling memorial, honoring those lost due to Covid.

Geriatrician, Dr. Michael Wasserman,  Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine, returns to the program!  He is an author and editor of numerous books, a speaker, and a tireless advocate for improving healthcare for older adults, as well as improving care received in nursing homes.  He will join us to continue our discussion of some of the pressing current issues of geriatric healthcare and nursing home care.   Also, Rosie Davis, founder of the international organization, Yellow Heart Memorial, advocate for COVID victims, and co-author of the book, Who We Lost: A Portable Covid Memorial, will return to join us once again from Austin, TX.  Rosie will tell us about More Than A Number,  a traveling memorial, honoring those lost due to Covid.

In this episode, host Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), sits down with Bruce "Mac" McClellan, CPO, LPO, FISPO, FAAOP(D), a licensed prosthetist-orthotist, chair of the Academy's Public Policy Committee and member of the National O&P Alliance Steering Committee. Together, they delve into the crucial role of the Public Policy Committee in shaping the landscape of the O&P profession. Mac sheds light on the significance of collaborative efforts among like-minded organizations to drive impactful change, unravels the intricate process of petitioning for new codes with CMS, and highlights the challenges posed by a research shortfall within the O&P industry.

How big a deal is vaping? How many tweens and teens vape? How does vaping impact the brain? Is vaping addictive? How should you educate your son or daughter about vaping? If you find out your tween or teen is vaping, how should you handle it? Aaron Weiner, PhD, is a licensed, board-certified psychologist, master addiction counselor, clinician, author, and frequent speaker on addiction treatment and issues. Dr. Weiner is the immediate Past President of the Society of Addiction Psychology, serves on the Public Policy Committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and is a member of the Science Advisory Board for the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions. He earned his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed his fellowship in Addiction Psychology at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. To learn more:  https://www.weinerphd.com/  https://www.weinerphd.com/vaping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since the 1930's research using human fetal tissue has been used in numerous scientific and medical advances that have saved millions of lives, including the development of vaccines and treatments for diseases. Despite its substantial contribution to medicine and science, significant public debate and misinformation persists surrounding the ethical use of human fetal tissue in biomedical research.  The ISSCR, led by its Public Policy Committee, have been tireless champions and advocates for sound science policy across the globe. This includes advocacy for fetal tissue research and working to inform policymakers and the public on the vast medical applications and advances that have, and will, come from the use of HFT in biomedical research. Towards that end, the ISSCR and the Lawrence Goldstein Policy Fellows have authored a recent paper in Stem Cell Reports entitled, Human Fetal Tissue is Critical for Biomedical Research. HostMartin Pera, Editor-in-Chief, Stem Cell Reports and The Jackson Laboratory@martinperaJAX GuestsLawrence (Larry) Goldstein, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Director Emeritus of Stem Cell Program at the University of California, San Diego. He is the namesake for the ISSCR's Lawrence Goldstein Science Policy Fellowship which is training the next generation of scientists to impact public policy.  Tyler Lamb, JD, is the ISSCR's Director of Policy and leads the Society's global policy efforts.  Tamra Lysaght, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia, is an Associate Professor in Health Ethics.Justin Brumbaugh, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, USA, is an Assistant Professor in Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology. Supporting Materials Drs. Brumbaugh, Lysaght, and Goldstein, along with Brian Aguado, are authors of the recently published paper, Human Fetal Tissue is Critical for Biomedical Research.  About Stem Cell ReportsStem Cell Reports is the Open Access journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) for communicating basic discoveries in stem cell research, in addition to translational and clinical studies. Stem Cell Reports focuses on original research with conceptual or practical advances that are of broad interest to stem cell biologists and clinicians.Twitter: @StemCellReportsAbout ISSCRWith more than 4,800 members from 75+ countries, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (@ISSCR) is the preeminent global, cross-disciplinary, science-based organization dedicated to stem cell research and its translation to the clinic. The ISSCR mission is to promote excellence in stem cell science and applications to human health.ISSCR StaffKeith Alm, Chief Executive OfficerYvonne Fisher, Managing Editor, Stem Cell ReportsKym Kilbourne, Director of Media and Strategic CommunicationsJack Mosher, Scientific AdvisorVoice WorkBen Snitkoff

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   We're kicking off the new year with an interview with RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche. We look back on 2023, with almost 10,000 attending RISKWORLD 2023, and how RIMS reacted in a dangerous crisis, but mostly ahead to what's in store for 2024. This includes Riskworld 2024 in San Diego, CA with its “infinite opportunities,” greatly expanded space for DEI, innovative keynote Peter Diamandis, and developments with the RIMS-CRMP, growing by roughly 20% yearly. Listen in to CEO Gary LaBranche's plans for chapters, what he foresees for AI in insurance and risk management, and more.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMScast. [:14] Public registration for RISKWORLD 2024 is now open. Explore infinite opportunities with RIMS from May 5th through May 8th, 2024, in San Diego, California. Register at RIMS.org/riskworld. [:30] About today's episode of RIMScast. It's our first episode of 2024 and we will be rejoined by RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche. [:52] The RIMS-CRMP is the only competency-based risk management credential. That matters because earning the certification shows employers and recruiters that you have the skills necessary to manage risk and create value for your organization. [1:08] Several Exam Prep virtual workshops are coming up, starting on January 13th, 20th, and 27th, 2024, the RIMS-CRMP Exam Virtual Workshop will be presented in conjunction with Conrad Clark Nigeria. [1:26] The RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep Virtual Workshop will be held on January 30th and February 1st. That's a two-day course. Visit the certification page on RIMS.org for more information. A link is on this episode's show notes. [1:44] RIMS is gearing up for awards season. At RISKWORLD 2024, we will honor individuals, organizations, and chapters for their outstanding achievements in risk management. If you know someone who is truly making an impact on the risk profession and paving the way for future generations, consider drafting a nomination! [2:02] The deadline to submit award nominations is Friday, January 5th, 2024. Last call for nominations! A link to the awards applications and guidelines page is in the show notes. Go to RIMS.org's About Us page and see the awards link there. Nominations for Risk Manager of the Year have closed; other awards might appeal to you or a friend. [2:33] The first episode of 2024 kicks off with a dialog with RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche. Gary is here to discuss some of the things that went really well for us in 2023, challenges that became opportunities, a preview of RISKWORLD 2024, and other fantastic opportunities for the greater risk management community and risk profession. [3:15] Justin introduces RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche and welcomes Gary back to RIMScast for the first episode of 2024! Gary compliments Justin for the diversity of guests and notes that the RIMScast audience is just exploding!  [4:14] In the next two weeks, we're going to hear Sacha Coburn from New Zealand, the CEO of Coffee Culture, and on January 16, FERMA CEO Typhaine Beaupérin will be on the show. [4:42] In February, Gary goes to New Zealand to participate in the New Zealand conference. On the same trip, he will stop by the Australia chapter, and then go to Singapore, where he will meet with RIMS-CRMP holders before making his way home. [5:05] In October, Gary will attend the FERMA (Federation of European Risk Management Associations) meeting in Madrid. The FERMA President is Charlotte Hedemark, a RIMS-CRMP holder. [5:47] Gary discusses 2023, his first full year leading RIMS. It's been fun, challenging, and a learning adventure. Gary had come to RIMS in June 2022 from the Investor Relations Society, and at first, coming up to speed was like drinking from a firehouse. In 2023, he felt he could slow down from sprinting all day to jogging at an even pace. [7:31] Gary says RISKWORLD 2023 was wild. If you've never been, you don't fully appreciate the energy, the size, and the scope of it, with almost 10,000 attending, and amazing sponsors and exhibiting partners. It was fun, exciting, and engaging. As CEO, Gary was running around, meeting, greeting, and speaking for about 16 hours a day. [9:08] Getting so many people together in person, fully engaged in learning, networking, and doing business, was a blast. [9:40] Justin fills in the audience about the active shooter situation a couple of miles away at the close of the conference and prevented the closing keynote speaker from coming in. Gary LaBranche and the RIMS leadership handled things really well on what should be locked down. They turned the experience into an educational opportunity. [10:44] About two-and-a-half miles away, in mid-town Atlanta, four women were shot, and another woman was killed in a shooting. No one affiliated with RISKWORLD or RIMS was involved. [11:24] Police put up a security perimeter to apprehend the shooter and extract and treat the injured. The perimeter included four of the 32 hotels where RISKWORLD guests were staying and two of the eight shuttle bus routes were shut down. Gary tells of conflicting reports about the shooter at the time of the shutdown. [13:10] They decided to cancel the closing general session and the famous closing party, out of concern for safety and out of respect for the families of the shooting victims. The gunman was not apprehended for eight hours. [14:02] Immediately after the incident, RIMS leadership began a detailed, comprehensive after-action report and analysis. They wanted to understand what they did right, what they could have done better, and what they wanted to do differently in the future. They had executed their 72-page crisis management plan but they learned it wasn't enough. [14:33] As a result, RIMS officers Gary LaBranche, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, and Josh Salter have spoken at the ASAE meeting, the Expo! Expo!, a U.S. Chamber gathering of association CEOs, and the Professional Convention Management Association in San Diego on the same topic, sharing their after-action analysis, and what they did outside of the plan. [15:50] They will continue to speak on the analysis. RIMS is producing a convention safety toolkit later this year; a guideline of best practices for convention and event safety to take care better of the hundreds of thousands of people who attend association and other events and meetings throughout the year. [16:33] RIMS plug time! RIMS Virtual Workshops: Visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops to see the full calendar. On January 16th and 17th, 2024, our friend and former RIMS president Chris Mandel will lead a two-day course, Captives as an Alternate Risk Financing Technique. [16:54] On January 23rd and 24th, our friend Gail Kyomura will return to host Fundamentals of Insurance. Information about these workshops and others is on the RIMS Virtual Workshops page and a link to the full calendar is in this episode's notes. [17:10] On January 4th, RIMS's Public Policy Committee will explore Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban. Katherine Henry of Bradley Arant was on RIMScast on a prior episode. She will be one of the co-presenters of that session. [17:28] On January 16th, RIMS will present How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024. I'll be hosting that session and will be joined by three expert panelists. I'm really looking forward to delivering this session and reaching you all. [17:43] Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to learn more about these webinars and to register! Links are in the show notes. Webinar registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [17:56] A quick shoutout to our friends at the Spencer Educational Foundation, which funds the education of next-generation risk management and insurance talent. Spencer's scholarships program is open but coming to a close on January 31st for undergraduate and graduate students and on March 1st for Ph.D. applicants. [18:15] Also, Spencer's course development grant cycle is entertaining submissions through February 15th. Students and risk management and insurance faculty with interest can visit Spencered.org for additional details. [18:30] Gary LaBranche will be appearing at Embrace The Unknown: Unleashing the Power of Risk, a day-long event in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 12th, 2024, hosted by the RIMS New Zealand & Pacific Island Chapter. It will be a lot of fun and very informative. Innovation, technology, AI, and more will be explored. [18:54] We had one of the speakers, Dr. Gav Schneider, on the show recently, and we had New Zealand chapter president Kerry Bakkerus on with us recently. Later this month, we will also be joined by Coffee Culture CEO Sacha Coburn who will be a speaker there, as well. Registration is still open. The link is on this episode's show notes. [19:24] The keynote speaker for RISKWORLD 2024 will be Peter Diamandis. Gary is a big fan. Peter has challenged Silicon Valley, tech in general, and entrepreneurs to push the envelope of innovation. He founded the X Prize Foundation to incentivize “moonshot” thinking in space travel and environmental and other kinds of activity. [20:43] Peter Diamandis is an advisor to many of the biggest names in tech and is highly respected. With Steven Kotler, he wrote Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think. Gary calls Abundance one of the most fascinating books about the future and why it is better than you think it will be; with innovations that can make the world a better place. [21:41] Gary highly recommends reading Abundance and coming to San Diego in May to see and hear Peter Diamandis. Justin asks Gary to get Peter Diamandis on RIMScast! [22:15] DEI will have an expanded presence at RISKWORLD 2024. It won't just be a lounge. The lounge space in 2023 was insufficient for how popular it was and the conversations that were held there. This year, it will have a theater. There will be a DEI reception to explore and celebrate the diversity that we so warmly embrace. [23:17] Justin and Gary list some of the DEI advocacy groups that will be represented at RISKWORLD 2024. Their involvement is meaningful to RIMS and meaningful to the diverse communities. We need to work to enhance equity, inclusion, and diversity. [24:29] Looking to the future, there will be a fight for talent in a wave of retirement. Attracting and retaining the best and the brightest in this field will become more important than ever. It's all hands on deck. We have to pursue every viable and reasonable strategy. [24:59] Justin and Gary discuss the momentum of the RIMS-CRMP. RIMS-CRMP is RIMS's fastest-growing program. There will be 1,200 certification holders in 2024, in 40+ countries. It's growing roughly 20%, yearly. It is the only ANSI-accredited global risk management certification. RIMS announced a collaboration with PARIMA in 2023. [26:15] Household name companies are now bringing RIMS-CRMP courses to their employees, 50 at a time. That's helping to grow the program and raise awareness of it. [27:04] RIMS Membership is growing. It declined during the COVID-19 pandemic when chapters couldn't meet. It's not quite back to pre-pandemic levels but it's getting close. RIMS grew about 10% in 2023. That is very exciting. Chapters are getting back online and back to their business of bringing people together. [27:54] RIMS launched a program in 2023 to help provide higher-quality websites for the branches. About 30 chapters have accepted this free program. That will continue to grow in 2024. RIMS provides a management infrastructure for chapters to help with administrivia. Running a chapter is a lot of work. All chapters run on volunteer effort. [30:39] As we re-emerge from the height of the pandemic, Justin and Gary agree that the future of the chapters is looking bright with face-to-face and digital presence. Gary hints at interesting programming ahead. Trying to skate to where the puck is going to be is a challenge for any organization, especially for large organizations. [31:25] At RISKWORLD 2024 in San Diego, they are dedicating an entire stream of programming sessions to AI, which will be the big game changer for insurance management and risk management. It's already starting to impact the way insurance is analyzed and priced, and how worker's compensation claims are managed. [32:11] We all owe it to ourselves to continue to monitor and learn about Generative AI and, generally speaking, other forms of large language models. I think it's going to be critical for us, going forward. [32:28] Thanks to RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche for rejoining us on the first 2024 episode of RIMScast! [32:37] RISKWORLD 2024 will be held from May 5th through May 8th in San Diego, California. Learn all about the infinite opportunities to be had at RISKWORLD by visiting RIMS.org/riskworld. The link is in the show notes. [32:52] Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App. This is an exclusive members-only benefit with all sorts of RIMS resources and coverage. Everybody loves the RIMS App! [33:19] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of risk professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [34:02] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. The RIMS app is a benefit of RIMS membership and is available only for RIMS members! You can find it in the App Store. [34:28] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [34:44] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com, and check out the blog at RiskManagementMonitor.com. Justin Smulison is Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [35:06] Thank you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: Riskworld 2024 — San Diego, CA | May 5–8, 2024 RIMS Riskworld Award Nominations — Jan. 5, 2024, is the deadline to submit nominations! RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) NEW FOR MEMBERS! RIMS Mobile App Spencer Educational Foundation Spencer Educational Foundation — Grants Page Embrace The Unknown: Unleashing the Power of Risk | Hosted Live & In-Person by RIMS NZ & PI | Feb. 12, 2024 Dan Kugler Risk Manager on Campus Grant RIMS Webinars: Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban Explored | Presented by RIMS Public Policy Committee | Jan. 4, 2024 How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024 | Presented by RIMS | Jan. 16, 2024 RIMS.org/Webinars Upcoming Virtual Workshops: See the full calendar of RIMS Virtual Workshops RIMS-CRMP Prep Workshops Related RIMScast Episodes: “2023 Risk Year In Review with RIMS Risk Management Magazine Leaders Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle” “Legal and Risk Trends with Katherine Henry” “Solving Wicked Problems with Dr. Gav Schneider” “RIMS Global Perspectives with 2023 RIMS chapter presidents featuring Kerry Bakkerus” “RIMS Public Policy and Advocacy 2023” “Strategic Moves with RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche” (2023) “Taking the ‘Next Steps' with NAAIA Executive Director and COO Omari Jahi Aarons” (2023) “Risk Insight with AAIN Leadership” (2023) “Introducing RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche” (2022) Sponsored RIMScast Episodes: “Why Subrogation is the New Arbitration” | Sponsored by Fleet Response (New!) Cyclone Season: Proactive Preparation for Loss Minimization | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Subrogation and the Competitive Advantage” | Sponsored by Fleet Response “Cyberrisk Outlook 2023” | Sponsored by Alliant “Chemical Industry: How To Succeed Amid Emerging Risks and a Challenging Market” | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD “Insuring the Future of the Environment” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Insights into the Gig Economy and its Contractors” | Sponsored by Zurich “The Importance of Disaster Planning Relationships” | Sponsored by ServiceMaster “Technology, Media and Telecom Solutions in 2023” | Sponsored by Allianz “Analytics in Action” | Sponsored by Alliant “Captive Market Outlook and Industry Insights” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Using M&A Insurance: The How and Why” | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Zurich's Construction Sustainability Outlook for 2023” “ESG Through the Risk Lens” | Sponsored by Riskonnect “A Look at the Cyber Insurance Market” | Sponsored by AXA XL   RIMS Publications, Content, and Links: RIMS Membership — Whether you are a new member or need to transition, be a part of the global risk management community! RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars Risk Management Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories — New interview featuring Chris Mandel! Spencer Educational Foundation RIMS DEI Council   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play RIMS Buyers Guide Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guests   Kerry Bakkerus — President of the RIMS New Zealand and Pacific Island Chapter. Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle — The leaders of the RIMS flagship publication, Risk Management Magazine.   Tweetables (Edited For Social Media Use): It's exhausting, is what the year 2023 was! It's been fun, it's been challenging, it's been exciting, it's been a learning adventure! — Gary LaBranche   Immediately after the shooting incident, we began a very detailed, comprehensive, thorough after-action report and analysis because we wanted to understand what we did right, what we could have done better, and what we wanted to do differently in the future. — Gary LaBranche   We all owe it to ourselves to continue to monitor and learn about Generative AI and, generally speaking, other forms of large language models. I think it's going to be critical for us, going forward. — Gary LaBranche

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin interviews Kerry Bakkerus, President of the RIMS New Zealand and Pacific Island Chapter, and Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle, the leaders of the RIMS flagship publication, Risk Management Magazine. Kerry Bakkerus previews the RIMS New Zealand & Pacific Island Branch hosted conference, Embrace The Unknown: Unleashing the Power of Risk. Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle review the year in risk 2023 and suggest what might be coming in the year in risk 2024, without offering precise predictions. They also speak of their journey putting together the final print edition of RIMS Risk Management Magazine, and describe the digital online future of the magazine.   Listen in for an informative end-of-year wrap-up. We'll be back in January 2024.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMScast. [:14] Public registration for RISKWORLD 2024 is now open. Explore infinite opportunities with RIMS from May 5th through May 8th, 2024, in San Diego, California. Register at RIMS.org/riskworld. [:31] About today's episode of RIMScast. We will be joined by the editorial leaders of Risk Management Magazine to look back on the year in risk, 2023, and what's coming up in 2024, plus a visit from the president of the RIMS New Zealand / Pacific Island Chapter. [1:01] The RIMS-CRMP is the only competency-based risk management credential. That matters because earning the certification shows employers and recruiters that you have the skills necessary to manage risk and create value for your organization. [1:17] Several Exam Prep virtual workshops are coming up, starting on January 13th, 20th, and 27th, 2024, the RIMS-CRMP Exam Virtual Workshop will be presented in conjunction with Conrad Clark Nigeria. [1:35] The RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep Virtual Workshop will be held on January 30th and February 1st. That's a two-day course. Visit the certification page on RIMS.org for more information. A link is on this episode's show notes. [1:52] RIMS is gearing up for awards season. At RISKWORLD 2024, we will honor individuals, organizations, and chapters for their outstanding achievements in risk management. If you know someone who is truly making an impact on the risk profession and paving the way for future generations, consider drafting a nomination! [2:11] The deadline to submit award nominations is Friday, January 5th, 2024. A link to the awards applications and guidelines page is in this episode's show notes. Go to RIMS.org's About Us page and see the awards link there. Nominations for Risk Manager of the Year have closed but other awards might appeal to you or a friend. [2:39] I recently caught up with my friend Kerry Bakkerus, President of the RIMS New Zealand and Pacific Island Chapter. On February 12th, 2024, The RIMS New Zealand & Pacific Island Chapter will be hosting a day-long event in Auckland, called Embrace The Unknown. It's all about innovation, technology, AI, and more. [3:04] You may remember from a recent episode of RIMScast, Dr. Gav Schneider from The Center for the Study of Wicked Problems. He will be there along with Sacha Coburn, CEO of Coffee Culture. She is an upcoming guest for January. [3:20] Kerry Bakkerus is here to tell us all about the event and why it's going to stand out from many others. Kerry, welcome back to RIMScast! Embrace the Unknown: Unleashing the Power of Risk will be held on February 12th at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. It is hosted by the RIMS New Zealand & Pacific Island Chapter. [4:01] It has been an interesting journey to organize the conference. They decided to use ChatGPT as much as they could. Kerry asked ChatGPT for a great title for a risk conference. That's how they got the title. She asked ChatGPT “What's a great agenda for a risk conference?” The agenda was inspired by the agenda developed by ChatGPT. [4:36] The content on the website for the conference was delivered by ChatGPT. They used technology as much as possible to support the conference. There are exciting tech things planned for the day of the conference. [5:44] Kerry looked for speakers to bring inspirational content and thought leadership. They were mindful of content and speakers about which people would be able to say they learned something they can apply day-to-day, including leadership skills. They wanted a variety of interesting speakers. Kerry is excited to hear each one. [6:58] Registration for the conference is open now and Kerry asks you to register now, to give the organizers time to prepare. The conference agenda addresses how technology and innovation are going to drive work as we know it. Topics range from macro to micro. Special thanks to Terry Bakkerus for rejoining us on RIMScast. [8:45] Register today for Embrace The Unknown: Unleashing the Power of Risk, a day-long event in Auckland, New Zealand. The link is in this episode's show notes. [8:55] RIMS plug time! RIMS Virtual Workshops: Visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops to see the full calendar. On January 16th and 17th, 2024, our friend and former RIMS president Chris Mandel will lead a two-day course, Captives as an Alternate Risk Financing Technique. [9:17] On January 23rd and 24th, our friend Gail Kyomura will return to host Fundamentals of Insurance. Information about these workshops and others is on the RIMS Virtual Workshops page and a link to the full calendar is in this episode's notes. Check it out and register! [9:33] On January 4th, RIMS's Public Policy Committee will explore Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban. Katherine Henry of Bradley Arant was on RIMScast on a prior episode. She will be one of the co-presenters of that session. [9:50] On January 16th, RIMS will present How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024. I'll be hosting that session and will be joined by three expert panelists. I'm really looking forward to delivering this session and reaching you all. [10:06] Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to learn more about these webinars and to register! Links are in the show notes. Webinar registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [10:24] It is always fun when Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle of RIMS Risk Management Magazine join me for either the mid-year review or the end-of-the-year review. Since this is December, it's the end of the year in risk 2023. [10:39] Morgan and Hilary are here to tell us what is going on with risk management, where we might be going, and what's new in the world of Risk Management Magazine, itself that you need to know about. [10:52] Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle, welcome back to RIMScast!  [11:41] Morgan talks about the fun of researching and producing the Year in Risk issue of Risk Management Magazine. It's the one feature that Morgan does during the year when he gets a byline. Morgan, Hilary, and Justin discuss some of the risks in 2023. [13:49] The times of the year are confusing for Morgan and Hilary because they are always writing a month or two ahead. [14:31] Data breaches are perennial. It isn't necessary to write an article about every breach. There were some interesting breaches but you have to get into the why of what makes them interesting. Hilary notes the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Corporate fraud or regulatory activity are hard to condense to 200 words. [18:20] Why did AI move to the number 4 risk this year from the number 14 risk last year? Morgan comments on the Biden Administration's sprawling policy on AI. AI is becoming an emerging risk. Hilary compares it to covering COVID-19 originally. [20:48] Risk Management Magazine is going all-digital. The December issue is the last print issue. It is part of the trend of how people consume media now. Being all digital provides the ability to include more content that is more responsive to news and current events. It's about speed. [22:07] Hilary notes that rather than having a publishing cycle, digital publishing is like everything, everywhere, all at once. She is always looking for content. Please feel free to reach out if you have any ideas to contribute. The website is RMMagazine.com. New articles go up regularly. They plan a quarterly digital issue. They will send out notices. [23:00] This is part of the new wave of being there more often for readers including newsletters and social media content. They are figuring out how to tell stories effectively in a shorter turnaround. They are actively soliciting feedback. [23:31] The magazine will receive submissions throughout the year. The magazine will be published on a continued rolling basis. It's the best way to stay ahead of the issues people are concerned with. Risk happens quickly and constantly. [25:37] About how COVID-19 or pandemics are being managed. We've gotten used to it. We are dangerously overlooking the public health risk. Hilary does not think there is a new normal for business response to COVID-19. We've found ways to live with the risk or to manage it the best we can. It's part of the fabric of living. Get your COVID shot. [29:50] About the term “polycrisis.” We are always in a polycrisis. We have to deal with many risks at once. It's not a new environment. Whatever you call it, manage the risks. [32:33] About predictions: In Risk Management Magazine of March 2020, in the list of emerging risks, there was no mention of COVID-19. Morgan says any prediction of risk is destined to fail. Hilary Tuttle notes that the cyber predictions she writes are consistently extremely accurate! [33:41] Generally speaking, things are going to happen! This was a mild hurricane year, but next year may not be. There will be extreme weather that may get more intense. New regulations will be released on data privacy or cybersecurity. There will be a lot of cyber issues. [34:50] Hilary speaks of connections to draw between risks. What didn't make this issue was a lot of line items around natural disasters. The many minor hurricanes we had were notable in atypical ways. Southern California had Hurricane Hilary, the first tropical storm there in 20 to 30 years. It was the first tropical storm warning ever issued there. [36:14] One of the hurricanes this year was the first Category 5 ever to hit Western Mexico. They were wholly unprepared for it. It was one of the most devastating storms Mexico has ever seen. Risk is increasingly impacting areas in ways that we haven't thought about. How will traditional risks impact untraditional areas or industries? [36:58] Morgan cites the wildfires in Canada that affected all of North America, not only the West Coast. The skies of New York were orange! [37:37] Justin compliments Morgan and Hilary on the fine job they did of getting the final print episode of Risk Management Magazine out. There is an exclusive digital issue with more resources available now online. The link is in this episode's show notes. [38:45] Special thanks to Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle of RIMS Risk Management Magazine for joining us on the year-end episode of RIMScast! Check out their work on RMMagazine.com. If you're a member, hold on to that final print edition of RIMS Risk Management Magazine. It might be a collector's item one day! [39:07] We're taking a brief break in December and then we'll return on January 2, 2024, with RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche. [39:15] Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App. This is a special members-only benefit. Everybody loves the RIMS App! [39:39] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of risk professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [40:22] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. The RIMS app is a benefit of RIMS membership and is available only for RIMS members! You can find it in the App Store. [40:46] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [41:01] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com, and check out the blog at RiskManagementMonitor.com. Justin Smulison is Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [41:23] Thank you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: Riskworld 2024 — San Diego, CA | May 5–8, 2024 RIMS Riskworld Award Nominations — Jan. 5, 2024, is the deadline to submit nominations! RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) NEW FOR MEMBERS! RIMS Mobile App Spencer Educational Foundation — Grants Page Embrace The Unknown: Unleashing the Power of Risk | Hosted Live & In-Person by RIMS NZ & PI | Feb. 12, 2024 Dan Kugler Risk Manager on Campus Grant RIMS Risk Management Magazine: ERM Special Edition 2023 RIMS Webinars: Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban Explored | Presented by RIMS Public Policy Committee | Jan. 4, 2024 How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024 | Presented by RIMS | Jan. 16, 2024 RIMS.org/Webinars Upcoming Virtual Workshops: See the full calendar of RIMS Virtual Workshops RIMS-CRMP Prep Workshops Related RIMScast Episodes: “Solving Wicked Problems with Dr. Gav Schneider” “Near-Misses Still Count – RIMS Risk Management Magazine Leaders” (July 2023) “RIMS Global Perspectives 2023 featuring Kerry Bakkerus” “Emerging Cyber Trends with Davis Hake of Resilience” “RIMS Public Policy and Advocacy 2023” “Strategic Moves with RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche” Sponsored RIMScast Episodes: “Why Subrogation is the New Arbitration” | Sponsored by Fleet Response (New!) “Cyclone Season: Proactive Preparation for Loss Minimization” | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Subrogation and the Competitive Advantage” | Sponsored by Fleet Response “Cyberrisk Outlook 2023” | Sponsored by Alliant “Chemical Industry: How To Succeed Amid Emerging Risks and a Challenging Market” | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD “Insuring the Future of the Environment” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Insights into the Gig Economy and its Contractors” | Sponsored by Zurich “The Importance of Disaster Planning Relationships” | Sponsored by ServiceMaster “Technology, Media and Telecom Solutions in 2023” | Sponsored by Allianz “Analytics in Action” | Sponsored by Alliant “Captive Market Outlook and Industry Insights” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Using M&A Insurance: The How and Why” | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Zurich's Construction Sustainability Outlook for 2023” “ESG Through the Risk Lens” | Sponsored by Riskonnect “A Look at the Cyber Insurance Market” | Sponsored by AXA XL   RIMS Publications, Content, and Links: RIMS Membership — Whether you are a new member or need to transition, be a part of the global risk management community! RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars Risk Management Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories — New interview featuring Chris Mandel! Spencer Educational Foundation RIMS DEI Council   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play RIMS Buyers Guide Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guests   Kerry Bakkerus — President of the RIMS New Zealand and Pacific Island Chapter. Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle — The leaders of the RIMS flagship publication, Risk Management Magazine.   Tweetables (Edited For Social Media Use): I asked ChatGPT, “What's a great agenda for a risk conference?” And so, the agenda is inspired by the agenda developed by ChatGPT. All the content and narratives on our website are also content delivered by ChatGPT. — Kerry Bakkerus   If you look at “The Year in RIsk, there are a lot of different things. The Biden Administration released an AI policy that's very sprawling. It covers just about everything that AI could touch but it's more like recommendations.— Morgan O'Rourke   One of the hurricanes this year was the first Category 5 ever to hit Western Mexico. They were wholly unprepared for it. It will be one of the most devastating storms that Mexico has ever seen. — Hilary Tuttle

Join us as we hear from Rosa Lozano, the chair of APIC's Emerging Infectious Diseases Task Force. She discusses her role in assembling the passionate, diverse members of the task force and how they are developing operational guidance to assist infection preventionists and public health professionals in combating novel pathogens and infectious diseases. Hosted by: Lerenza Howard, MHA, CIC, LSSGB and Kelly Holmes, MS, CIC About our Guest: Rosa Lozano, MPH, CIC, Assistant Vice President, Infection Prevention, Methodist Healthcare System Rosa Lozano joined the Methodist Healthcare System of eight hospitals in 2019. As the Assistant Vice President of Infection Prevention, Rosa mentors a team of hospital Infection Preventionists, champions comprehensive infection prevention programs, and collaborates with healthcare teams to drive patient and healthcare worker safety. Rosa also serves as the Chair of the Emerging Infectious Disease Task Force for the Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, representing 15,000 infection prevention members globally. Rosa is also passionate about mentorship and leadership growth for Infection Preventionists, and emerging healthcare leaders. Rosa received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from The University of Texas, and her Master of Public Health degree in Healthcare Systems, Management, and Policy from the Colorado School of Public Health. She has also served on APIC's Public Policy Committee, and Communications Committee. Further Resources: Emerging Infectious Diseases

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin interviews Katherine Henry, Partner and Chair of the Policyholder Coverage Practice of Bradley, Arant, Boult, and Cummings in today's episode. Katherine will be one of the presenters in the January 4th RIMS webinar, Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban Explored. Justin and Katherine explore the risk trends of 2023 and what she expects from 2024. Next, they cover the upcoming webinar on Nevada's new liability insurance “Defense Within The Limits” ban, what the effects of the ban are, and how the ban is expected to spread to other states. Katherine concludes with how she and her co-presenter at the webinar, Mark Habersack, expect to elaborate on this topic.   Listen in for a professional perspective on risk trends for 2024.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMScast. [:14] Public registration for RISKWORLD 2024 is now open. Explore infinite opportunities with RIMS from May 5th through May 8th, 2024, in San Diego, California. Register at RIMS.org/riskworld. [:31] In today's episode, we will be rejoined by our good friend, Katherine Henry, of the law firm Bradley, Arant, Boult, and Cummings, to discuss legal trends from 2023 and what risk managers should expect in 2024. [:58] The RIMS-CRMP is the only competency-based risk management credential. That matters because earning the certification shows employers and recruiters that you have the skills necessary to manage risk and create value for your organization. [1:14] Several Exam Prep virtual workshops are coming up, starting on December 13th and 14th with former RIMS president, Chris Mandel. On January 13th, 20th, and 27th, 2024, the RIMS-CRMP Exam Virtual Workshop will be presented in conjunction with Conrad Clark Nigeria. [1:37] The RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep Virtual Workshop will be held on January 30th and February 1st. That's a two-day course. Visit the certification page on RIMS.org for more information. A link is on this episode's show notes. [1:54] RIMS is gearing up for awards season. At RISKWORLD 2024, we will honor individuals, organizations, and chapters for their outstanding achievements in risk management. If you know someone who is truly making an impact on the risk profession and paving the way for future generations, consider drafting a nomination! [2:13] The deadline to submit award nominations is Friday, January 5th, 2024. A link to the awards applications and guidelines page is in this episode's show notes. Go to RIMS.org's About Us page and see the awards link there. Nominations for Risk Manager of the Year have closed but other awards might appeal to you or a friend. [2:41] Katherine Henry is the Partner and Chair of the Policyholder Coverage Practice at Bradley, Arent, Boult, and Cummings, a national law firm. Katherine and I will discuss the trends that drove the legal and risk professions in 2023, what to expect in 2024, and Nevada's Defense Within the Limits ban that may set a precedent for other U.S. states. [3:12] Katherine is one of the two presenters of an upcoming RIMS webinar called Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban Explored, on January 4th, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. It will be presented by the RIMS Public Policy Committee. Register now, especially if you're a RIMS member! This is going to be a big deal for you! [3:37] Katherine Henry, welcome back to RIMScast! [4:25] Katherine says risk managers have been really busy in 2023. She thinks first of cyber risk and cyber insurance. Insurers are getting their hands around it and premiums have escalated. Risk managers are finding they have to bring in IT and other folks to answer the much more complex questions on cyber. The cost of breaches has gone up. [5:40] Katherine discusses recent big hacks. One of the biggest risks lies with your vendors. Insurers are looking at that when setting your premiums. [6:19] Another big problem in 2023 is supply chain. It has become more difficult to insure it. It is difficult to procure business interruption insurance. Many insurers have left this market. Risk managers deal with this by eliminating sole sourcing and JIT warehousing. You have to have more goods and more local warehouse space available. [7:55] AI is the next big risk on Katherine's mind. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has been looking at AI for quite a few years and its impact on insurance. Insurers have implemented AI chat boxes in personal lines. For risk managers, the question is what are we going to see in commercial lines? [8:41] Insurers may be able to use AI to assess damages better and to move more quickly. Risk managers will be dealing more with computerized platforms than individuals in the underwriting process. That's a few years away. Because AI is being integrated into so many platforms, it's a liability insurance risk for organizations. [9:55] Climate change is another major concern Katherine has. We see its impacts on agriculture in what you can grow and where you can grow it. The effect on sea levels in ports is a concern. It will affect living conditions around the world. It will continue to be a high-level concern for risk managers. [10:42] Katherine brings up the wars as another big concern for risk managers. Events have been canceled because of protest risk. We don't know the eventual impact of the Israel and Hamas conflict. Russia has agricultural and oil risks. There is the risk of war with China and Taiwan. [11:29] Swine flu and pneumonia are concerns now. There are respiratory illnesses among children in China. Illnesses and protests present physical risks. [12:41] RIMS plug time! RIMS Virtual Workshops: Visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops to see the full calendar. On January 16th and 17th, 2024, our friend and former RIMS president Chris Mandel will lead a two-day course, Captives as an Alternate Risk Financing Technique. [13:02] On January 23rd and 24th, our friend Gail Kyomura will return to host Fundamentals of Insurance. Information about these workshops and others is on the RIMS Virtual Workshops page. Check it out and register! [13:18] On December 12th, Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk with Riskonnect. On December 14th, Aon will be Addressing Today's Risks While Preparing for the Risks of Tomorrow. On January 4th, RIMS's Public Policy Committee will explore Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban. That's why Kathy Henry joins us today. [13:44] On January 16th, RIMS will present How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024. I'll be hosting that session and will be joined by three expert panelists. I'm really looking forward to delivering this session and reaching you all. [14:00] Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to learn more about these webinars and to register! Links are in the show notes. Webinar registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [14:38] It's difficult for organizations to take a political stand. People come at them from both sides. They are also challenged when they don't take a position. It's hard for organizations to know the right position to take. That's an organizational risk. You can't please all the people all the time. [15:38] Runaway or out-of-control verdicts are a risk when you take a case to a jury. Something that should be resolved for $1 million or two could be a $40 million liability. Insurers are aware of this. Katherine warns risk managers to give notice to their tower of excess insurance when a risk comes up that could be subject to a “nuclear” verdict. [16:48] Justin brings up nuclear verdicts in connection with recent PFAS settlements. RIMS did a webinar about it a month ago. Very high settlements open the door for future litigation or actions. Justin reads from Reuters on November 26th about a U.S. appeals court ruling protecting 3M and other companies in PFAS litigation from a class action. [19:11] Katherine Henry will be co-hosting a webinar on January 4th, Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban Explored. Katherine Henry and Mark Habersack are going to explore this ban. [19:33] Katherine gives a high-level overview of the ban. There are two types of liability policies. One includes a defense that is outside the limits; other policies put the cost of defense inside the policy limits. A $5 million policy within the limits provides $5 million to pay defense and damages. [20:11] The Nevada legislature wrote a new law that every liability policy in Nevada must include defense outside of limits, so insurers have an unlimited obligation to defend you until the case is resolved. The Webinar will talk about what caused that to happen in Nevada, what the potential solutions are, and the potential implications around the U.S. [21:06] This legislation overturns the business relationship between insurers and insureds. Insureds will no longer be able to purchase less expensive defense within-limits policies. That change has immense financial consequences. Justin will be the host for that webinar. [21:30] The legislation sets a time for this change to occur. Businesses need time to place liability coverage. Risk managers's jobs have changed greatly from what they were 20 years ago when they were purchasing insurance and working with insureds. Now they're assessing their enterprise's risk. There will be a lot of work for 2024. [22:28] Justin thanks Katherine Henry for joining us. [22:42] Special thanks to Katherine Henry for joining us on RIMScast! You'll hear more from Katherine on January 4th, 2024 during the RIMS Webinar Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban Explored. She will be joined by former RIMS Nevada Chapter President, Mark Habersack. Register at RIMS.org/webinars and the link in the show notes. [23:07] Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App. This is a special members-only benefit. Everybody loves the RIMS App! [23:33] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of risk professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [24:17] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. The RIMS app is available only for RIMS members! You can find it in the App Store. [24:42] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [24:59] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com and in print, and check out the blog at RiskManagementMonitor.com. Justin Smulison is Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [25:21] Thank you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: Riskworld 2024 — San Diego, CA | May 5–8, 2024 RIMS Riskworld Award Nominations — Jan. 5, 2024, is the deadline to submit nominations! RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) NEW FOR MEMBERS! RIMS Mobile App Spencer Educational Foundation — Grants Page Embrace The Unknown: Unleashing the Power of Risk | Hosted Live & In-Person by RIMS NZ & PI | Feb. 12, 2024 Dan Kugler Risk Manager on Campus Grant RIMS Risk Management Magazine: ERM Special Edition 2023   RIMS Webinars: Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk | Sponsored by Riskonnect | Dec. 12, 2023 Addressing Today's Risks While Preparing for Tomorrow | Sponsored by Aon | Dec. 14, 2023 Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban Explored | Presented by RIMS Public Policy Committee | Jan. 4, 2024 How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024 | Presented by RIMS | Jan. 16, 2024 RIMS.org/Webinars Upcoming Virtual Workshops: Fundamentals of Insurance | Dec 12 See the full calendar of RIMS Virtual Workshops All RIMS-CRMP Prep Workshops — Including Chris Mandel's Dec 13–14 Course Related RIMScast Episodes: “RIMS Public Policy and Advocacy 2023” “Emerging Cyber Trends with Davis Hake of Resilience” “Fleet Safety with Nets Executive Director Susan Gillies-Hipp” “Cybersecurity Awareness Month with Pamela Hans of Anderson Kill” “Betting It All On Risk: Mark Habersack, Heart of RIMS Award Recipient 2021” Sponsored RIMScast Episodes: “Why Subrogation is the New Arbitration” | Sponsored by Fleet Response (New!) Cyclone Season: Proactive Preparation for Loss Minimization | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Subrogation and the Competitive Advantage” | Sponsored by Fleet Response “Cyberrisk Outlook 2023” | Sponsored by Alliant “Chemical Industry: How To Succeed Amid Emerging Risks and a Challenging Market” | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD “Insuring the Future of the Environment” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Insights into the Gig Economy and its Contractors” | Sponsored by Zurich “The Importance of Disaster Planning Relationships” | Sponsored by ServiceMaster “Technology, Media and Telecom Solutions in 2023” | Sponsored by Allianz “Analytics in Action” | Sponsored by Alliant “Captive Market Outlook and Industry Insights” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Using M&A Insurance: The How and Why” | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Zurich's Construction Sustainability Outlook for 2023” “ESG Through the Risk Lens” | Sponsored by Riskonnect “A Look at the Cyber Insurance Market” | Sponsored by AXA XL   RIMS Publications, Content, and Links: RIMS Membership — Whether you are a new member or need to transition, be a part of the global risk management community! RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars Risk Management Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories — New interview featuring Chris Mandel! Spencer Educational Foundation RIMS DEI Council   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play RIMS Buyers Guide Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest   Katherine Henry Bradley, Arant, Boult, and CummingsKatherine Henry is the Chair of the Policyholder Insurance Coverage team. Katherine's practice focuses on meeting clients' business objectives in matters involving insurance. She regularly advises Fortune 10 and other companies on complex insurance programs involving manuscript and specialty policies, including programs with multi-national coverage towers of $500 million to $1 billion, and programs incorporating various risk transfer and financing mechanisms, such as fronting programs, paid deductible programs, and collateral agreements. Her practice spans all aspects of policyholder insurance coverage, from initial policy placement and renewals to claims management and litigation, both in the United States and abroad. Her past and present policyholder clients include two of the world's largest automakers, the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, an auto insurance company, a vacuum cleaner manufacturer, a quasi-governmental defined benefit plan, numerous healthcare-related entities, a private-equity investment firm, various banks and financial institutions, and a national trade association for the gases and welding industry.   Tweetables (Edited For Social Media Use): For risk managers, this is really important. One of the biggest risks lies with your vendors, your third-party vendors. That can be the weak point. — Katherine Henry   There's been a case reported of swine flu in the UK, now. There are these respiratory illnesses among children in China. It's not a pandemic but it's still a risk. — Katherine Henry   Runaway or out-of-control verdicts are something organizations are facing everywhere. It's very difficult to take a case to a jury. Something that should be resolved for $1 million or $2 million could be a $40 million liability. Insurers are aware of that. — Katherine Henry  

On January 31, 2017, the Arizona House Federalism, Property Rights and Public Policy Committee held on a hearing on the Convention of States Action resolution. Later that year the Arizona legislature voted to become the ninth state to join the COS movement.

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin interviews Bob Bowman, the CRO of Wendy's in today's episode. Bob will be the guest panelist in the December 12th RIMS webinar, Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk. Bob speaks of his career trajectory and what he learned as a claims manager for Safeco Insurance, a risk manager for Macy's, and the Chief Risk Officer of Wendy's. He talks about connecting with programs across the corporate reach of Wendy's and what falls under his oversight as the CRO. Justin shares the focus of the December 12th webinar and also provides his words of advice for young risk    Listen in for an interesting overview of ERM at Wendy's.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMScast. [:14] RISKWORLD 2024 will be held in sunny San Diego, California, from May 5th through May 8th. Booth and sponsorship sales are open. Member registration opens in November 2023. Public registration opens December 6th, 2023. Visit RIMS.org/riskworld for more information. [:35] About today's episode, a discussion of franchising, merging risks, and professional development, with our guest, Bob Bowman of Wendy's. [:56] The RIMS CRMP is the only competency-based risk management credential. That matters because earning the certification shows employers and recruiters that you have the skills necessary to manage risk and create value for your organization. [1:16] Several Exam Prep virtual workshops are coming up, starting on December 13th and 14th with former RIMS president, Chris Mandel. On January 13th, 20th, and 27th, 2024, the RIMS-CRMP Exam Virtual Workshop will be presented in conjunction with Conrad Clark Nigeria. [1:39] The RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep Virtual Workshop will be held on January 30th and February 1st. That's a two-day course. Visit the certification page on RIMS.org for more information. A link is on this episode's show notes. [1:56] RIMS is gearing up for awards season. At RISKWORLD 2024, we will honor individuals, organizations, and chapters for their outstanding achievements in risk management. If you know someone who is truly making an impact on the risk profession and paving the way for future generations, consider drafting a nomination! [2:15] The deadline to submit award nominations is Friday, January 5th, 2024. A link to the awards applications and guidelines page is in this episode's show notes. Go to RIMS.org's About Us page and see the awards link there. Nominations for Risk Manager of the Year have closed but there are other awards that might appeal to you or a friend. [2:43] Bob Bowman is the CRO (Chief Risk Officer) for Wendy's. We will talk about franchising risks, merging risks, enterprise risk management, and professional development and hear about his career, which started in insurance. He worked at Macy's for several years and is now at Wendy's [3:10] We're going to talk about how and when Bob and his risk group are involved at different stages of decision-making for this global brand. [3:20] Quick plug! Bob Bowman is going to be the guest panelist for our upcoming RIMS webinar, presented by Riskonnect on December 12th. It's titled Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk. The link is in this episode's show notes. Anyone who hears this interview will want to hear more from him in this webinar on December 12th! [3:45] Bob Bowman, welcome to RIMScast! [4:12] Bob's title at Wendy's is Chief Risk Officer. He has been with Wendy's for a little under 10 years. Bob tells of his time before that. He started in claims management in 1990 at Safeco Insurance. He backed into insurance as his degree is in restaurant and hospitality management. [5:38] From Safeco Insurance, Bob moved into the risk management space with help from a mentor and professional networking connections. [6:10] Bob was at Macy's for over 20 years. Macy's was going through a lot of change and transition at the time. When Bob joined Macy's, retail was vital and thriving. When Bob left Macy's, retail was just becoming aware of Amazon. Digital commerce was making itself known. [6:58] Bob had done an internship with Wendy's in college. Twenty-plus years later they made him an offer. He had loved his experiences at Macy's but everything was siloed. The offer at Wendy's was to connect the siloes and steer the ship. The pieces he had learned at Macy's had to be translated into a single strategy for success at Wendy's. [8:14] Risk management both in retail and at Wendy's is about product and process. It's all about delivering something of perceived value to the consumer, along with an experience. The experience might be the more important part of the equation. It's getting the product and experience right every time, in the perception of the customer. [9:10] Wendy's corporate headquarters hired Bob to work with the risk management team they had and develop it for organizational resilience, business continuity planning, crisis management, and enterprise risk management. [10:15] Bob tells how he referred to ISO and COSO in charting the path for Wendy's. It is now part of the way Wendy's manages every program. Every program begins with a framework selection of ISO, COSO, or another standard or industry best practices. [10:59] Food preparation and location selection are under other leaders. Bob's space is risk management in any and every program at Wendy's. He uses a consistent business model across all of the programs. [11:37] Franchising is a unique business model. It has many advantages but also comes with inherent risks. There is less control with autonomous, independent businesspeople working within a single brand with a desire to deliver a consistent experience to the customer across the franchise system. [12:46] Wendy's franchisees are autonomous but must be respectful of regulation. [13:42] The Wendy's corporate risk management group has grown since Bob started. There were six to eight risk managers in 2014. Today it is a group of about 15. [14:31] Bob discusses what is behind the growth of risk management at Wendy's. There is increasing complexity in the world, so there is increasing value in and appreciation for risk management. The way Wendy's transacts business has changed and continues to change. There are new technology risks. [16:17] When Bob started in the industry, there was a push to master tangible risks. Over the last five years, that has become a push to master intangible risks: digital data technology, network systems, cloud, hardware, software, and so forth. [16:51] RIMS plug time! RIMS Virtual Workshops: Visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops to see the full calendar. December 7th starts the three-part course, Leveraging Data and Analytics for Continuous Risk Management, which will be led by our friend Pat Saporito. [17:12] Fundamentals of Insurance returns on December 12th and 13th. It will be led by our good friend Gail Kyomura. Information about these workshops and others is on the RIMS Virtual Workshops page. Check it out and register! [17:28] At 5:00 p.m. India Standard Time, on December 1st, Prudent Insurance Brokers Private Ltd. returns to discuss Business Interruption. On December 7, 2023, our friends at TÜV SÜD GRC return to discuss Engineering Resilience: Strategies for Preventing Machinery Breakdown. [17:49] Bob Bowman, our guest today is on the next webinar. On December 12th, Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk with Riskonnect. On December 14th, Aon will be Addressing Today's Risks While Preparing for the Risks of Tomorrow. [18:05] On January 4th, RIMS's Public Policy Committee will explore Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban. On January 16th, RIMS will present How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024. Justin will host that session and will be joined by three expert panelists. He is looking forward to reaching you all with this session. [18:26] Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to learn more about these webinars and to register! Links are in the show notes. Webinar registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [19:37] Bob describes risk as uncertainty. Wherever there is uncertainty, that is risk. What are the things that need to be true to reduce that uncertainty? That's risk management. You can apply that easily to intangible risk. Bob does not have the technology background that would equip him to participate in the innovation discussion. [20:28] Bob trusts the CTO and others with technology backgrounds to guide him so he knows how to advise the C-suite. The intangible risk space is growing across nearly every aspect of the business. To be effective, Bob partners with every business function. [22:31] Wendy's attempts to simplify risk management. To Bob, if you are going to be effective as a risk management practitioner, simplifying is the table stakes. The balance of the business has little interest in and appreciation for risk management until it's relevant through their lens and on their terms with the results they are trying to achieve. [23:45] What has enabled Bob and his team to find some success is the risk profile, which is getting to know the risk from the perspective of the business, and the business leaders. It's up to the risk managers to speak the language of risk from the perspective of the leaders and grasp the challenges of each functional area of the business. [24:41] Risk management is asking, what could we do to make that desirable outcome more certain or increase the probability that we will hit that target. Bob asks, If I could guarantee you a greater probability that you will achieve your goals, wouldn't you begin thinking about more goals? Wouldn't you be more ambitious about accomplishments? [25:36] New items and new recipes would only come to the risk management department in terms of food safety. [26:31] Bob says he was on the periphery of the breakfast menu unveiling and he gives credit to an amazing team. Breakfast For Us in its current form is a recent innovation. Without prompting from risk management, the team coming up with the menu asked, what are the things that need to be true for this to be a successful endeavor? [27:01] That is risk-based decision-making from the outset of the idea. There was a lot of labor, expertise, and collaborative decision-making across the entire organization for months that went into the development of the breakfast menu. Bob wonders how many of the things that needed to be true went from not yet being true, to true, in the process. [29:30] Bob talks about the collaborative partnership between the Wendy's corporation and the franchisees. All parties have to be represented in the discussion. [30:09] Bob speaks about his part in the webinar coming on December 12th, Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk. It goes toward the dilemma that many risk professionals are confronted with. There are so many new, evolving, uncertain areas of risk and risk management. The world is delivering us a heavy dose of VUCA! [30:52] We've got to be equipped to understand the VUCA World and be able to translate it to our organizations. This webinar will focus on that. Justin will host. It's a great way to close out the year! [31:33] As Bob looks back on his career, his advice to young people considering risk management is to get a mentor and a professional network, do hard work, and be willing to expand one's skill set. Support great people to be supported by great people. That's a universal part of the equation. [32:31] Special thanks to Bob Bowman of Wendy's for joining us on RIMScast! You can hear more of Bob's perspective and experience in the December 12th RIMS Webinar sponsored by Riskonnect titled Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk. Register at RIMS.org/webinars and the link in this episode's show notes. [32:52] Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App. This is a special members-only benefit. Everybody loves the RIMS App! [33:19] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of risk professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [34:03] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. The RIMS app is available only for RIMS members! You can find it in the App Store. [34:28] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [34:44] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com and in print, and check out the blog at RiskManagementMonitor.com. Justin Smulison is Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [35:07] Thank you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: Riskworld 2024 — San Diego, CA | May 5–8, 2024 RIMS Riskworld Award Nominations — Jan. 5, 2024, is the deadline to submit nominations! 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RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars Risk Management Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories — New interview featuring Chris Mandel! Spencer Educational Foundation RIMS DEI Council   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play RIMS Buyers Guide Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest   Bob Bowman on LinkedIn   Tweetables (Edited For Social Media Use): When I joined Macy's, retail was strong, vital, and thriving. By the time I left Macy's, retail was just becoming aware of Amazon. Digital commerce was making itself known. — Bob Bowman   There is less control with independent businesspeople who desire to maintain that independence. At the same time, you're working within a single brand, with a desire for consistency, and a desire to deliver a consistent experience to the customer across the system. — Bob Bowman   I would tell young risk managers to get a mentor and a professional network, do the hard work, and be willing to expand one's skill set. Support great people to be supported by great people. — Bob Bowman

Successful rural hospitals often have the characteristics of strong leadership, a culture of teamwork, and community support. In our upcoming episode, we explore the strategies for achieving this with our guest, Natalie Ryder, who serves as the Hospital Administrator at Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital & Borgess Allegan Hospital in Allegan, Michigan. During this week's conversation on Rural Health Leadership Radio, Natalie highlights the importance of cultivating a positive workplace culture and fostering teamwork. She provides valuable insights into her approach to breaking down silos between hospital locations and implementing standardized processes for sustainable success, and how her past roles and military background help her achieve this.  “I want anybody that works for me to feel supported and safe being themselves...there is no reason why we can't be smiling all day” -Natalie Ryder Natalie Ryder is a Regional Hospital Administrator covering three hospitals in SW Michigan: 2 Critical Access Hospitals & 1 Long Term Acute Care Hospital. Ryder is a registered nurse and board-certified nurse executive who began her healthcare career in 2013, as a school nurse in Germany, following nine years in the U.S. Army as an Engineer Officer. Ryder held various nursing & leadership roles before becoming the administrator of Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital in 2018 and adding Ascension Borgess Allegan and Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospitals in Aug 2022. Ryder's goal is to provide resources and remove barriers so her hospitals can provide the best possible care to their communities, right where they live, without any need for travel. She led her team through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and remained relentless in upholding their mission of delivering uninterrupted, high-quality care when & where it mattered most.  Ryder earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Point Park College in her home state of Pennsylvania and an associate degree in nursing from Columbus Technical College in Georgia. She went on to earn her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration degree in healthcare management from Western Governors University. Ryder has been an active member of the Michigan Center for Rural Health Critical Access Hospital Planning Committee since 2019, and an Ascension Advocacy and Public Policy Committee member since 2020.

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Lawanda “Elle Michell” Hall joins me today to share her accumulated knowledge as a risk professional in the corporate space and as a passionate risk entrepreneur. Elle had known from her days in high school math that she wanted to be a risk management professional. She explains how she navigated that path through her chosen major, her student affiliation with RIMS, and by taking a position in claims to experience risk management from the client's point of view. She shares some of her experiences in supply chain risk at Coca-Cola, and her plans for her company, Intelligent Intentions.   Having grown up in urban Atlanta, she is passionate about risk management in the community and for small businesses looking to participate in the supply chains of enterprise companies. Listen in for a passionate plea for improved education and communication around risk management for all companies.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMScast. [:14] RISKWORLD 2024 will be held in sunny San Diego, California, from May 5th through May 8th. Booth and sponsorship sales are open. Member registration opens in November 2023. Public registration opens December 6th, 2023. Visit RIMS.org/riskworld for more information. [:33] About today's episode, a discussion of supply chain risks and professional development, with our guest, Lawanda Elle Michell Hall. [:54] The RIMS CRMP is the only competency-based risk management credential that matters because earning the certification shows employers and recruiters that you have the skills necessary to manage risk and create value for your organization. [1:13] Several Exam Prep virtual workshops are coming up, starting on December 13th and 14th with former RIMS president, Chris Mandel. On January 13th, 20th, and 27th, 2024, the RIMS-CRMP Exam Virtual Workshop will be presented in conjunction with Conrad Clark Nigeria. [1:38] The RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep Virtual Workshop will be held on January 30th and February 1st. That's a two-day course. Visit the certification page on RIMS.org for more information. A link is on this episode's show notes. [1:55] RIMS is gearing up for awards season. At RISKWORLD 2024, we will honor individuals, organizations, and chapters for their outstanding achievements in risk management. If you know someone who is truly making an impact on the risk profession and paving the way for future generations, consider drafting a nomination! [2:14] The deadline to submit award nominations is Friday, January 5th, 2024. A link to the awards applications and guidelines page is in this episode's show notes. Go to RIMS.org's About Us page and see the awards link there. Nominations for Risk Manager of the Year have closed but there are other awards that might appeal to you or a friend. [2:42] Elle Michell Hall is the CEO of Intelligent Intentions. She is also very active with the Spencer Educational Foundation. She has a fascinating career that has dealt with enterprise risk management and supply chain, among others. Let's hear about what she's done and where she's going! Elle Michell Hall, welcome to RIMScast! [3:41] Elle is in the minority of people who joined the risk industry on purpose! She received a degree in risk management in insurance from Georgia State University. She had been inspired by a high school AP course called Decision Science; now it is called Quantitative Analytics. She was intrigued by the application of math in the world. [5:27] Quantitative analytics is now used across many businesses to make projections and set themselves up for success. [6:41] People were used to thinking of risk managers as the “parent” who would say “no,” so they were avoided at all costs until they absolutely had to ask. [7:31] Elle has a lot of creative energy to create solutions and not have to say “no.” She works with people to figure out how to get to a “yes,” in a sensible way aligned with the business objective. [7:56] Elle didn't see risk management entry-level positions available after graduation. Entry-level positions tend to be in underwriting, claims, or the brokerage world but not in corporate risk management. She joined RIMS in college. At a RIMS luncheon, George Miller of AIG asked her what she wanted to do when she graduated. [8:38] Elle wanted to be a risk manager but she didn't know where to start. George told her we're in this business because stuff happens and you need to figure out what that looks like when it happens, so I recommend that you start in claims. That will make you a more thoughtful risk manager on the front end as you're making coverage decisions. [9:00] George Miller gave her a phone number and told her that the AIG claims office was moving to Alpharetta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Elle said, great, and that's where she started. She learned to make decisions. GSU had given her minimum information about claims so she studied and achieved her AIC. AIG was her career boot camp. [9:39] In claims, you're dumped into the deep end, dealing with problems. People are upset. Her territory was New York and she had New York attorneys calling her names all day, every day. She learned not to take things personally. She learned to manage a matter to completion. It was a beautiful beginning to her career in risk management. [10:27] Elle grew up in Atlanta in the shadow of Coca-Cola. When she started at Coca-Cola, Elle was a little starstruck and nostalgic. Her previous position had been at Earthlink, where there were two risk managers who did everything. At Coca-Cola, there was a team of 12 to 15 people and the work was divided between them. [12:24] Coca-Cola is crucial to the economy of Atlanta. A lot of native Atlantans work for Coke. Working there feels safe like you're a part of Atlanta. You have an impact on your city and you're able to do good work. [13:14] Elle finds supply chain risk fascinating. She learns a lot about how culture impacts perception. People have different perspectives on the same risk, based on their cultural references. Elle learned how different types of products cross the borders of different countries. Border Patrols must respect Coke's quality standards and seals. [15:06] Some ingredients, such as Stevia, may appear to be something else. There have been colorful conversations around legalities and culture, the way things move, and the time in which they move, making sure that as things change hands, the insurance is in place and things are moving. There are difficult conversations. [15:34] Elle recalls fun times. She was the risk point of contact when the FIFA trophy was touring in 2014. She toured the plane that took it to all the different cities. She got reports from each stop, making sure the trophy was safe. It was like a tour around the world, over 100 stops, without leaving her office. The trophy traveled in luxury! [17:20] RIMS plug time! Upcoming Virtual Workshops: Visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops to see the full calendar. December 7th starts the three-part course, Leveraging Data and Analytics for Continuous Risk Management, which will be led by our friend Pat Saporito. [17:42] Fundamentals of Insurance returns on December 12th and 13th. It will be led by our good friend Gail Kyomura. Information about these workshops and others is on the RIMS Virtual Workshops page. Check it out and register! [17:57] On December 1st at 5:00 p.m. India Standard Time, Prudent Insurance Brokers Private Ltd. returns to discuss Business Interruption. On December 7, 2023, our friends at TÜV SÜD GRC return to discuss Engineering Resilience: Strategies for Preventing Machinery Breakdown. [18:18] On December 12th, Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk with Riskonnect. On December 14th, Aon will be Addressing Today's Risks While Preparing for the Risks of Tomorrow. [18:31] On January 4th, RIMS's Public Policy Committee will explore Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban. On January 16th, RIMS will present How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024. Justin will host that session and will be joined by three expert panelists. He is looking forward to reaching you all with this session. [18:53] Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to learn more about these webinars and to register! Links are in the show notes. Webinar registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [19:16] Elle sees a disconnect in understanding and communication around risk management and insurance. She's had to say no a few times to external parties that wanted to do business but were not risk-responsible. Elle mentions some of the risks small suppliers don't consider when they want to be part of a billion-dollar supply chain. [21:07] Elle uses the example of bottle caps. If you supply the bottle caps, but you don't show up with them, the entire operation is shut down. There is a lot that goes into the decision of who will supply the bottle caps. Every little piece matters in the big picture of keeping things moving. A tiny company can cause a multi-million-dollar shutdown. [21:53] With joint and several liability, Coke is at risk for that loss. Small companies don't understand their risk imprint and big companies don't do a good job of explaining it. They just analyze it and say no, we can't do it. In the world of supply chain, many challenges come from the lack of communication and education in risk management. [23:44] In business incubators, small companies are told about CPAs, lawyers, and putting their finances in order. No one tells them about risk managers or understanding what their risks are. How do they make sure they are not a risk but a risk partner to the organization they want to help? [24:16] That conversation is not happening and it needs to happen. Smaller companies need to be educated on the discipline of risk management. Elle is passionate about the risk profession. She is also passionate about community and she is a natural educator. [24:59] Manage your risk! Make sure that you're not having an adverse impact on the companies you are doing business with or the people in your community! [25:07] A big part of Elle leaving the corporate space and becoming an entrepreneur was driven by her wanting to serve her community. There aren't people in the community teaching small businesses about risk management or even that they need to know these things. [25:25] Elle thinks it's important to give some plain language about what risk management is. Small companies get RFPs, contracts, and jargon without knowing what they mean. Elle grew up in a very urban area and she fully understands risk management. She can translate the concepts for small businesses to grasp quickly. [26:24] Being able to apply her knowledge and do something with it is very meaningful to Elle. She always wants to know what she can do with this knowledge. She doesn't want just “brain decoration.” [27:18] Elle says the biggest thing is to make sure that the data your business depends on is solid and that you understand how to adjust it for real-time because it is built on historical data. Things are changing a whole lot faster than they have before. Use your data but watch for trends as they come on social media so you can prepare properly. [28:53] Elle has always taken young people under her wing to mentor and help. She would sit with new members of the team, explain jargon to them, and help amplify their success and the success of the organization and the team. [29:30] Elle got an opportunity with Georgia State University and Spencer Educational Foundation to create a Professional Development Academy for first-generation college risk management and insurance majors. The Academy will address opportunities and drill down to amplify all that is learned in the degree program. [30:28] Elle is working with a professor at Georgia State University to create the Academy. It will open in January 2024. The announcement will come out soon on the Georgia State University Maurice Greenberg Risk Sciences web page. [32:52] The Professional Development Academy will focus on the day-to-day experience of the profession with a menu of detailed career descriptions and access to people who have done it, to make informed choices. A link is on this episode's show notes. [33:45] Justin hopes to see Elle at RISKWORLD 2024 in San Diego in May! [33:58] Special thanks to Elle Michell Hall. For more information about the program that we referenced in conjunction with the Spencer Educational Foundation, visit spencered.org/general-grants. The link is also in this episode's show notes. [34:17] Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App. This is a special members-only benefit. Everybody loves the RIMS App! [34:41] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of risk professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [35:23] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. The RIMS app is available only for RIMS members! You can find it in the App Store. [35:46] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [36:01] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com and in print, and check out the blog at RiskManagementMonitor.com. Justin Smulison is Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [36:22] Thank you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: RISKWORLD 2024 — San Diego, CA | May 5–8, 2024 RIMS RISKWORLD Award Nominations — Jan. 5, 2024 is the deadline to submit! RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) NEW FOR MEMBERS! RIMS Mobile App Spencer Educational Foundation — Grants Page  Giving Tuesday for Spencer (Nov 28) Embrace The Unknown: Unleashing the Power of Risk | Hosted Live & In-Person by RIMS NZ & PI | Feb. 12, 2024 Dan Kugler Risk Manager on Campus Grant RIMS Risk Management Magazine: ERM Special Edition 2023 RIMS Webinars: Business Interruption | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. | Dec. 1, 2023 Engineering Resilience: Strategies for Preventing Machinery Breakdown | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD | Dec. 7, 2023 Prepare Yourself for the New Generation of Risk | Sponsored by Riskonnect | Dec. 12, 2023 Addressing Today's Risks While Preparing for Tomorrow | Sponsored by Aon | Dec. 14, 2023 Nevada's “Defense Within The Limits” Ban Explored | Presented by RIMS Public Policy Committee | Jan. 4, 2024 How Risk Managers Can Combat Human Trafficking In 2024 | Presented by RIMS | Jan. 16, 2024 RIMS.org/Webinars Upcoming Virtual Workshops: Leveraging Data and Analytics for Continuous Risk Management | Dec 7 Fundamentals of Insurance | Dec 12 See the full calendar of RIMS Virtual Workshops All RIMS-CRMP Prep Workshops — Including Chris Mandel's Dec 13–14 Course Related RIMScast Episodes: Risk Management Education with David Cisneros Celebrating #SpencerDay and Funding the Future of Risk Management Risk and Compliance Tips for Importers and Exporters in 2022 Navigating Shipping Risks in 2022 with Capt. Rahul Khanna Sponsored RIMScast Episodes: Cyclone Season: Proactive Preparation for Loss Minimization | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. (New!) “Subrogation and the Competitive Advantage” | Sponsored by Fleet Response “Cyberrisk Outlook 2023” | Sponsored by Alliant “Chemical Industry: How To Succeed Amid Emerging Risks and a Challenging Market” | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD “Insuring the Future of the Environment” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Insights into the Gig Economy and its Contractors” | Sponsored by Zurich “The Importance of Disaster Planning Relationships” | Sponsored by ServiceMaster “Technology, Media and Telecom Solutions in 2023” | Sponsored by Allianz “Analytics in Action” | Sponsored by Alliant “Captive Market Outlook and Industry Insights” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Using M&A Insurance: The How and Why” | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Zurich's Construction Sustainability Outlook for 2023” “ESG Through the Risk Lens” | Sponsored by Riskonnect “A Look at the Cyber Insurance Market” | Sponsored by AXA XL   RIMS Publications, Content, and Links: RIMS Membership — Whether you are a new member or need to transition, be a part of the global risk management community! RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars Risk Management Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories — New interview featuring Chris Mandel! Spencer Educational Foundation RIMS DEI Council   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play RIMS Buyers Guide Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest   Elle Michell Hall Lawanda “Elle Michell” Hall's professional career spans more than 20 years, serving in progressive Risk Management and insurance roles. Elle's rich life & career experiences coupled with her love for serving people and adroit problem-solving skills are the perfect ingredients for a thoughtful and impactful life coach. She blends innate creativity, natural inquisitiveness, and analytical acumen to guide her clients through various life and career transitions. As the Founder and CEO of Intelligent Intentions LLC, Elle is an award-winning, nationally sought-after life & career coach, consultant, thought leader, trainer, and speaker. Her coaching style exists, at the intersection of business savvy and edgy urban intellectual. Elle has a way with words and an engaging presence that perfectly packages her messages which are laced with intelligence, intention, and integrity. A native and current resident of Atlanta, GA; Elle earned a B.B.A. (Major: Risk Management & Insurance) and studied for an MBA at Georgia State University. She also received a Life Coaching Certificate from the National Coaching Society. Elle is a passionate advocate for foster children and a faithful supporter of the arts. Intelligentintentions.com Georgia State University Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Science    Tweetables (Edited For Social Media Use): Lots of folks are in the risk industry who kind of fell into it. I am in the minority of people who did it on purpose! — Lawanda “Elle Michell” Hall   I have a lot of creative energy to create solutions and not have to say “no.” Let's work together and figure out how we can get to a “yes,” in a way that makes sense and is aligned with our business objectives. — Elle Michell Hall   The biggest thing is to make sure that the data your business depends on is solid and that you understand that you're adjusting it for real-time because it is built on historical data. Things are changing a whole lot faster than they have before. — Elle Michell Hall

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society. Mark Prysock is the RIMS General Counsel & VP of External Affairs. Lynn Haley Pilarski is the RIMS External Affairs Committee Chair and the Risk & Insurance Counsel for GM. In this episode, Mark and Lynn update us on the RIMS Legislative Summit 2023 to be held in Washington D.C. on October 25th and 26th. They explain why it is important for RIMS Advocacy Ambassadors to participate from every state in the U.S. They review the top RIMS legislative concerns and how you can become educated on these issues and discuss them knowledgeably with Congressional Staffers. They share their enthusiasm about this critical event and how it will benefit you to attend. Listen in to learn about the legislative matters important to U.S. risk managers.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMScast. [:35] About today's episode, where we will discuss RIMS Advocacy and government affairs and the RIMS Legislative Summit 2023 with Lynn Haley Pilarsky and Mark Prysock. [1:00] All about exciting, upcoming RIMS events! Registration is open for the RIMS Canada Conference 2023, which will be held September 11th–14th in Ottawa! Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca for details. [1:21] For those of you based in Canada, Justin wants to hear from you about a game show he will be hosting on September 13th. A link to a 15-question survey is in this episode's notes. Justin needs your honest feedback, so he can say, “Survey says: …” Please check out the links in this episode's notes! [1:45] On September 14th, the Spencer Educational Foundation returns to New York City for its Annual Funding Their Future Gala. The event will be held at the Cipriani on 42nd Street. A link is on this episode's notes. You can also visit SpencerEd.org. [2:01] The RIMS Western Regional Conference will be held October 4th–6th in Vail, Colorado. Visit RIMSWesternRegional.com for more information and to register. [2:14] Head to the RIMS.org/Advocacy page to find information about The RIMS Legislative Summit, which is returning to Washington, D.C. on October 25th and 26th. [2:27] We are very excited about the RIMS ERM Conference 2023, which will be held November 2nd and 3rd in Denver, Colorado! The theme is Elevate and Evolve. The Conference will be different than years past with some great changes; book your travel plans now! Visit the Events page of RIMS.org or the links in this episode's notes. [2:55] RIMS has several key items that need to be addressed by the U.S. Government to protect the interests of the risk profession. These topics include cybersecurity, terrorism, and floods. [3:08] Here to discuss these critical topics are RIMS External Affairs Committee Chair, Lynn Haley Pilarksy and RIMS General Counsel and VP of External Affairs, Mark Prysock. We will discuss how these topics will play a huge role when RIMS returns to Capitol Hill during the RIMS Legislative Summit on October 25th and 26th. [3:29] Lynn Haley Pilarksy and Mark Prysock, welcome back to RIMScast! [4:15] Lynn Haley Pilarksy is Counsel, Risk Management Insurance for General Motors, and the LTM Sales Risk Manager. She is President of RIMS Detroit and the Chair of the RIMS Public Policy Committee. She'll sleep after her renewals are done! [4:57] Mark Prysock is the General Counsel and Vice President of Public Policy at RIMS. His responsibilities include staffing the Public Policy Committee, which oversees RIMS' legislative efforts; also staffing the RISK PAC Trustees Committee. [6:07] Mark believes we are heading toward a government funding crisis. If the government shuts down, the National Flood Insurance Program will temporarily not be funded. RIMS is a big supporter of the NFIP program, and it is hanging in the balance. [8:57] Lynn agrees on the importance of the NFIP, given recent hurricanes. RISK PAC is well-received when they speak to Congress on the NFIP. Congress understands the importance of having the NFIP in place. It's critical for people who live, work, and have property in flood zones. It's a good conversation for RISK PAC to have in Congress. [9:55] RISK PAC also always tries to talk about how NFIP coverages can be improved and enhanced and the legislation around them should be changed. Can we improve mapping? Some of the NFIP maps are from the 1960s. Topographies change over time so it's important to have these systems updated so the risks are reflected accurately. [10:40] Lynn says RISK PAC also talks to Congress about reinsurance and if the government can have some policies on expanding the role of reinsurance. Congress supports the NFIP but it's tied to the government funding. RISK PAC is asking to get the NFIP reauthorized as part of the upcoming funding bill. [11:26] Mark comments on the Republican strategy of presenting separate funding bills instead of an all-or-nothing omnibus bill. They want to look at programs individually and identify places where funding can be cut. There is a series of 12 House bills in process. [13:06] Mark says data privacy is another 2023 RIMS priority. There are a lot of industries and association groups engaged in the issue of data privacy. RIMS plays an important role in the discussion of creating a national data privacy standard rather than state-specific standards which are problematic for companies in multiple jurisdictions. [14:54] Lynn notes that the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA)  was top-of-mind during the past two years. There is no broad legislative support for it now. RIMS still follows it and is part of a business coalition supporting it but is not presently advocating for it. [15:54] These priorities will be mirrored at the RIMS Legislative Summit, which will be back on the Hill on October 25th and 26th, 2023. Mark and Lynn will both be there. [16:15] Lynn's favorite thing to talk about is RIMS member involvement in the RIMS Legislative Summit and legislative activism. The Legislative Summit is the best way for risk managers and others in the risk community to speak directly to members of Congress and their staffs about issues important to the risk profession. [16:52] Lynn calls the Legislative Summit an incredible event. She invites anyone with an interest in advocacy to attend in October. In Lynn's opinion, it is the most rewarding thing that you can do as a risk professional. She is very enthusiastic about it! You meet with staffers, and they are the eyes and ears of the members of Congress. [18:28] RIMS plug time! Sponsor an episode of RIMScast! Contact us at pd@rims.org. For upcoming virtual workshops visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops for the calendar.  Fundamentals of Insurance is a two-day virtual workshop hosted by Elise Farnham, September 12th–13th. [19:11] Managing Data for ERM is a three-module course that begins September 21st. [19:18] Optimizing Risk Management with Artificial Intelligence will be led on September 28th by Pat Saporito. Recent RIMScast guest Chris Hansen will be leading Managing Worker Compensation, Employer's Liability, and Employment Practices in the US on November 7th and 8th. Be sure to register for that course! [19:50] Information about these sessions and others is on the RIMS Virtual Workshops page. Check it out and register! [19:59] For anyone attending RIMS Canada on September 10th and 11th, we will host an in-person RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep In-Person Workshop in Ottawa, and it will be led by former RIMS President Chris Mandel. The next virtual CRMP workshop will be September 26th and 27th and it will be led by Joseph Milan. [20:27] Visit RIMS.org/Certification for these and future workshops. A link is also in this episode's show notes, as is a link to the full Virtual Workshop calendar. [20:39] There is a new RIMS webinar called A Decade of Disconnect: Understanding Multi-Generational Mental Health in the Workplace. It is sponsored by Travelers and Constitution State Services on September 7th, 2023 at 12:00 noon Eastern. [21:06] On September 12th, our friends at TÜV SÜD GRC are back with Seeing the Unseen: nVent's Proactive Approach to Fire Risk Detection With Infrared Imaging On September 26th, Gallagher returns to present A Road Less Challenged? An Outlook on the Management Liability Market at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. [21:28] Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to learn more about these webinars and to register! Links are on the show notes. Webinar registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [21:55] The RIMS Legislative Summit is open to RIMS members who are based in, or who have operations in, the U.S. Lynn speaks about advocacy ambassadors from RIMS chapters and meetings for them. If your chapter doesn't have an advocacy ambassador, is there a rising young member or student you can sponsor? It's a learning opportunity. [24:42] Mark is on the RIMS Legislative Summit agenda. He is going to help people feel comfortable when they go to the Hill to meet with members of Congress and their staff. Wednesday, October 25th is going to be RIMS Education Day, with panels such as key points of our legislative issues to lobby, and a mixed Congressional Staff panel. [26:07] The U.S. Treasury has asked if they could send a panel from the Federal Insurance Office to talk about initiatives they've been working on. There will be a panel on the insurance industry perspective on what's happening in D.C. right now. [26:49] RIMS is now in the The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), on their Advocacy Council. They work to identify issues that impact the association community. The Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act would liberalize the use of 529 College Savings Funds for certification and credentialing programs. [27:41] That use could be hugely beneficial to risk managers in particular. RIMS has a CRMP certification. If the 529 rules were liberalized, it would benefit RIMS members. Mary Kate Cunningham, the VP of Public Policy at ASAE, will speak about that legislation at the Summit. [28:31] Wednesday evening there will be the reception and dinner, with Keynote Speaker John E. Sununu, a member of the Sununu clan in New Hampshire. John E. Sununu is a former member of the House of Representatives and a former Senator. His brother is the governor of New Hampshire. His father served in the Bush administration. [29:50] Thursday is Lobby Day. All attendees will take talking points of key legislative issues to the Hill. They will meet with Congressional staff. It is better to meet with the right staffer than with a member, as the staff wants to hear from constituents affected by the legislation, and they have a better grasp on the legislation than the members do. [31:33] Lynn tells about her first Education Day. The panels and the educational topics will get you ready for a day of lobbying Congress on legislative issues. You will understand what the issues are. You will have handouts to study for your session and leave behind to give the staffers. When you're done, you will feel very empowered. [33:09] Justin tells how great his first Summit experience was, in 2018. [33:48] Mark says this Education Day will be taking place at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce building. It is a beautiful, iconic building. [34:43] Lynn's parting thought: Bring comfortable shoes! Be prepared to walk! This isn't a place to wear new shoes! [35:09] Mark's parting thought: If you haven't been to the Legislative Summit, and you're not sure you'll be comfortable in the role of a lobbyist for RIMS, I want to assure you that you are the person that the Congressional staffers want to talk to. They want to hear from constituents who are being directly impacted by the issues they're discussing. [35:58] The link to register is RIMS Legislative Summit and in the episode's show notes. Remember to visit RIMS.org/Advocacy. Justin thanks Mark and Lynn for rejoining us here on RIMScast, to share their perspective. [36:28] Special thanks again to Mark Prysock and Lynn Haley Pilarsky. Register for the RIMS Legislative Summit on October 25th and 26th in Washington D.C. The agenda is available now. Go to RIMS.org/Advocacy and there you can learn more about our advocacy efforts, including details on the RISK PAC. [36:37] Go to the App Store on your phone and download the RIMS App. This is a special members-only benefit. Everybody loves the RIMS app! [37:06] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of risk professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [37:48] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. The RIMS app is available only for RIMS members! You can find it in the App Store. [38:12] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [38:28] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com and in print, and check out the blog at RiskManagementMonitor.com. Justin Smulison is Business Content Manager. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [38:49] Justin thanks you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: NEW FOR MEMBERS! RIMS Mobile App RIMS Legislative Summit – Oct 25 & 26, Washington, D.C. RIMS Advocacy RIMS Canada 2023 — Sept. 11–14 in Ottawa! RIMS Canada 2023 — Game Show Survey! Participate today! RIMS ERM Conference 2023 | Nov 2–3 in Denver, CO! Nominate a practitioner or risk group for the ERM Award of Distinction! Spencer Educational Foundation — Funding Their Future Gala — Sept. 14, 2023 RIMS Western Regional — Oct 4–6, Vail Colorado RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) Dan Kugler Risk Manager on Campus Grant RIMS Webinars: A Decade of Disconnect: Understanding Multi-Generational Mental Health in the Workplace | Sponsored by Travelers | Sept. 7, 2023 Seeing the Unseen: nVent's Proactive Approach to Fire Risk Detection With Infrared Imaging | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD GRC | Sept. 12, 2023 A Road Less Challenged? An Outlook on the Management Liability Market | Sponsored by Gallagher | Sept. 26, 2023 RIMS.org/Webinars Upcoming Virtual Workshops: Fundamentals of Insurance | Sept 12–13 Optimizing Risk Management with AI | Sept. 28 Managing Worker Compensation, Employer's Liability and Employment Practices in the US | Nov 7 See the full calendar of RIMS Virtual WorkshopsUpcoming Virtual Workshops: Fundamentals of Insurance | Sept 12–13 Optimizing Risk Management with AI | Sept. 28 Managing Worker Compensation, Employer's Liability and Employment Practices in the US | Nov 7 See the full calendar of RIMS Virtual Workshops RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep at RIMS Canada 2023September 10–11, 2023 9:00 am–4:00 pm EDT Ottawa, ON, Canada All RIMS-CRMP Prep WorkshopsRelated RIMScast Episodes: Public Policy Goals with CIAB President Joel Wood (2023) Keeping Up With RISKPAC (2022) Sponsored RIMScast Episodes: “Subrogation and the Competitive Advantage” | Sponsored by Fleet Response (New!) “Cyberrisk Outlook 2023” | Sponsored by Alliant (New!) “Chemical Industry: How To Succeed Amid Emerging Risks and a Challenging Market” | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD “Insuring the Future of the Environment” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Insights into the Gig Economy and its Contractors” | Sponsored by Zurich “The Importance of Disaster Planning Relationships” | Sponsored by ServiceMaster “Technology, Media and Telecom Solutions in 2023” | Sponsored by Allianz “Analytics in Action” | Sponsored by Alliant “Captive Market Outlook and Industry Insights” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Using M&A Insurance: The How and Why” | Sponsored by Prudent Insurance Brokers Ltd. “Zurich's Construction Sustainability Outlook for 2023” “Aon's 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Overview” “ESG Through the Risk Lens” | Sponsored by Riskonnect “A Look at the Cyber Insurance Market” | Sponsored by AXA XL “How to Reduce Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Risks” | Sponsored by TÜV SÜD “Managing Global Geopolitical Risk in 2022 and Beyond” | Sponsored by AXA XL RIMS Publications, Content, and Links: RIMS Membership — Whether you are a new member or need to transition, be a part of the global risk management community! RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars Risk Management Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories — New interview featuring Roland Teo! Spencer Educational Foundation RIMS DEI Council RIMS Path to the Boardroom RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play RIMS Buyers Guide Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Apple Podcasts. Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest, Lynn Haley Pilarski Lynn Haley Pilarski, Senior Manager, General Motors Corporate Risk Management & Insurance. Lynn joined General Motors in 1998. Currently, Lynn is the GM Global Contract Manager responsible for drafting insurance terms and conditions for all commercial contracts. Lynn also manages the placement and administration of management liability programs and associated claims activities. Prior to joining GM, Lynn practiced law in the area of insurance and product liability. Lynn received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law. Lynn also holds an ARM and CPCU from the American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters. Lynn is currently the President of RIMS Detroit and the Chair of the RIMS External Affairs Committee. Lynn is the 2021 recipient of the Richard W. Bland Memorial Award which recognizes a RIMS member's commitment to the insurance industry's legislative or regulatory interests. Lynn is a frequent speaker at Risk Management events.   About our guest, Mark Prysock   Mark Prysock has 15 years of experience serving as in-house counsel for professional associations in Washington, DC, and New York. His specialties are Corporate governance, employment matters, contract drafting, and negotiation.   Tweetables (For Social Media Use):   “The most significant political development in D.C. is the looming possibility of a government shutdown. … If that happens and a Continuing Resolution … is not passed, then … the National Flood Insurance Program will temporarily not be funded.” — Mark Prysock   “When we do go and speak to the Members of Congress and their staffers, generally [the National Flood Insurance Progam] is a well-received topic. People definitely understand the importance of having the NFIP in place.” — Lynn Haley Pilarski   “I think data privacy is an issue. … RIMS is really looking for sort of a place to play in that field or that issue. There are a lot of different industries and association groups that are engaged on data privacy.” — Mark Prysock   “After listening to the panel and spending the day in the educational topics, I was ready. The full day will prepare you so that you understand what the issues are. … You will feel very comfortable when you go..” — Lynn Haley Pilarski  

Picture this...a place to advocate, educate and empower domestic violence survivors. Hope House's mission is to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing safe refuge and supportive services that educate and empower those impacted by domestic violence. Hope House will advocate social change that protects and engenders a person's right to live a life free of abuse. Advocate with Community Partners to ensure abusers accountability. Educate to understand the complexity of domestic violence. Empower the first step forward for Survivors, The journey to freedom from abuse. Illuminating Hope is hosted by MaryAnne Metheny and Tina Johnson. Host MaryAnne Metheny Chief Executive Officer, MaryAnne Metheny, has worked for the agency in various capacities since she joined Hope House in 1992. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master of Social Work degree, MaryAnne began as Hope House's first shelter therapist. She then served in various administrative capacities until becoming CEO in 2006. Throughout her career she has served on many local and statewide committees, currently she serves on the Public Policy Committee for the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. Ms. Metheny was named Woman of the Year at the 2019 Women of Distinction Luncheon honoring the contributions and leadership of women in Eastern Jackson County. She was a 25year member of the Blue Springs Rotary, serving as President in 2014-2015. Her passion for helping domestic violence survivors and her skills as a leader have allowed Hope House to expand its services in order to reach more survivors, with the ultimate goal of accomplishing its mission to break the cycle of domestic violence. Host Tina Johnson Tina is the Community Partnership Manager of Hope House, a published author, a podcast producer, host of The Tina Johnson Podcast, Illuminating Hope Podcast and a domestic violence survivor. She is a University of Missouri Columbia Communication Major as a non-traditional student. She is a Communication Curators Scholarship and Hibbs Scholarship for the Liberal Arts recipient. She is a person of strong faith, and is committed to changing the narrative, myths and misinformation in regard to domestic violence. She is a dedicated wife, mother of six and grandmother of four. Picture this...The journey ahead starts here, together and together we can build a brighter future. You are listening to Illuminating Hope, a podcast cast of Hope House

Jan Carney, MD, MPH, is the Master of Public Health Program Director, Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy and Professor of Medicine at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. She earned a BA from Middlebury College, MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Carney is active in public health practice, research, education, and service. She served as Vermont's Commissioner of Health under three gubernatorial administrations, championing improvements in children's health insurance, preventing teen smoking, and improving cancer screening. She received the Vermont Public Health Association “Public Health Champion” Award in 2018 and was recently awarded the UVM President's Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award for her innovative teaching, creative leadership, and service to the UVM community. Nationally, Dr. Carney is currently a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians, the largest medical-specialty organization, and second-largest physician group in the United States. She recently served as Vice-Chair of American College of Physicians' Health and Public Policy Committee, contributing to health policy publications about social determinants of health, insurance coverage, and patient partnership in health care. Dr. Jan Carney Twitter Resources mentioned in the show: Public and Population Health in Medical School Education Medline Plus USPSTF

An annual event not to be missed, the Trusts & Estates End of Year Review covers recent federal and state case law, legislation and tax law matters.  This year's program will touch on: New Developments Committee, Public Policy Committee, Tax Law Updates Committee. (6/13/2023)   Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Alan I. Johnson at ajohnson@bostonbar.org  

Transcript: bit.ly/3M6wtSyAli Thompson is a national speaker presenting continuing education training on numerous specialized investigation techniques and First Responder Interactions with People with Disabilities. Thompson served over 25 years in the field of Law Enforcement as a dispatcher, patrol officer, and a detective, focusing on crimes against at-risk individuals. In 2013, Thompson became a Criminal Investigator with the State of Colorado and later worked at the Attorney General's Office where she investigated allegations of abuse and neglect of at-risk persons. In 2020, she started Pulse Line Collaborative Training and trains first responders on Interacting with People with Disabilities.Thompson is also the proud mother of two children with significant disabilities. She is a coach with Colorado Special Olympics, and, in 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed Thompson to the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council where she also serves on the Legislative and Public Policy Committee.Connect with the Rocky Mountain ADA Center at RockyMountainADA.org or find us on social media. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts!

Geriatrician, Dr. Michael Wasserman, is the Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine. He was a tireless advocate for vulnerable older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, with multiple publications and television appearances. He served as a member of the National Academies “A Framework for Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus” Committee, and also served on California's Community Vaccine Advisory Committee. Dr. Wasserman is Editor-in-Chief of the upcoming textbook, "Geriatric Medicine: A Person Centered Evidence Based Approach," and author of the book, “The Business of Geriatrics.”   In addition, Dr. Wasserman serves on the Board of the Wish of a Lifetime Foundation from AARP and he has spoken extensively and been published on a variety of topics involving geriatrics, long term care, and healthcare business & finance. Dr. Wasserman joins us to touch on some of the pressing current issues of geriatric healthcare and nursing home care.  Also amazing Cellist Tanya Anisimova will talk with us about her music and Ukraine. In addition, Dr. Mara continues with Passionate Living and Caregiving in the "new normal."

We are officially launching our Patreon next week on DNA Day, April 25th! To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA and 20th anniversary of the completion of the human genome. By becoming a Patreon supporter you can receive benefits like joining our exclusive genetics book/movie club, mentorship sessions with me, even being on an episode of DNA Today! If you sign up as a Patreon supporter in the next month (by May 25th) we will throw in an extra physical gift, a piece of DNA Today merch. We launch on DNA Day (April 25th) so you can celebrate our genetics holiday by becoming one of our first patrons then! As a prenatal genetic counselor, our host, Kira Dineen, is very intrigued to learn all about the new advances in non-invasive prenatal screening or NIPS. To see what's new in at-home NIPS we are joined by experts from Juno Diagnostics (JunoDx), Katie Sagaser and Allison Rodgers!Katie Sagaser is the Director of Genetic Counseling at Juno Diagnostics. Katie's team provides telehealth, prenatal genetic counseling services for patients undergoing Juno's Hazel™ Non-Invasive Prenatal Screen – the first at-home, capillary-based NIPS for fetal aneuploidy. Prior to joining JunoDx, Katie was an assistant professor of Gynecology & Obstetrics in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Katie's professional interests center on equitable access to genetic testing and access to comprehensive reproductive health care throughout the lifespan. Most recently, she was the lead author on NSGC's Practice Guidelines for Expanded (Equitable) Carrier Screening. A member of both the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Reproductive Health Advisory Group and NSGC's Public Policy Committee, Katie is also actively engaged in public policy work surrounding reproductive health and genetics. At Juno, Katie is passionate about using social and digital media to scale access to high-quality information on genetics and reproductive medicine.Dr. Allison Rodgers is a double board-certified OB-GYN and fertility doctor. She is currently the Director of Education at Fertility Centers of Illinois, a US Fertility Practice; additionally, she serves on the Clinical Advisory Board for Juno Diagnostics. Dr. Rodgers' personal experiences with secondary infertility and pregnancy loss inform her unique insights into reproductive medicine, contributing to compassionate and individualized patient care. She is published in top medical journals covering endometriosis, tubal factor infertility, in vitro fertilization, and donor sperm. Her special interests include in-vitro fertilization, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, unexplained infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, premature ovarian insufficiency, LGTBQIA+ fertility, reciprocal IVF, and transgender fertility. She completed her residency at Case Western Reserve-Metrohealth Medical Center Cleveland Clinic, followed by a fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. You may recognize Dr. Rodgers from Tik Tok and Instagram where she shares fertility education with more than 1.3 million followers!On This Episode We Discuss:The inspiration behind JunoDx and their goal/missionWhat drew Katie and Allison to JunoDxHow JunoDx's technology/approach differs from other companies to successfully perform NIPS on a much smaller sample volumeHow does Juno's at-home approach to sample collection for NIPS increases accessibility, particularly those in underserved or remote areasThe difference between JunoDx's 2 NIPS, Hazel and BirchDetermining sex of the baby with Birch NIPSConditions included in the more comprehensive Hazel screeningThe process of ordering Hazel or Birch NIPS, collecting the sample, to learning the resultsThe positive predictive value and negative predictive values of the tests, what these values mean, and how they compare to other NIPS and other at-home NIPSThe evolution and future of at-home NIPS tests, particularly related to advancements in technology and genetic testingTo learn more about Juno Dx, visit their website and Youtube and Pinterest pages. You can also follow Juno Dx on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. And be sure to follow Dr. Rodgers on Tik Tok and Instagram, and Katie Sagaser on Twitter and Instagram!Further Reading:Capillary blood collection: exploring a new method to promote noninvasive prenatal screening access "An exploration of methods to enable equitable access to non-invasive prenatal screening""Optimizing blood collection, transport and storage conditions for cell free DNA increases access to prenatal testing""Noninvasive prenatal detection of sex chromosomal aneuploidies by sequencing circulating cell-free DNA from maternal plasma""Women In Wellness: Katie Sagaser of JunoDx On The Five Lifestyle Tweaks That Will Help Support People's Journey Towards Better Wellbeing" Stay tuned for the next new episode of DNA Today on April 28th, 2023, where we'll be going back in time to explore the history of the genetic counseling field. We are focusing on the first annual conference for genetic counselors which was in 1981, 54 years ago! Joining us for this conversation are two rockstars in the field of GC, Debra Collins & Michelle Fox! New episodes are released every Friday. In the meantime, you can binge over 230 other episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, streaming on the website, or any other podcast player by searching, “DNA Today”. Episodes since 2021 are also recorded with video which you can watch on our YouTube channel. DNA Today is hosted and produced by Kira Dineen. Our social media lead is Corinne Merlino. Our video lead is Amanda Andreoli. Our Outreach Intern is Sanya Tinaikar. Our Social Media Intern is Kajal Patel. And our Graphic Designer Ashlyn Enokian.See what else we are up to on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and our website, DNAToday.com. Questions/inquiries can be sent to info@DNAtoday.com. Are you interested in the rapidly growing field of genetics and want to learn more about clinical genetics, molecular genetics, and laboratory science? Then you should check out the Genetic Assistant Online Training Program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine!By taking part in the program, you will be joining both national and international learners with the same passion for genetics. Interact directly with your Johns Hopkins instructors and fellow learners throughout the program. Limited spots are available for the summer cohort starting June 5th, 2023. Click here for more information. (Sponsored)Want to become a genetic counselor? Looking for ways to engage with the field and boost your resume for grad school applications? Then you should check out Sarah Lawrence's “Why Genetic Counseling Wednesday Summer Series”! Every Wednesday this June (plus the last Wednesday in May) Sarah Lawrence is hosting a series where you can interact through Zoom with genetic counselors from different specialties. It kicks off on May 31st! You can sign up at SLC.edu/DNAtoday. Again visit SLC.edu/DNAtoday to register to level up your resume for applications in the fall. (Sponsored)As many of you know through podcasting I have become an entrepreneur including consulting for other podcasts. Since I don't have a business degree I have learned a lot through podcasts like Porch Talks. The inspiration to start this show was from the host Melissa Bradley who wanted to inform, instruct, and inspire fellow entrepreneurs, especially in people who identify as women, people of color, immigrants, veterans, people with disabilities, and folks in the LGBTQIA+ community (which drew me in initially). So if you are thinking about starting a business or just love hearing stories about how businesses grow, Porch Talks is for you. 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Geriatrician, Dr. Michael Wasserman, is the Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine. He was a tireless advocate for vulnerable older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, with multiple publications and television appearances. He served as a member of the National Academies “A Framework for Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus” Committee, and also served on California's Community Vaccine Advisory Committee. Dr. Wasserman is Editor-in-Chief of the upcoming textbook, "Geriatric Medicine: A Person Centered Evidence Based Approach," and author of the book, “The Business of Geriatrics.”   In addition, Dr. Wasserman serves on the Board of the Wish of a Lifetime Foundation from AARP and he has spoken extensively and been published on a variety of topics involving geriatrics, long term care, and healthcare business & finance. Dr. Wasserman joins us to touch on some of the pressing current issues of geriatric healthcare and nursing home care.  Also amazing Cellist Tanya Anisimova will talk with us about her music and Ukraine. In addition, Dr. Mara continues with Passionate Living and Caregiving in the "new normal."

This week's episode is a special discussion about the federal budget that was tabled on March 28. With guests David Coletto, Chair & CEO of Abacus Data, and Jordan Gray, Public Policy Specialist, we analyze budget 2023 from a nonprofit sector perspective, and more broadly from a social & economic perspective. Both David and Jordan are members of Imagine Canada's Public Policy Committee. What are the measures announced that will help support nonprofit organizations and the communities they serve? Are investments sufficient to help address the increased demand for social services and programs resulting from the long-lasting impact of the pandemic, and the rising cost of living caused by inflation?    Tune in for a thorough analysis with our guests, and click here to read our statement on budget 2023.

Today, we welcome Elizabeth Congdon-McGee, the 2021 Alaska School Counselor of the Year and a professional school counselor for the Anchorage School District. Elizabeth talks about how she and the principal of her school have collaborated, and how investing in relationships and using data has made a difference in their work. She also provides insight into how school counselors can advocate for their work by intentionally sharing their story with different groups in the community. Elizabeth also offers advice on how to get more involved on a local and state level. Elizabeth Congdon-McGee was the 2021 Alaska School Counselor of the year. Elizabeth Congdon-McGee is a professional school counselor for the Anchorage School District with over 20 years of experience in education and counseling. Mrs. McGee began her career as a clinical therapist working with young children and at-risk youth, as well as a classroom teacher. Currently, she is a professional school counselor at Whaley K-12 School. She has presented at many statewide conferences and participated in many workgroups to enhance the profession and increase awareness of the role of a school counselor. She has recently moved her presentations to outside of Alaska-NWPBIS Conference and Washington School Counselor Conference. She will be presenting at the Nevada School Counselor Conference in March 2023. Elizabeth has enjoyed being the President of the Alaska School Counselor Association (AkSCA) from 2015-2016, Chair of AkSCA Membership Committee 2015-2021 and currently chairs the AkSCA Advocacy and Public Policy Committee-2015--present a NEA-AK Delegate for many years, and the Anchorage Education Association school counselor committee chair.  

Join Lori and her guest, Ashley Dietz, as they talk about trust-based philanthropy and more. Ashley is the president and CEO of Florida Philanthropic Network. She discusses her philanthropic work, the concept of trust-based philanthropy, and what she hopes to be her professional and personal legacy. Stay tuned!   Here are the things to expect in this episode: Philanthropic culture differences between the US and Australia How FPN support their nonprofit organizations What is trust-based philanthropy? Best practices a funder can implement And much more!   About Ashley Dietz:   Ashley has served as president and CEO of FPN since September 2020 and overall has 14 years of experience in Philanthropy. She previously served as Senior Director, Community Partnerships and Operations for United Way Suncoast, where she led the integration of the community investment process, partnership strategies, and regional contract management process across the organization's five-county footprint, ensuring sound stewardship of financial and non-financial resources. She is also a recent graduate of Leadership Tampa, part of the LT Class 2022.   Ashley currently serves on the Board of Directors for the state-wide non-profit Florida Civic Advance and on the Public Policy Committee with the Tampa Bay Chamber. Ashley has also served as the chair of the Florida Chapter for PEAK Grantmaking, a member-led community of grants management professionals who foster collaboration to enable philanthropy to achieve its full potential for good. She previously worked at the City of Sydney Council in Sydney, Australia, for five years, managing complex funding streams and processes at the local government level. Ashley has a Master's in Policy Studies with a focus in International Relations from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. She has a B.A. in Media Communications with a Minor in Political Science from Webster University in St. Louis.   Connect with Ashley! Trust-Based Philanthropy Project: https://www.trustbasedphilanthropy.org/ Florida Philanthropic Network: https://www.fpnetwork.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyheathdietz/   Connect with Lori Kranczer! Website: https://linkphilanthropic.com Email: info@linkphilanthropic.com   

How have your surroundings shaped and guided your success?This week on Invest the Difference, Claudio and Bernadette share their conversation with special guest Robb Chapin who shares his story as a leader in business and how, through generations, his family molded him to become the successful man he is today. Robb communicates the significance of the power of influence in business and life. In this episode, you will hear: Influence of family and leaders in life decisions, habits, and ways of thinkingStaying in your lane and excelling within itThe importance of putting others first in terms of customer service and team bondingHow faith can empower a person to move forward on a determined set of goalsKeeping clear from fear and negativityBeing vulnerable enough to allow others to surround you and keep you groundedRobb Chapin serves as a Senior Managing Director at Bridge Investment Group, as well as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridge Seniors Housing Fund Manager LLC. From late 2005 to 2013, Robb served as Co-Chief Executive Officer for Servant Investments and Co-Founder of Servant Healthcare Investments, LLC (“SHI”), an affiliate of Servant Capital Group where he was responsible for corporate strategy and capital formation, and served on the executive committee. Servant Healthcare Investments was the sub-advisors to a public non-traded healthcare REIT focused on seniors' housing and other healthcare-related properties and the GP/sponsor of a private healthcare development fund. From 1999 to 2005, Robb served as Executive Vice President for Trustreet Properties, Inc. (“A CNL Legacy Fund”), a publicly traded REIT with over 3000 properties in over 40 states. He managed the national investment strategy for acquiring single-tenant net leased properties and was responsible for over $2 billion of commercial real estate acquisitions and investments. From 1997 to 1998, Robb participated in the formation of CNL Retirement Properties, which acquired a portfolio consisting of over 275 properties nationwide valued at over $4.2 billion. Prior to joining CNL in 1997, he was the President of Leader Enterprises, a premier sports marketing company. Robb received his Bachelor of Science in secondary education from Appalachian State University. He serves on the National Investment Center for Senior Housing and Care Board of Directors (NIC). He serves on the Public Policy Committee for the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA).With talks of a recession, what can you do now to strengthen your business into a position of power for 2023?This week in Invest The Difference, Claudio and Bernadette have a candid conversation about the sometimes difficult choices surrounding preparing the business for the challenging economic times ahead. In this episode, you will hear:Getting ahead in planning and avoiding “new year hangover”The crucial questions you should be asking yourself as CEOHow doubling down on client experience will set you up for successMaximizing your timeHow to manage cash flow and finances in a possible recessionThis show is sponsored by GFG Solutions: https://gfgsolutions.com/GFG Solutions was created to bring peace of mind, clarity, and happiness to our clients who own and manage businesses. We help businesses with their financial responsibilities, including tax prep, bookkeeping, payroll, and much more. And through our consulting services, we help businesses align their business decisions with their financial goals.Follow GFG: @gfgsolutionsFollow Bernadette: @the.band.tee.ceo

Meet Sandra Fenwick:Sandra Fenwick is the former CEO of the Boston Children's Hospital. She serves on the Board of Director for the Children's Hospital Association and chairs its Public Policy Committee. She serves on the Board of Directors of CRICO, Livongo Health, Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically-inspired Engineering, Jobs for Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Digital Health Council, and Boston Children's Hospital. Sandra received a bachelor's from Simmons College and a Master's in Public Health from the University of Texas. Key Insights:By no means is retirement the end for Sandra Fenwick. She is still a mentor, advisor, and leader in healthcare Top Leadership Lessons. Sandra highlights on two core leadership principles. First is courage and resilience. It's important for leaders to have the courage to take risks and challenge the status quo. Second is vision. Leaders need a vision for change, as well as the skills to inspire individuals and organizations to achieve it. Almost Perfect Transition. Sandra told her board that she wanted to retire three years in advance. This allowed time for her to hire and train her eventual replacement. In 2020 Sandra stayed on a little longer than initially planned, to see the hospital through COVID-19. In Retirement. Sandra continues to mentor young leaders and has reconnected with former professional colleagues. She also serves on multiple boards of directors and utilizes her past experiences to help them achieve their mission. This episode is hosted by Gary Bisbee Ph.D. He is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Think Medium. Relevant Links:Check out Her Story's previous interview with SandraRead “A CEO with a singular focus: Better health for children everywhere” 

Kim Steppe is the CEO and oversees Partner and Client Relations for RISEQUITY, Inc., where her passion is to identify opportunities within a company and bring innovative solutions to create diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplaces where every employee belongs.  Kim is an experienced Congressional Ambassador, having lobbied for Alzheimer's research funding and advocated at the federal and state level for public policies that improve the lives of those living with Alzheimer's disease and their families. She is currently the Board co-Vice Chair for the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California Northern Nevada, the Chair of the Public Policy Committee, and Co-Chair of the DE&ICommittee.  Erin Tselenchuk is the Co-founder and President of RISEQUITY, Inc, and runs Programming and Development overseeing workshops, equity forums, partnership conferences, mentoring, and advanced programs that impact a company's ability to recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce. Erin served as the Vice President of Marketing and Event Programs for Watermark, having produced hundreds of programs that impacted and influenced executive women from all diverse backgrounds, emerging leaders and entrepreneurs. Erin has a history of social activism through Project Hope and Rotary International.In this episode Kim and Erin detail why companies conducting their own surveys aren't getting a full picture of their company culture, and how founders and leaders should think about integrating their diversity, equity, inclusivity, and belonging point of view as early in the company's founding as possible. Check out Kim and Erin's work here at RISEQUITY, Inc. Connect with Kim and Erin on LinkedIn. And learn about all things Dia Bondi here.

April 26, 2022 - NYC has committed to reducing carbon emissions with plans in place to reduce fossil fuel sources in favor of clean energy. Join the Public Policy Committee and our panel of industry leaders as we explore the future of energy legislation and its impact on NYC real estate. Moderator: Brian Schwagerl, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate Speakers: Stuart Brodsky, Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, Center for the Sustainable Built Environment Ryan Malin, Vice President of Design & Construction, Rockefeller Group Molly Dee-Ramasamy, Director, Deep Carbon Reduction, JB&B Phil Skalaski, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Energy Services, The Durst Organization

In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with two leaders from the American College of Physicians (ACP): George Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, the President of the American College of Physicians, and Shari Erickson, the Chief Advocacy Officer and Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy (Interim, at the time of the conversation) for the ACP.Additional Reading:ACP Internist. ACP co-sponsors $400,000 grant program to support innovations in diversity, equity and inclusion. 2021, November 9. https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/09/6.htm American College of Physicians. Better is Possible: ACP's Vision for the U.S. Health Care System. https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/where-we-stand/better-is-possible-acps-vision-for-the-us-health-care-systemAmerican College of Physicians. (n.d.). Racial Health Disparities, Prejudice and Violence. https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/where-we-stand/racial-health-disparities-prejudice-and-violenceJoint letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in September 2021. https://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/letters/joint_letter_to_hhs_urging_advancement_of_value-based_payment_as_a_health_equity_tool_sept_2021.pdfSerchen J, et al, for the Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians. A Comprehensive Policy Framework to Understand and Address Disparities and Discrimination in Health and Health Care: A Policy Paper From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174(4):529-532.Serchen J, et al. Understanding and Addressing Disparities and Discrimination in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Affecting the Health of At-Risk Persons and Populations A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians. 2021. http://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/policies/understanding_discrimination_law_enforcement_criminal_justice_affecting_health_at-risk_persons_populations_2021.pdfSerchen J, et al. Understanding and Addressing Disparities and Discrimination Affecting the Health and Health Care of Persons and Populations at Highest Risk A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians. 2021. http://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/policies/understanding_discrimination_affecting_health_and_health_care_persons_populations_highest_risk_2021.pdfThe DEI Shift. https://www.thedeishift.com/

Dr. Micah Beachy is an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine for the University of Nebraska where he works a hospitalist and also serves as the vice president and chief quality officer for Nebraska Medicine. In his role, he has accountability over quality, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, population health, medical informatics, and experience for patients and providers. He also serves as the Governor of the American College of Physicians Nebraska Chapter and has been extensively involved with ACP at the national level serving as Chair of the Council of Early Career Physicians, on the Health and Public Policy Committee, the Well-being Task Force and the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. In this Episode: Dr Beachy talks about what led to his interest in incorporating Well-being work into his personal and professional life and how you might create opportunities for yourself. In his system role he has worked to encourage this in a way that doesn't create more burden on the physician. His strategy is to identify things that cause dissatisfaction, to measure what matters, and address these issues. He discusses four ways the University of Nebraska Medicine is addressing Well-being in the COVID era that can be continued after the pandemic. Listen in to see if you can apply this in your professional home. Take Home Pearls of Well-being Wisdom: 1. Leverage Technology for your benefit. 2. Shift your mindset to Work-Life Integration rather than Work-Life Balance 3. Set Priorities and Create space for what matters most and what you are passionate about.

In February, the Wilmington Chamber's Public Policy Committee passed a resolution urging consideration of all possible options to fund a replacement for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Spend a few minutes with Natalie English, Neal Andrew, Josh Hallingse & Megan Mullins to learn more about how we got here and what we do next to replace that bridge.

It's 2019. Facilities are seeing an encouraging decrease in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) on a state and national level. Fast forward a few months and a global pandemic has taken the world by storm, putting a lot of the progress made by infection preventionists (IPs) in jeopardy. How exactly did this major global event affect HAIs in facilities and what does its impact mean for the future? Our guest Lisa Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, walks us through these timely questions and more, including staffing and reporting gaps as well as the changing role of the IP. Hosted by: Silvia Quevedo, CAE About our Guest: Lisa Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, Sr. Director, Infection Prevention, Quality, Clinical & Network Services, Ascension Lisa has been in the field of Infection Prevention for almost 30 years, is certified in Infection Prevention, and is a Fellow of APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection Control). She is active at the local and national levels with APIC. She joined her local chapter, then called APIC-Greater Detroit, in 1992 when she was a graduate student. She knew then she wanted to be an “IP” when she grew up. She is currently the Chair of APIC's Public Policy Committee and Legislative Co-Chair for the APIC Great Lakes Chapter. She is widely published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, is the author of infection prevention chapters in books, and has presented internationally on infection prevention. Her latest research is centered around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). She's recently been published in Infection Control & Epidemiology (ICHE) as well as the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC). Lisa currently works as the Senior Director of Infection Prevention at Ascension, a nonprofit faith-based health system that operates in 21 states with over 140 hospitals. There are approximately 165 IPs at Ascension that form a very tight-knit group called the IP Community. Lisa is proud to represent such an amazing group of professionals, who she feels have contributed significantly to the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.

Families living in rural and frontier setting may live hours away from the nearest specialist and have a small pool of therapists and providers from which to choose. How can a support system and work force be formed for these families? Links to Mentioned Content: Telehealth and telepractice regulations vary by state. Therapy-focused national associations track these regulations, by state. AOTA State Actions Affecting OT in Response to COVID-19 Virtual School-based Services via Telehealth ASHA Tracking of State Laws and Regulations for Telepractice and Licensure Policy Telepractice Services and Coronavirus/ COVID-19 ----- The National Bureau of Health Workforce  ECHO – Extension for Community Health Outcomes:  Find your state Assistive Technology Program F2Fs  Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs)  LEND programs  About the Guests: Molly Kimmel, OTR-L & Martin Blair, PhD Molly Kimmel is the Program Director of MonTECH, within the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities in Missoula, Montana. MonTECH provides technology, support, and services that focus on improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities across the state. After graduating from Gonzaga University and an early career in adult education, Molly decided to pursue occupational therapy (OT) as an avenue to help adults and children more fully participate in meaningful, necessary, and valuable activities. She received her master's degree in OT from the University of Washington in 2010 and has practiced at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula for nearly 11 years. Molly transitioned to the role of Program Director at MonTECH in April of 2020 and has carried the program forward, managing pandemic-related challenges while still meeting the evolving assistive technology needs of Montana families. In addition to her role at MonTECH, Molly is the Montana State Coordinator and OT faculty for URLEND (Utah Regional Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities), a collaborative and interdisciplinary training program for students and professionals working with children with special health care needs. In April of 2021, Molly was elected as the President of the Montana Occupational Therapy Association. She is passionate about neurodevelopmental rehabilitation, building connections to provide best practices in care, and helping people achieve greater independence in all aspects of life. Understanding a work/life balance is the cornerstone of any good OT, so Molly also spends plenty of time traveling, floating down Montana rivers, and tending her community garden.  Dr. Martin Blair began his career as a special education teacher. Following that experience, he spent the next two decades at Utah's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD), as director of the Utah Assistive Technology Program, Chair of Utah's Interagency Outreach Training Initiative, the policy director of the National Center on Disability and Access to Education, the Associate Director of the Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education, and the CPD's Assistant Director for Policy and Development. In these various roles he has built trusting, collaborative relationships with colleagues from a variety of disciplines in university, community, state and national circles. In 2013, Dr. Blair assumed leadership of the University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, Montana's UCEDD. Dr. Blair has presented over 60 papers to national and international audiences and authored dozens of professional articles. He has generated nearly $25 million in grant and contract funds to support his efforts. He currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the Association of University Centers on Disability. Dr. Blair's work is focused on improving the quality of services and supports for individuals with disabilities and their families by working closely with trainees, Center staff, university faculty and administration, state and federal legislators and administration officials, and those who are the primary beneficiaries of the services and supports that he and his colleagues provide.

This week Tara and Jerry welcome their good friend Jennifer Ruggiero back to discuss how developing responses to and understanding our local public policy can be an opportunity to light hearts on fire for evangelization.  Jennifer serves as the Secretary of the Secretariat for Family and Pastoral Life, Director of the Office of Human Life & Dignity, the Chairperson of the Diocese of Metuchen's Public Policy Committee, and a part of the statewide task force on addiction. 

In this episode, Chris Leonard shares advice for parents to help their school-refusing child get back to school. Chris and his guest also touch on how schools can partner with parents to form a team to help a student get back on track.This time, Chris gets interviewed by his guest, Jayne Demsky. Jayne is a parent who once faced her own son's school avoidance and became an advocate for families dealing with this challenging issue. She founded School Refusal Hope in 2014 and recently launched her new website, schoolavoidance.org, to provide guidance and support for families.Jayne also serves on the Public Policy Committee for the New Jersey state office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and is a NAMI Smarts Advocacy trainer, where she presents workshops on mental health advocacy. Highlights include:What to do (and what NOT to do) when a child won't get up for schoolTips and tools for uncovering the root of the problemAdvice about setting consequences, contracts, and homeschoolingWhen to seek out more support, and what to do when the student refuses help Steps schools can take to bring students back into the building, and how they can use data to prevent school refusal

In this episode, we touch on the dialogue surrounding diversity and inclusion efforts in healthcare and infection prevention and control. Unfortunately unconscious bias operates constantly in the workplace. As infection preventionists, we see it in the ways patients of different races and ethnicities are acknowledged and treated. It is present as well in opportunities for promotion and career advancement. Our great panel of guests include Rosa Lozano, Dr. Tania Bubb, and Dr. Devin Jopp, APIC's CEO. Join us as we listen to our guests' experiences and their suggestions towards making infection prevention and control more inclusive. Hosted by: Silvia Quevedo About our Guests: Rosa Lozano, MPH, CIC. Assistant Vice President, Infection Prevention Rosa Lozano joined the Methodist Healthcare System located in San Antonio, Texas in 2019. As the Assistant Vice President of Infection Prevention Rosa mentors a team of facility Infection Preventionists, champions comprehensive infection prevention programs, and collaborates with teams to drive patient and healthcare worker safety. Before moving to San Antonio, Rosa has served as an infection preventionist in acute care, long-term acute care, and rehabilitation facilities in Texas, Colorado and Virginia. She specializes in outbreak/crises management and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Rosa is also passionate about mentorship and leadership growth for Infection Preventionists. Rosa received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from The University of Texas, and her Master of Public Health degree in Healthcare Systems, Management, and Policy from the Colorado School of Public Health. She has been certified in infection prevention since 2009. Rosa is an active member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), serving in several chapter leader roles, and nationally on the Public Policy Committee, and currently on the Communications Committee. Devin Jopp, MS, EdD. CEO, APIC Dr. Jopp joined APIC as CEO on December 7, 2020. He brings to APIC more than two decades of association leadership with a wide array of experience and accomplishments from across the healthcare and nonprofit sectors. He has been recognized as one of the top 100 most influential healthcare leaders by Healthcare Management International Magazine and one of the top 50 healthcare IT experts by Health Data Management Magazine. Prior to APIC, he served as CEO for the American College Health Association, the principal leadership organization for advancing the health and well-being of the nation's 20 million college students and their campus communities through advocacy, education, and research. He has also previously served as president and CEO for the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), a national nonprofit advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services focused on enhancing the exchange of healthcare information. Before joining WEDI, he served as chief operating officer for the Service Corp of Retired Executives, a national nonprofit organization that provides business mentoring and training to American entrepreneurs. Earlier in his career, Dr. Jopp held leadership positions at URAC, an independent, nonprofit healthcare accreditation organization, and at the Health Insurance Association of America. Dr. Jopp received a Bachelor of Arts in computer information systems from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, a Master of Science in computer and information sciences from Hood College, and a Doctor of Education in human and organizational learning (EdD) from the George Washington University. Tania Bubb, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC. Director, Infection Control Dr. Bubb is currently the director of infection control at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Most recently she also served as Director for Infection Prevention and Control at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Dr. Bubb has been an infection preventionist (IP) for more than 10 years at major academic medical centers of varying inpatient and outpatient specialties, providing her with the skills, critical thinking and leadership abilities necessary to perform optimally within the field of infection prevention and control, as well as promote and maintain patient safety initiatives. Dr. Bubb has served on the board of directors of her local APIC chapter as the membership chair as well as having chaired APIC's Professional Development Committee. She serves on the editorial review board of the American Journal of Infection Control and is a member of APIC's editorial panel. Dr. Bubb has spoken and presented at local chapter and national APIC events as well as other local and regional conferences. She has authored publications related to the field of infection prevention and control. Dr. Bubb received her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in nursing from City University New York Herbert H. Lehman College. She was awarded her Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Nursing from New York University. Dr. Bubb is certified in infection prevention and control (CIC) and has earned the Fellow of APIC designation.  

Roshini talks public health crisis with Dr. Sally Berryman. Dr. Berryman is an internist and Chair of the Health and Public Policy Committee for the MN Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Her work focuses on why gun violence is a public health crisis that leads to any victim's death and has ripple effects on those close to the victim and the community at large. Minnesota ACP works on gun violence prevention, legislative advocacy, and research on gun violence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen in as we reflect on the 2021 legislative session and take a look forward with current TAI Public Policy Chair, Matt Koch with Sukup Manufacturing and ProCircular CEO Aaron Warner, who will lead the Public Policy Committee in 2022. They discuss the progress of tech legislation in a year where technology was front and center on many issues. They also provide insight into TAI policy priorities moving forward and why strengthening Iowa's workforce and retaining talent will be critical to building a leading technology ecosystem and driving widespread growth in the state.

We pre-recorded today's conversation with Top of Virginia Regional Chamber CEO Cynthia Schneider and her board Chairman, John Fox to discuss a few chamber programs and learn more about the chamber's mission to be the voice of business. We talked about the chamber's Public Policy Committee and their new initiative to increase Government procurement from local vendors whenever possible. Read the press release here: https://crhost8.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Chamber-Announces-Procurement-Initiative-for-Local-Government.pdf The purpose of the Public Policy Committee is to educate Chamber members about key public policy issues and to represent their interests before local, state and federal governments and agencies. We also talked about their Workforce Development Committee and several of the goals they've set for the coming year. The mission of the Chamber Workforce Development Committee is to educate and make available to members the opportunities for them to grow and develop their workforce by accessing the community resources. The Chamber will collaborate with the education community, workforce development agencies, EDA's, and other resources. This is in addition to the Chamber's program offerings such as Community Learning Program and the Young Professionals Group. For more information about the chamber, these committees or upcoming events, visit their website: https://www.regionalchamber.biz/ and follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tvrcva

88: How Do You Create a Dynamic Culture as a Nonprofit Leader? (Mary Ward) SUMMARYWill you be ready for your next opportunity to be a nonprofit leader? Often the best opportunities occur when you're least expecting them, and you must rely on past experience, great mentors, and simply gut instinct, before you make the move. This type of opportunity occurred for Mary Ward, our guest in episode #88 of the Path Podcast, when she had the opportunity to lead the McLeod Center. She offers fantastic advice for nonprofit leaders in evaluating a new opportunity, determining exactly what to do once you arrive, and establishing a trusting and mission-focused environment. She also tackles strategic topics such as how to follow a long-time leader at an organization, honor their legacy, but also initiate changes that need to be made. We also discussed questions such as: how do you establish a positive culture in an inherently stressful clinical environment (and then add a pandemic on top!)? Mary talks about all of the cultural factors she assessed, as well as the resources she’s utilized to maintain a dynamic staff and board culture and continue the important work her organization does every day.ABOUT MARYMary Ward became President of the McLeod Addictive Disease Center in April, 2017. She is responsible for a $19M business and 230 employees serving the Piedmont and Western regions of North Carolina, providing outpatient and residential services through nine treatment service sites. In 2020, McLeod Center delivered over 57,000 patient services and launched a virtual care delivery system. Previously, Mary was Assistant Vice President of Addiction Medicine with Atrium Health where she had oversight three hospital and non-hospital based substance use disorder services. She was part of the first addiction medicine dyad leadership team and helped launch the system’s first site for office-based medication assisted treatment. Prior to Atrium, she was the Director of Community Relations for the Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board where she grew a grant program from $200,000 to $1.2 million in annual and multi-year awards for substance use disorder services with 20 community organizations. She is passionate about the adverse effects of social determinants to health and uses her over 25 years of experience in local and state community corrections to advocate for equal access to care. In addition to several local community groups, she currently serves on the Public Policy Committee with the North Carolina Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence. She holds a MBA from Queens University McColl School of Business and a B.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCESAmy Edmondson’s book The Fearless OrganizationLearn more about the McLeod CenterEpisode #39 with Adam Cook: Nonprofit Leadership in Healthcare PhilanthropyEpisode #57 with Lisa Baxter: Bringing Authenticity to Nonprofit Leadership

Lobbying Series Part 4 – Lobbying Exceptions  On this episode, our fourth in our on-going lobbying series, we’ll focus on lobbying exceptions for all 501(c)(3)s, even private foundations.    Attorney Co-hosts  Leslie Barnes  Tim Mooney  Shyaam Subramanian   The Basics   Reminder to check out the last two episodes on direct and grassroots lobbying for the definitions under 501(h).  We’ve spent a lot of time talking about the importance of lobbying as a matter of good policy. You know who else agrees? Congress and the IRS!  The law and regulations set up several lobbying exceptions – specific activity that is so important for policymaking that even though it would count as lobbying under the definitions, Congress and the IRS specifically exclude it from the tally.  Even better – remember when we mentioned private foundations are heavily taxed if they engage in lobbying? These exceptions are available to them as well!  Are you an organization that uses the insubstantial part test to measure lobbying? You may use some of these exceptions, but there are differences. Give us a call!    The Exceptions  Nonpartisan Analysis, Study, or Research (“The 50 Page Report Exception”)  An exception to grassroots and direct lobbying  Probably the most important exception – many charities do a ton of advocacy work, and may report no lobbying because they use this.  Full and fair discussion  Distributed widely  May contain a view on legislation  May also contain an indirect call to action (and only an indirect one!)  Typically, this is a written report, but the regulations don’t mandate that. Could be a podcast or a YouTube video, so long as the two prongs are met.  The synergy effect: non-lobbying report aids parallel lobbying efforts.  Watch out for subsequent use!  Don’t use this exception, then slap a cover letter on the report and include a direct call to action. This negates the whole exception for the report and then it all counts as grassroots lobbying.  That’s a rebuttable presumption, so there are some ways to back out of it, but it’s very narrow.   Examinations of Broad Social, Economic, or Similar Problems (“The Less Helpful Than It Seems Exception”)  You discuss broad social, economic, or similar problems but do not express a view on specific legislation.  Example: You about the problems uninsured people have accessing healthcare, without discussing legislation to fund a national healthcare program that provides health insurance for all Americans. Could think of it as, “we’re talking about the problems, not the solutions.”  You might think – wait, if we’re not talking about legislation, how is this an exception? And we agree. But I think it is useful in the sense that you know you can comfortably talk about problems if you don’t talk about specific legislative solutions. You could even talk about administrative solutions! For example, President Biden should block the Keystone XL pipeline through an Executive Order. Not legislative! Or “Corporations should prioritize climate and energy efficiency goals, not just profit.” Not even about policy but could be impactful.  Technical Advice or Assistance (“The Permission Slip”)  Providing testimony to legislative committees will often count as lobbying. But Congress wanted to ensure they had access to experts on subject matter relating to legislation. So, they included the Technical Advice or Technical Assistance exception as one of the activities that will not as lobbying for public charities or private foundations.     So when you hear us say “Nonprofits are trusted messengers” this is part of what we mean. Congress wants to hear from you!!    The elements or requirements of this exception are: Written request from a governmental body (e.g., legislative committee or subcommittee);  Response is available to every member of the body;  Response is limited to details of request; and  Response can include opinions or recommendations if requested.  What it’s not:  Responding to a request from one or two legislators or a caucus of House Democratic lawmakers for input on a bill draft.  Responding to a general public notice for an upcoming city council meeting for which members of the public are invited to testify.   One example of how it could be used:  The Chair of the House Health and Public Policy Committee sends an email to your organization asking the Executive Director to testify next week on the specific portions of a bill dealing with parental notification of minors prior to medical procedures.  Your staff could spend time compiling data needed for the ED’s testimony as well as preparing a large visual display and preparing a section by section analysis of the parts of the bills the Chair’s inquiry pertained to and copies for each committee member. The staff and ED’s times spent preparing to testify as well as the time and resources spent to testify would NOT count as a lobbying expenditure.    Self-Defense (“The Not as Available as it May Seem at First Exception”)  An exception to direct lobbying  communications with legislators regarding possible actions of that body which could affect the organization’s existence, powers, duties, tax-exempt status, or the deductibility of contributions to the organization.  So long as the subject matter of the communication is limited to these specific areas, an organization may communicate with legislative bodies, their staff or even their individual members, and may also make expenditures to initiate legislation dealing with these specific topics.  What it’s not: hey, we’re a neighborhood group opposing development of the farm next door into a cement plant because it will effectively destroy our neighborhood. Important advocacy, but not impacting the existence or powers of the organization.  What it’s not part 2: A bill pending in Congress would raise the bulk mailing postage rates for nonprofits. Important to lobby perhaps, but just impacts your costs not your power.  What it could be: any attempts by Congress to limit (for example) civil rights organizations or environmental groups from qualifying as charities. Or limiting tax deductibility of donations to groups that lobby (sidebar: you can’t earmark donations for lobbying and get a deduction).  This exception can be used prospectively as well as defensively. So a bill to temporarily increase deductibility of donations through the end of COVID would qualify.  Jointly Funded Project Exception  If private foundations communicate with legislators about legislation impacting programs they jointly fund with government, it’s not lobbying under IRS rules. To use this exception, private foundations must not discuss specific legislative issues unrelated to the jointly funded program.  Example: Regional Census Fund.  The Seattle Foundation contributed money to this effort and administered the fund. The City of Seattle and King County each invested resources in the effort. The fund supported community-based organizations to conduct Census outreach in hard-to-count communities. They reached out to residents in historically underrepresented communities, including communities of color, immigrants and refugees, native people, LGBTQ residents and others. Note: Seattle Foundation is a public charity.   This exception also applies to PROSPECTIVE jointly funded projects! So, if the private foundation is considering jointly funding a project with the govt. they could engage in conversations w lawmakers under this exceptions.  Also, if a private foundation makes a grant to an organization on the condition that the organization receive matching support from a governmental body, that fact does not make the grant a lobbying expenditure.    How are these reported?   They aren’t - track these as you would any other non-lobbying activity.  Junk drawer of final thoughts  Reminder: private foundations can use these exceptions.  These aren’t lobbying, so often you can use restricted funds on these.   Prep work for these activities also does not count as lobbying.  We’re not sure if the advocacy we want to do is in an exception or not. Get in touch!   Resources:  Being a Player: A Guide to the IRS Lobbying Regulations for Advocacy Charities   What is Advocacy?   Worry-Free Lobbying For Nonprofits: How To Use The 501(h) Election To Maximize Effectiveness   Public Charities Can Lobby: Guidelines for 501(c)(3) Public Charities (Factsheet)   When Does Your Activity Become Lobbying? (Factsheet)  What is Lobbying Under 501(h)? (Factsheet)  Technical Advice Exception (Factsheet)  Nonpartisan Analysis Study and Research Exception (Factsheet)   

Innovation in the Classroom Classroom innovation stems from teachers and students working together to pursue subjects that excite students to learn. Examples include allowing students to design robots and make documentaries about local landmarks. In the age of Zoom learning, keeping students engaged by letting them solve community problems or pursue independent learning goals will achieve much more than endless worksheets and standardized test prep. Standards V. Standardized Tests Implementing and upholding academic standards are not the same as demanding high scores on standardized tests. Engaging and exciting students about a topic should be the focus, like teaching students to think critically like scientists. Information retention rates are abysmal when the emphasis is to just regurgitate scientific facts for a test. Other basic standards should include knowing how democracy works, reading, writing, and thinking critically. High School Education A high school education should prepare all Americans for a life of civic and economic success. Our current education system fails to deliver this promise, which has resulted in many of our current social problems. Maintaining a functioning and thriving democracy requires high-quality education that equips students with pragmatic life and civic engagement skills. Find out more: Ted Dintersmith is one of America's leaders in innovation, entrepreneurship, and education. Ted has become one of America's leading advocates for education policies that foster creativity, innovation, motivation, and purpose. He knows what skills are valuable in a world of innovation, and how we can transform our schools to prepare kids for their futures. His contributions span film, books, philanthropy, and the hard work of going all across America. He's funded and executive produced acclaimed education documentaries, including Most Likely To Succeed, (Sundance, AFI, and Tribeca). With co-author Tony Wagner, he wrote Most Likely To Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era. During the 2015/16 school year, he went to all fifty U.S. states, meeting with governors, legislators, educators, parents, and students, and encouraging communities to work collectively to re-imagine school and its purpose. The culmination of that effort was his recent book What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers Across America.  Ted's professional experience includes two decades in venture capital, including being ranked by Business 2.0 as the top-performing U.S. venture capitalist for 1995-1999. He chaired the Public Policy Committee of the Board of the National Venture Capital Association. In the public sector, he was a staff analyst in 1976-78 for the U.S. House of Representatives, and was appointed in 2012 by President Obama to represent the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly. Ted earned a Ph.D. in Engineering from Stanford University and a B.A. from the College of William and Mary, with High Honors in Physics and English. Learn more about his work from his website or by following him on Twitter @dintersmith. We've started a referral program! Refer us to your friends to get a free button or Moleskine notebook. Please use this link to get your personal referral code: https://refer.glow.fm/future-hindsight, which you can then forward to your friends.

Paula had the pleasure of sitting down with Rick Thigpen (SVP of Corporate Citizenship at PSEG) to chat all things black leadership, Rick's background on Wall St which led him into politics, and his current position at PSEG For all things AABE, subscribe to this podcast and follow us on social media @AABE www.aabe.org About Rick Thigpen: Richard T. Thigpen was named senior vice president – Corporate Citizenship in July 2018. Mr. Thigpen is also chairman of the PSEG Foundation. He is responsible for areas of the business that drive public policy through advocacy, including federal, state and local government affairs, sustainability, charitable activities and corporate social responsibility. Mr. Thigpen is a member of PSEG’s Executive Officer Group. Mr. Thigpen joined PSEG in March 2007 as vice president –State Governmental Affairs of PSEG Services Corp. He has been a public affairs consultant since 1999 and was a co-founding partner of 1868 Public Affairs, which provides lobbying, strategic planning, public relations and government relations services to clients in New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C. Previously, Mr. Thigpen served as an associate at the New York law firm of Thacher Proffitt and Wood in the mortgage-backed securities practice group (1988 to 1990), was district director for U.S. Rep. Don Payne (NJ-10) (1990 to 1996) and executive director of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee (1996 to 1999). He also has served as a political analyst for New Jersey Network and as an academic associate for PublicMind, Fairleigh Dickinson University Polling and Survey Research Institute. Mr. Thigpen also was a former assistant to the president of the NAACP State Conference for Public Affairs. He is currently a member of the boards of the Regional Plan Association, the New Jersey Climate Change Alliance, the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, New Jersey Television, the Brown University Alumni Association and the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. He also is a member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy’s national board and chair of the Legislative Issues and Public Policy Committee. Mr. Thigpen holds a Doctor of Law degree from Columbia University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Brown University.

In this episode, Atuya and Anthony sit down to talk about how as park and recreation professionals, we have impact the lives in the communities we serve on a daily basis and create lifelong memories. It is often said that we work so that others can play! With that said, it is extremely important that park and recreation professionals prioritize their professional development and utilize various tools that helps to keep one connect to their why. Mr. Atuya O. Cornwell is a certified park and recreation professional with over 15 years of experience. Atuya is an active member of NRPA and is passionate about connecting young professionals with professional development tools and opportunities. He is also the 2015 recipient of NRPA’s Robert W. Crawford Young Professional Award. Atuya has served on NRPA’s Program Committee, Young Professional Network Leadership Team and the Public Policy Committee. Atuya has presented at the NRPA Annual Conference the last three years, where his ‘What’s Your Awesome Sauce?!?’ session received great reviews.Atuya is the proud son of a former Paralympic athlete and credits his father as the reason for his passion for sports and recreation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-talk-parks/message

About Jeff WendlingJeff Wendling became president and chief executive officer (CEO) of HOOPP on April 1, 2020. He has 30 years of investment management experience and has been with HOOPP since 1998. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he had served as HOOPP's executive vice president and chief investment officer since 2018. Before that, he spent more than six years as co-CIO. He began his career at HOOPP as a senior portfolio manager on the public equities team. Wendling is a proven leader of a large and sophisticated management team, and he has spearheaded the fund through a variety of market environments. He was also heavily involved in developing HOOPP's liability driven investing approach. This approach, coupled with solid investment results, has allowed HOOPP to maintain its strong funded position, keeping plan pricing stable while providing benefit improvements to plan members. Wendling earned his BA in Economics and his MBA from the University of Toronto and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is also a board member of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and is the chair of its Public Policy Committee.About Amanda WhiteAmanda White is responsible for the content across all Conexus Financial's institutional media and events. In addition to being the editor of Top1000funds.com, she is responsible for directing the global bi-annual Fiduciary Investors Symposium which challenges global investors on investment best practice and aims to place the responsibilities of investors in wider societal, and political contexts.  She holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Masters of Art in Journalism and has been an investment journalist for more than 25 years. She is currently a fellow in the Finance Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. The two-year program seeks to develop the next generation of responsible, community-spirited leaders in the global finance industry.  What is the Fiduciary Investors series?The much-loved events, the Fiduciary Investors Symposiums, act as an advocate for fiduciary capitalism and the power of asset owners to change the nature of the investment industry, including addressing principal/agent and fee problems, stabilising financial markets, and directing capital for the betterment of society and the environment. Like the event series, the podcast series, tackles the challenges long-term investors face in an environment of disruption,  and asks investors to think differently about how they make decisions and allocate capital.

Ebony interviews community activist Hope Foy. In addition to serving as Executive Assistant to Pennsylvania State Representative Joanna McClinton (191st Legislative District), Hope is the chair of the Public Policy Committee for the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Pennsylvania Chapter. She also serves as a Committee Person in the 3rd Ward, 20th Division (Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia). Hope is dedicated to advocating for the various needs of the citizens of Philadelphia.   As we prepare for the 2020 election Ebony and Hope discuss voting 101 and why your vote matters.  Make a plan! Election Day is November 3, 2020. If you are in Philadelphia the Committee of Seventy: https://seventy.org/ is great resource to be informed and prepared for election day.  Today's episode is sponsored by Thrift LLC. Thrift focuses on providing high quality clothing and accessories at ridiculously affordable prices! Shop online at thriftathome.com. Connect on Instagram thrift_llc and on Facebook at thriftllc. Get 15% off at checkout when you use the code Ebony! Go to thriftathome.com today! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Susan Lane, MD, is the Vice-Chair for Education for the Department of Medicine and the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Stony Brook University School of Medicine. Dr. Lane received her bachelor's from Amherst College, completed her Medical school from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and her residency from Strong Memorial Hospital. She is active in healthcare policy and has served as the Chair of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Health Policy Committee and is a member of the NY-ACP Health and Public Policy Committee. She was recently elected as the president of the Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine for the upcoming year. Dr. Lane has been recognized nationally for her leadership and is a recipient of a number of awards including the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Fellow in Leadership Award. There is power in helping others. Today, Dr. Susan Lane shares with us why the givers succeed and ultimately end up receiving more. We learn about Dr. Lane's personal mission—to leave the world better than she found it—and she encourages us to find and enhance our own unique gifts. If everybody used their unique gifts to help other people, says Dr. Lane, the world would be a much better place. Pearls of Wisdom: 1. Don't wait to finish residency to start helping. Think about what is unique about you and use that to contribute in the lives of those around you. 2. Find a faculty member who is passionate about what you want to do and help them further their passion. The best way to get is to give! 3. Be proactive in seeking feedback and how to improve. More importantly, start developing the skill of giving yourself feedback, to develop the skill of self-regulation, so you can continue to learn even after residency. 4.  Don't be afraid to be yourself.

Listen to Black women, win with Black women -- that's our strategy for the 2020 election. Each week we'll hear from powerful Black women on their strategies, concerns, and plans of action leading up to November, because we don't just want the presidency, we want the whole dang hill. This week’s featured guest is Gina Wood, Chair of the Public Policy Committee of National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Northern Virginia Chapter.Executive Producer: Adell ColemanProducer: Brittany TempleDistributor: DCP EntertainmentFor additional content: makeitplain.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Role of Social Workers in Nursing Homes “The social isolation caused by COVID-19 requires an expansive workforce considering not all nursing homes have trained social workers.”— Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW Nursing homes and COVID-19 are today's hot topics. With mounting cases of COVID-19,  nursing homes have faced many challenges, especially with providing social services. On top of helping older adults adjust to their new life in a supportive care setting and advocating for their rights and needs, social workers are faced with ethical dilemmas, stress, and fears for resident safety. What can we do about it?  Today, we are joined by Nancy Kusmaul, PhD, MSW, and Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW, to discuss social workers' role in nursing homes. Part One of ‘The Role Of Social Workers In Nursing Homes’ Nancy Kusmaul, PhD, MSW, is an Associate Professor in the Baccalaureate Social Work program at UMBC. She received her PhD from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work and her MSW from the University of Michigan. Dr. Kusmaul worked in nursing homes and hospitals for more than a decade.  Her research focuses on organizational culture, trauma-informed care, and the impact of trauma experienced on the workforce. She is interested in direct care workers' experience in organizations, particularly Certified Nursing Assistants in nursing homes. She is a 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow with Senator Ron Wyden and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She is a member of the Baltimore County Elder Abuse Coalition and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She co-chairs the Aging Committee for the Maryland Chapter of NASW, and she is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. Lynn Friss Feinberg is a Senior Strategic Policy Advisor at the AARP Public Policy Institute, responsible for family caregiving and long-term care issues.  She came to AARP from the National Partnership for Women & Families, serving as the first Director of the Campaign for Better Care. Previously, she served as the Deputy Director of the National Center on Caregiving at the San Francisco-based Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA). At FCA, she directed the National Consensus Project for Caregiver Assessment and led the first 50-state study on publicly-funded caregiving programs in the U.S. She has published and lectured widely on family care policy and practice. She has held leadership positions on numerous advisory boards and committees, including the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults. Ms. Feinberg is a past Chair of the American Society on Aging (ASA) Board of Directors and a past Chair of the Public Policy Committee at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).  In 2007-2008, Ms. Feinberg served as the John Heinz Senate Fellow in Aging in the office of former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. She received the ASA Leadership Award in 2006, and the Paul Nathanson Distinguished Advocate Award in 2015 from Justice in Aging for her career work on family care issues.  Ms. Feinberg holds a master's degree in social welfare and gerontology from the University of California at Berkeley. “Any facility with more than one hundred and twenty beds must employ a qualified social worker on a full-time basis.” — Nancy Kusmaul, PhD, MSW COVID-19 spreads easily in nursing homes and older adults living in these facilities (residents) are at the greatest risk of death if there is an outbreak. This is why a lot of attention has been focused on keeping residents safe. Not only the nursing homes experiencing a shortage of PPE, but the implementation of visitation restrictions made it challenging for them to communicate with the resident's family members. We didn't have a national strategy to deal with a pandemic, and because of all of these things, nursing homes were hit hard by COVID-19.  While it's critically important to have adequate nursing certified nursing assistants, we would all agree with that if we want to improve the quality of care or people residing in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, COVID-19 has pointed out that we need to have more social support, more emotional support, and connection to the outside world. Family and friends are critically important, particularly at the end of life. That is a key component of both health care and long-term care, particularly since long term care is someone’s home! Social workers are uniquely trained to recognize the importance of family support and the social aspects of care. We need trained social workers who are willing to get involved in national conversations to ensure that we have high-quality social work that includes emotional support at the community level.  Part Two of ‘The Role Of Social Workers In Nursing Homes’ Any facility with more than one hundred and twenty beds must employ a qualified social worker on a full-time basis. However, a qualified social worker is an individual with a minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in a human services field, including but not limited to sociology, gerontology, special education, rehab, counseling, and psychology, and one year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting, which means that the person in the social work role may not have social work training.  The broad qualifications for social workers could be because of the same struggles we have nurse staffing requirements. Nursing homes are only required to have one Registered Nurse (RN) in the building for 8 hours a day, and that could be a RN with an associate's degree, a baccalaureate degree or higher. The majority of care delivered in nursing homes, however, is delivered by Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). “Assisted livings are uniquely challenged in the pandemic because they are not federally regulated.” —  Nancy Kusmaul, PhD, MSW Unlike skilled nursing homes, assisted living facilities are uniquely challenged in the pandemic because they are not federally regulated. There are no federal statutes that cover assisted living, and they're not required to have a social worker. So, they have faced some of the same challenges as nursing homes with less guidance and no social work support for residents or their families. COVID-19 resulted in millions of older adults living in both of these environments to be denied visitation by family and/or friends. This has been devastating to both the older adults and their family members - who are considered to be “visitors”.  Many family members of people in nursing homes took care of them at home for years before they got to the point where they needed a nursing home. These caregivers know their family member's needs, moods, and changes in condition better than anyone else. They are the eyes and ears. They are the ones who can communicate with staff and advocate for their residents.  They are care partners. And yet, when they are placed in the category of visitors, it sounds more like a luxury than an integral and essential member of the care team. They should be allowed to be in the nursing home as a care partner - not as a visitor.  These are some examples of policies that impact social work practice and nursing home residents, and social workers are well positioned to advocate for changes to both.  Real change happens one step at a time.  We must remember that shaping good public policies is a cornerstone of social work. How to Connect More with Lynn Friss Feinberg and Nancy Kusmaul Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-friss-feinberg-979baa11 Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_kusmaul Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-kusmaul-7778a19/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FeinbergLynn About Melissa I earned my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (‘96) and Master of Science in Nursing (‘00) as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) School of Nursing (SON). I truly enjoy working with the complex medical needs of older adults. I worked full-time for five years as FNP in geriatric primary care across many long-term care settings (skilled nursing homes, assisted living, home and office visits) then transitioned into academic nursing in 2005, joining the faculty at UNCW SON as a lecturer. I obtained my PhD in Nursing and a post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing (’11) and then joined the faculty at Duke University School of Nursing as an Assistant Professor. My family moved to northern Virginia in 2015 and led to me joining the faculty at George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing in 2018 as a (tenured) Associate Professor where I am also the Director of the GW Center for Aging, Health and Humanities. Find out more about her work at https://melissabphd.com/.

Whether you love them or hate them, beauty pageants continue to play a significant role in American popular culture.  Hillary Levey Friedman argues that their evolution is wrapped up in the history of feminism in the United States.  Hilary Levey Friedman is a sociologist and expert on beauty pageants, childhood and parenting, competitive afterschool activities, and popular culture.  She is Visiting Assistant Professor of Education at Brown University.  Her new book, “Here She Is: The Complicated Reign of the Beauty Pageant in America, uses beauty pageants to trace the arc of American feminism from the 1840s to the present.  Her first book, “Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture,” followed families with elementary school-age children involved in chess, dance, and soccer covering the history of the activities, what they mean to parents and children, and implications for inequality and gender in the educational system.  Levey Friedman is the President of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Organization for Women (RI NOW).  She also serves on the Public Policy Committee of the United Way of Rhode Island and is a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).  She holds degrees from Harvard University, Princeton University, and the University of Cambridge.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Podcast Transcript:  https://chadd.org/podcasts/guidance-for-uncertain-times-what-are-my-childs-504-and-iep-rights-for-distance-learning/   Summary:  Due to the impact of COVID-19, many schools are having to change from face-to-face teaching to remote learning or even a hybrid environment. For students with ADHD who required classroom accommodations, whether through a 504 plan or an IEP, will the same guidelines apply in each learning situation? Dr. Jeffrey Katz gives parents insight into the child's rights to educational accommodations for the 2020-2021 school year.   Jeffrey Katz, PhD:  Dr. Katz is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is presently the Co-Chair of CHADD's Public Policy Committee, serves on the Professional Advisory Board and is a past member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Katz specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents and adults with an emphasis on ADHD as well as other behavioral and learning issues. In addition, Dr. Katz frequently attends school meetings, bringing his knowledge of ADHD, learning disabilities, and school-based interventions, together with his knowledge of educational regulations, to ensure that students receive the support they need. He also serves on the Disabilities Advisory Committee of Tidewater Community College.  

Dr. Vicki Walker is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and the Washington Family Medicine program. She served as the Vice President of Medical Services and Quality for the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, where she was responsible for supporting the medical directors  and providing leadership and oversight of clinical care and QAPI across nursing homes, hospice and home health agencies in 24 states. She remains active with AMDA, the Society for Post-acute and long term care medicine, as a certified medical director and a State chapter representative to the board, a member of the Public Policy Committee and chair of the Clinical Issues Subcommittee. She also serves as a Clinical Professor for the Sanford School of Medicine and faculty for the Healer’s Art course. References: Davis, R., et. al., "Platelets and Coagulation in Infection", Clin Transi Immunology, July 8, 2016. Hunt, B. J., Levi, M., "Engineering Reversal — Finding an Antidote for Direct Oral Anticoagulants", NJM, 2016. Phend, C., "COVID-19: Anticoagulation Recommended Even After Discharge", MedPage Today, 2020. Recording Date: 07/03/2020 Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

COVID-19 has transformed discussions about equity and supporting our nation’s most vulnerable students. With the large-scale shift to online learning, educators have had many questions, but one that has frequently risen to the top is equity and providing equitable access to all students. This topic has also emerged front and center as one of the challenges for districts in supporting remote learning programs. We know this has been an overwhelming time for districts and administrators who are doing the best they can (as we all are!). In this episode, we discuss replicable strategies, resources and lessons learned on how to ensure remote learning programs support educational equity. One of our guests, Raymond Rose, is the Chair of the Public Policy Committee at the Texas Distance Learning Association. He is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable and accomplished visionaries defining and building online learning communities for more than 15 years. He created, and administered the first virtual high school in the country, and his background encompasses technology in education, innovation and digital accessibility to online learning. Kelsey Ortiz, the founder and director of the Inclusive Digital Era Collaborative at the KU Center for Research on Learning, also joined us for this episode. Kelsey supports state efforts for deeper policy on digital learning and equal access for all students. Her work includes development in online learning environments, compliance training in virtual schools, and advocacy for parents seeking equitable school choices. She previously conducted two large scale policy studies on special education policy in virtual schools, across all 50 states and eight territories, and the largest study on parents of children with disabilities enrolled in virtual schools. In this discussion, both Ray and Kelsey share their definition of equity and how they would describe providing equitable opportunities for students. They also offer their perspective on what they believe are major considerations districts need to be thinking about when it comes to equity.

This week we caught up with Yulema Cruz to discuss one of America’s favorite holidays to culturally appropriate, Cinco de Mayo. We learned about cultural appropriation, appreciation, assimilation, and more. AND Arin went on their first rant! Holy smokes Batman, check it out. Yulema is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and the current President of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA). She is also an adjunct instructor for Florida International University, and Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), as well as a consultant. In this role, she provides school consultations and parent training. Also, Yulema works in the development of supervision systems and the dissemination of ABA to other countries and languages, as an active participant of the FABA Multicultural Special Interest Group. As current President for FABA, she co-chairs the Legislative and Public Policy Committee and is a member of the program committee As always, we hope that you enjoy the conversation, as much as we enjoyed recording it. Please follow us on FB @BeautifulHumansCast or IG @BeautifulHumansChange

Glenn Martin invites AZ State House Representative, Mark Finchem, the Chair of the Federalism, Property Rights and Public Policy Committee.

In 2015, Paul Viviano ’76 accepted his current role as President and CEO of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Prior to this position, he served as the CEO of UC San Diego Health System and Vice-Chancellor of UCSD Health Sciences. Before UCSD, he was board chairman and CEO of Alliance HealthCare Services, and President and CEO of USC University Hospital and USC/Norris Cancer Hospital. Viviano now serves in leadership capacities on various community boards and health care organizations. He is chairman of the Board of Directors for the California Children’s Hospital Association (CCHA) and a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, where he serves on the Public Policy Committee and as chair of CEO National Advisory Committee. Paul also serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees at Loyola Marymount University. He was named a 2016 Leader of Today Honoree by the Health Policy and Management Alumni Association of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; and one of the LA500, LA's Most-Influential in 2018 and 2017 by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Additionally, he’s the incoming President of the UCLA Health Policy and Management Alumni Association Board of Directors. Paul holds a Bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara and a Master's degree in Public Administration and Public Health from UCLA. Bruin Success is hosted by Katie Russo, produced by Christian Chavez and made possible by UCLA Alumni.

Welcome to episode 25 of VegasTMI- the official city of Las Vegas podcast. In this episode, we talk about the new parks being built and renovated and recreation programs coming soon. City of Las Vegas Communications Director David Riggleman sits down with new Director of Parks and Recreation Greg A. Weitzel. Weitzel holds more than 20 years’ experience in the urban parks and recreation administration field. Most recently he served as the Department Director of two of the largest parks and recreation agencies in Pennsylvania and Idaho. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Recreation and Park Association and chairs the Public Policy Committee. Learn more about city of Las Vegas parks and programs: https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Government/Departments/Parks-Recreation Find us on social media @cityoflasvegas and #VegasTMI to give us feed back and high-fives. Find David, Shane & Jen on Twitter: @TDavidRigg1958 @Savanapridi @jendavies26 This podcast will publish twice a month - more or less. https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/podcast

What qualifies as material change? How do you defend against it in the absence of an objective standard? In this episode, Mona and Mark are joined by Carolyn Lee, the Chair of IIUSA’s Public Policy Committee, to discuss the concept of material change and its adverse consequences. Listen in for Carolyn’s insight around how USCIS formulates policy, why some policies around material change violate due process, and what she is doing to initiate a dialogue with the agency. If you have questions about investment immigration, please reach out to Mona Shah & Associates. Phone: 212-233-7473 Email: info@mshahlaw.com To discover the show notes on this episode as well as other topics, information, and resources; please head over to http://www.MShahLaw.com/Podcasts

Jeff Tenenbaum is one of the nation's leading nonprofit attorneys, and also is an accomplished author, lecturer, and commentator on nonprofit legal matters. As Chair of the nonprofit practice in the Washington, DC office of the Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss law firm, Jeff counsels his clients on the broad array of legal issues affecting trade and professional associations, charities, and other nonprofits. For 19 years, Jeff practiced law at the Venable law firm and chaired its nonprofit practice for most of that time. Among numerous other honors and awards, Jeff was the 2006 recipient of the American Bar Association & Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer of the Year Award, and is one of only four lawyers in the prestigious U.S. Legal 500’s Not-for-Profit "Hall of Fame". Jeff is the author of the ASAE-published book, Association Tax Compliance Guide, and currently serves as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Trade and Professional Associations Subcommittee and on the ASAE Legal Section Council and Public Policy Committee.

ADHD Kids: Challenges With The Law  While the CDC estimates that ADHD occurs in 10% of the general population, its prevalence in our jails has been estimated at 50% or higher. Additionally, in about 65% of cases, ADHD is present with a co-occurring mental health condition. Studies also show that inmates with related mental health conditions stay in the system between 5 and 8 times longer than inmates without mental health impairments. This is further compounded by the fact that the risk of substance abuse disorder doubles when ADHD is present and further triples when ADHD is present with Conduct Disorder. ~ Robert TudiscoRobert Tudisco – A Lawyer Experienced With ADHD Kids Here Robert takes on many imperatives that surround ADHD children with legal issues – and gives us hard, straight answers. Consider this essential perspective: children and adolescents with ADHD & co-occurring conditions experience a much higher risk of school discipline & criminal prosecution. Robert is a nationally recognized author, motivational speaker, and non-profit management consultant, in addition to being a practicing attorney at the law firm of Barger & Gaines, in Irvington NY. My firm recommendation for those interested in ADHD kids and the law: This mandatory listen to lawyer He is a past member of the National Board of Directors of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD), serving as a member of its Public Policy Committee since 2003, and as Committee Chair from 2005 through 2008. Robert is also a former Vice President of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA). Since his diagnosis, he has researched and written extensively on the subject of special education law and disability advocacy, as well as the over-representation of individuals with ADHD and co-occurring mental health conditions in the juvenile/criminal justice systems, compared to that in the general population. He is a frequent resource for the media on these subjects including CBS News, New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, ABC News, The BBC, NBC's Today Show, CNN, USA Today, Seattle Times. Robert has been published in ATTENTION® Magazine and regularly contributes to adult, parenting, and legal issues, in addition to serving on its Editorial Advisory Board from 2004 through 2014. He was also the legal expert columnist for ADDitude Magazine from 2007 through 2012. How – Rob's Legal Insights On ADHD Kids: Law, Child, School, & Parental OptionsHis personal story – the first epiphany [2:37] He began to see patterns in those he represented [4:19] Red flags for challenges in the legal community [6:22] Diagnosis goes far beyond proper legal defense [9:49] Dr. Jennifer Freed is on a similar mission [10:21] – Dr. Freed's CBJ Episode Here: http://corebrainjournal.com/035 (CBJ/035) “Under the law” details: the school, parents, and your child [21:42] Prevent reoccurrences of the same disciplinary challenges [23:23] Note: Get your child out of the line of fire [28:23] Excellent review of the larger picture – girls, ADD, comorbid diagnoses [36:00] The important issue of diversion – kids sharing drugs [38:54] CoreBrain Academy Training DetailsPreview these CoreBrain Academy ADHD Coursework details: – ADHD101 – 55 lessons + coaching: How to Measure, Target , & Treat brain/biomedical realities https://www.corebrainacademy.com/courses/adhd-treatment-failure (https://www.corebrainacademy.com/courses/adhd-treatment-failure) The PM Drop – ADHD Minicourse: Learn how to use these most common problems to correct Treatment Failure results & comorbid conditions not initially recognized. https://www.corebrainacademy.com/courses/pm-drop (https://www.corebrainacademy.com/courses/pm-drop) Prediction Rules – Know & Use Basic Science Med Rules before starting any stimulant medications. https://www.corebrainacademy.com/courses/prediction-rules...

Michael Wasserman, M.D. Michael Wasserman, M.D., is president of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM). He recently served as CEO for Rockport Healthcare Services. He was formerly the Executive Director, Care Continuum, for HSAG, the QIN-QIO in California. Dr. Wasserman is a graduate of the University of Texas, Medical Branch. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at UCLA. He spent five years with Kaiser-Permanente in Southern California where he developed a Consultative Geriatric Medical model. Dr. Wasserman was a co-founder and owner of Common Sense Medical Management (CSM2), a case management company that helped manage high risk beneficiaries of Cover Colorado. He is past chair of the American Geriatrics Society’s Managed Care Task Force and presently serves on the Public Policy Committee. He also serves on AMDA's Public Policy Committee, and was formerly a Public Commissioner for the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission. References: Wasserman, M., MD "A tectonic shift in nursing homes", McKnights, Feb. 2019 "The Nursing Home Medical Director: Leader & Manager", AMDA, March, 2011 Steven Fuller, DO, PhD, Medical Directors: Why do you Abdicate Your Advocacy with Nursing Homes?", Caring for the Ages, January, 2019 https://twitter.com/wassdoc

Karl Steinberg, MD, HMCD, CMD Dr. Karl Steinberg has been a nursing home and hospice medical director in the San Diego area since 1995 and is currently chief medical officer for Mariner Health Central, a 20-facility California corporation, and is medical director at Life Care Center of Vista, Carlsbad by the Sea Care Center, and Hospice by the Sea. He also makes home visits on behalf of Scripps Healthcare. Dr. Steinberg received his bachelor’s in biochemistry from Harvard and studied medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, then did his family medicine residency at UC San Diego. Dr. Steinberg is past chair of AMDA’s Public Policy Committee for many years in addition to being editor-in-chief emeritus of the monthly periodical, Caring for the Ages, and is the current Society  Vice-President. References: T. Fulmer, PhD, et. al. Physicians' Views on Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Care Conversations.", JAGS, July, 2018 Gillick, M. R., M.D. "Advance Care Planning" NEJM, 2004 Prater, L. PhD., "Examining Age Inequalities in Operationalized Components of Advance Care Planning: Truncation of the ACP Process With Age", JPSM, April, 2019 National POLST Paradigm

The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) has partnered with Dr. Bill Auxier of Rural Health Leadership Radio to produce a six-part podcast series about Rural Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and its prevalence in rural America. This series from The Center provides information about COPD, how rural providers are meeting the needs of their communities, and the importance of billing and coding appropriately while ensuring quality of care is being addressed. Each podcast features a guest with expert knowledge in COPD and rural health. Episode 1 featuring Grace Anne Dorney-Koppel Grace Anne Dorney Koppel is President of the Dorney-Koppel Foundation, the immediate former President and a current board member of the COPD Foundation, and chair of the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee for COPD Foundation. Grace Anne is also a COPD patient, diagnosed in 2001.   Grace Anne explains COPD’s prevalence, its symptoms, the stigma surrounding the disease, her personal experiences with COPD, the challenges of COPD treatment in rural communities, her work with the Dorney-Koppel Foundation, and the path to success with COPD.  

Amber McReynolds is the Executive Director for the National Vote At Home Institute and Coalition and is the former Director of Elections for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Amber is an experienced election professional and is nationally recognized as an innovator and has proven that designing pro-voter policies, voter-centric processes, and implementing technical innovations will improve the voting experience. Under her leadership, Denver Elections earned national and international recognition from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Election Center, the National Association of Counties, and the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) for Ballot TRACE (a first-in-the-nation ballot tracking, reporting, and communication engine) and eSign, a digital petition circulation application that makes the ballot access process more efficient. Amber was also recognized as a 2018 Top Public Official of the Year by Governing Magazine for her transformational work to improve the voting experience in Denver and across Colorado. Amber serves on the Advisory Board for the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Circle of Advisors for Democracy Fund’s Election Validation Project, Women’s Foundation of Colorado Empowerment Council, Executive Board for LIFT Colorado, City Year Denver Board of Directors, the Public Policy Committee of the Colorado Women’s Chamber, and was a graduate of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Leadership Denver 2017. Amber has a Masters of Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Amber is also currently serving as a senior strategic advisor on various election-focused projects across the country. She has also served as an election expert witness and collaborates with various national and state professional organizations to identify and implement best practices in election administration.

If you’re ever wondered what kind of salt it takes to move the needle for multi-family passive house projects, look no further than the story of architect and developer Hank Keating. We all have under utilized power in our professional roles. Join Kristof for a discussion with Hank about the work he’s done in Massachusetts to make way for passive house buildings - from codes, to renter occupants, to design - this episode’s got it all.__________________________Hank Keating, AIAMr Keating is a registered architect with more than 30 years of experience in the design and construction of multifamily affordable housing projects. Recently retired from Trinity Financial, (but consulting back on select projects) Mr Keating completed over nine affordable housing developments totaling over 1500 units in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York City while at Trinity. For the last 10 years Mr Keating has been engaged with the Passive House movement and designed and completed a passive house for himself while pushing to move Trinity’s large scale affordable projects toward the Passive House Standards. He managed the Bristol Commons / Lenox Green project in Taunton which created 160 affordable units built to near the passive house standard– 4 years of data tracking demonstrates that the project is using 80% less heating energy that comparable LEED GOLD projects in Massachusetts. Since retiring, he has been consulting with Trinity during the design of 425 Grand Concourse, a 26 story, 270 unit, affordable passive house project in NYC. Mr Keating is currently on the Passive House Massachusetts Board of Directors and has been leading the efforts of its Public Policy Committee to get passive house incentives included in the upcoming EEAC Three-Year Plan for utility company incentive programs. In addition, he is on the MassCEC Passive House Challenge Selection Committee and has been working with DHCD to encourage the addition of QAP bonus points for passive house projects._______________________Green Builder Article On Hank“This unique home’s smart and solar bells and whistles reduce its ecological footprint even more.Building a home up to standards required to be deemed “passive” might make some builders cringe. But when the Valle Group received such a request, it was almost par for the course. The Cape Cod, Mass.-based builder specializes in carefully planned, energy-efficient homes.”_________________________________Passive House MassachusettsPassive House Massachusetts is a member-based non-profit organization that promotes a healthy and comfortable built environment that significantly reduces energy consumption and lowers carbon emissions by utilizing the Passive House building standard and other high-performance building strategies, focusing on education, training, outreach, and advocacy.We regularly host meetings, trainings, tours, and other events related to Passive House design and construction and serve as a hub of knowledge for high-performance design in the state and region.PHMA members include designers, builders, engineers, policy makers, students, community leaders, and all those interested in high-performance, energy efficient buildings. From regular member meetings and educational programming to tours and special events, there are plenty of way for members to become involved and membership support is essential to our work promoting and expanding the use of Passive House and high-performance building.

The PoliChicks tackle pay the myths and realities of pay inequality between genders.  Women generally earn 80 cents for every $1 earned by men working in the same position with essentially the same skill level.  Joining the PoliChicks is Barbara Price, Co-Chair, Public Policy Committee of the AmericanAssociation of University Women – Pennsylvania (AAUW-Pennsylvania).  You can also listen to this as a podcast at your convenience through your favorite online podcast directory – iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, Podbean or Google Play.

This week I spoke with Ted Dintersmith. Ted Dintersmith is one of America's leaders in innovation, entrepreneurship, and education. Ted's professional experience includes two decades in venture capital, including being ranked by Business 2.0 as the top-performing U.S. venture capitalist for 1995-1999. He served on the Board of the National Venture Capital Association, chairing its Public Policy Committee. From 1981 to 1987, he ran a business at Analog Devices that helped enable the digital revolution. In the public sector, he was a staff analyst in 1976-78 for the U.S. House of Representatives, and was appointed in 2012 by President Obama to represent the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly. Ted earned a Ph.D. in Engineering from Stanford University and a B.A. from the College of William and Mary, with High Honors in Physics and English. Ted has become one of America's leading advocates for education policies that foster creativity, innovation, motivation, and purpose. He knows what skills are valuable in a world of innovation, and how we can transform our schools to prepare kids for their futures. His contributions span film, books, philanthropy, and the hard work of going all across America. He's funded and executive produced acclaimed education documentaries, including Most Likely To Succeed, (Sundance, AFI, and Tribeca). With co-author Tony Wagner, he wrote Most Likely To Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era. During the 2015/16 school year, he went to all fifty U.S. states, meeting with governors, legislators, educators, parents, and students, and encouraging communities to work collectively to re-imagine school and its purpose. Learn more about his work from his website or by following him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dintersmith. Ted speaks frequently at major events and conferences, delivering a vision of what our schools could - and need to - be. Drawing on inspiring examples garnered during his fifty-state tour, he can articulate the conditions required to let our students, teachers, and schools race forward. Recent keynotes include state superintendent meetings in Virginia and North Dakota, the annual meeting of the Coalition for Access (several hundred top college admissions officers), the annual Jobs for America's Graduates conference, and a plenary session of the Finnish parliament. In addition to his keynotes, Ted is often asked to also screen his film and lead a post-film discussion. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nora Roughen-Schmidt and Luke Zahm chat with Joe Lawniczak about ADA compliance. Learn what's required of you and what resources are available. Joe has been the Downtown Design Specialist with Wisconsin Main Street since 2001. He works daily with building owners, city officials, and stakeholders in Main Street communities throughout Wisconsin, preserving and restoring historic building facades, providing preservation and design education, and establishing local preservation tools such as design guidelines, design review, ordinances, etc. Since 2001, he has completed over 1,300 renderings for businesses and property owners throughout Wisconsin and the United States. He has been a featured speaker and/or provided hands-on design services for several other statewide organizations in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. He has been actively involved with the National Main Street Center (NMSC), serving on various committee and leadership panels. He has been one of the key planners for the annual Main Street Architects and Designers meetings since 2005, and has been a featured writer for various NMSC publications, including Main Street News, Main Street Now, and Revitalizing Main Street. He has also written feature articles for Wisconsin Main Street, the University of Wisconsin, and various local organizations on design-related topics. In addition, he serves on the Scenic Byways Advisory Council for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and is a former member of the Public Policy Committee for the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation. Prior to Wisconsin Main Street, Lawniczak worked for 12 years at the architectural firm of Berners-Schober Associates in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Nutrition Tips for Enjoying the Holidays Fitness Friday Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, I'm Paul Vogelzang and this is episode number 308. As part of our Fitness Friday series, we're going to talk about holiday nutrition today. From now until New Year's Day, your schedule will likely be filled with family obligations, traveling and festive outings with all sorts of tempting treats. It's no surprise that many of us see our waistlines expand during the holiday season. Even the most disciplined people can find it difficult to stick to their health and fitness routines. But, not to worry…this year can be different. To help keep us on track, we'll be joined by guest, Mike Glasgow. Mike Glasgow, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Certified Dietitian knows what he is talking about. Mike Glasgow received his dietetics degree from Michigan State University and completed his dietetic internship at The University of Michigan Hospital. The first several years of his professional career were spent as clinical dietitian and foodservice director in nursing homes. Mike is the current chair of the Legislative and Public Policy Committee for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Mike is a strong advocate for seniors and people in need. Please join me in welcoming via internet phone, Mike Glasgow for our Tips and Resources for Staying Fit During the Holidays Show. For more information about this show, and more, please click here: https://notold-better.com

Amy and Ken Moyle discuss the impact of blockchain on the e-signature industry and document authentication, generally. Ken Moyle was DocuSign’s Chief Legal & Policy Officer and is Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the Electronic Signature and Records Association. Currently, Ken is President & Chief Legal Officer of K6 Partners, where he provides legal and consulting services to medium and large-sized businesses in their “digital transformation efforts".

When I spoke with Michael about his story, I was struck by his zest for life, his humility and his general positivity. His story is a 'fall from grace and get back up and do some good in the world' type. Definitely another story of redemption as a result of not drinking. Whenever I'm in the Pacific Northwest, I will definitely do my best to meet him. Michael King is the National Director of Outreach & Engagement with Facing Addiction, a national non-profit organization dedicated to unifying the voices of the 45 million Americans and their families directly impacted by addiction. Michael's work with Facing Addiction includes national coalition building, oversight of resource development, as well as grassroots and community organizing engagement.  Prior to working for Facing Addiction, Michael worked for over a decade in the political arena, managing political campaigns in numerous states. His work included Presidential, United State Senate, and Gubernatorial elections. He served as both the Director of Communications and Campaign Director for the Washington State Democratic Party, as a political consultant for a Seattle based firm, and as the Executive Director of Washington state's Senator Democratic Campaign Committee. Additionally, Michael served as a co-chair of Faces & Voices of Recovery's Public Policy Committee, and is a 2018 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction fellow. He's the proud father of two young children and a person in long-term recovery from alcohol and gambling addictions. To connect with Michael: * Twitter: @michaelking1981 * Facebook: Michael King * Email: mking@facingaddiction.org * Website: www.facingaddiction.org  

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we speak with TED speaker Ted Dintersmith about his movie “Most Likely to Succeed” and ask the question, “what should our students be learning in school?” Follow our PodcastThe TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | http://www.twitter.com/teachercast (@TeacherCast) Follow our HostJeff Bradbury | http://www.twitter.com/jeffbradbury (@JeffBradbury) About our GuestTed DintersmithAfter a 25-year career in venture capital, Ted Dintersmith is now committed to creating national change through initiatives at the intersection of innovation, education, and film. He is the producer of the documentary “Most Likely to Succeed,” and an executive producer of “The Hunting Ground” (both films premiered at Sundance, 2015). Ted served as part of the delegation representing the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly in a year, where he focused on global education and entrepreneurship; is a partner emeritus with Charles River Ventures; and has served on the board of the National Venture Capital Association, chairing its Public Policy Committee. He earned a Ph.D. in engineering from Stanford and an undergraduate degree in physics and English from the College of William and Mary. About the MovieMost Likely to Succeed is the first national campaign to inspire – and empower – communities across the country to revolutionize their schools for the 21st Century. Through a 50-state tour; community screenings; and a call to action to students, parents, educators, policymakers, and organizations to take a stand for the potential of every young person, we are uniting millions to revolutionize education once and for all. https://www.facebook.com/MLTSfilm/ (https://www.facebook.com/MLTSfilm/) https://twitter.com/MLTSfilm (https://twitter.com/MLTSfilm) Join our PLNAre you enjoying the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/educational-podcasting-today/id972444781?mt=2 (commenting on iTunes) today? I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the podcast each week. Let's Work TogetherHost: Jeff Bradbury http://www.twitter.com/teachercast (@TeacherCast) | http://twitter.com/jeffbradbury (@JeffBradbury) Email: info@teachercast.net Voice Mail: https://www.teachercast.net/voicemail (http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail) YouTube: https://www.teachercast.net/YouTube (http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube) iTunes: https://www.teachercast.net/iTunes (http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes) Check Out More TeacherCast ProgrammingTeacherCast Podcast (https://www.teachercast.net/tcp (https://www.teachercast.net/tcp)) TeacherCast App Spotlight (https://www.teachercast.net/appspotlight (https://www.teachercast.net/appspotlight)) Educational Podcasting Today (http://www.educationalpodcasting.today/ (http://www.educationalpodcasting.today)) The https://www.teachercast.net/tep (TechEducator Podcast) (http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com/ (http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com)) Ask The Tech Coach (http://www.askthetechcoach.com/ (http://www.AskTheTechCoach.com)) View LIVE Professional Development from TeacherCastJoin us LIVE every Tuesday at [8:00] PM EST: http://www.teachercast.tv/ (http://www.TeacherCast.tv) Need a Presenter?Jeff Bradbury https://www.teachercast.net/twitter ((@TeacherCast)) is available as a http://jeffreybradbury.com/ (Keynote Speaker, Presenter), or to Broadcast your conference LIVE!

For most people, the journey from Los Angeles to Phoenix takes about eight hours. For Nick Knight, a California native, it took 13 years and a somewhat less direct route via Washington State and New York before landing in the Valley in 1984. Along the way he acquired one wife and two daughters. He has enjoyed successful careers as a professional photographer, award-winning audio-visual writer/producer, and graphic designer prior to finding his calling for the last 32 years as a computer whisperer.   During those last three decades, he owned an award-winning audio-visual production company, helped create a national publications center for Transamerica Real Estate Tax Service, created and managed a unified Information Technology infrastructure for a commercial mortgage banker with five offices in three states, and was part of an award-winning IT support team for GMAC Commercial Mortgage before starting his own technology services firm in 2004.   Nick began his company with the primary focus on providing a personalized level of service that he felt was missing from some of the big box and chain computer service shops. He describes his company mission statement as a cross between the Golden Rule and Boy Scouts – to treat his clients the way he wishes to be treated and always try to do his best. That formula has served him well as he recently celebrated his 13th year in business. Nick found his way from Scottsdale to Ahwatukee courtesy of match.com in 2008 and joined the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce in 2010 to immerse himself and become an active participant in this close-knit community. Active might be an understatement. Since joining the Chamber, Nick has served as an Ambassador, networking leads group facilitator, event volunteer, helped develop and coordinate the Chamber’s Ahwatukee Business Development educational program, been a member and Silver Sponsor of the Public Policy Committee, facilitated and sponsored the Ahwatukee Chamber Computer Lab, maintained the Chamber’s computer systems, and helped charter Arizona’s first Chamber- associated Toastmasters Club. Nick currently chairs the Public Policy Committee and is President of the Ahwatukee Chamber Toastmasters.   Nick believes strongly in the obligation to give back to the community that has so warmly embraced him and his commitment to that principle extends beyond the Chamber. Nick and his wife, Angela, hosted for several years an annual “wine- luck” to benefit Child Crisis Center, and Nick has volunteered at Feed My Starving Children and several events at the Kyrene Foundation including the recent “Stuff the Bus” drive, where volunteers assembled packages of donated school items into more than 500 backpacks for disadvantaged children.   He was honored for his service as the inaugural Chamber Ambassador of the Year in 2012 and Volunteer of the Year in 2013, and has been nominated several times for Small Business of the Year. Please welcome Owner and Chief Technologist of Nick’s Computer Guys, Nick Knight.   480-242-4997 16002 South 7th Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85045   www.nickscomputerguys.com

Get schooled on medical homes, payer reform, and what the future might look like for primary care with Dr. Sue Bornstein, MD, FACP and Executive Director of the Texas Medical Home Initiative and Chair of the Health and Public Policy Committee at the ACP. Dr Alex Lane of Cooper University Hospital joins Matt as cohost! Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 02:42 Guest CV and background 04:42 Getting to know our guest 10:40 Helpful resources for learning health policy 12:10 Who are the major players/influencers in health care and how do their interests align 15:02 Defining “medical home” 18:45 Where did the idea for a “medical home” originate 22:33 How does medical home affect cost 29:45 Payer reform and the quality payment program (QPP) 33:06 Recap and defining terms 37:18 How will the QPP be implemented? 41:04 Repeal and replace 43:37 Cuts in funding for safety net hospitals that care for the poorest, sickest patients 46:59 Take home points 48:55 Outro Tags: medicare, medicaid, health, care, policy, spending, quality, improvement, advanced, payment, macra, mips, qpp, apm, medical, home, pcmh, affairs, super, utilizer, texas, physician, doctor, assistant, nurse, practitioner, foamed, meded

Discussion centers on the uncertainty in the United States patent system and the the “de-propertization” of intellectual property and those organizations that are driving a negative false narrative that patent trolls are ruining the system and the US needs to legislate a new solution. Adam Mossoff Adam Mossoff is Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University. He is a founder of the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, and is now a Director of Academic Programs and a Senior Scholar. He teaches a wide range of courses at the law school, including property, patent law, trade secrets, trademark law, remedies, and internet law. He has published extensively on the theory and history of how patents and other intellectual property rights are fundamental property rights that should be secured to their owners and legally protected as commercial assets in the marketplace. He has testified before the Senate and the House on patent legislation, and he has spoken at numerous congressional staff briefings and academic conferences, as well as at the PTO, the FTC, the DOJ, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Smithsonian Museum of American History. His writings on patent law and policy have also appeared in the New York Times, Forbes, Investors Business Daily, The Hill, Politico, and in other media outlets. He is a member of the Public Policy Committee of the Licensing Executives Society, an appointed member of the Amicus Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and a member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Copyright Alliance. He has served as past Chair and Vice-Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the IEEE-USA.