University Risk Management and Insurance Association

Washington, DC - Impact 2008--One Voice • One Vision 

Educational Session Breakouts

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Thursday, Sep 11, 2008
10:15 AM The View from the Other Side of the Pond: International Fellowship Program Report
Christine Eick
Executive Director, RMS
Auburn University
Michael J. Gansor
Risk Manager
West Virginia University
Paul Clancy
Director of Risk Management
Boston University
Joseph C. Risser
Director, Risk Management
California Polytechnic State University
Room: Bunker Hill-Lexington-Concord
 
10:15 AM Lobbying 101: Washington, DC -- Risk Central
Pam Rypkema
Risk Manager
Gallaudet University
Joel Wood
Senior Vice President
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
Ada Meloy
General Counsel
American Council on Education
Room: Valley Forge
 
10:15 AM Employment Practices: Developments in Retaliation Law
Richard A. Weitzner
Associate General Counsel
The George Washington University
Darrell R. VanDeusen
President
Kollman & Saucier, PA
Room: Columbia A
 
10:15 AM Effective Risk Management
Marilyn Rivers
Director-Elect
PRIMA
Room: Columbia B
 
1:00 PM Total Cost of Risk: A Model for Higher Education?
D. Jean Demchak
Managing Director
Marsh
Phil Dendy
Director of Risk Management
The University of Texas System
Ellen Shew Holland, ARM
Director, Department of Risk Management
University of Denver
Room: Columbia B
 
1:00 PM Workshop on Communicating from the Frontline: Research-Based Tools and Techniques for Communicating Effectively about High Concern/High Stress Issues
Vincent Covello
Director
The Center for Risk Communication
Room: Columbia A
 
1:00 PM Business Interruption Workshop
Peter J. Fallon
Senior Vice President
Risk Strategies Company
Jennifer Willkinson
Product Line Manager, Higher Education and Healthcare
AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions
Thomas Tarczali
Senior Account Manager
FM Global Boston Operations-Norwalk Branch
Karen Henricksen Cusato, CPA, CFE
Managing Principal
Dempsey Partners
Room: Bunker Hill-Lexington-Concord
 
1:00 PM Integrated Risk Assessment and Remediation: Using the Team Approach to Create Security Risk Solutions
Donald J. Fergus
Vice President
Lowers & Associates
Marjorie F. B. Lemmon, ARM, CPCU
Risk Manager
Yale University
Dennis Dinsmore
Director
SEi Engineering
Rupert Cranley

Marsh
Room: Valley Forge
 
2:30 PM Development of a Campuswide Business Continuity Plan
Barbara Schatzer
Director, Risk Management
University of San Diego
Neil Kaufman
Senior Vice President
Risk Solutions International
Room: Columbia B
 
2:30 PM Second Life: Virtual Campuses, Real-World Risks
James Keller
Chair, Higher Education Practice Group
Saul Ewing LLP
Room: Valley Forge
 
2:30 PM Risk Management Punctuation: Authority and Responsibility in a Distributed Risk Management Environment
John DeLaHunt, MBA
Risk and Life Safety Manager
University of Texas at San Antonio
Room: Columbia A
 
2:30 PM Fine Arts and Museum Risk Management: Putting a Value on Your Priceless Collection
Diane Gould
Account Executive
Academic Risk Resources & Insurance, LLC.
Robert Salmon, ACII
Managing Director
Willis Fine Art Jewelry & Specie, USA
Vita Paladino
Director of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center
Boston University
Jeffrey D. Whitestone
Regional Vice President, Inland Marine
Travelers
Room: Bunker Hill-Lexington-Concord
 
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Friday, Sep 12, 2008
11:00 AM The Total Financial Recovery Solution: The Integration of FEMA and Insurance
Peter Potemkin
Deputy Director Disaster Recovery Consulting
Adjusters International
Room: Valley Forge
 
11:00 AM ERM in Higher Education: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Megan Adams
Director of Risk Management
Princeton University
ERM Think Tank Members

Room: Columbia B
 
11:00 AM Unraveling Riddles in Recreation Risk Management: An In-Depth Focus on Club Sports
Katie Kutsy
Education Group Risk Consultant
Riggs, Counselman, Michaels, & Downes
Linda Bennett
Risk Management Specialist
Bucknell University
Room: Bunker Hill-Lexington-Concord
 
11:00 AM Managing the Risks of Special Events
Joseph C. Risser
Director, Risk Management
California Polytechnic State University
Room: Columbia A
 
1:45 PM NFPA 1600: Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs
Andy Burchfield, PEM
Vice President
Marsh USA Inc.
Dean Larson, PhD, CPT, CSP, CEM
Professor
Purdue University Calumet
Room: Columbia B
 
1:45 PM Experiential Learning: Risks and Rewards
John McLaughlin
Managing Director, Higher Education Practice Group
Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services
Ellen Shew Holland, ARM
Director, Department of Risk Management
University of Denver
Room: Columbia A
 
1:45 PM Green Buildings: Emerging Exposures Associated with Going “Green”
Robert Tomko
Risk Control Specialist CSP, CFPS, ARM, ACLM, AIC
Travelers
Room: Bunker Hill-Lexington-Concord
 
1:45 PM Overseas Campus Operations
Joan Rupar
WorldSource Casualty Manager
AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions
John Watson
Executive Director, Higher Education Practice
Arthur J. Gallagher
Elena Carrington
Academia Outreach Coordinator
Overseas Security Advisory Council, US State Department
Room: Valley Forge
 
3:15 PM Campus Fire Safety: A National Overview
Ed Comeau
Publisher
Campus Firewatch
Justin Phillips
Director of Education
People's Burn Foundation
Room: Bunker Hill-Lexington-Concord
 
3:15 PM Establishing Institutional Health and Safety Risk Assessment Oversight for University-Sponsored Travel Abroad
Julie Anne Friend, J.D.
International Analyst for Travel Health, Safety & Security
Michigan State University
Matthew G. McCabe, C.P.C.U.
Director, Risk Management and Insurance
Michigan State University
Room: Columbia B
 
3:15 PM Climate Change, Risk, and Insurance: Is It Getting Hot in Here or Am I Imagining Things?
Anne Mulholland
Director, Higher Education Alliance
Aon Risk Services
Rod Taylor
Managing Director
Aon Environmental Services Group
TBA

Room: Valley Forge
 
3:15 PM Anatomy of a Property Claim: How to Maximize Your Insurance Settlement
Charles W. Soucy
Principal Consultant / Educational Institution Practice Group Leader
Albert Risk Management Consultants
Room: Columbia A
 
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Saturday, Sep 13, 2008
10:45 AM Campus Security and Liability in a Post-Virginia Tech World
Alyssa Keehan
Risk Analyst
United Educators
Dolores Stafford
Chief of University Police
The George Washington University
Room: Columbia B
 
10:45 AM E-Discovery: Discovery of Electronically Stored Information
John Roskopf
Vice President, Risk Management
EIIA
Nigel Wright
Partner
Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell LLP
Elizabeth Campbell
Associate
Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell LLP
Room: Bunker Hill-Lexington-Concord
 
10:45 AM Tips on Supervising Students when Hazardous Operations Exist
Richard Perry
Loss Control Consultant
Marsh USA, Inc.
Erica Healander
Manager Risk Management and Workers' Compensation
Eastern Michigan University
Room: Columbia A
 
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