I am the risk manager at Florida's only 100% STEM dedicated state university. I am a solo risk manager in my department of one but I am also buidling the department from the ground up as we previously operated without a risk management department. We are a young institution (welcoming our first students in 2014) so there is lots of opportunity to grow and build. Prior to beginning my role in risk management in October 2023, I served as our director of admissions and have been at the university for 9.5 years. I oversee our university insurance program, consult on events and third party risk management, develop and provide campus trainings, and more. I am most excited about my work to implement ERM at our institution alongside our CFO.
I do not have a traditional "risk management" background seeing as I have a bachelors degree in mathematics, a master's degree in engineering, and extensive experience in admissions and higher education, but I have enjoyed the challenge this past year and building this into a department.