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About Workers' Compensation Claims Academy

Provosts:
Holli Charles – Helmsman Management Services LLP – Senior Account Exec
Beth Koller – Cole, Scott & Kissane – Attorney
Faith Mason – Arch Capital Services – Vice President, Strategic Analytics

Professors:
Christine Alves, Liberty Mutual - Claims Strategic Initiatives Specialist II          
Damari Burgos, ComcastNBC - Sr. Claims Manager    
Linda Callahan, Helmsman Management Services - Senior Technical Claims Specialist              
Shawn Haghighi, Samuelsen, Gonzalez, Valenzuela & Brown LLP - Managing Partner
Katerina Kyros, Hennessy and Roach - Partner
Pam Llewellyn, Marsh - VP, WC Claims Advocacy         
Juan Robles, Helmsman Management Services - Manager      

Patrick Sodoro, Sodoro Law Group - Managing Partner  

Featured Panelists:
Debbie Champion, Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion, LLC - Partner
Erin Erickson, Bohyer, Erickson, Beaudette & Tranel, PC - Managing Partner & Shareholder
Howard Shafer, Shafer Partners, LLP - Partner         

Claims Leadership Panel:
Kevin Fisher, Allied World Insurance Company - Senior Vice President - Health Care Professional Liability & Programs Claims          
Jennifer Odrobina, Sompo International - VP, Financial Lines, Head of D&O Claims    
Dave Rock, Trium Cyber US Services, Inc. - Chief Claims Officer          
Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP - Partner
Kimberly Vaughn, Amerisure - VP, Claims         
Devina Williams, Amtrust - AVP, Litigation         

 Schedule-at-a-glance:
Wednesday, July 17 

8:00 - 8:45 AM

9:00 - 10:30 AM 

Featured Panel - Litigation Should Not Be a Mystery

FNOL Intake & Investigation
10:30 - 12:00 PM 

Compensability — To Pay or Not to Pay 
1:00 - 2:30 PM 

Medical & Disability Management 
2:30 - 3:00 PM 

Settlement & Negotiation 
3:15 - 4:15 

Litigation Management 
4:15 - 5:15 PM

Subrogation & Lien Management 
Thursday, July 18

8:00 - 8:45 AM

9:00 - 12:00 PM

Claims Leadership Panel

Presentations 
1:00 - 5:00 PM Testing