You are cordially invited to attend our Chapter Holiday Meeting.

We are pleased to present another quality program to assist and support our professionals as they continue with improvement and evolution of their Risk and Safety management capabilities…..

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Meeting Agenda                              

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.  Registration and Continental Breakfast
Guitarist Jim Vita- acoustical holiday favorites

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.  Welcome and Introductions

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.  From Crisis to Coordination: Workers’ Compensation Challenges and Opportunities posed by COVID-19
Presenters: Alex Rossi, County of Los Angeles and Tyrone Spears, City of Los Angeles
(1 CE – Certificate provided)                                         

Much has been said about the impact and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the merits of different approaches of managing the crisis. From this session, you will learn how the County of Los Angeles and City of Los Angeles adapted to COVID-19 with urgency and collaboration within the Workers’ Compensation setting. Hear first-hand from the beginning of broad sweeping “Executive Orders” granting protection for claims filed for first responders, - to the tidal wave of Workers’ Compensation claims that followed.

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.  BREAK AND NETWORKING

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.  Top Down Analysis of a Workers’ Compensation Program
Presenters:  Michael Alio, County of Orange;  Beverly Umholtz, County of Orange          
(1 CE – Certificate provided)

This session will highlight the Workers’ Compensation program currently in place at the County of Orange, including administration of an Alternative Dispute Resolution process, Concierge Program for Orthopedic Care, Bulk Settlements with Applicant’s Attorney, Measuring Defense Attorney Results, WorkStrong and Opioid Task Team, as well as Anti-Fraud and Loss Prevention.  Workers’ Compensation Actuarial Benchmarking indicate overall effectiveness of the County of Orange safety programs and claims management practices.    

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.  LUNCH AND NETWORKING

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.  Presenting with Pizzazz!
Presenter: Kathy Espinoza, Keenan & Associates

Is training a “Headache” to you? Does it show?  Are you jealous of people who seem to have a silver tongue and can easily work a room with small talk?  If you are afraid to be in front of people or lack confidence in your public speaking ability, this is one you don’t want to miss!  This session will review the hard skills of successful presentations, help you develop speaker differentiation skills, and improve your virtual zoom sessions.­­­­­­­­

Please confirm your attendance with online registration  – Click here to Register!

• Public Agency Members are FREE
• Associates $25/Non-Members $50
• Please RSVP by Dec. 1, 2021

For questions, please contact DeAnna Soria, Chapter Chair at

(714)536-5519, or deanna.soria@surfcity-hb.org