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Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

· Developed a strategy to assess claims and manage cash flow for a 40% increase in claims after the murder of George Floyd · Successfully developed strategy that involved key reassignments to address 40% increase in workers’ compensation caseload during a hiring freeze· Analyzed City of Minneapolis self-insurance and paid insurance programs to define and recommend a new hybrid model after significant City losses due to civil unrest · Streamlined City of Minneapolis general liability claims process to reduce costs and promote quicker claims response· Serve as an advisor and trusted partner to departments across the organization regarding risk analysis, tolerance and mitigation

Saint Paul, Minnesota

· Designed and implemented the organization’s Strategic & Enterprise Risk Management function, including a cross-departmental risk governance team, which successfully raised the County’s risk awareness and set both organization-wide and department-specific risk goals· Led the County’s development and adoption of a well-designed and easy to use Risk Appetite Statement to inform leadership and staff about the range of acceptable risk· Successfully analyzed and reset the County’s contracting insurance requirements to align with its strategic goals and objectives· Created and led the organization’s Workplace Violence Threat Assessment Team, that successfully addressed both internal and external threats of violence by looking globally at the problem of violence and addressing individual expressed threats.· Launched, led and/or participated in a range of risk management-related workgroups across the organization

Charlottesville, Va

· Successfully transitioned the organization from the COSO risk management framework to ISO 31000, including updating Risk Management Committee membership, meeting schedules, and Board reporting and executive leadership participation· Executed and led the organization’s Enterprise Risk Management program, including oversight of the 12-member Risk Management Committee and making the Committee more active and integral to the organization’s risk culture· Oversaw the corporate insurance program, that insured activities and assets in over 90 countries across the globe and includes specially scripted testing-related and cyber insurances· Developed and managed the organization’s Country Risk Program, that assures compliance with local regulation and law in the execution of core activities· Worked closely with senior management and the Board to set the organization’s risk appetite and establish key risk indicators, which the organization used to measure progress· Performed special exam-security related audits that resulted in mediated non-compliant practices· Led ad hoc and permanent cross-functional committees and work groups addressing risk issues, such as pandemic planning, crisis response for IT, incident response for exam-related crises, and global mobility tax solution

· Designed and led the organization’s Country Risk Program which helped assure compliance with local law in over 60 countries in which the organization operated or held major revenue events.

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: Symposium Editor, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems Journal

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English