PARMA Member Spotlight Meet Candice Fisher Tell me about how you became a risk manager? Born and raised in Las Vegas, I had many exciting jobs growing up, but the most notable was dressing up as the robin (Red) at my local Red Robin and interacting with guests of all ages. When I was a senior in high school, I took a private-sector job but little did I know, I would work there for 16 years. A few years after I started, the company was rapidly growing and I was offered an opportunity to move out to California. I jumped at the chance to do away with my wool sweaters and the desert landscape and

PARMA Member Spotlight Meet Theresa Bucci How did you get into Risk Management? I started in the insurance industry in 1996 working for The Doctor’s Company. I then moved on to Keenan & Associates for a few years working with the school districts and now at the County of Ventura for 17 years as the Insurance & Subrogation Specialist. I love what I do, I love the County of Ventura, and how I get to help the 26 agencies at the county and the public. What are the rewards you experience professionally by being a PARMA member? Learning and networking. Those are two valuable components you get with

PARMA Member Spotlight Meet Julie Nester Senior Manager Property and Liability Program San Diego and Imperial County Schools Risk Management JPA Tell me about how you became a risk manager? By accident! I got a job right out of school with The Travelers Insurance. I worked as a claims adjuster and claims supervisor and then started working for employers in different risk capacities. Eventually, I was promoted to Risk Manager. It’s been an interesting journey. What are the rewards you experience professionally by being a PARMA member? The local San Diego Chapter has been very welcoming. It’s a

The story of my path into Risk Management (RM) is one of unforeseen circumstances. RM was not my initial choice during my undergrad studies. I had a passion for Human Resources. My forte consisted of employee administration, training and development, and recruitment. Outside of my normal day to day assignments at work, I would spend my personal time mostly helping people prepare for gainful employment by critiquing their employment portfolios and assisting them with marketing themselves to potential employers. This is what I loved to do! It was not until shortly after completing my graduate

Meet Alex Mellor PARMA Member Spot Light What inspired you to pursue a career in risk management? After graduating college, I was fortunate to start my career working for a workers’ compensation disability management firm. I had a number of different roles in the organization, each of which exposed me to different parts of the California workers’ compensation system and state and federal leave laws. Many of the firm’s clients were public agencies, so I learned a lot about risk management in a public agency setting which led me to pursue and obtain an ARM designation. For the past five years, I

Meet Leonardo Selvaggi PARMA Member Spot Light How did you enter Risk Management? It all started twenty-four years ago just after college when I was hired by a small third-party administrator in Philadelphia, Curley Adjustment Bureau, to handle entry level claims. After eighteen years, 27 state licenses and many complex cases later, I entered into my current position with the County of Ventura’s Risk Management Department. What are the rewards you experience professionally by being a PARMA member? PARMA presents the opportunity to meet other risk professionals like myself. PARMA also has a

Meet Paul Zeglovitch PARMA Member Spot Light What inspired you to pursue a career in risk management? After graduating college, I wanted a job that I could be partially “out in the field.” I accepted a job as an auto liability claims adjuster with Transamerica Insurance and off I went. That was 27 years ago and along the way I found myself in the public entity arena, working with the County of Los Angeles and now cities throughout California. It was during my public entity experience, especially most recently with the California JPIA, that risk management became something that is part of my