WCI Conference Speakers

Hany Abdelsayed
Executive Vice President, Strategic Services
Tower MSA Partners
Delray Beach, FL

David Abeijon
Branch Chief for Policy, Regulations and Procedures
Division of Federal Employees, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation
Office of Workers’ Compensation Program
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC

Lisa Abernathy, CPCU
Senior Vice President/Contingent Staffing Consultant
USI Insurance Services
Tampa, FL

Tara Acton
Claims Director & Counsel
Lumen Technologies
Broomfield, CO

Eric Adams, Attorney
Shutts & Bowen, LLP
Tampa, FL

Michele Adams
Vice President, Risk Operations & Casualty Claims
Walmart
Bentonville, AR

Russell Addeo, PhD, ABPP-CN
Director, Behavioral Medicine
Brooks Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, FL

Bob Alcorn, CSP, ARM
Director of Underwriting and Loss Control
Express Employment Professionals
Oklahoma City, OK

Jill Alfano
Insurance and Risk, Claims Manager
Victoria’s Secret & Company
Reynoldsburg, OH

Honorable Paul Almanza
U.S. Department of Labor/Office of Administrative Law Judges Washington, DC

Alexander Almazan, Attorney
Almazan Law
Miami, FL

Honorable Michael W. Alvey
Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Board
Frankfort, KY

Nancy Amee
Business Technology Analysis Manager
Summit Consulting
Lakeland, FL

Daniel M. Anders
Chief Compliance Officer
Tower MSA Partners
Delray Beach, FL

James M. Anderson, Attorney
Anderson Crawley & Burke
Jackson, MS

John Anderson, DO, FACOEM
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Concentra
Dallas, TX

Honorable Brian Anthony
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Tampa, FL

Malenis Aponte-Davila
Workers’ Compensation Corporate Claim Specialist
PMA Companies
Tampa, FL

Arwen Arnold
Workers’ Compensation Program Manager
Republic Airways
Indianapolis, IN

Honorable Robert A. Arthur
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Tampa, FL

Honorable Karl Aumann
SAWCA Past President
Chairman
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission
Baltimore, MD

Patrick Babin, Attorney
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett
New Orleans, LA

Honorable Neera Bahl
Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation
Atlanta, GA

Daniel M. Baker, Attorney
Anderson Crawley & Burke, PLLC
Mississippi

Honorable Joshua Davis Baker
Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Nashville, TN

Mike Baker
Self-Insurance Director
Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission
Little Rock, AR

Becky Balter
Balter Rehabilitation Advocates
Lutz, FL

Patricia Barber
Vice President of Talent Development
Gallagher Bassett
Rolling Meadows, IL

John W. Barringer, Attorney
Manier & Herod PC
Tennessee

Dr. Teresa Bartlett
Managing Director, Senior Medical Officer
Sedgwick
Troy, MI

David K. Beach, Attorney
Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, PA
Tampa, FL

Ryan Bechtold
Executive VP
Transcom Solutions
Tampa, FL

Honorable T. Scott Beck
SAWCA Past President
Chair
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission
Columbia, SC

Misty Bennett
Team Manager & Senior Claims Examiner
Broadspire Services
Tampa, FL

Robert Bennett, Attorney
Bennett, Jacobs & Adams, PA
Tampa, FL

Brandi Benson, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
Tampa Bay Psychology Associates
Behavioral Health and Wellness for First Responders
Clearwater, FL

Jay Berkowitz, Founder/CEO
Ten Golden Rules
Boca Raton, FL

Caitlin Beyl
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Georgia

Maulik Bhalani, MD
Florida Pain Medicine
Wesley Chapel, FL

Geoff Bichler, Attorney Bichler and Longo, PLLC
Orlando, FL

Scott R. Biggs
Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission
Commissioner
Oklahoma City, OK

Debbie Bisdorf
Senior Risk Manager – Third Party Programs
Global Risk Management & Claims
Amazon
Seattle, WA

Honorable Shannon Bruno Bishop
Louisiana Workforce Commission Office of Workers’ Compensation
Harahan, LA

Andrew Blauert
Vice President
Marsh
Los Angeles, CA

Marimar Blazejewski
Workers’ Compensation Claims Supervisor
Florida League of Cities
Orlando, FL

Scott J. Bloch, Attorney
Law Offices of Scott J. Bloch, PA
Washington, DC

S. Scott Bluestein, Attorney
Bluestein Law Firm
Mt. Pleasant, SC

First Sergeant Neal Bohannon
Tactical Edge Law Enforcement Training
Naples, FL

Judy Boling
Chief of Workers’ Compensation Claims
Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund
Tallahassee, FL

Steven Borzak, MD
Cardiologist, Florida Cardiology Group
Atlantis, FL

Suzy Braden
Director Workers’ Compensation Claims
Encompass Health Corporation
Birmingham, AL

Liz Bradshaw, MS
Fort Lauderdale Police Dept/ Special Victims Unit
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Raina Brautigam, OTR/L, CHT, CPE
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL

Sonia Bridges
Director of Risk Management
City of Miami Beach
Miami Beach, FL

Nancy Brightwell, ACA
Claims Team Manager
Next Level Administrators
Bradenton, FL

David Brodsky
Chief Underwriting Officer
SUNZ Insurance
Bradenton, FL

John F. Brooks, Attorney and Mediator
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Daytona Beach, FL

Stephanie Brown
Deputy Director for Longshore
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC

Mike Bunte, CWC
Claim Closure Project Manager
Aon
Tampa, FL

Kristine Callagy, Attorney
Bichler & Longo, PLLC
Orlando, FL

Harry Campbell
EVP, Director of Risk Management
Decision HR
St. Petersburg, FL

Gary M. Cannon
Executive Director
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission
Columbia, SC

Hector Cano
Claims Manager
Frank Winston Crum Insurance
Clearwater, FL

Leslie Caraballo
Senior Management Analyst Supervisor
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Department of Financial Services
Tallahassee, FL

Taysha Carmody, Attorney
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Drew Cashatt
Sr. Claims Analyst Workers’ Compensation
American Airlines
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Michael Casto, Attorney
Vice President Compliance
NixerComp
Orlando, FL

Kellie Chaloupka, CIC, AIC
Vice President of Claims
Summit Consulting
Lakeland, FL

Crystal Chancey
Workers’ Compensation Claims Manager
Publix Super Markets
Lakeland, FL

John V. Chang
IT Branch Chief
Division of Federal Employees’, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation (DFELHWC)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)/ Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP)
Washington, DC

Dr. Robert Chapa
North East Florida Occupational Health and Wellness
Jacksonville, FL

John Chase, MD
Retired Orthopaedic Surgeon
Lake Mary, FL

Hamesh Chawla
CEO
Mulberri, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA

Stephen D. Christie
Miller, Christie & Kinney, PC
Alabama

Jackie Cipa
Deputy Director
Division of MSP Program Operations
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD

Julie Cirillo
Vice President of Risk Management
Engage PEO
Clearwater, FL

Douglas Clark
Assistant Vice President Client Services
Sedgwick
Tampa, FL

Honorable Richard M. Clark
U.S. Department of Labor/Office of Administrative Law Judges
San Francisco, CA

Regan Ankney Cobb, Attorney
Holder Padgett Littlejohn & Prickett, LLC
South Carolina

Nova Cobble, BS, MAT, MS
Medical Cannabis Patient Educator
Adjunct Instructor, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Medical Cannabis Science & Therapeutics program
Adjunct Instructor, Saint Louis University, Cannabis program
Palm Bay, FL

Jennifer Cogbill
Senior Vice President GBCare Client Services
Gallagher Bassett
Carrollton, TX

Robert Coke
Senior Claims Consultant
USI Insurance Services
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Charles Collins
Director
Alaska Workers’ Compensation
Juneau, AK

Travis Colt, Attorney
Latham Steele Lehman, PC
Oklahoma

Patti Colwell
Workers’ Compensation Program Manager
Southwest Airlines
Dallas, TX

Maggie Conatser
Director of Claims, Eastern Region
Next Level Administrators
Bradenton, FL

Bryan Conner
Manager Workers’ Compensation
American Airlines
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Honorable Timothy W. Conner
Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Knoxville, TN

Michael Cook, CPCU, ARM, AIC, AIS
Claims Team Manager I
Helmsman Management Services, LLC
Tampa, FL

Tish Cooke
Workers’ Compensation Claim Manager
Top Build
Daytona, FL

R. Stephen Coonrod, Attorney
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Tallahassee, FL

Matthew B. Covington, Attorney
Cranfill Sumner LLP
North Carolina

Allen Craddock
Deputy Commissioner for Hearings
Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation
Austin, TX

Zack Craft, ATP, CRTS, CAPS, CEAC
Senior Vice President
Total Mattress Solutions
Orlando, FL

Kerry Grooms Crosby
Director, Risk Management
Rollins, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Daniel P. Culpepper, Attorney
Anderson Crawley & Burke, PLLC
Mississippi

Gillian Cummings-Beck
Vice President, Risk Management
Taylor Morrison, Inc
Scottsdale, AZ

Dr. Geralyn Datz, PhD, MP
Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates
Hattiesburg, MS

Gary Davis
Executive Director
Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators
Lexington, KY

Sharon Davis
Occupational Safety Manager Corporate Headquarters
Elwood Staffing
Columbus, IN

Sophia P. Davis, DO
Orlando Orthopaedic Center
Orlando, FL

Miguel de la Garza, MD, DABA, DAPM
Comprehensive Pain Management Partners
New Port Richey, FL

Tom Deen
CIO
Landrum HR
Pensacola, FL

Amie DeGuzman, Attorney
The Law Office of John J. Rahaim
Jacksonville, FL

Sarah deLaurentis, Attorney and Mediator
Boca Raton, FL

Sharon DelGuercio
Manager of Provider Relations
Walt Disney World Resort
Orlando, FL

David J. Deming, Attorney
Manier & Herod PC
Tennessee

Christopher E. Dennis, Attorney
Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, PA
Orlando, FL

Jacquelyn (Jacque) Denton
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Orlando, FL

Michelle Despres, PT, CEASII, REAS, CETS
Vice President, Physical Therapy, National Clinical Leader
One Call
Jacksonville, FL

Doug Dickerson
Senior Vice President of Data Science and Analytics
Bardavon Health Innovations
Overland Park, KS

Victoria Dickerson, CPCU
Claims Account Manager
Arch Insurance Group, Inc.
Alpharetta, GA

Laurenn Disspayne, Attorney
Manier & Herod PC
Tennessee

Dan A. Dodd, DC
Chiropractic Physician, Owner
Dodd Chiropractic Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Heather Hardt Douglas, Attorney
Manier & Herod PC
Tennessee

Sandra Downing
HR Director
ReedTMS Logistics
Tampa, FL

David Dreszer, Attorney and Mediator
David J. Dreszer, PA
N. Miami Beach, FL

Kristine Dudley
Chief Operating Officer
Tower MSA Partners
Delray Beach, FL

Paula A. Eckardt, MD
Chief, Memorial Division of Infectious Disease
Memorial Healthcare System
Hollywood, FL

Emily Edwards
Manning & Kass, LLP
California

RuthAnne Eschman, Attorney
Sioli, Alexander & Pinto, Attorneys at Law
Miami, FL

Theodore Evans, MD
South Florida International Orthopaedics
Miami, FL

Rosalie Faris, RN, BSN, CCM
Occupational Managed Care Alliance
Louisville, KY

Dr. Steven Feinberg
Feinberg Medical Group
Palo Alto, CA

Denice Ferencak
Claims Manager
Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Vania E. Fernandez, MD
Broward Spine Institute
Hollywood, FL

Shannon Fetherman, MBA
AVP of National Accounts
Frasco Investigative Services
Orlando, FL

Steve Figliuolo
Principal Program Lead of Claims
Chick-fil-A
Atlanta, GA

Abram Finkelstein
President
StaffLink Outsourcing, LLC
Sunrise, FL

Adam Fisher
Chief Data Officer
Sedgwick
New York, NY

Kelly M. Fitton, Attorney
Chief, Division of Risk Management Workers’ Compensation Claims
Tallahassee, FL

Keith Flicker, Attorney
Flicker, Garelick & Asscoiates, LLP
New York, NY

Jenelle Folkes
Investigative Claims Unit
Travelers Insurance Company
Tampa, FL

Haley Folmar
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, & Stern, PA
Jacksonville, FL

Steve Forry
Director
Division of MSP Program Operations
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD

Manny Franco, Attorney and Mediator
Franco Law Firm
Tampa, FL

Professor Mitchell Frank
Barry University School of Law
Orlando, FL

Ron Frechette
CEO and Managing Partner
GoldSky Cyber Security
Orlando, FL

Joseph D. Funk, DPM
Orlando Orthopaedic Center
Orlando, FL

Tim Furman
Downey & Lenkov LLC
Illinois

James M. Gallen, Attorney
Evans & Dixon
St. Louis, MO

Ryan Gallik, EMT-P
President
Ryan Gallik & Associates, LLC
Orlando, FL

Rolando Garcia, MD, MPH
Orthopaedic Care & Sports Medicine Center
Aventura, FL

Steve Garrett
Alabama Department of Labor
Workers’ Compensation Division
Montgomery, AL

Javier Garza
Claims Manager
CEMEX
Houston, TX

Brian Gee
Executive Director
Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association, Inc
Tallahassee, FL

Kimberly George
Global Head of Innovation & Product Development
Sedgwick
Chicago, IL

Greg Gilbert
Chief Reimbursement and Government Relations Officer
Concentra
Addison, TX

Patrick G. Gilligan, Attorney
Gilligan, Anderson & Phelan
Ocala, FL

Michael Gilmartin
Area Vice President, Sales & Distribution
Key Risk
Greensboro, NC

Tom Glasson, CPCU
Senior Government Affairs Officer
AIG
Dallas, TX

Thomas E. Glick, Attorney and Mediator
Center for Conflict Resolution
Miami, FL

Christopher Godfrey
OWCP Director
U.S. Department of Labor/DFELHWC
Washington, DC

Marc E. Golden, Attorney
Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa, PA
West Palm Beach, FL

Rafael Gonzalez, Attorney
Cattie & Gonzalez, PLLC
Charlotte, NC

Teddy Gonzalez, CMDS, QRP, FMG
Counter/Vice-President/Chief Clinical Case Manager
Field Case Managers, Inc.
Miami, FL

Dr. Norma Goonen
Florida International University
Miami, FL

Suzanne Gorowitz, Attorney
Sadow and Gorowitz, PA
Miami, FL

Honorable Douglas Gott
Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Board
Frankfurt, KY

Kathy Green
Senior Workers’ Compensation Manager
Amazon
Virtual, FL

M. Suzanne Green, Attorney
Bice Cole Law Firm
Ocala, FL

Michael Griffin
Risk Manager
Refresco Beverages
Tampa, FL/Rotterdam Netherlands

Michael Grimaldi
Senior Lost Time Adjuster
Travelers Insurance Company
Orlando, FL

Honorable Erik Grindal
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Sarasota, FL

Julie Grindal
Corporate Director of Risk Management
Avante Group
Orlando, FL

Tee Guidotti, MD, MPH, DABT
Occupational + Environmental Health & Medicine
Lewes, DE

Julius Halas
Director
Florida Division of State Fire Marshal
Tallahassee, FL

Lawrence S. Halperin, MD
President Florida Orthopaedic Society
Orlando Orthopaedic Center
Orlando, FL

Lieutenant Rich Hampton
Tactical Edge Law Enforcement Training
Naples, FL

Dr. David Hanscom
Swedish Neuroscience Specialists
Seattle, WA

Beth Harkins
Commissioner
Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission
Jackson, MS

Patricia L. Harman
Editor in Chief
National Underwriter
Casualty 360
New York, NY

Christine Harter, Attorney and Mediator
Mediation & Dispute Resolution Center
Ocala, FL

Robert Hartley, MS
Manager of Risk Management Services
Northeast Education Consortium
Palatka, FL

Honorable Walter J. Havers
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Miami, FL

Gabe Hayes
Branch Manager
Gallagher Bassett
Tampa, FL

Michael Haynie, Attorney
Manier & Herod PC
Tennessee

Honorable Thomas Hedler
Florida Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
West Palm Beach, FL

George Helm, Attorney
Bolton Helm and Augustine, LLP
Orlando, FL

Chad Henriksen, DC, DACBOH
Director
WorkSiteRight at Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, MN

Mike Hessling
Chief Executive Officer – North America
Gallagher Bassett
Itasca, IL

Mark Hicks, AIC, AIM
Associate Director of HR
Zynergia HR
Charlotte, NC

Joshua T. Higgins, Attorney
Kelley Kronenberg
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Honorable Charles M. Hill, III, Attorney
The Mediation Group
Miami, FL

Vera Hill
Manager, Claims Advocacy
BKS-Partners
Tampa, FL

Eric V. Hires, Attorney
The Law Firm of Eric V. Hires, LLC
Winter Park, FL

Maggie Hobbs
Director, Risk and Insurance
Patterson Companies
Mendota Heights, MN

Honorable Ray Holley
Judge of Compensation Claims
Jacksonville, FL

Tanner Holloman
Director
Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation
Tallahassee, FL

Jennifer Hopens
Deputy Commissioner of the Appeals Panel
Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation
Austin, TX

Dr. Gordon Horn, PhD
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Independent Practice,
Duke University, School of Medicine
Winter Haven, FL

Stephanie A. Horne
Director of Risk Management & Safety
First Watch Restaurants
Bradenton, FL

Cindy Howard
Sr. Vice President, Claims
Normandy Insurance Company
Orlando, FL

Debra Howie
System Director, Workers’ Compensation Claim Operations
CommonSpirit Health
Mason, OH

David A. Hoyle, DPT, MA, OCS, MTC, CEAS
National Director of WorkStrategies
Select Medical
Storrs, CT

Timothy Hughes
U.S. Marshal/Chief Inspector
United States Marshals Service
Washington, DC

Tracey J. Hyde, Attorney
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Panama City, FL

Marcos Iglesias, MD, MMM, FAAFP, FACOEM
Chief Medical Director, Vice President
Travelers
Hartford, CT

Mike Imber, Attorney and Mediator
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
West Palm Beach, FL

Nikki Jackson, CPCU, ARM, CDMS
Vice President of Strategy & Marketing
MTI America
Rock Hill, SC

Gina M. Jacobs, Attorney
Cole Scott and Kissane
Orlando, FL

Honorable Jeffrey Jacobs
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Miami, FL

Jill Jacobs, Attorney
Deputy City Attorney
Palm Bay, FL

Daniel T. Jaffe, Attorney
Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, PA
Tampa, FL

Joseph S. Jaworski, Attorney and Mediator
Jaworski Law Firm
Galveston, TX

John W. Jenkins, Jr.
Health Insurance Specialist
Division of MSP Program Operations
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD

Christine L. Jermin Sr.
Claim Manager
CCMSI
Maitland, FL

Honorable Gregory J. Johnsen
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
West Palm Beach, FL

Kelley Johnson
CEO
KEIRUS by KJE
Plano, TX

Leah Johnson, PharmD, RPh
Medical Cannabis Pharmacist
Alchemist Consulting LLC
San Jose, CA

Scott Johnson
PEO Safety Manager
PaychexHR
West Palm Beach, FL

Marguerite Jonak
Manning & Kass, LLP
New York

Jennifer Morris Jones, Attorney
Cranfill Sumner LLP
Raleigh, NC

Molly Jones, LSW
Clinical Education Coordinator
IAFF Center of Excellence
Advanced Recovery Systems
Orlando, FL

William A. Juliachs, Attorney
Office of the City Attorney, City of Miami
Miami, FL

Beatriz E. Justin, Attorney
Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, PA
Tampa, FL

H. George Kagan, Attorney
H. George Kagan, PA
Gulf Stream, FL

Kirsten Kaiser
Downey & Lenkov LLC
Indiana

Mollie Kallen
CEO/President
MKCM, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL

John Kane
Vice President of Strategy
Ametros
Burlington, MA

Nick Kapiotis
General Counsel
National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
Alexandria, VA

Stephan Kaplan, Attorney
Chief Risk Officer
GoldSky Cyber Security
Orlando, FL

Craig Karasack, CSP, ARM
Product Director of Ergonomics and Manufacturing
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Hutchinson Island, FL

John Karpousis, Attorney
Freehill, Hogan & Mahar, LLP
New York, NY

Paul Kauffman, RN, BSN, MBA
Director of Medical Management
AF Group
Milford, MI

Leah P. Keele, Attorney
Latham Steele Lehman, PC
Oklahoma

Jill Keene, CIC, CWC, CWCL
Claim Supervisor – Orlando Branch
Gallagher Bassett
Orlando, FL

Honorable Sheral Kellar, Director
Louisiana Workforce Commission
Baton Rouge, LA

Nancy Kelly
Averitt Express
Cookeville, TN

Honorable Margaret Kerr
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Miami, FL

Steve Kerschke, PT
Marketing Director
Quality Living, Inc.
Omaha, NE

Dr. Les Kertay
Axiom Medical, LLC
Chattanooga, TN

Kevin Kilcoyne, CIC, CRM, CSP
Director of Staffing Insurance
Barrow Group, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA

Dexter King, CDS, CESCO, CFSM
Sr. Director, EHS-Q Digital Transformation (Global Center of Excellence)
ProcessMAP Corporation
Miami Beach, FL

Honorable Stephanie Kinney
Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims
Louisville, KY

Kyle K. Kinney
Miller, Christie & Kinney, PC
Alabama

Debra Knight
Deputy Commissioner of Compliance and Investigations
Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation
Austin, TX

Miranda Kofeldt, PhD
Vice-President of Clinical Services
Ascellus
St. Petersburg, FL

Max Koonce
Chief Claims Officer
Sedgwick
Bentonville, AR

Michael Kreiter
Senior Director, State Government Affairs
National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
Alexandria, VA

Robert Kroll, PT, CEAS
VP Business Development
Homelink Physical Medicine
Waterloo, IA

Katherine Kuhlman, PsyD, ABPP, CCTP
Psychologist
Kuhlman Psychology & Consulting, PLLC
Clinical/Police and Public Safety Psychologist
Alium Health
Behavioral Health Director
Scottsdale, AZ

Naomi Kuker, Claims Supervisor
Gallagher Bassett Service
Miami, FL

Karl Labertew, Attorney
Kanner & Pintaluga
Orlando, FL

Manon Labreche, PT, CEAS, CPEP
Injury Prevention Manager
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL

David W. Langham
Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Pensacola, FL

Michael Laseter
Claims Team Manager
Helmsman Management Services
Tampa, FL

Pamela Last
Divisional Assistant Vice President of Claims
Summit
Lakeland, FL

Wade Latham
Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Corporate Strategy
CoAdvantage
Bedford, TX

Amoz Leeb
Senior Claims Examiner
Sedgwick
Lake Mary, FL

Rich Lenkov
Downey & Lenkov LLC
Illinois

Robyn Lewis
Physical Therapist - Regional Director of WorkStrategies Services
Select Medical – Select Physical Therapy
Atlanta, GA

Terri Lewis
Chief Human Resources Officer
One Call
Jacksonville, FL

Ann Lindsey, CSP, CIT
HSE Global - Managing Director, US Operations
VP ASSP Council on Professional Affairs
Anchorage, AK

Shannon Cambridge Lindsey
Shannon Cambridge Lindsey, Attorney at Law
Slidell, LA

Dan Link
VP, Consultative Analytics
Gallagher Bassett
Rolling Meadows, IL

Danielle Lisenbey
Chief Executive Officer
MedRisk, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Debra Livingston
CEO
ReEmployAbility
Brandon, FL

Gary Lopez
Assistant Area Vice President
A.J. Gallagher Co.
Weston, FL

Jodi Loud
Resolution Consultant and Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Specialist
The Hartford
Hartford, CT

Catherine MacLean, MD, PhD
SVP & Chief Value Medical Officer
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY & West Palm Beach, FL

Torben Madson, Attorney
The PEO Law Firm
Deputy General Counsel for FAPEO
Apalachicola, FL

Michele Maffei
Director of Workers’ Compensation
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Lakeland, FL

John B. Marion, IV, Attorney and Mediator
Upchurch White Watson & Max
West Palm Beach, FL

Monica Markovich, Attorney
Brown Sims
Houston, TX

Susan N. Marks, Attorney
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Pensacola, FL

Honorable Wesley G. Marshall
SAWCA Past President
Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission
Richmond, VA

Charles F. Martin
Senior Director – Integrated Casualty Consulting and Claim Advocacy Willis Towers Watson
New York, NY

Leigh Martinez
Executive Deputy Director
NM Workers’ Compensation Administration
Albuquerque, NM

Todd L. Mattiello
Vice President – Claim Account Executives
Travelers
Hartford, CT

Shalagh Maxwell
Claims Examiner
Sedgwick
Lake Mary, FL

Ronald Mazariegos
Claim Executive and Vendor Management
Arrowpoint Capital
Charlotte, NC

Lauren McBride
Director of Liability Claims
Publix Super Markets
Lakeland, FL

Stephanie McCloud
Chief Executive Officer
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Columbus, OH

Christopher McClure, Attorney
Angones, McClure & Garcia
Miami, FL

James N. McConnaughhay, Attorney
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
WCI General Chair
Tallahassee, FL

AnnMargaret McCraw
Managing Director
Florida Orthopaedic Society
Lakeland, FL

Christopher G. McCue
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Florida

Thomas H. McDonald, Attorney
Law Offices of Jack D. Evans
Orlando, FL

Crystal McElrath
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP
Georgia

Wade McGuffey, Attorney
Goodman McGuffey, LLP
Atlanta, GA

Gregory J. McKenna
National Practice Leader
Public Sector
Gallagher Bassett
Rolling Meadows, IL

Mark McMahan
General Manager
Friendship Homes
Montevideo, MN

James McQuiggan
KnowBe4 USA
Orlando, FL

Jim Mecham, MSIE, OTR/L, CPE
Owner/Operator
Occupro
Kenosha, WI

Honorable Sylvia Medina-Shore
Florida Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Miami, FL

Celia Mendez, Attorney and Mediator
Moreland & Mendez, PA
Maitland, FL

Charlene Miller
Bureau Chief of Monitoring & Audit
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Department of Financial Services
Tallahassee, FL

Melissa Bowman Miller
Vice President of Risk Management
Staffmark
Cincinnati, OH

Honorable John Moneyham
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Panama City Beach, FL

Tisha Montgomery
Director of Workers’ Compensation
Walmart Claims Services
Bentonville, AR

Susan Montoya, RN
Managing Director
Medicare & Debt Resolution
Travelers
Hartford, CT

Honorable Bruce E. Moore
Kansas Department of Labor-Division of Workers’ Compensation
Salina, KS

Ricardo Morales, Attorney
Law Office of Ricardo Morales, PLC
Miami, FL

Joe Moreth
Director, Bureau of Insurance Programs
Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation Division
Madison, WI

Rob Morris
Vice President, Casualty Underwriting
Zurich Global Corporate in N. America
Atlanta, GA

Stephen Moschetta, Attorney
Moschetta Law Firm, PC
Washington, PA

Thomas F. Moyad, MD, MPH
Vice President and National Medical Director
Concentra
La Mesa, CA

Dr. Claire Muselman
Chief Risk Officer
Emory Industrial Services
Des Moines, IA

Bill Nagel
Executive Director
PMC Insurance Group/StaffPRO3
Bedford, MA

Jeffrey C. Napolitano, Attorney
Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli & Frieman
Louisiana

Erwin A. Nepomuceno
Manning & Kass, LLP
California

Mark E. Newcomb, Attorney
Vice President
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.
Norfolk, VA

Honorable Jacquelyn Newman
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Tallahassee, FL

Sean O’Connor, Attorney
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Gainesville, FL

Dana E. O’Day-Senior, Attorney
Law Offices of Holmes, Weddle & Barcott, PC
Seattle, WA

Brittany O’Neil
Assistant Director
Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation
Tallahassee, FL

Kevin O’Sadnick, CSP
Senior Risk Control Manager
Safety National Insurance
St. Louis, MO

Dana Olesky, Attorney
Chief Assistant County Attorney
Marion County
Ocala, FL

Julia Oltmanns
Assistant VP and Assistant General Counsel
Zurich NA
Schaumberg, IL

Amy Seigel Oran, Attorney
Kelley Kronenberg
West Palm Beach, FL

Kelly Oyler
Senior Director, Insurable Risk
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Deerfield, IL

David Padgett, Attorney
Holder Padgett Littlejohn & Prickett, LLC
South Carolina

Vilma Palma-Blackmon
Senior Vice President – U.S. Claims Operation
Gallagher Bassett
Miami, FL

Joao Panattoni, MD
Vero Orthopaedics & Neurology
Vero Beach, FL

Bob Patterson, MPT, MBA, CAE
Executive Vice President/Co-Founder
Briotix Health LP
Centennial, CO

David Perloff, MD, FACC, FACP
Cardiologist, Broward Health Medical Center
Broward Health Imperial Point
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Dr. John Peters
Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer
Gain Life
Aurora, CO

Mark Pew
The RXProfessor, LLC
Atlanta, GA

Alan Pierce, Attorney
Pierce, Pierce & Napolitano
Salem, MA

R. Duane Pifer
Data Analytics Practice Leader, Senior Director
Willis Towers Watson
Dallas, TX

William E. Pipkin, Jr., Attorney
Austill, Lewis, Pipkin & Maddox
Mobile, AL

Keith E. Pittman, Attorney
Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli & Frieman
Louisiana

Mark Popolizio, Attorney
VP, MSP Compliance
Verisk Casualty Solutions
Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Kevin Poteete
Flahive, Ogden & Latson
Texas

Theresa Pugh
Program Administrator, Medical Services Section
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Department of Financial Services
Tallahassee, FL

Matthew M. Putfark, Attorney
Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli & Frieman
Louisiana

Lindsay Rabicoff
Senior Director II-Governance, Programs & Strategies
Walmart Claim Services
Bentonville, AR

Kim Rahn, Attorney
Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea, BenMaier & Eastham, PLLC
Houston, TX

Hunter Ratcliff, Attorney
Pitts, Mills & Ratcliff, Attorneys at Law
Friendswood, TX

Mike Raub
Solutions Advisor
Briotix Health LP
Hot Springs, AR

Sarah Reisner, Attorney
Manier & Herod PC
Tennessee

Hope Remetta
Catastrophic Resolution Manager
Berkley Industrial Comp
Birmingham, AL

David Rhoades, Attorney
Cranfill Sumner LLP
North Carolina

Virna Alexander Rhodes
Senior Vice President, Workers’ Compensation Claims Liberty Mutual
Cherry Hill, NJ

JoAnne Rice
Assistant Director
Florida Division of State Fire Marshal
Tallahassee, FL

Bob Richards
Account Manager II
CCMSI
Metairie, LA

Antonio Rios
Director
DFELHWC/U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC

Steven A. Rissman, Attorney
Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, PA
WCI Program Chair
Orlando, FL

Jessica Rivera, PsyD
St. Catherine’s Rehabilitation Hospital & Villa Maria
Miami, FL

Randy F. Rizor, MD
The Physicians Spine and Rehabilitation Specialists of Georgia
Atlanta, GA

John Roberts
Roberts Disability Consultants
Jacksonville, FL

Erika Robinson
Vice President, Client Services
The Best Claims Solutions
Phoenix, AZ

John Rodriguez
Federal Practice Director
GoldSky Cyber Security
Orlando, FL

Rick Rodriguez
Corporate Risk Manager
Cavco Industries, Inc
Phoenix, AZ

William H. Rogner, Attorney
HR Law
Winter Park, FL

Anthony Roman
President
Roman & Associates, Inc.
Lynbrook, NY

Lisa Rosenau
Human Resources Director
Solar Plastics, LLC
Delano, MN

Honorable Patrick Rosenow
U.S. Department of Labor/Office of Administrative Law Judges Covington, LA

Jill A. Rosenthal, MD, MPH, MA, FACOEM
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
The Zenith
Sarasota, FL

Adam Ross, Attorney and Mediator
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Jesse Rowe, Attorney
Morgan and Morgan
Daytona Beach, FL

Rosa Royo
Director of Workers’ Compensation
Miami Dade County Public Schools
Miami, FL

Thomas M. Ruli, Attorney
Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli & Frieman
Louisiana

Jennifer Ryon, Alliance Vice President
Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations
FIGUR8, Inc.
Nashville, TN

Brittany Sakata, Attorney
General Counsel
American Staffing Association
Alexandria, VA

Marc Salm
Vice President of Risk Management
Publix Supermarkets
Lakeland, FL

Kelly Savage
Community Outreach Director
IAFF Center of Excellence
Advanced Recovery Systems
Orlando, FL

Gia Sawko
Senior Product Manager, Claims
Gradient AI
Boston, MA

Pamela Schlegel
Claim Supervisor
CCMSI
Maitland, FL

Matt Schonfeld
Holder Padgett Littlejohn & Prickett, LLC
South Carolina

Josh Schuette, DPT, MBA
Executive Director of National Workers’ Compensation Sales & Account Management
Brooks Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, FL

Susan Schulte
NCCI
Boca Raton, FL

Michelle Sebring, Attorney
Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi
San Diego, CA

Adam Seidner, MD, MPH, CIC
Chief Medical Officer
The Hartford
Hartford, CT

Heidi Sellers
Director of Client Services
Next Level Administrators
Bradenton, FL

Nina Sellers, Attorney
Hogan Sellers, PLLC
Pinehurt, NC

Emre Sezgin, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor at the Center of Biobehavioral Health
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus OH

Mike Sharkevich, CSP
Senior Loss Control Specialist
National Risk Control Practice
Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL

Robin Caral Shaw, Attorney and Mediator
Chairperson PMI
Mediation Training Group
Boca Raton, FL

Susan Shemanski
Vice President Corporate Risk Management
The Adecco Group
Jacksonville, FL

Jennifer M. Shymanski, Attorney, CMSP-F
Vice President Implementation & Strategy
IMPAXX
Lake Mary, FL

Richard A. Sicking, Attorney
Touby, Chait & Sicking, PL
Miami, FL

Caryn Siebert
VP and National Director of Carrier Engagement
Gallagher Bassett
Orange, CA

Paul Sighinolfi, Attorney
Senior Managing Director, Ametros
Former Executive Director and Chairman
Maine Workers’ Compensation Board
Burlington, MA

Scott H. Silver, Attorney
MKRS Law
Ft Lauderdale, FL

Jerri Simmons, Attorney
Cranfill Sumner LLP
North Carolina

Ron Simmons
Pastor
Designers Way Christian Church
Tampa, FL

Ryan Simovitch, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
West Palm Beach, FL

Bridget L. Smith, Attorney, CMSP
Vice President MSP Compliance & Customer Relations
IMPAXX
Lake Mary, FL

James D. Smith, MS, CSP
Southern Region Risk Control Services
Gallagher Risk Management Services
Boca Raton, FL

Josh Smith
Global Head of Talent Management
Sedgwick
Chicago, IL

Robert H. Smith, Attorney
Strongpoint Law Firm, LLC
Mandeville, LA

Barry Spurlock, CSP
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

Steven P. Stanos, DO
Executive Medical Director of Rehabilitation and Performance Medicine
Providence Swedish Health System
Seattle, WA

Honorable Timothy S. Stanton
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
Jacksonville, FL

Honorable Jacqueline B. Steele
Manatee County Judge
Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Bradenton, FL

E. Louis Stern, Attorney
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Sarasota, FL

David Stills
Senior Vice President, Carrier and Risk Practice
Sedgwick
Lowell, AR

David W. Stillson, Attorney and Mediator
Law Offices of David W. Stillson, PA
Plantation, FL

Bobby Stokes, Of Counsel
Flahive Ogden and Latson
Austin, TX

Nancy Strubler
Director of Workers’ Compensation
National Express, LLC
Lisle, IL

Chris Sullivan
Director of Risk Management
SUNZ Insurance
Bradenton, FL

Dan Sung
Manager of Medical Policy
Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation
Denver, CO

Stuart F. Suskin, Attorney and Mediator
Stuart F. Suskin Mediation
Gainesville, FL

Alex Swedlow
President
California Workers’ Compensation Institute
Oakland, CA

Honorable Bob Swisher
Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims
Lexington, KY

Honorable Kenneth Switzer
Chief Judge
Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims
Nashville, TN

Ramona Tanabe
Executive Vice President and Counsel
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute
Cambridge, MA

Paul Tauriello
Director
Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation
Denver, CO

Jeffery Taylor
Taylor Insurance Consulting
Sarasota, FL

Blan L. Teagle
Judicial Qualifications Commission
Tallahassee, FL

Richard S. Thompson, Attorney
Vice President of Claims - Legal
Zenith Insurance Company
Sarasota, FL

Steven M. Tipton, Attorney
Flahive Ogden and Latson
Austin, TX

Maxine Topper
Executive Vice-President
Physicians Health Centers
Miami, FL

Honorable David B. Torrey
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
Pittsburg, PA

Robert Townsend, MS, CSCS, CEAS
Senior Clinical Consultant
Bardavon Health Innovations
Overland Park, KS

Dawn R. Traverso, Attorney
Eraclides Gelman
Aventura, FL

Kevin Tribout
Optum
Tampa, FL

Brian Trick
Director of Employee Health and Claim Services
Wegmans Food Markets
Rochester, NY

Brian Trusky, CSP, CHST
Vice President of Loss Prevention
Coastal Construction Company
Miami, FL

James H. Tucker, Jr., Attorney
Manier & Herod PC
Tennessee

Glen Tullman CEO
Transcarent, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

Keith Tyson
State Director
Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Miami, FL

Lindsey Underhill
Vice President – Quality Performance Group
Gallagher Bassett
Carrolton, TX

Linda Vendette
Past President
Zenith Insurance Company
Bradenton, FL

Honorable Ben Vinson
Chairman and Chief Appellate Judge
Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation
Atlanta, GA

Blaise Wabo, CPA, CITP, CISA, CCSK, CCSFP
A-LIGN
Tampa, FL

Honorable Jonathan Walker
Office of Judges of Compensation Claims
Pensacola, FL

Kyle Walker, MHA, ATP
VP Rehabilitation Program Development
Homelink Physical Medicine
Waterloo, IA

Robert D. Walker
Interim Commissioner
Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims
Frankfort, KY

Mark Walls
Vice President of Client Engagement
Safety National
Chicago, IL

Phil Walls, RPh
Chief Clinical Officer
myMatrixx
Tampa, FL

George Waters, Attorney
Eraclides Gelman
Lawrenceville, GA

Deborah Watkins
CEO
Care Bridge International
Sarasota, FL

Rusty Watts
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP
Georgia

Howard Weiss, DO
Medical Director of the Orthopeadic/ Trauma Program and Amputee Program
Brooks Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, FL

Sarah Welcomer, CPCU
Senior Strategic Business Unit System Support Analyst
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Tampa, FL

Paul L. Wescott, Attorney and Mediator
Westcott Mediations
Vero Beach, FL

Scott Westman
SVP, Casualty Operations
Sedgwick
Lake Mary, FL

Mark Whitacre
Executive Director, t-factor Initiative
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Charlotte, NC

Elise White
Business Practices and Project Consultant, Claims Strategy and Innovation
Zurich North America
Schaumburg, IL

David Widener
Managing Director
The American Equity Underwriters, Inc.
Mobile, AL

Glen D. Wieland, Attorney
Wieland & DeLattre, PA
Orlando, FL

William J. Wieland, II, Attorney
Wieland & DeLattre, PA
Orlando, FL

Scott Wilhoit
Commissioner
Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims
Frankfort, KY

Hanna Williams
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver & Stern, PA
Georgia

Ya’Sheaka C. Williams, Attorney
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA
Tampa, FL

Bob Wilson
President
WorkCompCollege.com LLC
Sarasota, FL

Michael J. Winer, Attorney
Winer Law Group
Tampa, FL

Dana Winkler
Division of Risk Management
Workers’ Compensation Claims
Tallahassee, FL

Jennifer Wolf
Executive Vice President
Minnesota Workers Compensation Insurers Association, Inc.
Middle Town, WI

Laura Wood, SPHR, CCP
Vice President Human Resources
Healthesystems
Tampa, FL

Marsha Wood
Human Resources Health and Wellness Manager
Volkswagen Group of America
Chattanooga, TN

Caty Wynn
Senior Global Claims Analyst
Whole Foods Market
Austin, TX

Catherine Yancy
Account Executive
Brentwood Services Administrators
Brentwood, TN

Mariam Dehghani Yanes, Attorney
MKRS Law, PL
Coral Gables, FL

Carlos Yepes
Senior Manager, Workers’ Compensation
Orange County Public Schools
Orlando, FL

Honorable Rita Young
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
St. Petersburg, FL

Lesley Zielinski, CPCP, AIC
Vice President of Insurance and Risk
Kelly Services
Troy, MI

Mark L. Zientz, Attorney
Law Offices of Mark L. Zientz, PA
Miami, FL

Matthew Zink
Manager Medicare Compliance Sedgwick
Longwood, FL

Chase H. Zobec, Attorney
Barnett, Lerner, Karsen, Frankel & Castro, PA
Fort Lauderdale, FL