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2023 Missouri/Kansas
PRIMA Conference
The Lodge of Four Seasons: Lake Ozark, Missouri April 12-14, 2023
& SURVIVAL
COPING
RESILIENCY
LEARNING
2023 MO/KS PRIMA CONFERENCE
WELCOME
from the MO/KS PRIMA Presidents
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the 2023 MO/KS PRIMA Conference! We are glad you are here and are joining us for all of the exciting activities
planned for the next couple of days. The MO/KS PRIMA Conference allows attendees the opportunity to visit with familiar
colleagues, meet new ones, and learn about topics in the field of risk management.
We hope you will join us Wednesday evening for our opening reception and dinner. This event is an excellent chance to connect
and re-connect in an informal setting.
This year’s conference offers many educational sessions. We will kick off Thursday morning with our keynote speaker, Dean
Coughenour, and his presentation, Building a Culture of Risk Management. Six breakout sessions will be offered on Thursday to
give you a chance to select the opportunities that fit your needs. Friday morning will bring three more informative sessions.
Because our conference could not continue without the generous support of our sponsors, please seek them out and thank
them for helping to make our conference possible. Take time to visit with them during scheduled networking opportunities to find
out what services they can offer. Also, sponsor bingo cards are included in your packet. Please complete one side of your card,
and turn it in to participate in a drawing to be held on Friday.
After dinner on your own Thursday evening, please join us for the mingle mixer for another chance to network, have fun, and win
some great prizes. Don’t forget to bring along the raffle tickets found in your registration packet.
We are excited to bring you this year’s conference with wonderful people, great networking opportunities, and amazing sessions.
Our board members and conference-planning team are here to serve you. Feel free to stop one of us if you have any questions.
Finally, please let us know your thoughts by completing the conference evaluations. We want your feedback! Your suggestions
and comments help us offer the best-possible conference every year.
Enjoy the conference!
Bob Smither Dave Wimberly
Missouri Chapter President Kansas Chapter President
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CONFERENCE AGENDA
Wednesday, April 12 This session will offer a detailed look at the
current demographics of the U.S. population
11:30 a.m. Golf outing – The Ridge course along with current trends in our workforce.
(Start at 12:30 p.m.; meet at 11:30 a.m.) Participants will review common age-
dependent injuries and the effects that age
3:00 p.m. Registration (Atrium Lobby) has on both morbidity and mortality.
6:30 p.m. Opening reception (Marbella) 12:00 p.m. Lunch (Granada)
7:00 p.m. Dinner (Marbella) 1:00 p.m. A) Workplace Violence (Valencia)
Speaker: Deputy Amber Rhoden, Johnson
Thursday, April 13 County (KS) Sheriff’s Office
In this session, participants will discover how
7:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet (Granada)
to mitigate the risk of workplace violence.
8:30 a.m. Opening remarks (Granada) Come learn what types of behavior to look
MO/KS presidents: Bob Smither and for, how to prepare for such an event, what
Dave Wimberly steps an employer should take during and
after an incident, and what resources are
8:45 a.m. Building a Culture of Risk Management available after an event occurs.
(Granada)
Keynote speaker: Dean Coughenour, B) Big Headaches Sometimes Come in
Risk Management Consultant Small Packages (Lookout)
Speaker: Richard Spiers, Claims Consultant
This entertaining session will motivate
participants to build an environment where Sometimes a small aspect of an incident
employees feel empowered not only to might not appear to have any impact
protect themselves but also to protect regarding the liability or ultimate value of a
one another. Walk away from this session case. However, this session will show that
inspired, recharged, and ready to make an even a minor aspect of a case investigation
impact. can be what raises exposure to an
unexpectedly high level.
10:00 a.m. Break with sponsors (Granada)
2:00 p.m. Break – Last chance with sponsors
10:45 a.m. A) Operational vs. Financial Risk (Granada)
Management: Lessons From Corporate
Finance for Public Entities (Valencia) 2:30 p.m. Sponsor door prize presentations
Speaker: Puneet Prakash, Missouri State (Granada)
University
3:00 p.m. A) The Wellness Factor of Risk
This session will help public entities to
Management (Valencia)
distinguish between operational and
Speaker: Fred Hicks, Missouri Department
financial risk and to understand their
of Natural Resources
respective management strategies. In
addition, participants will explore using Enterprise risk management looks at
capital-market transfers alongside developing a holistic view of significant risks
insurance as a way of managing risk. that might impact the strategic objectives
of an organization. Workplace wellness
B) The Challenges of the Aging Workforce has been proven to aid in retaining and
(Lookout) increasing employee productivity. Come
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Lenarz, Excel learn how wellness acts as a factor in risk
Orthopedics management.
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B) The Value of Property Appraisals in 9:30 a.m. Break (Granada B/C)
Today’s Climate (Lookout)
Speaker: Mark Hessel, HCA Asset 10:00 a.m. The Impact of New Marijuana Adult-
Management, LLC Use Laws in Missouri on Employers and
An unprecedented confluence of events Workers’ Compensation Claims
has placed a spotlight on the importance of (Granada B/C)
accurate property valuations for insurance Speakers: Steve McManus and Greg
placement. Participants will explore recent Goheen, MVP Law
construction-cost trends and will learn how This presentation will address how the
the pandemic and recent escalations in CAT legalization of recreational marijuana use
losses have impacted property-insurance will affect employers along with workers’
issues. compensation claims. Will employers
need to implement new drug policies? Will
4:00 p.m. Dinner on your own there be different defenses for workers’
compensation claims? Join this session to
7:30 p.m. Mingle mixer (Granada B/C) stay up-to-date on these questions and more.
Friday, April 14 11:00 a.m. Leadership and Motivation (Granada B/C)
Speaker: Dean Coughenour, Risk
7:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet (Granada A) Management Consultant
What motivates you to lead? How do you
8:30 a.m. Demystifying Public Entity Immunities
inspire others to perform at their best?
(Granada B/C)
What is the essence of leadership? Take a
Speakers: Ross Bridges and Jack Fleming,
unique journey of discovery in this session,
Vessell Bridges Murphy Law Offices
which will utilize extensive video clips in
This presentation will explore the immunities order to provoke thought and a discussion
available to public entities in Missouri’s and that will give you inspirational ideas on how
Kansas’s state and federal courts along with best to lead.
various exceptions. Participants will learn
the distinctions of the multiple immunity 12:00 p.m. Door prize drawing (Granada B/C)
doctrines as well as ways to protect their
particular entities from civil liability. 12:15 p.m. MoPRIMA chapter meeting (Granada B/C)
Save The Date!
2024 MO/KS PRIMA Conference
The Lodge of Four Seasons April 10-12, 2024
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CONFERENCE SPONSORS
P L AT I N U M
GOLD
S I LV E R
AED Authority Evans & Dixon, LLC Optum
ARC Physical Therapy+ Gini L. Toyne & Associates Rimkus
HeadsUp Healthcare SSM Health/Select
Berkley Public Entity Physical Therapy
Hoffmeister & Doherty, LLC
Blue Eagle Investigations Thomas McGee Group
Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance TRIUNE Health Group
CCMSI (KCOA)
Vessell Bridges Murphy
CorVel Corporation Midwest Employers Casualty Law Offices
Cowell Insurance Services Inc. Midwest Public Risk Wulff Law Group
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Ross Bridges is a founding partner of Vessell Bridges Dr. Christopher Lenarz is a shoulder and elbow specialist
Murphy Law Offices. He concentrates his practice on the who treats injured athletes, injured workers, and weekend
representation of employers and insurance companies in warriors. After completing medical school at the Medical
workers‘ compensation matters across the entire state College of Wisconsin in 2004, he began his residency
of Missouri. Bridges is also a U.S. Marine Corps combat in Orthopedic Surgery at Saint Louis University and
veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. immediately fell in love with the city. Currently, his practice
is based at Excel Orthopedics. He has authored more than
Dean Coughenour is the newly retired risk manager for a dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles and two book
the City of Flagstaff, Arizona. He directed Flagstaff‘s risk- chapters.
management department by managing a comprehensive
risk and safety program that included reducing risk factors, Steve McManus is the managing shareholder of MVP
grass-root integration of the risk-management decision Law’s St. Louis office. He also serves on the firm’s board
matrix, safety, insurance, litigation management, and much of directors. He focuses his practice on representing
more. He has more than 30 years of experience in proactive self-insured employers, third-party administrators, and
risk management. insurance carriers in the defense of workers’ compensation
claims in Missouri and Illinois. He has been listed in the
Jack Fleming earned his Juris Doctor in 2015 from the Best Lawyers in America publication since 2010.
Saint Louis University School of Law. He began working
at Vessell Bridges Murphy Law Offices in January 2022. Puneet Prakash is a professor in the Finance and Risk
Previously, he defended employers and insurers as an Management Department at Missouri State University.
He also holds the Baker Chair of Risk Management
associate attorney in St. Louis, and he defended state
and Insurance. An avid researcher, he has several top-
agencies and employees in civil rights and discrimination
notch publications to his credit including the Academy
lawsuits while working in the litigation section of the
of Management Journal and the Journal of Risk and
Missouri Attorney General’s Office.
Insurance. He has taught a variety of courses in the areas
of risk management, insurance, finance, and financial
Gregory Goheen focuses on representing educational and
engineering.
other public entities in a variety of capacities in his practice.
He serves as outside general counsel for various for-profit
Deputy Amber Rhoden spent almost ten years working in
and not-for-profit business entities, governmental agencies, real estate with her late mother before pursuing a career
and homes associations. As general counsel, he is involved in criminal justice. She started as a 911 dispatcher in
in a wide array of contractual and transactional matters Douglas County, Kansas, before becoming a police officer
as well as representing these organizations before various with the City of Lawrence, where she spent nearly 14
administrative bodies. years. In January 2022, she moved to the Johnson County
Sheriff’s Office. After only a short time at the agency, she
Mark Hessel has extensive consulting experience that was selected to join the personnel division to assist with
spans more than 35 years in the property-appraisal field. recruitment efforts. She now focuses on the media and
This experience includes appraisals of real and personal social-media aspects of recruiting and also is involved in
property specifically for insurance purposes as well as the diversity-related recruiting and community-engagement
development and implementation of complex capital-asset opportunities.
management and depreciation solutions.
Richard Spiers started in the insurance industry in 1980
Fred Hicks is the Safety and Wellness Program director for and began working as a claim executive in the reinsurance
the Missouri State Parks. The Safety and Wellness Program and excess marketplace in 1985. He was with Genesis
is responsible for risk-management efforts at 94 state Management and Insurance Services for more than 20
parks and historic sites throughout Missouri. In addition, years and is currently doing claim consulting work. Spiers
Hicks also serves as team co-leader and responder for the has extensive experience in handling the wide array of
Critical Incident Stress Management Team at the Missouri claims faced by public entities, K-12 school districts, and
Department of Natural Resources. the higher-education sector. He is based in Chicago.
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PRIMA LEADERS
2022-23 MO/KS PRIMA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Missouri Kansas
Bob Smither, President Dave Wimberly, President
Grayson Imhoff, Past President Holly Ray, Past President
Shawn Aulgur, Vice President Donna Capria, Vice President
Gail Strope, Secretary Liz Maisberger-Clark, Secretary
Angela Wehmeyer, Treasurer Sid Cumberland, Treasurer
Cheryl Tinsley, Conference Chair Julie Sackrider, Director
David Manthe, Member at Large Kelly Kolker, Webmaster/Ex Officio
Sarah Perry, Member at Large
Paul Roderick, Webmaster/Ex Officio
2023 CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Shawn Aulgur Liz Maisberger-Clark Cheryl Tinsley
Donna Capria David Manthe Angela Wehmeyer
Sid Cumberland Bob Smither Dave Wimberly
Grayson Imhoff Gail Strope
& SURVIVAL
COPING
RESILIENCY
LEARNING
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