Summer 2021 | In This Issue: |
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PARMA Member Spot Light - Charles Johnson |
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Tell me about how you became a risk manager?
My career journey into risk management has been an interesting “rodeo”! Prior to entering risk management I was a police officer in the Valley for several years. I later decided to keep options open and began to volunteer as a Risk Analyst for a local municipality while still employed as an officer to obtain experience in government. After volunteering for approximately a year or so I was offered a position as Director of Administrative Services for the City I volunteered for and was blessed to utilize my Master’s degree in Public Administration that I obtained from California University, Fresno combined with my experience in government. As a director for a smaller municipality I obtained experience in risk management and functioned as a HR generalist for several years, but learned I had a passion for the area of risk management. I later decided to make a career move and transferred to the City of Clovis to work as a Management Analyst in Risk Management to expand my knowledge and understanding in the field.
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Happy Retirement to Chuck Pode! |
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Chuck Pode began his service with PARMA in February 2006. During his tenure he served as Chapter Chair and then Board Director. Chuck joined PARMA because it was an opportunity to make connections with other professionals in the same field of work, share ideas, and most importantly learn from each other.
When asking some of Chuck’s associates about him, they share that he is known for his great work ethic and some descriptive phrases used in reference to his service are: “Well connected”, “Up for a challenge”, “Great motivator”, “Always supportive” and “Easy going”.
Over the years, Chuck has had many memorable moments within the association but one moment in time he recalls being most realizing for him was his very first PARMA Conference following his appointment to the Board. During that conference he realized a new appreciation for the vendors that support PARMA and share the same service in Risk Management.
Chuck took pride in his work with the association and during these fifteen years strove to always promote PARMA’s mission and vision while setting a great example of Risk Management Leadership. We honor his dedication and service to the Public Agency Risk Management Association and celebrate Chuck on his well-deserved retirement!
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Hey Larry, I know a lot of people have spent time during the pandemic working on their cooking skills. What’s your favorite easy recipe that you’ve mastered since the pandemic began? Jeff Rush, CJPIA
That’s a great question. I know that a lot of people really got into baking when the pandemic first hit last year, sourdough bread and banana nut bread in particular. I was one of those people and although I wasn’t too successful with either one, my pants definitely started to feel tighter the more I experimented with the two. Because of my increasing girth, and also because I am the wellness coordinator at my job (you gotta look the part!), I embarked on healthier cooking last fall, stir frying in particular in a great new wok I got (for a steal online from Macy’s). I look for what vegetables are in season and go from there. I usually use chicken as my protein but have ventured into using tofu several times and have to admit it’s pretty tasty (as well as much better for the environment). For the veggies, I’ve been using bok choy quite a bit (separate the leafy uppers from the crunchy bottoms, fry the bottoms with the chicken/tofu and other hard vegetables like thinly sliced carrots and throw the leafy uppers in at the last minute or two). I use a small amount of teriyaki sauce (watch the sugar content of the brand you buy) along with low-salt soy sauce (and a tablespoon of corn starch to thicken the sauce) and serve it over brown rice, so yummy!
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PARMA Webinar: Goodbye Couch Hello Desk – Why does my neck, back, and arm hurt?
Date: July 22, 2021
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Description: Remote working was an unavoidable instant workforce solution during the pandemic. However, after more than a year many are starting to feel the physical effects of a home and a workstation not designed for prolonged workdays, weeks, or months. Whether employees are returning to the office full time or in a hybrid model ergonomics is the key to avoiding muscle skeletal injuries that have occurred due primarily poor posture driven by poor workstation set up. This webinar is designed to help you recognize the effects of poor posture and ergonomic risk mitigation steps that can be implemented both at the office and home using Ergonomics, Equipment, and Exercise!
Presenter: Thomas B. Traut is the President of Functional Ergonomics, Inc. Tom has over 30 years of experience providing employers ergonomic solutions to improve work performance while eliminating and reducing muscle skeletal injuries. Tom is a Registered Kinesiotherapist, Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist, and has numerous certifications in work capacity and physical ability testing. During the past 15 months he has conducted over 300 Virtual Ergonomic Evaluations enabling him to see a wide variety of work situations. Tom has been a past presenter at PARMA as well as many other local, regional, and national professional associations.
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PARMA Conference Scholarships Now Open! |
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The Deadline for 2022 Conference Scholarships is October 29, 2021
PARMA’s vision is to assist Public Entity Risk Managers in achieving success in their careers and to provide Public Entities with the support they need to make their Risk Managers successful. With this in mind we design a conference to provide quality education and training in all the aspects of risk management. To help assist in funding, PARMA offers scholarships for the conference from both PARMA as an association and also through its chapters.
The Susan Eldridge PARMA Conference Scholarship is for eligible public entity employees. The scholarship includes your virtual conference registration.
Each chapter that maintains a specified amount in their chapter treasury may also award a scholarship. If you are interested in either of these programs, simply use the online Scholarship application form to apply. You must be employed by a Public Entity to apply. For more information, please click HERE.
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Save the Date for PARMA Conference 2022 |
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Save the date for the 2022 PARMA Conference to be held at the Disneyland® Resort, Anaheim, CA February 27 - March 2, 2022.
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