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Spring 2020 - In This Issue:
PARMA Member Spot Light
Meet DeAnna Soria

Tell me about how you became a risk manager?
I started working in a claims office (Kemper Insurance) years ago, in National Accounts, as a transcriber.  Imagine that! I stayed with this insurance company (which eventually sold off their products and became a TPA) for 16 years, - and by the end of my tenure there I had promoted to Business Development.  After exposure to all facets of claims, underwriting, and marketing with this TPA I left the claims arena and went to work for a national healthcare company (St. Joseph Health System) in Risk Finance Department.  This allowed me to connect with other Risk professionals on the employer side, and the opportunity to work for City of Orange fell into my lap. After 8 years at City of Orange, I took the leap to City of Huntington Beach and after 1 year I promoted to Risk Manager.   

What are the rewards you experience professionally by being a PARMA member?
The educational and networking opportunities are invaluable!  I believe PARMA has set the bar for organizations that seek quality education and information to assist those with everyday challenges they may experience in the workplace.  
Ask Larry Column
 
PARMA is excited to announce our newest column, Ask Larry. You can post questions to asklarry@parma.com and receive a timely answer from PARMA Board Director, Larry Costello.
 
Larry, I am interested in getting more involved with PARMA. What opportunities are available?

Great question.  I recommend you first get involved with your local chapter by attending their regular meetings.  In pre-Covid19 times, most chapters held in-person meetings on a quarterly schedule and we'll get back to that routine eventually.  But in our current environment we're seeing chapters conduct their meetings virtually so you have opportunities to "attend" meetings conducted by all chapters.  For your specific chapter, you can send emails to your chapter's officers by going to www.parma.com and click the "Chapters" tab.  Click on your chapter and then send an email to one or all of your chapter officers and ask them if there are any opportunities to assist with chapter activities, perhaps on a chapter committee (most chapters have at the minimum a steering committee). There may also be opportunities to serve as a chapter officer and serving as a chapter officer is the typical springboard for serving on the Board of Directors (if you're really ambitious!).  Finally, make sure you attend the annual conference.  Besides the awesome educational opportunities you'll experience with the multitude of seminars, the conference is a fantastic opportunity to network and meet your peers!
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