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 every day routine.
What do you specialize in?
My specialty is a wide variety of public entity liability claims. I am well versed in dangerous conditions, police liability, employment practices, and inverse condemnation.
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Join Us For PARMA's 44th Annual Conference in 2018!
Mark your calendars for the PARMA 2018 Annual Conference, themed Mission de PARMA!
February 14-16, 2018
44th Annual Risk Management Conference
Monterey Conference Center
Conference registration will open in mid-late August
Registration is open for the PARMA 2018 Golf Tournament
February 13, 2018
Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course (playing on Black Horse)
1 McClure Way, Seaside, CA 93955
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Conference Scholarship Renamed
 PARMA is very proud to announce the renaming of its Annual Conference Scholarship to the Susan Eldridge PARMA Conference Scholarship. Susan is a life member of PARMA who has been a strong advocate for education and PARMA's roll in providing affordable quality educational opportunities to the risk management profession. The new scholarship name honors Susan and her dedication to PARMA, our members and the risk management profession.
The Susan Eldridge PARMA Conference Scholarship includes the following:
- Conference registration;
- Hotel accommodations, at the lowest priced option for Conference Host Hotel, for a maximum of three room nights;
- Round trip travel the IRS mileage rate and/or airfare, not to exceed $600. PARMA will consider written requests in which extenuating circumstances are presented that would justify travel expenses to exceed the maximum dollar limit. Such requests should be addressed to the PARMA Treasurer.
- Conference Registration and hotel will be paid directly by PARMA.
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Learn more about the Susan Eldridge PARMA Conference Scholarship
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Reminder: The PARMA website currently includes a Member Resources page. Currently, this section of the website contains the contact information of members who have volunteered to make themselves available as a resource for various topic areas such as risk management, workers' compensation, insurance, human resources, etc. PARMA members can look forward to the website being expanded to include shared documents and archived webinars for on-demand learning.
Website login is required to view these pages. Your e-mail address on file with PARMA is your login ID. If you are not certain of your password, simply select the
"request new password" tab on the login screen. Once you've successfully logged in you will be directed to
http://parma.com/member-resources-0.
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PARMA 2017-18 Board of Directors
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PARMA is pleased to introduce the 2017-18 Board of Directors:
President
Sam Mann
Management Analyst
County of Fresno
Vice President
Catherine Jones
Associate Professor, Occupational Safety and Risk Management
Bakersfield College
Past President
Kim Hunt
Risk Manager
State of California, Chief, Office of Risk & Insurance Management (ORIM)
Secretary/Treasurer
Jeff J. Rush
Workers Comp Program Manager
California JPIA (CJPIA)
Directors
Karen Bianchini
Claims and Insurance Manager
State of California/Office of Risk and Insurance Management
Larry Costello, ARM
Safety & Risk Manager
Padre Dam Municipal Water District
Chuck Pode
Risk Manager
County of Ventura, County Executive Office
Paul Zeglovitch, ARM
Liability Program Manager
California JPIA (CJPIA)
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Southern California PARMA CHAPTER
MARCH 9TH MEETING RECAP
By DeAnna Soria, Chapter Chair
 Michael Murphy
, Fall Protection Specialist for 3M Fall Protection Business, served as the first speaker for our annual joint PASMA - PARMA meeting. With a presentation entitled "Fall Protection Awareness", Michael provided insight into the importance of utilizing fall protection in the workplace. He notated that the second leading cause of fatalities in the work place since 2015 are due to "falls"; this is workplace at large, not just construction or industrial, but in many other industries in the U.S. Michael emphasized OSHA General Industry Fall Protection Standards, 29 CFR Part 1910 with key points:
- Increases similarity between General Industry and
- Construction Industry fall protection standards
- Threshold remains at 4 ft.
- Fixed ladders require fall protection at 24 ft
- Fixed ladders installed after 11/19/18 are to be equipped with personal fall arrest system or ladder safety system (cages not acceptable on new ladders). Michael performed an on-site demonstration with a volunteer from the audience of the PASMA - PARMA meeting, emphasizing an actual drop simulation complete with harnessing equipment.
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Dana Peterson, a partner in the L.A. and San Francisco offices of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, was our second speaker at the meeting, presenting "Tips and Strategies for Effectively Managing Leaves".
With the passage of new paid sick leave laws and the expansion of employee leave rights, Dana navigated through the increasingly complex web of overlapping obligations an employer has when managing Workers' Compensation claims and leaves of absence, including when it is appropriate to terminate an employee. She provided insight of when and how the various laws intersect and provided practical guidelines for mitigating risk before, during, and after a leave. The audience was so engaged in her presentation, she spoke well over the time frame allowed due to all their questions on hand!
The next Lunch Meeting will be June 14, 2017.
The So Cal PARMA Chapter Committee looks forward to seeing all chapter members soon!
Click here to download and view the PDF version of this meeting recap
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Upcoming PARMA Chapter Events
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June 14, 2017
Southern California Chapter Meeting
California JPIA Conference Room, 8081 Moody Street, La Palma, CA 90623
June 14, 2017
Courtyard by Marriott, 8651 Spectrum Center Blvd., San Diego, CA 92123
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PARMA 2018 Annual Golf Tournament
Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course
PARMA 2018 Annual Conference
February 14-16, 2018
Monterey Conference Center
Learn more
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