Fall Education Forums return after three years!

They are back!

The VRSA Fall Education Forums returned this September after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Nearly 150 members attended the four forums, held in Fredericksburg, Williamsburg, Wytheville, and Staunton.

Eight employees representing six member entities presented at the workshops – during the Partners in Risk Management: A Members’ Story session. These presenters included:

City of Manassas – Jim Hanley
City of Suffolk – Josiah Jendrey, Donna Vogel, Rita Walden
New River Resource Authority – David Rupe
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority – Elizabeth Coleman
Town of Herndon – Roxann Fox Simkins
Town of Vinton – Donna Collins

During these interactive sessions, members told their stories about some of the challenges they faced while trying to build a risk management culture at their organizations. They also talked about how they are partnering with VRSA to enhance their risk management efforts and programs.

Other topics included: We’ve Been Sued: What Happens Next?; What’s New in Workers’ Compensation?; and Keeping Your Top Talent: Employee Retention in Today’s Environment.

A slideshow of pictures from the various forums is below.