Libby Rutledge City of McMinnville Nominated by Jim Bell Hatchel
Lisa Harding Town of Gates Nominated by Debbie Yeager and Paul Chambliss
“The City of McMinnville is committed to keeping employees safe, reducing our liability exposures and safeguarding our public resources. We strive to provide a high level of service to our residents, without sacrificing the safety of our staff or our community. We are equally committed to providing safe facilities for the use and enjoyment of our community. Libby has spearheaded our efforts over the past few years to ensure that we are meeting our commitments through loss control, employee development and organizational professionalism. Our staff members have stepped up to the challenge as well and we couldn’t do it without them. Thank you so much, Libby and staff, for your hard work and dedication to keeping our community, facilities, employees and public resources safe.” – Nolan Ming, City Administrator, City of McMinnville
“Lisa has a passion for risk management and continues to review the Town of Gates’ current risk management programs to stay proactive in safety prevention. The city has very low/minimum claims experience and there is no adversity under her leadership. She attends and supports PEP’s Risk and Insurance Symposium annually and has attended the PRIMA Institute. Lisa also attends PEP’s West Tennessee TnPRIMA roundtable meetings regularly to obtain education and knowledge for enhancing current risk management programs, and/or to develop policies/programs for promoting safety among their employees and community.” – Debbie Yeager, PEP’s West Tennessee Member Services Representative
“Under Anna Perry’s leadership over the past three years, the Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency has seen a 90% decrease in the severity of liability claims and an 88% decrease in the frequency of liability claims. In addition, during the same time period, the organization has seen an 88% decrease in the severity of workers’ compensation claims and a 57% decrease in the frequency of workers’ compensation claims.” – Chester Darden, PEP’s Director of Loss Control Anna Perry Transportation Director, Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency Nominated by Chester Darden
Jennifer Benjamin Risk Management & Safety Coordinator, Town of Collierville Nominated by Andy Lacewell
“Jennifer has been proactive in taking on the role of Risk Management & Safety Coordinator for a city of 52,000 people. She leads their safety committee in regular inspections of city facilities to ensure they are safe for the public and to minimize the risk of property loss. She works very closely with PE Partners’ loss control consultants to identify and mitigate potential liability and property risks throughout the city.” – Andy Lacewell, PEP’s West Tennessee Property Conservation Consultant
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