All Event Speakers

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Key Speakers

Eric Guthrie

PhD
Senior Demographer
Minnesota State Demographic Center

Lynn Wehrman

Keynote
President & CEO
Digital Accessibility by WeCo

Kate Perushek

Commissioner
MN Department of Labor and Industry
Session Presenters

Sharon Benkufsky

Medical Policy Specialist
State of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Sue Conley

Shareholder
Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
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Norb Cuellar

Attorney
Cuellar Law Office

Annie Davidson

EVP, Policy & Innovation
Sanderson Firm PLLC

Michelle Doheny

Business Technology Director
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Kurt Duncan

Orthopedic Surgeon (Spine Specialty)
TRIA Orthopedics

Kassi Erickson-Grove

Attorney
Senior Staff Attorney
The Hartford

Andrea Everling

Vice President of Actuarial Services
MWCIA

Aaron Frederickson

Mediator/Arbitrator
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Tom Garza

Compliance Service Officer
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Denise Holmes

Workers’ Compensation Program Supervisor
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
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Ender Kavas

Research Analysis Specialist
MN Department of Labor and Industry
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Hared Mah

Research Scientist
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Brian Mak

Director, WC Alternative Dispute Resolution Unit
State of Minnesota, Department of Labor and Industry

James Nethercut

Mediator/Arbitrator
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

David Nierenstein

Attorney
Fitch Johnson Larson

Betsy Ohrn

Strategic Program Analysis Manager
MN Department of Employment & Economic Development

Patti Provencher

Mediator/Arbitrator
MN Department of Labor and Industry
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Robert Santoro

Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
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Michael Schultz

Attorney
Michael Schultz Law Firm

Jerry Sisk

Lawyer
Owner/ President
Mottaz & Sisk Injury Law

Nichole Sorenson

Director of Research and Data Analytics
MN Department of Labor and Industry

Wes Spain

Special Investigations Operations Manager
SFM

Jessica Stimac

Assistant Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Chris Wehr

Attorney
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren ltd.
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Adrianna Anlauf

Claim Representative
SFM Mutual Insurance

Nathan Gaffaney

Team Business Leader
SFM Mutual Insurance Company
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Cole Wynveen

Team Business Leader
SFM Mutual Insurance Company

Joanna Page

MS, CRC, QRC #119
Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant
Page Rehabilitation

Joe Lolich

Workers’ Compensation Program Supervisor
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry