Terry Fleming, director of the division of risk management for Montgomery County, begins term on January 1

Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) announced that Terry Fleming will take the helm as president for the 2010 term, effective January 1.

Fleming is director of the division of risk management for Montgomery County, Maryland.

Fleming, currently vice president of the Society, has served on RIMS board of directors since 2004. He is the board liaison to the Finance Committee and has served on RIMS Conference Programming and Audit Committees in the past. Fleming is also a former president of RIMS Potomac Chapter and a former president of the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) Maryland Chapter.

Joining Fleming as officers on RIMS 2010 board of directors are: Deborah Luthi, director of enterprise risk management for Matheson Inc, John Phelps, director of business risk at Blue Cross and Blue Shield Florida, and Scott Clark, risk and benefits officer for the School Board of Miami-Dade Count.

RIMS board members

The new RIMS board members are:

Deborah M. Luthi, ARM, CCSA
Director, Enterprise Risk Management Services, Matheson, Inc.
Luthi will serve as vice president;

John R. Phelps, ARM, CPCU, CBCP
Director of Business Risk Solutions at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
Phelps will serve as treasurer; and

Scott B. Clark, AAI,
Risk and Benefits Officer for the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Clark will serve as secretary.

Julie C. Pemberton, ARM
Manager, Enterprise Risk Management, Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

Mike Phillipus, ARM
Director, Insurance and Risk Management, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation

The following members of RIMS board were re-elected for the 2009 term:

Robert Cartwright Jr., CRM
Loss Prevention Manager, Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC

Frederick J. Savage, FCII, ARM
Director, Risk Management (San Ramon), Chevron Corporation

Janet E. Barnes, ARM
Risk Manager and Security Administrator, Snohomish County PUD No.1

Daniel H. Kugler, ARM, CEBS, CPCU, AIC, ACI
Assistant Treasurer, Corporate Risk Management, Snap-on Incorporated

W. Michael McDonald, ARM
Vice President, Risk Management, Quality Distribution, Inc.

Richard J. Roberts, Jr., ALCM, ARM, CPCU, RF
Corporate Risk Manager, Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.

Wayne Salen, ARM, CHCM, CPSM
Director of Risk Management, Labor Finders International, Inc.

Nowell Seaman, CIP, CRM
Manager, Risk Management and Insurance Services, University of Saskatchewan

Carolyn M. Snow, CPCU
Director, Insurance Risk Management, Humana Inc.

Joseph A. Restoule, CIP, CRM (Ex Officio)
Leader, Risk Management, NOVA Chemicals Corporation