Rancho Cordova / Sacramento
- Sarah Brichler
- John E. Chaquica
- Ann Collentine
- John M. De Rosa
- Nick Grinnell
- Jon Hendrickson
- Michael J. Kielty
- David Rawe
- Randy Rendig
- Janis Ryan
- Anthony Sanchez
- Kim J. Santin
- Mark R. Stone
- Charles Torretta
- Shirley Tse
- Art Turner
- Stephanie Welch
- Kathleen Williams
Sarah Brichler
CALMHSA Project Coordinator
(916) 859-4827
sarah.brichler@georgehills.com
Sarah Brichler, M.Ed. is the Project Coordinator for GHC JPA client California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA). In this role she supports CalMHSA's program director and program manager in the execution of the JPA's mission, goals, and outreach to partners and member counties. Ms. Brichler was an Evaluator for the largest county behavioral health system in Arizona and a Training and Technical Assistance Provider for the state for three years prior to joining GHC. Prior to that, she worked for the County of San Diego, Behavioral Health Services as the MHSA Coordinator and as an Analyst in the Children's System of Care. Ms. Brichler holds a Masters of Education in Research Methodology from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Santa Clara University.
John E. Chaquica
President
(916) 859-4824
john.chaquica@georgehills.com
John E. Chaquica has over 20 years of experience in risk management and JPA leadership. John is responsible for laying out the strategic plan of GHC and heads up the firm's JPA Management Division, Optimum Risk Advisers. Prior to joining GHC, John was the Chief Executive Officer of Bickmore Risk Services, served as Executive Director for several California public entity self-insurance pools, and was a consultant to several other entities. Before joining Bickmore, John was a Partner in Gilbert Accountancy Corporation, when he was the Audit Partner and Industry Team Leader on public entity self-insured groups. John served as President and Treasurer of Sacramento's Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). He remains very active in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA). John holds an MBA from Golden Gate University, a BS in Accounting from California State University, Sacramento, and ARM designation from the Insurance Institute of America.
Ann Collentine, MPPA
CalMHSA Program Director
(916) 859-4806
ann.colletine@georgehills.com
Ann Collentine, MPPA, is the Program Director, of GHC JPA client California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA). Ms. Collentine succeeded retiring Edward Walker, LCSW, who was CalMHSA's first Program Director. With over 20 years of administrative experience, 17 of those working in California's mental health system, Ann holds an MPPA from California State University, Sacramento, a Secondary Education Teaching Credential from California State University, San Francisco, and a BA in Economics from University of California, Santa Cruz. She comes to CalMHSA from the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) where she served as Mental Health Program Supervisor.
John M. De Rosa
Claims Adjuster
(916) 859-4809
john.derosa@georgehills.com
John has 21 years of multi-line adjusting experience. During his career, John has adjusted liability, commercial and personal property losses and has developed a high degree of skill in operating IBM / Windows compatible computer systems. Prior to joining GHC, John worked for Allstate Insurance Company, Sequoia Insurance Company, Unigard Insurance Group, AIM Insurance Company, and Koning & Associates. John has a BS from California State University, Sacramento.
Nick Grinnell
Claims Adjuster
(916) 471-5356
nicholas.grinnell@georgehills.com
Nick Grinnell is one of GHC's newest claims adjusters, having started in May, 2011. Prior to joing GHC, Nick was a Claims Representative at Kemper Insurance where he was accountable for multiple, six figure liability settlements including wrongful death and auto / home losses. He also worked at Pilot Travel Centers as a Claims Representative responsible for the settlement of large exposure commercial liability claims. At GHC Nick is working with our valued client, PARSAC.
Jon Hendrickson
Claims Adjuster
(530) 621-5627
jon.hendrickson@georgehills.com
Jon began his insurance career with Royal Insurance in 1977. His extensive training and experience is in multi-line claims adjusting. At GHC Jon specializes in casualty claims for self-insured accounts. Since 1996 Jon has been the dedicated Adjuster for the County of El Dorado. Jon earned his BA from California State University, Sacramento.
Michael J. Kielty
Chief Executive Officer
(916) 859-4804
michael.kielty@georgehills.com
Michael J. Kielty has been in the risk management and JPA leadership field for over 25 years. He began his highly respected career at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, responsible for adjusting workers' compensation and liability claims. Over the years he served as JPA Executive Director / Program Director for School Insurance Authority (SIA), North Valley Schools Insurance Group (NVSIG), Santa Cruz / San Benito County Schools Insurance Group (SC-SBSIG), California Housing Workers' Compensation Authority (CHWCA). A former Senior Consultant at Advanced Risk Management Techniques (ARM Tech) hired to manage and grow the JPA Division, Mike holds a BS in Business Administration from California State University, Fresno, and an ARM designation from the Insurance Institute of America. He is a Charter Board Member of the CAJPA Accreditation Committee.
David Rawe, ARM, AIC
Senior Claims Adjuster
(916) 859-4808
david.rawe@georgehills.com
David Rawe is a Senior Claims Adjuster, working out of GHC's Rancho Cordova/Sacramento Office. He joined GHC as Senior Claims Adjuster in May 2011 with over fifteen years working in multi-line claims management and risk analysis. His extensive claims handling experience includes litigation management and complex liability cases in the public sector as well as with self-insured accounts. He is highly experienced in both corporate and municipal government environments, as well as in investigating, negotiating and settling complex third party liability claims with high exposure. David worked as Claims Supervisor for United Rentals Inc., Senior Claims Representative for Farmers Insurance, and served as Assistant Risk Manager for the City of Modesto where he supervised and participated in the administration of several of the City's risk management programs. From 2007-2011 he was the Risk Manager at Basic Resources Inc. He holds a BS from California State University, Stanislaus Turlock; and ARM and AIC designations.
Randy Rendig, RPA, CCLA
Vice President, Property/Liability
(916) 859-4811
randy.rendig@georgehills.com
Randy's claim career began in 1976 at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in San Jose, California. He also worked many years for California Casualty as the manager of their San Jose branch. Randy earned a BA from the University of California, Davis and holds professional designations of RPA and CCLA. He is a Liability Specialist in the public entity arena and is the Account Manager for the County of Sacramento.
Janis Ryan
Corporate Administrator
(916) 859-4817
jan.ryan@georgehills.com
Janis Ryan has 37 years of financial experience starting as a bank teller and working her way up to Assistant Vice President, Operations. She also worked for several years in advertising, booking media time in the San Francisco Bay Area. Janis joined George Hills Company in 1986 as an Accounting Clerk and has been the firm's Corporate Administrator since 1999. She is responsible for all aspects of office and corporate operations, personnel, and finance. Janis attended San Francisco City College.
Anthony Sanchez
Licensed Sub-Rosa Investigator
(916) 859-4800
anthony.sanchez@georgehills.com
Anthony Sanchez is a licensed private investigator. Formerly with Raley's and Woods & Hayden Investigations, Anthony is highly experienced in conducting interviews for AOE / COE investigation, along with background and asset searches, subpoena services, and public record searches. Of note, Anthony's survellance work in 1991 lead to the first felony conviction for workers' compensation fraud in California history.
Kim J. Santin
GHC Finance and JPA Manager
(916) 859-4820
kim.santin@georgehills.com
Prior to joining GHC in 2009, Kim J. Santin was a Group Administration Manager at Bickmore Risk Services. Earlier in her career she was in charge of auditing, accounting services, and consulting engagements at Gilbert Accountancy Corporation for over 50 joint powers authorities and school districts. Her previous experience also includes seven years at Cooperative Personnel Services as the Financial Manager responsible for budgeting, financial preparation and presentation, financial forecasting, cash flow management, and strategic management. A former independent consultant to California pools and SIGs, Kim is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and holds a BS from California State University, Sacramento.
Mark R. Stone
Claims Adjuster
(916) 859-4810
mark.stone@georgehills.com
Mark has been adjusting public entity liability claims for 20 years and has over 22 years of litigated claims management experience. He has the ability to handle claims management functions from investigations to attending settlement conferences and mediations. In 1986, Mark was the first claims examiner employed by the CSAC Excess Insurance Authority. He came to GHC from the Schools Insurance Authority (SIA) where he served for two years as the Risk Manager and 14 years as the Liability and Property Claims Department Manager. Mark served on the Schools Excess Liability Fund Board of Directors for over 13 years. He has an ARM designation from the Insurance Institute of America, and is a graduate of University of California, Davis where he obtained his BS in Physiology.
Charles Torretta
Claims Adjuster
(916) 859-4813
charles.torretta@georgehills.com
Chuck began his claims career in 1982 at Safeco Insurance as a Multi-Line Field Adjuster before moving onto Maryland Casualty as a Senior Property Adjuster. For the past 21 years he has been involved in a variety of supervisory positions at the home office and regional operations level with Crum and Forster and the Nationwide Companies including Allied and TIG. He has been at the Director and Manager levels overseeing operations in personal, commercial and farm business agricultural lines. He has earned a SCLA (Senior Claims Law Associate) designation and also MCSA (Master Certified Special Arbitrator). He has been an integral part of Arbitration Forums as an arbitrator since 1991. He graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BS in Business Administration and Management Science.
Shirley Tse
Claims Adjuster
(916) 859-4814
shirley.tse@georgehills.com
Shirley began her claims career in 1990 adjusting workers' compensation claims. She worked for the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and served as a member of the Workers' Compensation Task Force investigating and assisting in the prosecution of insurance fraud cases. She continued her claims career at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. In addition to her insurance claims experience, Shirley has over 10 years experience as an Investigator. She has worked for state, public and private agencies investigating civil and criminal cases, as well as responding to employment discrimination cases. Shirley is a graduate of Northeastern University and obtained her BS in Criminal Justice.
Art Turner
Claims Adjuster
(916) 859-4831
art.turner@georgehills.com
Art began his career with State Farm Insurance Company where he worked for 35 years. He first started as a Claims Adjuster but worked his way up into a management position within the claims department. After leaving State Farm Insurance Company, Art worked as an estimator for General Contracting. He has extensive experience in handling both commercial and personal lines claims.
Stephanie Welch, MSW
CALMHSA Program Manager
(916) 859-4816
stephanie.welch@georgehills.com
Stephanie Welch, MSW is is the Program Manager, of GHC JPA client California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA).With over ten years of professional experience in mental health policy analysis and advocacy, Ms. Welch holds an MSW from University of Southern California and a BA in Sociology, Law and Society from the University of California, Davis. Most recently, she has served as Associate Director, Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) for the California Mental Health Directors Association (CMHDA).
Kathleen Williams
Quality Assurance Specialist
(916) 859-4808
kathleen.williams@georgehills.com
Ms. Kathleen Williams assumed the position of Quality Assurance Specialist at GHC in November of this year. She is responsible for a variety of duties in support of GHC's best practice TPA services, including the production and distribution of client monthly reports, the optimization and standardization of iVOS™ use company-wide, and the documentation of GHC's SAS 70 compliance processes as well as Medicare Set Aside requirements. Ms. Williams also does client subrogation recovery work at GHC as well as file audits, and specific marketing and sales projects. A seasoned risk manager with significant experience in the insurance industry and public sector, Ms. Williams is the former Risk Manager for the City of Stockton where she also served as a Claims Analyst-Liability Investigator for seven years. Prior to working at the City of Stockton, Ms. Williams was an Internal Auditor for Delta Health Systems, and served as a Claims Examiner at Prudential Healthcare. She holds a BS in Criminal Justice from California State University, Sacramento.
