Oct. 21, 2016 16:34 UTC
MIDDLETON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
On Thursday, September 29, 2016, members of the International
Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions elected the
2016 – 2017 Board of Directors, with Dave Threedy, Chair of the
Washington Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, becoming the IAIABC
President.
The IAIABC Board of Directors is the governing body of the IAIABC, the
largest association of workers’ compensation jurisdictional agencies in
North America.
Frank R. McKay, Chairman of the Georgia State Board of Workers’
Compensation was newly elected to the Board of Directors. Frank R. McKay
came to the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation in 2013 from
private practice, which concentrated on workers’ compensation law.
Says Dave Threedy, “The IAIABC is working on a number of exciting
projects that will help meet the Association’s mission of advancing the
efficiency and effectiveness of workers’ compensation systems around the
world. The new Board of Directors looks forward to being engaged in
these projects and making a positive impact on the work comp industry.”
Members of the Board of Directors include:
Officers
President: Dave Threedy, Chair, Washington Board of
Industrial Insurance Appeals
President-Elect: Matt Carey, Chief
Administrator of Rehabilitation and Education Units, Rhode Island
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Vice President: Abbie Hudgens,
Administrator, Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Secretary-Treasurer:
Evelyn McGill, Executive Director, Virginia Workers’ Compensation
Commission
Immediate Past President: R.D. Maynard, Chair,
Idaho Industrial Commission
Members at Large
Joachim Breuer, Director General, German Social
Accident Insurance
Gary Cannon, Executive Director, South Carolina
Workers’ Compensation Commission
Ron Dressler, Director, Utah
Division of Industrial Accidents
Larry Karns, Director, Kansas
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Mark Long, Director, Michigan
Workers’ Compensation Agency
Frank R. McKay, Chairman, Georgia
State Board of Workers’ Compensation
Paul Sighinolfi, Executive
Director/Chair, Maine Workers’ Compensation Board
Ex-Officio Members
Matt Bryant, President, WorkComp Strategies
Jennifer
Wolf Horejsh, Executive Director, IAIABC
For more information about the IAIABC Board of Directors, please visit www.iaiabc.org/board-of-directors.
About the IAIABC
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and
Commissions is a not-for-profit association representing government
agencies charged with the administration of workers’ compensation
systems as well as other workers’ compensation professionals in the
private sector. Its mission is to advance the efficiency and
effectiveness of workers’ compensation systems throughout the world.
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