WASBO Workers' Compensation Specialist Course Instructor

Kathy Johnson

Kathy is the Principal Consultant of Risk Management Strategies LLC (RMS), an independent consulting firm that does not sell insurance. RMS has been assisting districts with insurance and risk management issues since 1996. In 2000, she helped to form the School Insurance & Risk Management Cooperative (SIRMC) and in 2011, helped districts form the newest risk management cooperative, WERMC (WI Educators Risk Management Cooperative). Prior to consulting, Kathy was a liability and Workers Compensation insurance claims adjuster for 15 years and then became the corporate risk manager for Beatrice Cheese where she managed the self-insured Workers Compensation and liability claims for 10 manufacturing locations in 7 states. She was the Director of the WI Council of Safety where she developed training programs to assist risk management personnel.