Topic One
How to Keep Working Muscles Working in High Heat
This presentation will explore:
- Why heat stress is the #1 weather killer
- What dehydration does to you
- What happens to your organs in heat stress
- What we do or don't do contributes to heat stress
- How to prevent heat stress
- Symptoms of heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Matt Gauerke, sales & marketing director
(Market Force, Inc.)
Matt Gauerke is a founding partner at Market Force, a manufacturer’s agency based in suburban Detroit. Their nine person team covers 11 Midwest states. Matt is based out of Coshocton, Ohio. His company has been a representative for OccuNomix cooling products and Sqwincher electrolyte drinks since the early 2000’s. Matt has performed heat stress training for various end-users, safety stand down events, and safety councils. Market Force represents manufacturers of safety and industrial equipment sold exclusively through authorized distributors.
Topic Two
Driving Fraud
Program Description TBD
Jodi Cooper
Director of Special Investigations, North America Claim Services
(Liberty Mutual Insurance)
Jodi Cooper is Director of Special Investigations for Liberty Mutual’s Commercial North America Claims. She has been in this role for four years, and with Liberty Mutual for 17 years. Jodi has additional claims and SIU experience with another major carrier, for combined experience of more than 25 years across both personal and commercial lines. She holds an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and a Masters degree from Boston University, along with her CPCU and Claims Law Associate designations.
Jodi leads an SIU operation comprised of 65 investigators, analysts and their leaders located across the country handling both field and desk investigations and with varying backgrounds including insurance claims, law enforcement, analytics and medical coding.