Twelve new graduates of the Risk Management Institute, as well as six cities receiving awards for their risk management efforts, all received recognition at the Risk Management Services Annual Members Meeting in November.
The Risk Management Institute is open to members of the SC Municipal Insurance Trust and the SC Insurance and Risk Financing Fund at no charge. SCMIT provides self-funded workers’ compensation coverage to its member cities, while SCMIRF provides all lines of property and casualty coverage, including tort liability and automobile coverage for its members. The Municipal Association of SC sponsors both programs.
Risk Management Institute graduates
The Risk Management Institute serves as a continuing education program for municipal staff who have risk management responsibilities and work for cities and towns that are SCMIT and SCMIRF members.
Here are the new graduates:
- Sherry Bodden, purchasing and grant writing coordinator, City of Goose Creek
- Rick Bryan, director of utilities & public works, Town of Chapin
- Charles Cribb, fire chief, City of Georgetown
- Aaron Isaiah Dobbs, captain, City of Aiken
- Randy Driggers, fire chief, City of Lake City
- Drew Godwin, human resources director, Town of Kingstree
- Tanya Eckard, payroll/accounts payable clerk, Easley Combined Utilities
- Ronald Fair, captain, City of West Columbia
- Lara B. Hudson, human resources director, City of Greenwood
- Sarah Ramirez, capital program manager, City of York
- Lindsey Reynolds, administrative coordinator, City of Cayce
- Chassidy Sistrunk, senior underwriter, Municipal Association of SC
Risk Management Services awards
The annual RMS Awards recognize those SCMIT and SCMIRF members who keep employees safe and reduce their total costs. RMS determines the winners using each member’s record of loss experience over the previous three years.
There are three winners each for SCMIT and SCMIRF, based on population divisions. The award winners receive a plaque and a $2,500 award.
The 2025 winners for SCMIT are Greenwood CPW, the Town of Hickory Grove and the City of Manning. The 2025 SCMIRF winners are the Town of Cheraw, the Town of North and the Town of Williamston.