Risk Management Essentials: Tools to Protect Your School from Liability

Director, Risk Management
CharterSAFE
I’m a risk management professional with 20+ years in safety, insurance, and compliance. As Director of Risk Management at CharterSAFE, I help California charter schools reduce liability through risk assessments, claims analysis, and loss control strategies. My expertise spans workers’ compensation, employee benefits, construction safety, and regulatory compliance. I hold certifications as an ARM-P, CSRM, and CEAS, and am pursuing the CPCU designation. Active in professional associations and board service, I’m passionate about creating proactive safety programs, delivering targeted training, and equipping schools with practical tools to build safer, compliant learning environments.

Partner | Attorney-at-Law
Young, Minney & Corr, LLP
YM&C Partner Sarah Kollman has devoted her practice areas to protection of charter facility rights, focused on defense and litigation of rights arising out of Proposition 39, but also including facility lease and use agreements, zoning and building code compliance, public works requirements, and real property transactions. Sarah also manages the firm’s collaborative efforts with CCSA regarding its pro bono Proposition 39 project, which assists charter schools in realizing the promise of their rights under the law. Among other things, Sarah works in the areas of teacher credentialing, audit appeals, contract negotiation and review, pupil fees issues, and SB 740.