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Georgia's Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation Retires
Author: | Wednesday March 03, 2010
Kathy Oliver, shown with Judge David Imahara of the State Board, was the "go to" person to get things done.
Kathy Oliver Retires From State Board
Kathy D. Oliver retired March 1 as Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation. Oliver told Georgia1st that she will continue to be active in the workers' compensation industry.
"I will truly miss all of the wonderful employees at the State Board and I treasure all of the people I have been so lucky to work with at the various state agencies," Oliver said. "One of my goal's when I joined the board was to improve the workers' compensation system and to improve the communication between the board and the various stake-holders in the system, and I hope I have accomplished that.
"Her primary responsibility was the regulation of self-insured employers in the State of Georgia, but her involvement included developing award winning safety programs at the board where she was Safety Director and served as the board's Customer Service Champion. The board was also recognized for service including the Governor's Customer Service Award in 2009. "I am very proud of the awards we have received from Gov. Purdue for customer service and every employee at the board earned those awards," Oliver emphasized.
Oliver has also been active in the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) and served as the organization's president from 2004-2006. She graduated from Kennesaw State University in 1982 with a degree in marketing and business administration. She joined the State Board in 1997 after having worked for a third party administrator for fourteen years.
Oliver is the State Board's representative for the Licensure and Self-Insurance Committee for the Chairman's Advisory Council. She serves on the Georgia Department of Labor Advisory Board for the Georgia Safety Health and Environmental Conference and is a Certified Workers' Compensation Professional (CWCP).
"The workers' compensation community is a wonderful group to be a part of and I plan on staying involved and continue to be a part of this great industry," she concluded.
Understanding Communication
By Ray Brasted
In this world there are people who say they are going to get it done" and there are those "who get it done". Kathy Oliver is a get it done person, the "go to" individual that every organization needs.
I am speaking from my own experiences over the years, as a newspaper publisher who is always looking for information to pass on to our readers. Whether it is rounding up information from the state board or getting news about the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) Kathy understands deadlines.
As Kathy states, "one of my goals was to improve the communication between the board and various stake-holders". It is good news that she plans to stay active in the workers' compensation industry and in the SAWCA organization.
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