Public risk managers need to follow the lead of their corporate counterparts and incorporate more enterprise risk management practices, the incoming president of the Public Risk Management Association contends.
"I think it's time to step up and get in on the planning of programs to give the perspective that some things need to be in place beforehand," said Katharine M. Peeling, risk management specialist with the Anne Arundel County public school system in Annapolis, Md.
Ms. Peeling noted that historically, public risk managers have been "brought in at the last minute to fix things"--and often the results are reactive rather than proactive.
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