MOLLY AMMAN, JD, CTM

Molly Amman is an internationally recognized expert in threat assessment and management. Having retired from FBI service in 2020, Ms. Amman previously worked in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) in Quantico, Virginia, as a targeted violence profiler; she led the BAU's multiagency Behavioral Threat Assessment Center, which spearheads the FBI’s efforts in targeted violence assessment and management. Her casework at the BAU focused on public figure threats, school, and workplace violence issues, domestic terrorism, threatening communications, stalking and extortion, active crisis incidents such as riots and hostage scenarios, and more; she has extensive experience with both ideologically-motivated and personal grievance-oriented offenders. Ms. Amman has also served on faculty at the FBI Academy, led a Joint Terrorism Task Force, and coordinated assets for crisis response & management, intelligence, and federal investigations during major special events, such as Presidential inaugurations and professional sports championships, at the FBI Special Events Management Unit. Ms. Amman is now engaged in private practice, focusing largely on threatening communications, workplace violence, public figure threats, and domestic extremism.

TRINITY BRAUN-ARANA, JD

Trinity Braun-Arana is the director of Client Security at the Iowa Supreme Court’s Office of Professional Regulation, which oversees the admission, regulation, and education of Iowa’s lawyers and certified shorthand reporters.  She received her B.A. from Iowa State University and her J.D. from the University of Iowa.  Before joining OPR in 2008, she was a sole practitioner in Des Moines.  In her time at OPR, she has worked for nearly all Supreme Court commissions in one capacity or another.  At present, she works exclusively for Client Security.

KARA CAMPBELL, PTA

Kara Campbell has been a PTA for 16 yrs. She is a graduate of Iowa State University with a B.L.S. and Kirkwood Community College with Associate of Applied Science/Physical Therapist Assistant. Kara has worked for E3 Millennium Therapy since January 2019, an outpatient physical therapy clinic providing various work comp services. She is a certified FCE (Functional Capacity Evaluation) evaluator (XRTS method), certified to perform and create Post Offer Employment Tests (POET’s), and certified to develop functional job demands/descriptions. Kara has experience with industrial and office ergonomics and causational job analysis. She is passionate about treating work comp patients and returning them to the workforce as quickly as possible with no restrictions/limitations.

TODD CAZE, PhD

Dr. Caze is the inaugural pediatric sports concussion fellow from Children's Health James Andrews Institute. He is one of only 25 doctors in the country to do a two-year fellowship in concussion. As a researcher, Dr. Caze is the recipient of the Sports Neuropsychology Society Dissertation Award and the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Early Career Award. He has published over 20 articles on concussions.

JASON CLAUSEN, CSP, CSPHA

Jason has worked in occupational safety for 23 years and on the Loss Prevention team at SFM Mutual Insurance for 11 years.  He works with agents and policyholders in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas to help mitigate workplace injury.  Jason is a Certified Safety Professional and graduated with an Occupational Health and Safety degree from Iowa State University.  He is also a Reserve Deputy Sheriff at the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, and he lives with his family in Waukee, Iowa.

JOSEPH S. CORTESE II, JD

Gov. Terry E. Branstad appointed Commissioner Cortese. The Iowa Senate confirmed him and served a full term from 2015 through 2021.  In 2021, Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Commissioner Cortese to serve a second term. The Iowa Senate confirmed him to serve a second term, from 2021 through 2027. Commissioner Cortese was a lawyer in private practice for over 30 years before his appointment. Before becoming Commissioner, he practiced workers’ compensation law at the Des Moines law firm, formerly Huber, Book, Cortese & Lanz, where he was a partner. Commissioner Cortese received his Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and earned his J.D. with honors from Drake Law School. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association, and Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Attorneys and was a founding member of the American Academy of ADR Attorneys.

JOHN CUTLER, JD

John is a partner with Cutler Law Firm in West Des Moines. John’s practice includes workers' compensation, personal injury, construction, and commercial litigation. Before joining Cutler Law Firm, HE practiced at a large law firm and has significant experience handling complex high-dollar litigation. John prides himself on being a trusted resource to his clients, who can give people a straightforward and understandable evaluation of their situation, and aggressively advocate on their behalf.  He prides himself on the personal relationships he builds with his clients. John and his wife, Gretta, live in Des Moines with their three young kids.  John enjoys hiking, biking, fishing, camping with his family, and music when not at the office. 

TERRI C. DAVIS, JD

Terri C. Davis is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth and Ingersoll. She focuses her practice on Employment Law and Litigation, including employment-related litigation. Terri handles workers' compensation cases for employers and advises employers on employment matters, including assisting with policy review and development, absence management, performance management, employment contracts, and handling of investigations and complaints, both internal and before civil rights commissions. She chairs the firm’s Labor & Employment Law Practice Group.

JASON DEAN, CP, BOCO

Jason Dean is Market President, Certified Prosthetist Orthotist for Limb Lab in Lincoln, NE. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Doane University and his Prosthetic Certificate Clinical and Technician from Century College. Jason finds few things that make him feel better - or more proud - than creating devices that affect people in the direct and personal ways that his work does. He was introduced to prosthetics and orthotics by his high school shop teacher, volunteered at a prosthetic company in Lincoln during college, and loved fabricating, fitting, and meeting everyone who came into the office. Jason and his wife, Amanda, have lived in Lincoln for over 15 years along with his two daughters. 

JORDAN GEHLHAAR, JD

Jordan graduated from Drake University Law School in 2022 with highest honors, earning a Certificate in Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution. She is a member of the Order of the Coif, a national honor society comprised of individuals ranked in the top ten percent of their graduating class. Jordan joined Peddicord Wharton in 2019 as a law clerk, gaining years of hands-on experience in each of our practice areas prior to becoming an attorney. Today she assists clients in workers’ compensation, litigation, and personal injury matters.
 

BRYANT ENGBERS, JD

Bryant Engbers was born in Sioux Falls, SD. He graduated from Sioux Falls Christian High School in 2011. His desire to continue playing basketball in College while finding a school that allowed him to double major in Music and Business led him to Covenant College. Over the next four years, Bryant continued the path he did in middle and high school–playing varsity basketball for the Scots, participating in the choir, and building impactful friendships that would eventually point him toward pursuing a legal career. Following his graduation from Covenant in 2015, Bryant found his way to Des Moines, Iowa, where he attended Drake University Law School in 2019. During his first year at Drake, Bryant began clerking for Spaulding & Shaull, where he remained through graduation. Bryant graduated from Drake University in May of 2022, earning his J.D. and M.B.A. and passing the bar in September of that year. Bryant has remained at Spaulding & Shaull, joining the fight with the other fantastic attorneys in the firm, working hard to represent those individuals who have been injured at work or experienced some form of discrimination in the workplace. Whether it was his teachers, friends, mentors in College or his family’s constant presence in his life, Bryant has always had a robust support system helping him along and offering advice in times of difficulty. Now Bryant hopes to be that person for others and his clients.

CHRISTOPER IVERSON, MD, MBA, MPH

Dr. Iverson received his medical degree from the University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine. During medical school, he simultaneously earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Tippie School of Business. After medical school, Dr. Iverson completed his residency in Occupational Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. As a part of his Occupational Medicine training, he earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the UI College of Public Health. Dr. Iverson is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, offering injury care and medicolegal examinations in his clinic setting. He also serves as a medical review officer for UI Occupational Health and the Occupational Medicine physician liaison to the post-COVID-19 clinic at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

KYLE LARSON, PT, DPT 

Dr. Larson was born and raised in Omaha, NE.  He attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS, where he initially studied Mechanical Engineering before receiving his Bachelor’s in Kinesiology.  Dr. Larson continued to Creighton University and earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  He has a certification in Dry Needling with specific areas of interest in rehabbing overhead athletes, concussions, vestibular disorders, and persistent pain.  Dr. Larson's treatment approach focuses on treating the whole person and empowering the patient to participate in their recovery actively. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, hanging out with friends, camping, hunting, fishing, and playing guitar.

CLAIRE MUSELMAN, EdD

Dr. Muselman is the Glitter Bomb of Workers’ Compensation, bringing passion-filled purpose and energy with a dose of glitter and sparkles to the risk management and insurance space through her consulting firm, CM Advising. She is also the creator of The Orange Lab – transforming programming, training, and education in the workers’ compensation industry. Dr. Muselman also speaks nationally on various topics specific to leadership, self-development, insurance, workers' compensation, and risk looking to change the industry one professional at a time. “Those with whom we are empowering today will be the decision-makers tomorrow. Advocacy is not enough; we need empathic, emotionally intelligent leaders who understand the bigger picture of helping employees feel seen, heard, acknowledged, valued, and safe; returning injured humans to functional, contributing members of society; and, more importantly, making sure our colleagues can return to their families as well as their lives. The ripple effect matters.”

SONYA WADSWORTH, BSN, RN, CCM

Sonya graduated from Jacksonville State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She spent the first ten years of her career in the operating room. Sonya entered the workers' compensation arena in 2012 as a Disability Management Specialist for Drummond Co., Inc. In late 2015, she joined CorVel Corporation as a field case manager. In 2017, she was promoted to Case Management Manager until she joined Paradigm as Sr. Director of Case Management in August 2022. Sonya lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband, Stephen, and her puppy, Rudy. She loves to spend time with family and friends at the lake or the beach.

LEA WAGNER, BS, RN, CCM

Lea is a graduate of Florida State University with a BS in Business Management. She was finishing her Master’s degree in Business when she decided to switch gears to her passion for caring for others and obtained her Nursing degree.  Lea spent the first ten years of her nursing career in the hospital setting, initially in Surgical Specialty and then as an Emergency Room Nurse.  She moved into Management and became the Director of Nursing and then the Regional Director of Operations. Lea has been in the Worker’s Compensation space for ten years. Initially worked as an Occupational Health Nurse and a Case Manager for a large National Company. Lea joined Genex in early 2015 as a Field Case Manager in Iowa/Illinois.  She then relocated to Pennsylvania and was promoted to a Regional Manager position. Lea remained with Genex until joining Paradigm in December 2020.  Lea started with Paradigm as the Sr. Director for the Eastern Region was promoted to Vice-President, Case Management in October 2022.  Lea lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, Mark, and their three fur babies.  Lea has three adult children and loves spending time with family, traveling, and enjoying life. 

PATRICK V. WALDRON, JD

Patrick V. Waldron was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on December 23, 1969. He attended Marycrest College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in 1992, and Drake University Law School, where he received his Juris Doctorate, with honors, in 1995. At Drake, Pat participated on the National Mock Trial Team, was selected to the Moot Court Board, and was honored with the Academic Achievement Award in Advanced Problems in Torts. Pat has been practicing law with the Patterson Law Firm since 1995 and became an Equity Partner in 2000. He is currently a Managing Partner of the firm. He has a practice focused on civil litigation, workers’ compensation and serves as a mediator in civil and worker’s compensation matters.