Overview
The mission of the Office of Risk Management is to provide a safe and healthful higher education environment for students, faculty, staff, and others utilizing UW System programs and facilities.
The Office of Risk Management strives to meet this goal with:
- proactive loss prevention, health, safety, and environmental management
- quality property, liability, and worker’s compensation claims management
- protection of UW System assets
- risk assessments and mitigation planning
The Office of Risk Management efforts encompass developing and maintaining emergency management systems and responses, monitoring areas of high risk, providing guidance and expertise on worker’s compensation claims and workplace injuries, negotiating insurance policies on behalf of the UW System, and more.
Leadership

Angela Ryan
Director, Risk Management
Contact
Telephone: (608) 263-4381
aryan@uwsa.edu
Staff
Sherry Atzen
Worker's Compensation Examiner
Telephone: (608) 262-0045
satzen@uwsa.edu
Dorothy Cotillier
Risk Management Specialist
Telephone: (608) 263-4377
dcotillier@uwsa.edu
Lindsey Dahlberg
Risk Manager
Telephone: (608) 262-5656
ldahlberg@uwsa.edu
Dawn Hass
Worker's Compensation Examiner
Telephone: (608) 262-9004
dhass@uwsa.edu
Carrie Haugen
Worker's Compensation Examiner
Telephone: (608) 800-6758
chaugen@uwsa.edu
Donna Iverson
Worker's Compensation Examiner
Telephone: (608) 265-3575
diverson@uwsa.edu
Tom Joestgen
Risk and Worker's Compensation Manager
Telephone: (608) 890-4792
tjoestgen@uwsa.edu
Alisa Kemnitz
Risk Management Specialist
Telephone: (608) 263-1174
akemnitz@uwsa.edu
Amy Spohn
Occupational Safety Manager
Telephone: (608) 262-4792
aspohn@uwsa.edu