Peg Jackson, DPA, CPCU
Dr. Jackson is one of the nation's leading experts in risk management. She has helped organizations identify and mitigate the sources of disruption and loss. Her specialty areas include risk management, business continuity planning and developing mitigation training. In addition Dr. Jackson has assisted clients with organizational infrastructure development, e-learning, online educational design and delivery.
Risk Management
Projects include:
Customized business continuity plans for a consortium of large community foundationsTraining curriculum and companion workbook on business continuity planning for a national training clearinghouseLeadership of the design and implementation of a risk assessment program for a national organizationDesign of a business plan for a new foundation specializing in artistic, cultural and educational offeringCreation of a risk management program for an urban charter high schoolRisk management training for national nonprofit organizationProvide coaching and direct assistance to faculty and instructional designers to enhance the quality of delivery.
Publications
No Surprises, co-authored with Melanie Herman, JD, Washington, DC: Nonprofit Risk Management Center, 2001.
Mission Accomplished! A Guidebook for Risk Management in Nonprofit Organizations, co-authored with Leslie White and Melanie Herman, JD. Washington, DC: Nonprofit Risk Management Center, 1997.
Risk Management for Schools, co-authored with Frederick V. Ewing, Philadelphia, PA, Xlibris, to be published in 2003.
Risk Management for Nonprofit Organizations, co-authored with Melanie Herman, JD, George Head, Ph. D. and Toni Fogarty, Ph.D., New York, Wiley, to be published in 2003.
Recent Speaking Engagements
2003 Risk Management in Schools, CANEC State Conference, Anaheim, CA.
2002 Business Continuity Planning for Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Risk Management Center's Annual Institutes, Washington, DC.
Education and Affiliations
Dr. Jackson received her Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) from Golden Gate University, San Francisco and received her Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter Designation (CPCU) from the American Association of Insurance Underwriters, Malvern, PA. She is currently an active member of the CPCU Society and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Jackson has served on a range of non-profit boards.