RISING STAR AWARD — 2024

Shawna Nevins
Risk Management and Insurance Analyst
Lewisville Independent School District

Shawna’s major responsibility includes ensuring that the district has adequate external insurance protections, including identifying new areas of risk as they arise and managing the procurement, and administration of all insurance professional service contracts as well as contract consultants. Shawna developed firm vendor insurance requirements for LISD to ensure that every vendor that does business with the district has adequate coverage. She trains staff members and other individuals on insurance related issues. Shawna serves on the Texas Prima Member Services Committee and is an active member of the Texas Association of School Business Officials. She is a certified School Risk Manager, Texas School Business Specialist, and Texas School Business Official. She serves as a peer mentor for Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. In her spare time, she serves as a Girl Scout troop volunteer and volunteers at her school district in many capacities.

2024 - Shawna Nevins, Risk Management and Insurance Analyst, Lewisville ISD
2023 - Hilda Delgado, Administration Claims Coordinator, City of South Padre Island
2022 - Mandy Riske, Risk Management Program Coordinator, City of San Marcos
2021 - Melissa Ledesma, Safety & Risk Coordinator, City of Sugar Land
2020 - Phillip Davis, Risk Management Coordinator, City of Baytown
2019 -  Lizette Gomez, MPA, City of Edinburg
2018 - Jamee Higgins, City of Midland
2017 - Travis Yarbrough, Tarrant County
2016 – Meril Philip, City of Sugarland
2015 – Bruce Berry, Klein I.S.D.
2014 – Mark J. Vacek, CSP, Port of Houston Authority
2013 – Laurel S. Ferri, Corpus Christi I.S.D.
2012 – Carlos Garcia, City of Corpus Christi
2011 – Billy E. Moore, ARM, City of Grand Prairie
2010 – John Palm III, ARM, Mesquite I.S.D.
2009 – Raul Vasquez, City of Corpus Christi
2008 – Barbara Russell, ARM, Garland I.S.D.
2007 – Jeffery McMurray, City of Rowlett
2006 – Cindy Conyers, City of San Marcos
2005 – Cindy Purinton, Travis County
2004 – Martha Rider, Fort Bend County
2003 – Judyann Robinson, Mesquite I.S.D.