For Adria White, community is a big aspect of a successful risk management career. It’s why she’s adamant about working strategically with her team and the public entity risk management community in Nevada
R&I: What was your first job?
I worked at Silver Oak Golf Course. I started at the front desk, checking people in for their tee times. And then I moved into the golf cart retrieval, cleaning, all of that fun stuff. It was probably the most fun job that I ever had, driving those golf carts around, not having a care in the world. And I had a lot of friends that worked there also.
R&I: How did you come to work in risk management?
I kind of fell into it. I was working toward my master’s degree … and I was just kind of looking through these job postings. There was a split position between risk management and HR recruitment at the university. So I applied and was hired. I got a little bit of recruitment experience, application review, interviewing — all of that.
The other half of my day was spent in risk management. I was like, “Oh, I really like this. This is interesting. It’s different every day.” Eventually, I went full-time…
