Cathi Marx, ALCM, COSS, CHPP is a health, safety, insurance, and risk management professional with over 30 years of hands-on and consulting experience. She is a Vice President of Risk Control For TRISTAR Risk Management and has also served in Risk and Safety Management positions for mid-sized companies. She spent time on both the carrier and insurance agency/broker side of business. As a Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Manager for a technology company in San Jose she managed the domestic and international EH&S program. Marx has received numerous awards in her career the most recent as Insurance Woman of the Year – San Diego Chapter Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers – 2018, and the International Risk Manager of the Year Region VII – Association of Insurance Professionals – 2017. Earlier in her career, Marx served for eight years in the United States Coast Guard Reserves in Port Safety & Security; specializing in the safe handling of explosives and hazardous materials. She received an honorable discharge in 1992.