b"2025Post WPMAEXPOEducational Sessions Tuesday, February 18 thCYBER SECURITY ~ Navigating Digital Threats Dean Rhoades, 1st Vice President, Director of Special Projects - Risk Management, Federated Insurance Dean Rhoadespresentation onCybersecurityon Tuesday morning was both eye-opening and highly informa-tive. His insights and compelling statistics provided practical takeaways for businesses looking to strengthen their cybersecurity measures.Dean began his career with Federatedin 1987. His experience includesworking on risk management strate-gies and serving as Director of Field Services, overseeing risk management for over 46,000 clients.ENERGY REALITIES ~ How California Policies are Impacting the West Argelia Len, Strategic Partnerships/Southwest Policy Director, Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA)2025 Survey Says: What did you like BEST about the WPMAEXPO?Tuesday's speakers.The speakers and networking with old and new faces.Speakers were outstanding.Networking is always great @ WPMA.Argelia Lenspresentation, How California Policies Are Impacting the West, provided a deep dive into the regional effects of legislative and regulatory changes. As the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Southwest Policy for WSPA, she brought extensive expertise, of-fering valuable insights from her work maintaining WSPAs affiliations in the five western statesincluding California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada.12 www.wpma.com / Spring 2025"