County Commission | The Magazine May 2019 | Page 20

FROM THE COVER Get to Know Key Staff Members Sonny Brasfield Executive Director, Association of County Commissions of Alabama Fund Administrator, ACCA Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurers Fund and ACCA Liability Self-Insurance Fund, Inc. President, County Risk Services, Inc. 334-263-7594 [email protected] ________ Brasfield has devoted more than 30 years to Alabama county government. When he became the Association’s executive director in 2009, he also took on the role of administrator of the ACCA Funds. 20 | MAY 2019 Henry van Arcken Mary Kay Fraze For almost 10 years, van Arcken has managed ACCA’s insurance operations, overseeing the work of law firms, actuaries, the third-party administrator and other vendors. He also handles marketing, so he is your first call to get an estimate on new or expanded coverage for counties and county-related entities (such as 9-1-1 districts or community corrections). As the new organization’s first employee, Fraze has been instrumental in CRS’s successful launch. She earned a master’s in business administration from Auburn University at Montgomery, where she worked for 16 years, most recently as director of operations for the Office of Business and Community Initiatives. At CRS, she manages daily operations and a 20-person staff. Director of Insurance Services, Association of County Commissions of Alabama 334-263-7594 [email protected] ________ Vice President, County Risk Services, Inc. 334-394-3232 [email protected] ________