Classes

Navigating Duty Disability and Survivor Benefits

9:00 - 10:30 am
2025-Ed-Seminar-Wednesday, April 23
Location: Meeting Room A-D
Speakers: Tammy Sadler, Alicia Marmolejo, Coral Suhrbier

An overall picture of services provided by the LEOFF 2 Ombuds program. You will leave with greater knowledge on local, state and federal death and disability benefits, and learn how and when to use the Ombuds to gain individual customized information, options and resources. Let us help you take the rights steps to aid you and your family through these complex rules, processes, and procedures.

View LEOFF 2 Ombudsman Services Presentation Here

View Navigating Workers Compensation Presentation Here

About the Speakers

Tammy Sadler

Tammy Sadler has been with the LEOFF 2 Board since July 2011 and began her service as Ombuds in June 2014. In this role her primary focus is on providing consultation to members and their families related to duty-related disability and survivor benefits. The Ombuds office utilizes expertise and industry standards to guide and...

Alicia Marmolejo

Alicia Marmolejo joined the Office of the Ombuds in March of 2020 as an assistant to the Ombuds advocating for the rights of injured workers of self-insured employers. Primary responsibilities include facilitating resolution of inquiries and investigations, applying expert level knowledge of Washington industrial rules/regulations and dispute resolution skills, collaborating with stakeholders, identifying systemic...

Coral Suhrbier

Coral Suhrbier has been Pension and Case Reserve Manager at the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries since 2020. As the Pension and Reserve manager, she is responsible for overseeing the team of state fund pension adjudicators as well as the pension benefit and social security offset section.  The adjudicators are responsible for...

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