Angel C. Guerra, a CSUSB alumna who earned her bachelor’s degree in art (Class of 2007) and transitioned from the creative world into business and strategic risk leadership, is celebrating the release of a new book designed to make enterprise risk management accessible, practical and engaging for professionals across industries.

Guerra and co-author Sandy Avina recently published “Riskfetti: Risk Management for the Rest of Us,” a new guide aimed at professionals, business owners and service providers who oversee risk in their organizations but often lack formal training or accessible resources. 

The book cover for “Riskfetti: Risk Management for the Rest of Us”

They will celebrate the release with the official “Riskfetti Book Launch Happy Hour” beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Zacatecas Restaurant, 3767 Iowa Ave., in Riverside. The event will feature networking opportunities, book signings and discussions with community members and professionals interested in risk management.

The authors describe the book as a response to the often complex and jargon-heavy nature of enterprise risk management, offering readers practical, day-to-day guidance presented in a more approachable format.

“The name says it all: Risk + Confetti = Riskfetti,” the authors said in a joint statement. “Because mastering risk should feel like a celebration, not a punishment.”

In the book, Guerra and Avina compare risk to confetti – persistent, far-reaching and often impossible to fully eliminate. “Have you ever tried to clean up confetti?” the authors said. “You sweep, and you vacuum, and you’re certain you got it all. Then, five months later, you move a couch and find more confetti. That’s like risk. It’s everywhere, and even when you think you’ve identified and addressed it all … surprise!”

The authors said the idea for the book emerged after seeing professionals repeatedly tasked with managing organizational risk without adequate authority, training or resources.

“We set out to explain risk management to people who kept getting handed the job without the training, the title without the authority, or the responsibility without the resources,” Guerra and Avina said. “Somewhere between the ‘Can you just take a look at this?’ emails and the ‘This feels like a risk issue’ phone calls, it became clear that a lot of smart, capable professionals were being asked to manage risk without a roadmap.”

Guerra, who is based in Riverside, is a risk and strategic executive focused on helping organizations navigate uncertainty with clarity and confidence. Avina is a risk and compliance professional who advocates for practical and accessible risk education in corporate environments.

For more information, email Education@Riskfetti.com.