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Training Contacts by State for Child Passenger Safety

ALABAMA  

Alabama Department of Public Health

Child Passenger Safety Program

Bentasia Parker

State Coordinator

201 Monroe Street, Suite 960M

Montgomery, AL 36104

334-206-7941

Bentasia.Parker@adph.state.al.us


ALASKA

Center For Safe Alaskans

Mandi Seethaler

4241 B Street #100

Anchorage, AK 99503

907-929-3939

mandi@safealaskans.org


AMERICAN SAMOA

Government of American Samoa

Office of Highway Safety

Tutasi Ripley

P. O. Box 1086

Pago Pago, AS 96799

684-733-1101

684-782-7097

Fax: 684-633-7964

tutasitripley@gmail.com


ARIZONA

Arizona HSO

Gabriella Gallegos

1700 West Washington Street

Executive Tower, Suite 430

Phoenix, AZ 85007

602-255-3216

Fax: 602-255-1265

ggallegos@azgohs.gov


ARKANSAS

Children's Hospital/CFAR&E

Holly Terry

1 Children's Way

Slot 512-26

Little Rock, AR 72202-3591

501-364-2478

866-611-3445

Fax: 501-364-3112

terryh@archildren.org


CALIFORNIA

California Office of Traffic Safety

Nancy Wolf

2208 Kausen Drive

Suite 300

Elk Grove, CA 95758

916-509-3027

nancy.wolf@ots.ca.gov 


COLORADO

Colorado State Patrol

Kent Trimbach

CPS State Training Coordinator

15055 S. Golden Road

Golden, CO 80401

303-273-1918

720-376-1391

kent.trimbach@state.co.us

www.carseatscolorado.com 

 

Colorado State Patrol

Angel Giffin

CPS State Training Coordinator

15055 S. Golden Road

Golden, CO 80401

303-273-1919

720-376-1391

angel.giffin@state.co.us

www.carseatscolorado.com 


CONNECTICUT

CT DOT

Juliet Little

Division of Highway Safety

2800 Berlin Turnpike

P.O. Box 317564

Newington, CT 06131-7546

860-549-2365

Fax: 860-549-2374

juliet.little@ct.gov

 

Waterbury Police Department Community Relations

Patricia Zainc

Waterbury PD

240 Bank Street

Waterbury, CT 06702

203-346-3908

Fax: 203-346-3926


DELAWARE

Office of Highway Safety

Sarah Cattie

800 S. Bay Road

Suite 2

Dover, DE 19901

302-744-2746

sarah.cattie@state.de.us

 

OHS-Fitting Station Coordinator

Aubrey Klick

800 S. Bay Road

Suite 2

Dover, DE 19901

302-744-2749

aubrey.klick@delaware.gov


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

District Department of Transportation - HSO

Karen Gay

250 M Street SE, 8th Floor

Washington, DC 20003

202-409-0234

karen.gay@dc.gov


FLORIDA

University of Florida T2 Center / Florida Protection Resource Center

Patricia Turner

2100 Northeast Waldo Road

Suite 106

Gainesville, FL 32609

352-273-1671

p.turner@ufl.edu

 

Florida Department of Transportation

State Safety Office

Willem J. de Greef

Traffic Safety Program Manager

605 Suwannee St M.S 53.

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450

850-414-4048

Fax: 850-245-1553

willem.degreef@dot.state.fl.us

 

 

GEORGIA

Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety

Kelly Sizemore

7 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Unit 643

Atlanta, GA 30334

470-366-3020

ksizemore@gohs.ga.gov


GUAM

Department of Public Works

Therese Matanane

Office of Highway Safety

542 North Marine Corp Drive

Tamuning, GU 96913

671-647-5059

671-646-3229

Fax: 671-646-3733

therese.matanane@dpw.guam.gov


HAWAII

Christy M. Cowser

Highway Safety Specialist

98-339 Ponohana Place

Aiea, HI 96701

808-587-2360

Christy.M.Cowser@hawaii.gov


IDAHO

Lemhi County Sheriff

Carma McKinnon

205 Courthouse Drive

Salmon, ID 83467

208-742-1683

Fax: 208-756-2288

carma@lemhicountyidaho.org

 

Highway Safety Planning & Child Passenger

Vulnerable Users (Youth)

Lisa Losness

Grants Contracts Officer for Impaired Driving

3311 West State Street

P.O. Box 7129

Boise, ID 83707

208-334-8103

lisa.losness@itd.idaho.gov


ILLINOIS

Rochelle Gillespie

Occupant Protection Coordinator

Illinois Department of Transportation

Bureau of Safety Programs & Engineering

2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Room 007

Springfield, Illinois 62764

217-524-0999

Rochelle.Gillespie@illinois.gov

 

Carissa Calloway

Illinois Department of Transportation

Bureau of Safety Programs & Engineering 

2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Room 007

Springfield, Illinois 62764

217-782-0832
 


INDIANA

Automotive Safety Program

Craig Robinson

Child Passenger Safety Coordinator

1002 Wishard Blvd

Suite 0001

Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-274-2977

rocrobin@iu.edu

 

Automotive Safety Program

Lexi Bushhorn

Program Director

IU School of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics 

1002 Wishard Blvd

Suite 0001

Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-278-3168

Fax: 317-274-6710

abushhor@iu.edu

www.preventinjury.medicine.iu.edu

 

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

Kathy Vasilopulos 

Traffic Safety Division

Child Passenger Safety Specialist Supervisor

402 W. Washington Street

Room W469

Indianapolis, IN 46204-3414

317-499-2372

kstelmar@cji.in.gov


 

INDIAN NATIONS (BIA)

BIA, Indian Highway Safety Program

Kimberly Belone

1001 Indian School Road NW

Suite 251

Albuquerque, NM 87104

505-563-3900

Fax: 505-563-5375

kimberly.belone@bia.gov


 

IOWA

Riley Maher

Blank Children’s Hospital / Unity Point Health

1200 Pleasant Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

515-241-6293

riley.maher@unitypoint.org


KANSAS

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office

Tenille Kimberlin

Director of Traffic Safety

2930 SW Wanamaker Drive, Suite 100

Topeka, KS 66614-4116

800-416-2522

785-233-5885

tkimberlin@dccca.org

 

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office

Cynthia Callaway

Traffic Safety Specialist

2930 SW Wanamaker Drive, Suite 100

Topeka, KS 66614-4116

800-416-2522

785-430-4029 Direct

ccallaway@dccca.org


KENTUCKY

Kosair Children

Sharon Rengers

P.O. Box 35070

Louisville, KY 40232

502-629-7337

Fax: 502-629-7331

sharon.rengers@nortonhealthcare.org

 

Kentucky Office of Highway Safety

Nathan Dean

200 Mero Street

Frankfort, KY 40601

502-782-3994

Fax: 502-564-2629

nathanr.dean@ky.gov


LOUISIANA

Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force

Bridget S Gardner, RN - Program Coordinator

University Medical Center - New Orleans

Injury Prevention Center

2000 Canal Street

New Orleans, LA 70112

504-702-2296

bridget.gardner@lcmchealth.org

 

Louisiana Highway Safety Commission

Chanita Vazquez

7919 Independence Blvd

Baton Rouge, LA 70896

225-925-6846

Fax: 225-922-0517

chanita.vazquez@la.gov

MAINE

Maine Bureau of Highway Safety

Erica Davis

Highway Safety Coordinator

45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1

Augusta, ME 04333

207-530-6399

Erica.Davis@maine.gov


MARYLAND

MD Kids in Safety Seats

Tracy Whitman

201 W. Preston Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-767-1363

Fax: 410-333-5030

tracy.whitman@maryland.gov


MASSACHUSETTS

Baystate Children’s Hospital

Mandi Summers

759 Chestnut Street

Springfield, MA 01199

413-794-6510

mandi.summers@baystatehealth.org


MICHIGAN

Office of Highway Safety Planning

Kara Rueckert

Michigan State Police

P.O. Box 30634

Lansing, MI 48913-0635

517-275-0464

rueckertk1@michigan.gov


MINNESOTA

Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Irene Jones

Office of Traffic Safety

445 Minnesota Street, Suite 150

St. Paul, MN 55101-5150

651-201-7068

Fax: 651-297-4844

irene.n.jones@state.mn.us


MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Office of Highway Safety

Leslie McCree

Occupant Protection Division Director II

1025 Northpark Drive

Ridgeland, MS 39157

601-977-3724

Fax: 601-977-3701

lmccree@dps.ms.gov

 

Mississippi State Department of Health

Erica Cousin

Occupant Protection State Coordinator

715 Pear Orchard Road

Suite 100

Ridgeland, MS 39157

601-206-1559

erica.cousin@msdh.ms.gov


MISSOURI

Missouri Department of Transportation

Lillian Hinkson

830 MoDOT Drive

P.O. Box 270

Jefferson City, MO 65109

573-751-5420

800-800-2358

Fax: 573-634-5977

lillian.hinkson@modot.mo.gov


MONTANA

Montana Department of Transportation

Erin Root

P.O. Box 201001

2701 Prospect Avenue

Helena. MT 59620-1001

406-444-0809

eroot@mt.gov


Tri-County Buckle Up Montana

Tracie V.M. Kiesel, Coordinator

815 Front Street

Helena, MT 59601

406-324-1072

tkiesel@helenaschools.org 


NEBRASKA

Nebraska Dept of Health and Human Services

Jason Kerkman

301 Centennial Mall South

P.O. Box 95026

Lincoln, NE 68509

402-471-8749

Fax: 402-471-6446

jason.kerkman@nebraska.gov

 

Nebraska Department of Transportation

Highway Safety Office

Marciyanna Nielsen

Occupant Safety Specialist

5001 S 14th Street

Lincoln, NE 68509

P.O. Box 94612

Lincoln, NE 68512

402-471-2017

marciyanna.nielsen@nebraska.gov

https://dot.nebraska.gov/safety/hso/ 


NEVADA

Nevada Office of Traffic Safety

Johnean J. Morrison

107 Jacobsen Way

Carson City, NV 89711

775-684-7479

jjmorrison@dps.state.nv.us

 

Nevada Office of Traffic Safety 

Judith Mata

Child Passenger Safety & Outreach Coordinator

4615 W. Sunset Road

Las Vegas, NV 89118

702-432-5124

JMata@dps.state.nv.us


NEW HAMPSHIRE

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Tom D Leach

One Medical Center Drive

Lebanon, NH 03745

603-308-2256

Thomas.d.leach@hitchcock.org


NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety

Tomi-Anne Raue

P. O. Box 048

Trenton, NJ 08625-0080

609-633-9048

tomi-anne.raue@njoag.gov

 

Safe Kids New Jersey

Porsha Moody

Program Manager

30 Silverline Drive

2nd Floor, Suite 1

North Brunswick, NJ 08902

609-255-0999  Office

732-937-5540  Cell

pmoody@cjfhc.org


NEW MEXICO

Safer New Mexico Now

Jerremy Manzanares

9400 Holly Avenue NE.

Suite 201

Albuquerque, NM 87122

505-471-3965

jmanzanares@safernm.org

 

Safer New Mexico Now

Lisa Kelloff

9400 Holly Avenue NE.

Suite 201

Albuquerque, NM 87122

505-856-6100

505-350-8477

lkelloff@safernm.org


NEW YORK

Governors Traffic Safety Committee

Aubrey Feldman

6 Empire State Plaza

Room 410B

Albany, NY 12228

518-474-2279

aubrey.feldman@dmv.ny.gov


NORTH CAROLINA

Office of State Fire Marshal-NC Department of Insurance

Allan Buchanan

325 N Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27603

919-218-7855

allan.buchanan@ncdoi.gov

 

UNC Highway Safety Research Center

Bevan Kirley

730 Martin Luther King Blvd., Suite 300

CB#3430

Chapel Hill, NC 27599

919-962-5836

Fax: 919-962-8710

kirley@hsrc.unc.edu

 

UNC Highway Safety Research Center

Kristel Robison

730 Martin Luther King Blvd.

Suite 300

CB# 3430

Chapel Hill, NC 27599

919-962-6404

robison@hsrc.unc.edu


NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota Department of Transportation

Carol Thurn

608 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58505

701-328-4354

Fax: 701-328-0310

cthurn@nd.gov

 

North Dakota Department of Health

Dawn Mayer

600 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58505

701-328-4533

Fax: 701-328-1412

drmayer@nd.gov


NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Department of Public Safety

Conrad Castro

Highway Safety Office

P.O. Box 791

Saipan, MP 96950

670-664-9125  or 670-483-5817

Fax: 670-664-9141

ccastro@dps.gov.mp


OHIO

Ohio Department of Health

TIffany Jamison

Violence and Injury Prevention Program

35 E. Chestnut St

Columbus, OH 43215

614-466-1663

tiffany.jamison@odh.ohio.gov

 

Ohio Department of Health

Ashton Grigley, MPH, CHES

Violence and Injury Prevention Program

35 E. Chestnut St, 5th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

614-466-3225

ashton.grigley@odh.ohio.gov


OKLAHOMA

The Childrens' Center

Julie Koelsch

SKO CPS Coordinator

6800 N.W. 39th Expressway

Bethany, OK 73008

405 789-7611 X 2401

jkoelsch@bethanychildrens.org

 

Safe Kids Tulsa Area

Beth Washington

5353 E. 68th Street

Tulsa, OK 74136

918-494-7233

Fax: 918-494-6495

bawashington@saintfrancis.com

www.safekidstulsa.com

 

Safe Kids Tulsa Area

Austin Raska, CPSTI

5353 E. 68th Street

Tulsa, OK 74136

918-494-8256

Fax: 918-494-6495

www.safekidstulsa.com

 

Safe Kids Oklahoma

Elizabeth Koldoff, PhD, RN

Director

405-789-6711

ekoldoff@bethanychildrens.org


OREGON

Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Adrienne Gallardo

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road

Portland, OR 97239

503-494-3226

gallarda@ohsu.edu

 

Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Michelle Nichols

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road

Portland, OR 97239

503-494-3735

nichmich@ohsu.edu

 

ODOT Transportation Safety Division

Kelly Mason

4040 Fairview Industrial Drive SE MS3

Salem, OR 97301-1142

503-986-4199

Fax: 503-986-3143

Kelly.M.MASON@odot.state.or.us


PENNSYLVANIA

PA Traffic Injury Prevention Project

Angela Osterhuber, Ed.M

Rose Tree Corporate Center II

1400 North Providence Road, Suite 4000

Media, PA 19063

484-446-3036

Fax: 484-446-3036

aosterhuber@paaap.org

www.pakidstravelsafe.org

 

PA Department of Transportation Bureau of Operations

Division of Highway Safety & Traffic Operations

Christy Timbrell

400 North Street, 6th Floor

Harrisburg, PA 17120

717-783-4577

Fax: 717-783-8012

ctimbrell@pa.gov

PennDOT.pa.gov


PUERTO RICO

Traffic Safety Commission

Vivian Pedraza

POB 41289, Minillas Station

Santurce, PR 00940

787-723-3590

Fax: 787-723-8040

vpedraza@cst.gobierno.pr


RHODE ISLAND

RI DOT Office on Highway Safety

Kelsey Santos

Two Capitol Hill, Suite 150

Providence, RI 02903

401-222-3024, ext. 4406

Fax: 401-222-1856

kelsey.santos@dot.ri.gov

SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

Kevin Poore

Director, Safe Kids South Carolina

Division of Injury and Substance Abuse Prevention

2100 Bull Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-898-2767

Connect: www.scdhec.gov

poorekh@dhec.sc.gov


SOUTH DAKOTA

Department of Social Services

Melissa Fluckey

Division of Child Care Services

Kneip Building

700 Governors Drive

Pierre, SD 57501

605-773-4766

Fax: 605-773-7294

melissa.fluckey@state.sd.us


TENNESSEE

iCUBE

Julie Brewer, Associate Director

Tennessee Tech University

P.O. Box 5103

Lib-369

Cookesville, TN 38505

931-372-3318

Fax: 931-372-6737

jbrewer@tntech.edu


TEXAS

Traffic Safety Division, TXDOT

Anna Red

13301 Gateway Boulevard West

El Paso, TX 79928

915-790-4248

anna.red@txdot.gov

 

Office of Injury Prevention, MC1923

Texas Department of State Health Services

Marissa Rodriguez

1100 West 49th Street

Austin, TX 78756-3119

817-874-6745

marissa.rodriguez@dshs.texas.gov


UTAH

Utah Highway Safety Office

Kerilee Burton

4501 S 2700 W

Building #3 - 2nd floor

Taylorsville, UT 84129

801-505-3315

Fax: 801-366-6044

kburton@utah.gov


VERMONT

Governor's Highway Safety Program

Susan McAvoy

Agency of Transportation

One National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05633

802-522-4582

susan.mcavoy@vermont.gov

 

Sidney Bradley  

Vermont Child Passenger Safety Coordinator

Vermont Department of Health

108 Cherry Street, Suite 201

Burlington, VT 05401

sidney.bradley@vermont.gov

802-734-0510


VIRGIN ISLANDS

Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety

Denise L Gomes

Occupant Protection Program Coordinator

33B & 33BA Estate Smithfield

Frederiksted, VI 00840

340-772-3025

denise.gomes@vipd.vi.gov


VIRGINIA

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

John Messina

Virginia DMV - Highway Safety Office

2300 W. Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23220

804-497-5338

Fax: 804-367-6031

john.messina@dmv.virginia.gov


WASHINGTON

Bonney Lake Police Department/ CPS

Cesi Velez

18421 Veterans Memorial Dr. E.

Bonney Lake, WA 98391

253-447-3257

velezc@ci.bonney-lake.wa.us


WEST VIRGINIA

Governor's Highway Safety Program

Amy Boggs

5707 MacCorkle Avenue SE

Charleston, WV 25317

304-926-3843

Fax: 304-926-3880

amy.m.boggs@wv.gov


WISCONSIN

WisDOT - Division of State Patrol

Tim Dies

4822 Madison Yards Way

Madison, WI 53705

608-709-0085

Timothyj.dies@dot.wi.gov

 

Children's Wisconsin

Libbe Slavin

705 S. 24th Avenue, Suite 400

Wausau, WI 54401

715-843-1890

lslavin@childrenswi.org

 

Children's Wisconsin

Jim Savage

620 S. 76th Street, Suite 120

Milwaukee, WI 53214

414-231-4982

jsavage@childrenswi.org


WYOMING

Wyoming HSO

Karson James

5300 Bishop Blvd

Cheyenne, WY 82009

307-777-4200

karson.james@wyo.gov