GHSA Executive Board

GHSA's Executive Board consists of officers, representatives from the 10 NHTSA regions, and committee and task force chairs.

Officers are elected by the full State Highway Safety Office (SHSO) membership during GHSA's Annual Meeting. Regional representatives are selected during regional caucuses. The GHSA Chair appoints the chairs of GHSA's various committees and task forces, who serve as at-large board members. All Board Members serve a one-year term.

2019-2020 GHSA Executive Board

Officers

 

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Chuck DeWeese
Assistant Commissioner
New York Governor's Traffic Safety Committee   

GHSA Treasurer Lee Axdahl

Treasurer
Lee Axdahl
Director
South Dakota Office of Highway Safety

    

GHSA Secretary Lauren StewartSecretary
Lauren Stewart
Director
Maine Bureau of Highway Safety

 

 

Regional Representatives

Region Designate Alternate
1 William Haynes, New Hampshire Keith Flynn, Vermont
2 Chuck DeWeese, New York Tom Glass, Pennsylvania
3 John Saunders, Virginia Mark Ezzell, North Carolina
4 Lora Hollingsworth, Florida John Westerhold, South Carolina
5 Felice Moretti, Ohio Adam Gabany, Illinois
6 Paul Harris, Oklahoma Franklin Garcia, New Mexico
7 Chris Bortz, Kansas Bridget White, Arkansas
8 Carol Gould, Colorado Karson James, Wyoming
9 Barbara Rooney, California Bob Lung, Hawaii
10 John Tomlinson, Idaho Darrin Grondel, Washington

Committee Chairs

Annual Meeting
Carol Gould, Colorado

Bylaws & Policies
Lisa Freeman, Louisiana

Federal Relations
Chuck DeWeese, New York

Financial & Operations
Lee Axdahl, South Dakota

Member Services
Mike Sandoval, New Mexico

Research
Tom Glass, Pennsylvania

Nominations
William Haynes, New Hampshire

Strategic Planning
Lora Hollingsworth, Florida

Workforce Development
Barbara Rooney, California