GHSA Executive Board

The GHSA 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.

2020-2021 GHSA Executive Board

Officers

 

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

GHSA Secretary Lauren StewartVice Chair
Barbara L. Rooney
Director
California Office of Traffic Safety

    

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

GHSA Treasurer Michael HansonTreasurer
Michael Hanson
Director
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety

 

 

Regional Representatives

Region Designate Alternate
1 William Haynes, New Hampshire Jeff Larason, Massachusetts
2 Eric Heitmann, New Jersey Joe Cristalli, Connecticut
3 John Saunders, Virginia Mark Ezzell, North Carolina
4 Lora Hollingsworth, Florida John Westerhold, South Carolina
5 Michael Schwendau, Wisconsin Adam Gabany, Illinois
6 Paul Harris, Oklahoma Franklin Garcia, New Mexico
7 Chris Bortz, Kansas Jonathan Nelson, Missouri
8 Amy Davey, Nevada Karson James, Wyoming
9 Barbara Rooney, California Alberto Gutier, Arizona
10 John Tomlinson, Idaho Traci Pearl, Oregon

Committee, Workgroup and Task Force Chairs

Annual Meeting Committee
Carol Gould, Colorado

Bylaws & Policies Committee
Lisa Freeman, Louisiana

Federal Relations Committee
Barbara Rooney, California

Member Services Committee
Mike Sandoval, New Mexico

Research Committee
Tom Glass, Pennsylvania

Nominations Committee
William Haynes, New Hampshire

Strategic Communications Committee
Felice Moretti, Ohio

Strategic Planning Committee
Lora Hollingsworth, Florida

Workforce Development Committee
Amy Davey, Nevada

Equity in Traffic Enforcement Workgroup
Chuck DeWeese, New York

Board Development Task Force
Lauren Stewart, Maine