GHSA Executive Board

The GHSA Executive Board consists of the Executive Committee, representatives from the 10 NHTSA regions, and committee and task force chairs.

Executive Committee Members 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.

2021-2022 GHSA Executive Board

Executive Committee

 

GHSA Secretary Lauren StewartChair
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 Office of Traffic Safety

    

 

 

Regional Representatives

Region Designate Alternate
1 Lauren Stewart, Maine Christopher Vetter, New Hampshire
2 Joe Cristalli, Connecticut Daphne O’Neal, U.S. Virgin Islands
3 John Saunders, Virginia Mark Ezzell, North Carolina
4 Lora Hollingsworth, Florida Phil Riley, South Carolina
5 Robert Duckworth, Indiana  Craig Flynn, Minnesota
6 Lisa Freeman, Louisiana Franklin Garcia, New Mexico
7 Jonathan Nelson, Missouri Bill Kovarik, Nebraska
8 Amy Davey, Nevada Karson James, Wyoming
9 Barbara Rooney, California Cecilia Javier,  Guam
10 Janet Kenny, Montana Vacant

Committee Chairs

Annual Meeting Committee
Carol Gould, Colorado

Federal Relations Committee
Barbara Rooney, California

Financial & Operations Committee
Mike Hanson, Minnesota

Member Services and Development Committee
Amy Davey, Nevada
Mike Schwendau, Wisconsin 

Research Committee
Mark Ezzell, North Carolina

Governance Committee
Tom Glass, Pennsylvania