GHSA Media Contacts
The following GHSA representatives are available to speak to reporters covering highway safety issues:
Jonathan Adkins
Pam Shadel Fischer
Russ MartinAlabama:
James Plott, Public Information Specialist
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
334-242-5560
Alaska:
Tammy Kramer, Administrator
Alaska Highway Safety Office
907-465-8944
Arizona:
Alberto Gutier, Director
Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
602-255-3216
Arkansas:
Ann Whitehead, Safety Program Manager
Arkansas Highway Safety Office
501-618-8133
California:
Tim Weisberg, Acting Deputy Director, Marketing & Public Affairs
California Office of Traffic Safety
916-509-3020
Colorado:
Sam Cole, Communications Manager, Traffic Safety
Colorado Department of Transportation
303-757-9484 (o) | 303-859-1304 (m)
Connecticut:
Joe Cristalli, Transportation Principal Safety Program Coordinator
Connecticut Department of Transportation
860-594-2412
Delaware:
Cynthia Cavett, Marketing & Communications Specialist
Delaware Office of Highway Safety
302-744-2743
District of Columbia:
Reggie Sanders, Director of Communications
D.C. Department of Transportation
202-671-5124 (o) | 202-437-0809 (m)
Florida:
Lora Hollingsworth, Chief Safety Officer
Florida Department of Transportation
850-414-4177
Georgia:
Katie Fallon, Public Information Officer
Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety
404-463-0611 (o) | 404-309-7591 (m)
Guam:
Cecilia Javier, Highway Safety Coordinator
Guam Office of Highway Safety
671-647-4343
Idaho:
Bill Kotowski, Program Manager
Idaho Office of Highway Safety
208-334-8690
Illinois:
Guy Tridgell, Director, Office of Communications
Illinois Department of Transportation
312-793-4199
Indiana:
Benjamin Gavelek, Communications Director
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
317-432-6489
Iowa:
Joanne Tinker, Program Evaluator & Traffic Records Coordinator
Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau
(515) 725-6134
Kansas:
Chris Bortz, Traffic Safety Manager
Kansas Department of Transportation
785-296-3553
Kentucky:
Erin Eggen, Information Officer
Kentucky Office of Highway Safety
502-564-1438
Louisiana:
Jessica S. Bedwell, Executive Staff Officer
Louisiana Highway Safety Commission
225-925-6998
Maine:
Lauren V. Stewart, Director
Maine Bureau of Highway Safety
207-626-3840
Maryland:
Whitney Nichels, Media Relations Manager
Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA)
410-582-6406
Anna Levendusky, Communications Manager
MDOT MVA Highway Safety Office
443-628-8447
Massachusetts:
Jeff Larason, Director
Massachusetts Highway Safety Division
617-725-3308
Michigan:
Kendall Wingrove, Communications Section Chief
Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning
517-284-3147
Minnesota:
Michael Hanson, Director
Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety
651-201-7061
Mississippi:
Tina Robinson
Mississippi Division of Public Safety Planning
601-977-3705
Missouri:
Kelly Jackson, Community Relations Specialist
Missouri Highway Safety and Traffic Division
573-645-9353
Montana:
Charity Watt, Rail, Air Quality & Studies Section
Montana State Highway Traffic Safety Office
406-444-3439
Nebraska:
Bill Korvarik, Highway Safety Administrator
Nebraska Office of Highway Safety
402-471-2516
Nevada:
Andrew Bennett, Public Information Officer
Nevada Department of Public Safety
702-432-5126
New Hampshire:
Jennifer Tramp, Public Information Officer
New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency
603-271-2021
New Jersey:
Lisa Coryell, Office of the Attorney General
New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety
609-292-4791
New Mexico:
Emilee Cantrell, Chief Public Information Officer
New Mexico Department of Transportation
505-469-8243
New York:
Lisa Koumijan, Director of Communications
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
518-473-1929
North Carolina:
Julia Casadonte, Director of Communications
North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program
919-814-3657
North Dakota:
Lauren Bjork, Safety Public Information Program Manager
North Dakota Department of Transportation
701-328-2598
Northern Mariana Islands:
Catherine Kaori Muna, Statistical Technician
CNMI Highway Safety Office
670-664-9085
Margarita Camacho, Officer-in-Charge
CNMI Highway Safety Office
670-664-9122
Ohio:
Felice Moretti, Program Administrator
Ohio Traffic Safety Office
614-644-7641
Oklahoma:
Paul Harris, Director
Oklahoma Highway Safety Office
(cc: Katie Mueller, Communications Manager)
405-523-1570
Oregon:
Shelley Snow, Public Affairs
Oregon Transportation Safety Division
503-986-3438
Pennsylvania:
Jennifer Kuntch, Deputy Communications Director
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Press Office
717-783-8800
Puerto Rico:
Juan Carlos Hernández, Communications Director
Puerto Rico Traffic Safety Commission
787-723-3590
Rhode Island:
Gabrielle Abbate, Chief of Highway Safety
Rhode Island Office of Highway Safety
401-563-4490
South Carolina:
Sherri Iacobelli, Communications Director
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
803-896-8747
South Dakota:
Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer
South Dakota Department of Public Safety
605-773-6196
Tennessee:
Arriale Tabson, Public Information Officer
Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office
615-253-5152
Texas:
Jim Hollis, Program Director
Texas Traffic Safety Section
512-416-3168
Utah:
Joe Dougherty, Director of Public Affairs
Utah Department of Public Safety
801-583-3778
Vermont:
Rachel Noyes, Program Coordinator & PIO - Media & Outreach
Vermont Governor's Highway Safety Program
802-595-4222
Virgin Islands:
Daphne O'Neal, Director
Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety
340-642-7939
Virginia:
Pam Goheen, Communications Director
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
804-367-1519
Washington:
Erica Stineman, Communications Consultant
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
360-725-9893
West Virginia:
Aimee Cantrell, Public Information Specialist
West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program
304-926-3901
Wisconsin:
David Pabst, Director
Wisconsin Bureau of Transportation Safety
608-709-0055
Wyoming:
Ariel Villa, Grants Manager
Wyoming Highway Safety Behavioral Grants Program
307-777-4272