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
Mike Presley, Communications and External Affairs Section Chief
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
334-242-1404
Alaska:
Tammy Kramer, Administrator
Alaska Highway Safety Office
907-465-8944
Arizona:
Renee Bracamonte, Business and Finance Administrator
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, Deputy Director, Marketing & Public Affairs
California Office of Traffic Safety
916-708-5128
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:
Rick Birt, Director
D.C. Highway Safety Office
202-215-7428
Florida:
Lora Hollingsworth, Chief Safety Officer
Florida Department of Transportation
850-414-4177
Georgia:
Robert Hydrick, Communications Director
Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety
404-651-8503 (o) | 404-859-0141 (m)
Guam:
Michael Poblete, 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:
Colleen Powell, Media & Communications Specialist
Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau
(515) 725-6033
Kansas:
Gary Herman, Behavioral Safety Manager
Kansas Department of Transportation
785-296-0294
Kentucky:
Erin Eggen, Information Officer
Kentucky Office of Highway Safety
502-564-1438
Louisiana:
Jessica Staton, Executive Staff Officer
Louisiana Highway Safety Commission
225-925-6998
Maine:
Lauren V. Stewart, Director
Maine Bureau of Highway Safety
207-592-0258
Maryland:
Anna Levendusky, Communications Manager
MDOT MVA Highway Safety Office
443-628-8447
Ashley Millner, Acting Director of Media Relations
Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA)
443-591-2135
Massachusetts:
Renee Algarin, Director of Communications
Massachusetts Office of Grants & Research
617-780-6490
Michigan:
Nancy Feldbush, Communications Section Manager
Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning
517-230-7189
Minnesota:
Michael Hanson, Director
Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety
651-201-7061
Nicole Roddy, Public Information Officer
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
(651) 201-7571
Mississippi:
Amisha Wilkerson
Mississippi Division of Public Safety Planning
601-391-4900
Missouri:
Taylor Brune, Community Manager
Missouri Department of Transportation
573-522-3796
Montana:
Lauren Eichenfels, Rail, Air Quality & Studies Section
Montana Department of Transportation, Planning Division
406-444-7614
Nebraska:
Bill Korvarik, Highway Safety Administrator
Nebraska Highway Safety Office
402-471-2516
Nevada:
Amy Davey, Highway Safety Director
Nevada Department of Public Safety
775-684-7476
New Hampshire:
Tyler Dumont, Public Information Officer
New Hampshire Department of Safety
603-724-7178
New Jersey:
Mariluz Garcia-Diaz, Office of the Attorney General
New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety
609-376-9844
New Mexico:
Jeff Barela, Traffic Safety Director
New Mexico Department of Transportation
505-570-5333
New York:
Lisa Koumjian, Deputy Commissioner for Communications and Customer Service
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
518-474-6876
North Carolina:
Julia Casadonte, Communications Manager
North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program
919-814-3657
North Dakota:
Lauren Wahlman, Safety Public Information Program Manager
North Dakota Department of Transportation Highway Safety Division
701-328-2598
Northern Mariana Islands:
Margarita Camacho, Coordinator
CNMI Highway Safety Office
670-664-9122
Ohio:
Emily Davidson, Director
Ohio Traffic Safety Office
614-752-7618
Oklahoma:
Paul Harris, Director
Oklahoma Highway Safety Office
405-323-4074
Oregon:
Michelle Godfrey, Public Information Officer
Oregon Department of Transportation Communications
503-986-3903
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:
Heather Biance, Communications Director
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
803-896-4691
South Dakota:
Amanda Kurth, Director
South Dakota Office of Highway Safety
605-773-6426
Tennessee:
Arriale Tabson, Public Information Officer
Tennessee Highway Safety Office
615-767-3242
Texas:
Letty von Rossum, Director
Texas Behavioral Traffic Safety Section
512-416-3309
Utah:
Hillary Koellner, Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Utah Department of Public Safety
385-296-4311
Vermont:
Rachel Noyes, Program Coordinator & PIO - Media & Outreach
Vermont State Highway Safety Office
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:
Karson James, Highway Safety Behavioral Grants Program Manager
Wyoming Highway Safety Behavioral Grants Office
307-777-4200