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President
joanne kurt-hilditch
Dr. Joanne Kurt-Hilditch isthe Senior Director of theMissouri Safety Center andoversees a number of grantsrelated to impaired drivingand traffic safety. She alsoserves as the Missouri StateRep and Region 7 Director.
1st vice president
amy artuso
Dr. Amy Artuso, Director of Driver Safety Training at the National Safety Council, has worked in injury prevention for 20+ years. She holds a DrPH degree in Advanced Practice Leadership and shares that her family is her traffic safety “why”.
2nd vice president
alissa geyer
Alissa Geyer is a ProgramManager with PennDOT’sBehavioral Traffic Safety Unit.Outside of work, she enjoystraveling, hiking, and beingwith friends and family.
secretary
julie brewer
Julie Brewer directs the TNOccupant Protection Centerat TN Tech University,providing resources andtraining to partners andchild passenger safetytechnicians. She is apassionate advocate foroccupant and traffic safetyand injury prevention.
treasurer
mandie dell
Mandie Dell is a ProgramManager at the WashingtonTraffic Safety Commission. Inher spare time, Mandieenjoys running, gardening,music, travel, and spendingtime with her family.
past president
kay brodbeck
Executive Director ofMississippi Safety Services for39 years, providing DefensiveDriving Courses of theNational Safety Councilstatewide. Past winner ofGHSA’s Peter K. O’RourkeSpecial Achievement Awardand Traffic Safety ChampionAward for Mississippi. Kayholds a B.S. from the Universityof Illinois.

Board of Advisors

Sandy Spavone Family, Career & Community Leaders of America Reston, VA Natalie Draisin FIA Foundation Alexandria, VA Terecia Wilson Assistant Director Institute for Global Road Safety and Security Robert Beaton, Ph.D Liaison National Transportation Board

Regional Directors

1. Juliet Little (CT)2. Vacant - Seeking Director3. Tiffany Duvall (KY)4. Julie Brewer (TN) 5. Vacant - Seeking Director 6. Kay Brodbeck (MS) 7. Joanne Kurt-Hilditch (MO) 8. Vacant - Seeking Director 9. Vacant - Seeking Director 10. Cindy McKay (WA)
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Mission:
To serve as a resource to all who are dedicated to creating a culture for which trafficfatalities and serious injuries are no longer acceptable.
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