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State Contacts 

Updated: October 13, 2009

Following is a list of agencies and individuals who may be contacted for information on child passenger safety (CPS) training opportunities in each State and U.S. Territory. These contacts can also provide general information on CPS programs and activities in their respective States and Territories. Select a State to go directly to the contact for that State.

This information is based on state child passenger safety training contact information compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Additional information is based on feedback and reports of changes and corrections to the list as reported to the National Child Passenger Safety Board.

Jump to Child Passenger Safety Training and Information Contacts for:

Alabama Guam Massachusetts North Carolina Texas
Alaska Hawaii Michigan North Dakota Utah
American Samoa Idaho Minnesota Northern Mariana Island Vermont
Arizona Illinois Mississippi Ohio Virgin Islands
Arkansas Indian Nations Missouri Oklahoma Virginia
California Indiana Montana Oregon Washington
Colorado Iowa Nebraska Pennsylvania West Virginia
Connecticut Kansas Nevada Puerto Rico Wisconsin
Delaware Kentucky New Hampshire Rhode Island Wyoming
District of Columbia Louisiana New Jersey South Carolina  
Florida Maine New Mexico South Dakota  
Georgia Maryland New York Tennessee  

Alabama
Terry Henderson
ADECA/LETS Division
401 Adams Avenue
PO Box 5690
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
Phone: 334-353-4811
Fax: 334-242-0712
terry.henderson@adeca.alabama.gov


Mike James
Statewide CPS Coordinator
1228 Chesser Dr.
Huntsville, AL 35803
Phone: 256-509-3674
bwg@hiwaay.net

Alaska
Peggy Hayashi
Alaska Injury Prevention Center
3701 E. Tudor Road, Suite 105
Anchorage, AK 99507
Phone: 907-929-3939 / 907-688-5090
Fax: 907-929-3940
mhayashi@gci.net

American Samoa
Captain Terry Letuli
Office of Highway Safety
Government of American Samoa
PO Box 1086
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 011-684-633-1111 Ext. 48
Fax: 011-684-633-7296
tsletuli@hotmail.com

Arizona
Officer Cecilia Lerma
Governor's Office of Highway Safety
3030 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1550
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: 602-255-3216 Ext. 6014
Fax: 602-255-1265
clerma@azgohs.gov

Arkansas
Steve Rountree
Arkansas State Police
Highway Safety Program
One State Police Plaza Drive
Little Rock, AR 72209
Phone: 501-618-8486
Fax: 501-618-8124
Steve.Rountree@arkansas.gov

California
Donna Black
Regional Coordinator
Office of Traffic Safety
2208 Kausen Drive
Suite 300
Elk Grove CA, 95758
Phone: 916-509-3015
Fax: 916-509-3055
dblack@ots.ca.gov

 

Colorado
Corporal Eric Wynn
Colorado State Patrol
700 Kipling St., Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80215
Phone: 303-239-4537
Fax: 303-239-4566
Eric.Wynn@cdps.state.co.us


Vera Fullaway
Statewide CPS Training Coordinator
700 Kipling Street, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80215
Phone: 303-378-2932
Fax: 303-942-0811
vfullaway@comcast.net

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Connecticut
Juliette Little
State Coordinator
Department of Transportation
Division of Highway Safety
2800 Berlin Turnpike
P.O. Box 317546
Newington, CT 06131-7546
Phone: 860-549-2364
Fax: 860-594-2374
juliet.little@po.state.ct.us


Patricia Zainc
CPS Field Coordinator
Community Relations
Waterbury Police Department
240 Bank Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone: 203-346-3908
Fax: 203-346-3926
PZainc@wtbypd.org

Delaware
Jana Simpler
Occupant Protection Coordinator
Office of Highway Safety
PO Box 1321
Dover, DE 19903-1321
Phone: 302-744-2742
Fax: 302-739-5995
jana.simpler@state.de.us
District of Columbia
Karen Gay
District Department of Transportation
Transportation Safety Branch
Frank D. Reeves Center
2000 14th Street, NW., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-673-6835
Fax: 202-671-0617
Karen.gay@dc.gov
 

Florida
Randall Smith
Florida Department of Transportation
State Safety Office
605 Suwannee Street, M.S. 17
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
Phone: 850-245-1500
Fax: 850-245-1553
Randall.smith@dot.state.fl.us


Jason Colson
Florida Department of Transportation
State Safety Office
605 Suwannee Street, M.S. 17
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
Phone: 850-245-1526
Fax: 850-245-1553
Jason.colson@dot.state.fl.us

Georgia
Linda Bradford
Governor's Office of Highway Safety
34 Peachtree Street, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-656-6996
Fax: 404-651-9107
lbradfor@gohs.ga.gov


Amy Edwards
Governor's Office of Highway Safety
34 Peachtree Street, Suite
800
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-463-0156
Fax: 404-651-9107
aedwards@gohs.ga.gov

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Guam
Therese Matanane
Department of Public Works
Office of Highway Safety
542 North Marine Corp Drive
Tamuning, GU 96913
Phone: 671-647-5059 / 671-646-3229
Fax: 671-646-3733
tcdmat@yahoo.com

Hawaii
Lee Nagano
Highway Safety Specialist
Safe Community Programs
Department of Transportation
869 Punchbowl Street, Room 405
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-587-6301
Fax: 808-587-6303
Lee.nagano@hawaii.gov

Idaho
Lisa Losness
Idaho Transportation Department
Office of Highway Safety
3311 West State Street
P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707-1129
Phone: 208-334-8103
Fax: 208-334-4430
lisa.losness@itd.idaho.gov

Illinois
Jahari Piersol
Occupant Protection Coordinator
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Traffic Safety
3215 Executive Park Drive
P.O. Box 19245
Springfield, IL 62794
Phone: 217-782-0964
Fax: 217-782-9159
jahari.piersol@illinois.gov

Indian Nations
Pat Jacobs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Highway Safety Program
201 Third St., NW, Suite 310
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-245-2104
Fax: 505-245-2106

 

Indiana
Amanda Estridge
Occupant Protection Coordinator
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
Traffic Safety Division
101 West Washington Street
Suite 1170 East
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-2561
Fax: 317-232-4979
aestridge@cji.in.gov


Jennifer Hacker
Automotive Safety Program
Indiana University School of Medicine
575 West Drive, Room 004
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-274-8380 / 800-543-6227
Fax: 317-278-0399
Email: jh230@iupui.edu
 
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Iowa
Cindy Heick
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 E 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-0609
cheick@idph.state.ia.us


Mark Nagel
Department of Public Safety
Public Safety Building, 3rd Floor
215 East 7th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-725-6126
Fax: 515-725-6133
nagel@dps.state.ia.us

Kansas
Norraine Wingfield
Project Director
Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office
2930 SW Wanamaker Drive, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66614
Phone: 800-416-2522 / 785-288-8927
Fax: 785-233-1342
nwingfield@dccca.org

 

Kentucky
Boyd Sigler
Director
Division of Traffic Safety Research and Education
Department of Transportation Safety
200 Mero Street W4-26-02
Frankfort, KY 40622
Office: 502-564-1438
Mobile: 502-330-6021
Boyd.Sigler@ky.gov


Erin Goin
Division of Traffic Safety Research and Education
Department of Transportation Safety
200 Mero Street W4-26-02
Frankfort, KY 40622
Office: 502-564-1438
Mobile: 502-330-6021
Erin.Goin@ky.gov

Louisiana
Vickie Sims
Louisiana Highway Safety Commission
PO Box 66336
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Phone: 225-925-
6993
Fax: 225-922-0517
Vickie.Sims@dps.la.gov



Bridget S Gardner
Program Coordinator
Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force
Charity Hospital Trauma Center
Trauma Program West 402
1532 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-903-8592
bschum@lsuhsc.edu
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Maine
Michelle Ward
Highway Safety Coordinator/FARS Analyst
Bureau of Highway Safety
State House Station 164
Augusta, ME 04333-0164
Phone: 207-626-3840
Fax: 207-287-3430
Michelle.Ward@maine.gov

Maryland
Tim Richards
MD State Highway Administration
Office of Highway Safety
7491Connelley Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
Phone: 410-787-4072
trichards@sha.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Gerry Roy
Highway Safety Division
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Ten Park Plaza, Suite 3720
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3933
Phone: 617-725-3358
Fax. 617-725-0260
Gerard.Roy@state.ma.us


Kym Craven
MA CPS Training Coordinator
Fisher College
118 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 978-314-7283
cps@fisher.edu

Michigan
Angela Glew
CPS Specialist
Michigan Department of Community Health
Injury & Violence Prevention Section
Washington Square Bld.- 8th Floor
109 W. Michigan Ave.
Lansing MI 48913
Phone: 517-335-9420
Fax: 517-335-9669
glewa@michigan.gov

Minnesota
Heather Darby
CPS Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Office of Traffic Safety
444 Cedar Street
Suite 150, Town Square
Saint Paul, MN 55101-5150
Phone: 651-201-7068
Fax: 651-297-4844
heather.darby@state.mn.us

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Mississippi
Kim Proctor
Office of Highway Safety
Department of Public Safety
3750 I-55 N Frontage Rd
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: 601-987-4990
Fax: 601-987-4154
kproctor@mdps.state.ms.us


Michael Hughes
Safe Kids Mississippi
Outreach Coordinator
1304 Vine Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: 601-360-0531
Fax:601-360-0537
michaelskms@bellsouth.net

Missouri
Pam Hoelscher
Missouri Department of Transportation
Division of Highway Safety
P.O. Box 270
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 800-800-2358
Phone: 573-751-4161
Fax: 573-634-5977
pamela.hoelscher@modot.mo.gov

Montana
Pam Buckman
State Highway Traffic Safety Bureau
2701 Prospect Ave
PO Box 201001
Helena, MT 59620-1001
Phone: 406-444-0809
Fax: 406-444-9409
pbuckman@mt.gov

Nebraska
Tim Jasnosh
Traffic Safety Specialist
Nebraska Office of Highway Safety
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94612
Lincoln, NE 68509-4612
Phone: 402-471-2515
Fax: 402-471-3865
timothy.jasnoch@dmv.ne.gov


Jessica Peterson
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-8749
Fax: 402-471-6446
jessica.peterson@dhhs.ne.gov

Nevada
Traci Pearl
Highway Safety Coordinator
Nevada Office of Traffic Safety
Department of Public Safety
107 Jacobsen Way
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-684-7476
Fax: 775-684-7482
tpearl@dps.state.nv.us

Masha Wilson
Occupant Protection Program Manager
Nevada Office of Traffic Safety
Department of Public Safety
107 Jacobsen Way
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-684-7469 / 775-443-7930
Fax: 775-684-7482
mwilson@dps.state.nv.us
List of States  
New Hampshire
Deb Garvin
State Coordinator
NH Highway Safety Agency
Pine Inn Plaza
117 Manchester Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-2131
Fax: 603-271-3790
dgarvin@nhhsa.state.nh.us


Jo-Ellen Courtney
Field/Training Coordinator
N. H. Injury Prevention Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Phone: 877-783-0432
Fax: 603-653-1139
jo-ellen.courtney@dartmouth.edu

New Jersey
Fred Lyle
Department of Law & Public Safety
Division of Highway Traffic Safety
PO Box 048
Trenton, NJ 08625-0048
Phone: 609-633-9300
Fax: 609-633-9020
fred.lyle@lps.state.nj.us


New Mexico
David Lapington
State Highway & Transportation Department
P.O. Box 1149
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1149
Phone: 505-827-0427
Fax: 505-827-0431
david.lapington@state.nm.us


Lisa Kelloff, President
Safer New Mexico Now
9400 Holly Ave., NE, Suite 201
Albuquerque, NM 87122
Phone: 505-856-6100
Fax: 505-332-7757
lkelloff@safernm.org
New York
Debbie Lotito
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
6 Empire State Plaza
Room 414
Albany, NY 12228
Phone: 518-474-5111
Fax: 518-473-6946
dloti@dmv.state.ny.us

 

List of States  

North Carolina
Don Nail
Deputy Director
Governor’s Highway Safety Program
215 East Lane Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-1508
Phone: 919-733-3083
Fax: 919-733-0604
dnail@ncdot.gov


Bill Hall - CPS Training
UNC Highway Safety Research Center
730 Airport Rd. Suite 300
CB# 3430
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone: 919-962-8721 / 800-672-4527 (in NC)
Fax: 919-962-8710
bill_hall@unc.edu
North Dakota
Carol Thurn
North Dakota Department of Transportation
608 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0700
Phone: 701-328-4354
Fax: 701-328-2435
cthurn@nd.gov

Northern Mariana Island
Leo T. Duenas
Department of Public Safety
Office of Grants and Special Programs
P.O. Box 500791
Garapan, 3rd Floor Family Building
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: 670-664-9121
Fax: 670-664-9141
Lduenas@dps.gov.mp

Ohio
Bob Painter
Ohio Traffic Safety Office
1970 Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Phone: 614-466-3250
bpainter@dps.state.oh.us

Oklahoma
Jay Wall, Program Manager
Oklahoma Highway Safety Office
3223 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: 405 523-1583
Fax: 405 523-1586
jwall@dps.state.ok.us

Oregon
Sandy Holt
Child Safety Seat Resource Center
ACTS Oregon
8059 SW Cirrus Dr.
Beaverton, OR 97008

Toll Free: 800-772-1315 (in Oregon)
Phone: 503-643-5620 ext. 106
Fax: 503-643-5680
sandyh@actsoregon.org

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Pennsylvania
Angela Osterhuber
Pennsylvania Traffic Injury Prevention Project
Rose Tree Corporate Center II
1400 N. Providence Rd.
Suite 3007
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 484-446-3036
Fax: 484-446-3255
aosterhuber@paaap.org
Puerto Rico
Vivian Pedraza
Coordinator
Traffic Safety Commission
Minillas Station
PO Box 41289
Santurce, PR 00940
Phone: 787-723-3590
Fax: 787-727-8040
vpedraza@cst.gobierno.pr
Rhode Island
James Barden
State Coordinator
Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Office on Highway Safety
2 Capitol Hill, Suite 106
Providence, RI 02909-1052
Phone: 401-222-2023 ext. 4059
Fax: 401-222-1856
jbarden@dot.state.ri.us

Courtney Tanguay
Program Coordinator
Safe Kids Rhode Island
Injury Prevention Center at Rhode Island Hospital
55 Claverick Street, 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-444-5018
Fax: 401-444-2249
ctanguay@lifespan.org

South Carolina
Neal Martin
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Division of Injury & Violence Prevention
1751 Calhoun Street
Mills/Jarrett Complex
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-0370
martinco@dhec.sc.gov

South Dakota
Melissa Fluckey
Department of Social Services
Division of Child Care Services
700 Governors Drive
Kneip Building
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-4766
Fax: 605-773-7294
Melissa.Fluckey@state.sd.us

Tennessee
Deborah Scruggs

Governor’s Highway Safety Ofice
James K. Polk State Office Building
505 Deaderick Street, Suite 1800
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-532-3149
Fax: 615-253-5523
deborah.scruggs@state.tn.us


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Texas
Sam Sinclair
Program Manager, Occupant Protection
Texas Department of Transportation
Traffic Safety Section
Attn:TRF-TS
125 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2483
Phone: 512-416-3276
Fax: 512-416-3349
ssincla@dot.state.tx.us


Johnny Humphreys
Safe Riders Program
Department of Health
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Toll Free: 800-252-8255
johnny.humphreys@dshs.state.tx.us

Utah
Rhonda Parker
Department of Public Safety
410 West 9800 South
Sandy, UT 84070

Phone: 801-293-2484
Fax: 801-293-2498
rhondaparker@utah.gov

Vermont
Michele Laberge
VT CPS Coordinator
Governors Highway Safety Program
Five Park Row
Waterbury, VT 05671-3201
Phone: 802-241-5503
Fax: 802-241-5558
mlaberge@dps.state.vt.us

Virgin Islands
Leslie Dickinson
CPS Coordinator
Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety
VI Police Department
Patrick Sweeney Headquarters
RR Kingshill
St. Croix, VI 00850
Phone: 340-778-2244
Fax: 340-772-2626
lsdickie@yahoo.co

 
Virginia
Mary Ann Rayment
Occupant Protection/Media Coordinator
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
3551 Buckner Boulevard
VA Beach, VA 23456
Phone: 757-416-1741
Fax: 757-416-1676
maryann.rayment@dmv.virginia.gov

Lida Maurin
OPC Training Coordinator
VCU Transportation Safety Training Center
Monroe Park Campus
1312 West Main Street
P.O.Box 843023
Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: 804-828-3073
Fax: 804-828-1848
lmaurin@vcu.edu

Washington
Kathy Kruger
Safety Restraint Coalition
917 Kirkland Ave.
Kirkland, WA 98033
Toll Free in WA: 800-BUCK-L-UP (282-5587)
Phone: 425-828-8975
Fax: 425-828-9083
office@800bucklup.org

West Virginia
Trish Anderson
Child Passenger Safety Coordinator/Program Manager
Governor's Highway Safety Program
2 Hale Street, Suite 100
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-558-6080
Fax: 304-558-6083
Trish.A.Anderson@wv.gov


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Wisconsin
Don Hagen
Department of Transportation
Bureau of Transportation Safety
4802 Sheboyghan Avenue, Suite 809
PO Box 7936
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: 608-267-7520
Fax: 608-267-0441
don.hagen@dot.state.wi.us

Wisconsin Information Network for Safety (WINS)
52 Sunset Boulevard.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: 866-511-9467
Wyoming
Anna Thompson
Wyoming Department of Transportation
Highway Safety Program
5300 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82009-3340
Phone: 307 777-4199
Fax: 307-777-4250
Anna.Thompson@dot.state.wy.us
 
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