Speakers

Speakers are organized by day and session.

 

Day 1

Plenary Session I

Fitzsimmons

Eric Fitzsimmons
Associate Professor and Center Director, Kansas State University.


Hon. Quinton Lucas

Hon. Quinton Lucas
Kansas City Mayor, Missouri

Tyrone Garner

Hon. Tyrone Garner
Kansas City Mayor, Kansas

Michael Christopher
Kansas Division Administration,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Lynda Tran

Lynda Tran
U.S. Department of Transportation

Michael Graham

Hon. Robin Hutcheson
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration



 

Plenary Session II

Michael Graham

Hon. Michael Graham
National Transportation Safety Board

Jason Ahten

Jason Ahten
Walmart Transportation



 

Session 2A: "Safety at Truck Plaza / Truck Stops"

Lisa Mullings

Lisa Mullings
NATSO

DeBaille

Heather DeBaillie
Iowa 80 – The World’s Largest Truckstop



 

2B Session: "BIL Coordination / Implementation / Milestones"

Sue Lawless

Sue Lawless
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Amy Schick

Amy Schick
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Backlund

Richard Backlund
Federal Highway Administration

 

2C Session (Workshop): "Just Drive: Deliver Distraction Free"

Linda Hill

Linda Hill, M.D., MPH
University of California – San Diego School of Public Health and School of Medicine

Jill Rybar

Jill Rybar, MPH
University of California – San Diego School of Public Health and School of Medicine

Jake Sanchez

Jake Sanchez
Peace Officer California

 

Session 3A: "Gender Diversity in the Supply Chain"

Ellen Voie

Ellen Voie
Women in Trucking Association Inc.

 

Session 3B: "Truck Parking Research"

Jing Dong O'Brien

Jing Dong-O’Brien
Iowa State University

Darcy Bullock

Darcy Bullock
Purdue University

 

Session 3C: "Impaired Driving and University / State Partnerships"

Darrin Grondel

Darrin Grondel
Responsibility.org

Jeremy Pate

Jeremy Pate
University of Alabama

Tim Pullen

Tim Pullin
Alabama Highway Patrol

Philip Taylor

Philip Taylor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

 

Session 4A

KC Phillips

KC Phillips
Road Dog Live SiriusXM Channel 146

 

 

Day 2

Session 5A: "University Research I"

Henry Brown

Henry Brown
University of Missouri

Nikesh Gyawali

Nikesh Gyawali
Kansas State University

Sam Noyce

Sam Noyce
University of Wisconsin – TOPS Lab

 

Session 5B: "University Research II"

David Noyce

David Noyce
University of Wisconsin - TOPS Lab

Cesar Andriola

Cesar Andriola
University of Wisconsin - TOPS Lab

Samuel Durairaj

Samuel Durairaj
The University of Kansas Medical Center

Stephen Burks

Stephen Burks
University of Minnesota Morris

 

Session 6A: "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones"

Chris Brookes

Chris Brookes
Michigan Department of Transportation

Corey Pennington

Corey Pennington
Ohio Department of Public Safety

Aaron Reimer

Aaron Reimer
Ohio Department of Public Safety

 

Session 6B: "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Advocacy – Underride Crashes and Automatic Emergency Braking"

Lee Jackson

Lee Jackson
Traffic Crash Reconstruction

Jennifer Tierney

Jennifer Tierney
Truck Safety Coalition

Eric Teoh

Eric Teoh
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

 

Session 7A: "Changing Behavior Through Digital Media; Models That Work"

Nick Wright

Nick Wright
Kansas Highway Patrol

Michelle Tayler

Michelle Tayler
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator in Australia

Hershel Kyser

Hershel Kysar
National Carriers

 

Session 7B: "United States Department of Transportation Grant Opportunities"

Garth Lantz
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Tim Anderson
Federal Highway Administration

Amy Schick

Amy Schick
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 

Concluding Session: Call to Action to Reduce the Number and Severity of CMV Crashed in the Midwest

Winsome Lenfert

Winsome Lenfert
Regional Field Administrator – Midwest, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration