Speakers at MCVSS | K-State Olathe

Speakers are organized by day and session.

Day 1

Plenary Session I

	Eric Fitzsimmons Associate Professor and Center Director, Kansas State University.
	Hon. Quinton Lucas Kansas City Mayor, Missouri
	Hon. Tyrone Garner Kansas City Mayor, Kansas
	Michael Christopher Kansas Division Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
	Lynda Tran U.S. Department of Transportation
	Hon. Robin Hutcheson Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Plenary Session II

Hon. Michael Graham
National Transportation Safety Board

Jason Ahten
Walmart Transportation

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

Lisa Mullings
NATSO

Heather DeBaillie
Iowa 80 – The World’s Largest Truckstop

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

	Sue Lawless Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
	Amy Schick National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
	Richard Backlund Federal Highway Administration

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

	Linda Hill, M.D., MPH University of California – San Diego School of Public Health and School of Medicine
	Jill Rybar, MPH University of California – San Diego School of Public Health and School of Medicine
	Jake Sanchez Peace Officer California

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

Ellen Voie
Women in Trucking Association Inc.

Session 3B: "Truck Parking Research"

	Jing Dong-O’Brien Iowa State University
	Darcy Bullock Purdue University

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

	Darrin Grondel Responsibility.org
	Jeremy Pate University of Alabama
	Tim Pullin Alabama Highway Patrol
	Philip Taylor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Session 4A

KC Phillips
Road Dog Live SiriusXM Channel 146

Session 5A: "University Research I"

	Henry Brown University of Missouri
	Nikesh Gyawali Kansas State University
	Sam Noyce University of Wisconsin – TOPS Lab

Session 5B: "University Research II"

	David Noyce University of Wisconsin - TOPS Lab
	Cesar Andriola University of Wisconsin - TOPS Lab
	Samuel Durairaj The University of Kansas Medical Center
	Stephen Burks University of Minnesota Morris

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

	Chris Brookes Michigan Department of Transportation
	Corey Pennington Ohio Department of Public Safety
	Aaron Reimer Ohio Department of Public Safety

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

	Lee Jackson Traffic Crash Reconstruction
	Jennifer Tierney Truck Safety Coalition
	Eric Teoh Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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

	Nick Wright Kansas Highway Patrol
	Michelle Tayler National Heavy Vehicle Regulator in Australia
	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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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

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