Executive Board

BriefcaseGHSA is governed by an Executive Board consisting of officers as well as representatives and alternates from the 10 NHTSA regions. Officers are elected by the membership and serve a term of one year. There can also be up to five at-large members.

  • Vernon F. Betkey, Jr., Chief of the Maryland Highway Safety Office (MHSO), is the current Chairman of GHSA.
  • Lowell Porter, Director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, currently serves as GHSA Vice Chairman.

2009-2010 GHSA Executive Board


Officers

Chairman Vernon F. Betkey, Jr., Maryland
Vice Chairman Lowell Porter, Washington State
Treasurer Michael Stout, Illinois
Secretary Dave Beach, Utah
Immediate Past Chairman Christopher J. Murphy, California
Member At-Large Bob Dallas, Georgia
Member At-Large Leanna Depue, Missouri
Member At-Large Major Daniel W. Lonsdorf, Wisconsin
Member At-Large Cheri Marti, Minnesota
Member At-Large Peter Thomson, New Hampshire

Regional Representatives

Region Designate Alternate
I Lauren V. Stewart, Maine Jeanne Johnson, Vermont
II Pam Fischer, New Jersey Chuck DeWeese, New York
III John Saunders, Virginia Boyd T. Sigler, Kentucky
IV Kendell Poole, Tennessee Marianne A. Trussell, Florida
V Tina O'Grady, Ohio Michael L. Prince, Michigan
VI Lt. Col. John LeBlanc, Louisiana Kim Proctor, Mississippi
VII Bridget S. White, Arkansas Pete Bodyk, Jr., Kansas
VIII Traci Pearl, Nevada Karin Mongeon, North Dakota
IX Christopher J. Murphy, California Alberto Gutier, Arizona
X Troy E. Costales, Oregon Lowell Porter, Washington State