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Appendix B: Team Members

CONTACT INFORMATION

Michael L. Halladay (Co-Chair)
Director
Office of Program Integration and Delivery
(HAS-30)
Office of Safety (Room 3419)
Federal Highway Administration
400 Seventh St., SW
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202–366–9469
Fax: 202–366–3222
E-mail: michael.halladay@fhwa.dot.gov

Susan Martinovich (Co-Chair)
Deputy Director
Nevada Department of Transportation
1263 South Stewart St.
Carson City, NV 89712-0002
Phone: 775–888–7440
Fax: 775–888–7201
E-mail: smartinovich@dot.state.nv.us

Mike Crow
Bureau Chief, Traffic Engineering
Kansas Department of Transportation
217 SE Fourth St.
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785–296–3618
Fax: 785–296–3619
E-mail: mikec@ksdot.org

Barbara Hilger DeLucia (Report Facilitator)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Data Nexus, Inc.
P.O. Box 11770
College Station, TX 77842-1770
2700 Earl Rudder Freeway South, Suite 1550
College Station, TX 77845
Phone: 979–696–3400
Fax: 979–696–3404
E-mail: bdelucia@data-nexus.com

James W. Ellison, P.E.
County Traffic Engineer
Pierce County Public Works and Utilities
2401 South 35th St., Room 150
Tacoma, WA 98409-7485
Phone: 253–798–7250
Fax: 253–798–3661
E-mail: jelliso@co.pierce.wa.us

Michael S. Griffith
Technical Director
Office of Safety Research and Development
Federal Highway Administration, HRDS-02
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 202–493–3316
Fax: 202–493–3417
E-mail: mike.griffith@fhwa.dot.gov

David L. Harkey
Associate Director for Operations
University of North Carolina
Highway Safety Research Center
CB# 3430
730 Airport Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone: 919–962–8705
Fax: 919–962–8710
E-mail: david_harkey@unc.edu or harkey@claire.hsrc.unc.edu

J. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Traffic Safety Systems Engineer
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1561 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699–1561
Phone: 919–733–5418
Fax: 919–733–2261
E-mail: jklacy@dot.state.nc.us

David S. (Scott) MacGregor
Assistant Chief
California Highway Patrol
2555 First Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95818–2696
Phone: 916–657–7255
Fax: 916–657–7324
E-mail: smacgregor@chp.ca.gov

Donald (Don) J. McNamara
Regional Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Region 5, Suite 201
19900 Governors Dr.
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Phone: 708–503–8892/8822, Ext. 13
Fax: 708–503–8991
E-mail: dmcnamara@nhtsa.dot.gov

Betty L. Serian
Deputy Secretary for Safety Administration
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
1101 South Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717–787–3928
Fax: 717–705–1046
E-mail: bserian@state.pa.us

BIOGRAPHIC SKETCHES

Michael L. Halladay (FHWA Co-Chair) is director of the Office of Program Integration and Delivery for the Office of Safety at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This office leads safety strategy and performance planning for FHWA, develops safety research and technology programs, supports strategic highway safety planning, and integrates safety programs and issues with other key initiatives. Before that, Halladay served as a chief of the FHWA Technology Management Division, where he directed research and technology strategic planning and evaluation initiatives and facilitated development of broad-based strategic partnerships for national research and technology delivery programs. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Duke University and is a registered professional engineer in Virginia. Halladay is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and is active on several Transportation Research Board committees.

Susan Martinovich (AASHTO Co-Chair) is the deputy director for the Nevada Department of Transportation. Martinovich is responsible for the planning, design, and operation of projects for the State's highway system. Her duties include oversight of road and bridge design, traffic and safety, intelligent transportation systems, environmental matters, location and survey, and right-of-way. A major priority is developing and using traffic and accident data to maximize the strategies for design projects. She has worked for the Nevada department for 19 years. Martinovich has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Nevada and is a licensed professional engineer in Nevada and California. She is a member of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Standing Committee on Highways, vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Design, vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Safety, and chair of the Non-Motorized Task Force. She is also a member of the Transportation Research Board's Future Strategic Highway Research Program Committee.

Barbara Hilger DeLucia (Report Facilitator) is the chief executive officer of Data Nexus, Inc., a firm specializing in transportation and safety consulting and systems. She has worked with numerous local, State, and Federal agencies to improve their processes for capturing, managing, and analyzing safety and transportation data. DeLucia has 23 years' experience in transportation and safety information systems development and research. She was formerly head of the Accident Analysis Division of the Texas Transportation Institute, where she was involved in information and technology research for a number of transportation disciplines. DeLucia has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas and a master's degree in public administration from Texas A&M University. She served on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Task Force to Define Comprehensive Computerized Safety Recordkeeping Systems, the National Research Council's Steering Committee for the Study of State Traffic Records Systems, the CADRE Task Force to define essential safety data needs, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) panel for Accident Data Quality, and the National Safety Council (NSC) panel to develop a National Agenda for Highway Safety Information Systems. She currently serves on the NSC Traffic Records Committee, TRB Committee for Safety Data Analyses and Evaluation, and NCHRP safety advisory panel for the Future Strategic Highway Research Program (F-SHRP).

Mike Crow is chief of the Bureau of Traffic Engineering at the Kansas Department of Transportation. His bureau is responsible for crash analysis, signing, lighting, and pavement markings statewide. Crow is also chairman of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' national Transportation Safety Information Management System (TSIMS) project. Crow is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Rolla and holds a master's degree in civil engineering from Kansas State University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Kansas. He is a member of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the American Traffic Safety Services Association.

James W. Ellison is the county traffic engineer for Pierce County, WA. Ellison directs the traffic engineering, operations, and maintenance functions on the county's more than 2,424 km (1,500 miles) of roads. His responsibilities include compiling and analyzing crash data, conducting safety studies, and developing short-term and long-range countermeasures to enhance safety on the county road system. Before joining Pierce County in 1983, he served 5 years each as a project engineer for Transportation Planning & Engineering, Inc. in Bellevue, WA, and as assistant traffic engineer for the city of Kent, WA. Ellison has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington and serves on technical committees of the National Association of County Engineers, Transportation Research Board, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Michael S. Griffith works for the Federal Highway Administration in the Office of Safety as acting director for the Office of Safety Design. One of his primary responsibilities as acting director is to ensure that safety programs are comprehensive and data driven. He is involved in national initiatives to improve the collection, integration, and analysis of highway safety data. In Griffith's permanent position in the Office of Safety Research and Development, he directs the SafetyAnalyst project on developing state-of-the-art analytical tools for safety management. His research emphasis areas include highway safety data, analytical tools for safety management, development of relationships between safety and highway geometric design elements, and before-and-after evaluation of the safety effects of highway improvements. Griffith is a business management graduate of Ithaca College, and has a master's degree in statistics from State University of New York at Buffalo and a master's degree in transportation engineering from the University of Maryland. He serves as chair of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Statistical Methodology and Statistical Computer Software in Transportation Research.

David L. Harkey is the associate director for operations and a senior research engineer at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center. His research focus is on applying transportation engineering principles and research evaluation methodologies to improve highway safety for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists in the areas of traffic operations, geometric design, and roadside design. He has conducted numerous research projects involving crash, roadway inventory, and traffic operations data collected at the local, State, and national levels. He serves as the co-principal investigator for the Highway Safety Information System sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration. Harkey has more than 18 years' experience in transportation safety research, including 10 with the Highway Safety Research Center. Harkey has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Harkey is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina. He serves on several committees for the Transportation Research Board, including the Committee on Safety Data, Analysis, and Evaluation.

J. Kevin Lacy is the traffic safety systems engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Lacy is responsible for managing the Traffic Safety Systems Management Unit (TSSMU) in the Traffic Engineering and Safety Systems Branch. The mission of TSSMU includes developing strategies at the statewide and project levels for improving highway safety at the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance phases of the transportation program. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University and is a licensed professional engineer. Lacy has more than 10 years' experience in highway safety engineering, including more than 9 years with the North Carolina DOT and a year with the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center. He is active in many areas of transportation data and chairs the North Carolina Traffic Records Coordinating Committee.

David Scott MacGregor is an assistant chief with the California Highway Patrol (CHP). He serves as assistant commander of CHP's Planning and Analysis Division. In this capacity, he helps manage the department's Emergency Operations, Research and Planning, Special Projects, and Grants Management sections. He also manages CHP's Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center (ENTAC), which helps coordinate California's Amber Alert system for abducted children. Before his appointment as assistant chief, MacGregor was a field commander in Ventura, CA, and previously served as the department's assistant special representative to the California State Legislature. MacGregor has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from California State University at Sacramento and is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, California Peace Officers' Association, and California Association of Highway Patrolmen.

Donald J. McNamara is the regional administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in Olympia Fields, IL. McNamara is responsible for NHTSA highway safety program activities for the six Midwest States of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, which cover a population of more than 52 million. McNamara, a career employee with more than 30 years' experience in highway safety, was appointed to his current position in March 1990. Before that, he held various management and staff positions with NHTSA, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General. He is considered an expert in the areas of occupant protection, impaired driving, and highway safety information systems. He has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Southern Illinois University and is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, VA. He is a licensed certified public accountant in Illinois and a member of various professional organizations. He serves on various legislative and governor-appointed task forces and advisory groups.

Betty L. Serian is the deputy secretary for safety administration for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in Harrisburg, PA. Serian directs all driver and vehicle services for Pennsylvania's more than 8 million drivers and nearly 11 million vehicle owners. Her administrative responsibilities include key driver safety and sanctioning programs, commercial and non-commercial driver testing and retesting, registering and titling of commercial and non-commercial vehicles, and delivery of driver and vehicle customer services through various channels. She is directly responsible for developing safety-focused programs, using and analyzing crash data, to improve driver and vehicle performance. Before her 1995 appointment as deputy secretary, Serian served as director of customer relations. She has been with the department for 22 years. Serian holds bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She recently served as board chair for the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and is past chair and a member of the organization's Executive Committee.

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