Events
Ideas to Impact: A Dialogue to Address Drug-Impaired Driving
Location
Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) Maritime Conference CenterThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is hosting a half-day event to identify policy and program needs and share promising practices to stop drug-impaired driving.
Welcome
Dr. Elizabeth Baker, Regional Administrator, NHTSA Region 3
Pete K. Rahn, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation
Heidi King, Deputy Administrator, NHTSA
Safety Is Our First Priority
Jim Carroll, Deputy Director, White House Office of National Drug
Control Policy
The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Collaborating on Safety
The Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of the United States
Criminal Justice System
Honorable Neil Edward Axel, American Bar Association Judicial Fellow, District Court of Maryland (retired)
Gray Barton, Director, Office of Problem Solving Courts, Maryland Courts
Melissa G. Shear, Assistant Attorney General and Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General
Facilitator: Stephanie Hancock, Deputy Regional Administrator, NHTSA Region 3
Prevention and Public Outreach
Kurt Gregory Erickson, President, Washington Regional Alcohol Program
Ragina C. Averella, Public and Government Affairs Manager,
AAA Mid-Atlantic
Facilitator: Christine Nizer, Administrator, Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration
Closing Statements