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Speeding Catches Up With You

July 8, 2024

Teri Gage

Superintendent, Pullman National Historical Park, National Park Service 

Teri Gage has been with the National Park Service in Chicago for more than 35 years and has been the superintendent of Pullman National Historical Park since 2020. Over the years, Gage has gained extensive experience in park administration and management and has worked with partners and staff to help connect the public to their national parks.

After attending Northern Michigan University, where she majored in sociology, Gage received a professional certificate in executive leadership from the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University and completed a certificate for concentrated studies in cultural heritage tourism at George Washington University.

Ross Chastain

NASCAR Cup Series Driver

Ross Chastain, a NASCAR Cup Series driver, has a long-standing history of supporting traffic safety campaigns for various states on issues such as impaired driving, speeding and seat belt use. Most recently, this includes the “Protect Your Melon” seat belt and child seat safety campaign with the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the “Drive Sober, Arrive Alive” anti-drunk-driving campaign with the Delaware Office of Highway Safety and the “Go Safely” campaign with the California Office of Traffic Safety and the California Department of Transportation.

Xavier Worthy

NFL Player

Xavier Glenn Worthy is a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. Previously, he played college football for the Texas Longhorns, earning three All-Big 12 honors.

While Worthy is a fast player on the field, he believes in savoring every moment and making safety a priority when he’s behind the wheel.

Matthew Hamon

Impact Speaker

Matthew Hamon is a student at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois. In April 2021, while coming back from a snack run during a late-night study session, Hamon and three of his friends were struck by a driver who was street racing and traveling at 91 miles per hour. Dallas Colburn and Nate Madison were ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, while Hamon suffered a broken back. Through his journey of re-learning to walk and returning to the university where he and his friends once found joy, Harmon has committed himself to forgiveness and sharing his story in hopes of making our roads safer for everyone.