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Contact OHSP
Contact the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning
Katie Bower is the OHSP Division Director and the designated Governor’s Representative for the Office of Highway Safety Planning. Her executive assistant is Katelyn Mullin. The OHSP Secretary is Vickie Jackson. The OHSP is organized into four sections grouped according to functional responsibilities. Within each section, specific units have been identified to reflect the OHSP’s priorities and programs.
i. Planning Section
The Planning Section is responsible for developing the Triennial Highway Safety Plan (3HSP), the Annual Grant Application (AGA), and providing procedural support for statewide traffic safety programming. Section activities include planning, traffic records, data analysis, project evaluation, and coordination for the state Srategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The section also produces the Annual Report (AR).
Emily Shinevar
Planning Section Manager
ShinevarE@michigan.gov
Jordan Smith
Grant Planning and Analysis Coordinator
SmithJ228@michigan.gov
Josh Schneider
Grant System Analyst
SchneiderJ14@michigan.gov
Sarah Davis
Traffic Records Program Coordinator
DavisS42@michigan.gov
ii. Program Management Section
The Program Management Section implements grant projects and coordinates regional outreach activities with local stakeholders and partners. Section staffing includes state traffic safety coordinators for each program area who serve on a variety of state and local committees including the GTSAC Action Teams and regional Traffic Safety Networks (TSN).
Alicia Sledge
Section Manager
SledgeA@michigan.gov
Melissa Agueros
Teen/Distracted/Older Driver and EMS Program Coordinator
AguerosM@michigan.gov
Mackenzie Alvae
Police Traffic Services Program Coordinator
AlvaeM1@michigan.gov
Cathy Fitzgerald
Police Traffic Services Program Coordinator
FitzgeraldC6@michigan.gov
Quinn Passmore
Vulnerable Roadway Users and School Bus Safety Program Coordinator
PassmoreQ2@michigan.gov
Kara Rueckert
Occupant Protection Program Coordinator
RueckertK1@michigan.gov
Christy Sanborn
Impaired Driving Program Coordinator
SanbornC@michigan.gov
iii. Financial Management Section
The Financial Management Section monitors the use of state and federal traffic safety funding awarded by the OHSP to ensure integrity and accountability. Section staff oversees accounting procedures, the office budget, financial reviews of grants, grant monitoring, and grantee payment processing.
Zada Schriner
Financial Section Manager
SchrinerZ1@michigan.gov
Amber Hignite
Federal Programs Accountant
HigniteA@michigan.gov
Cheryl Robinson
State Fund Program Coordinator
RobinsonC36@michigan.gov
Karista Stephens
Account Technician
stephensk2@michigan.gov
Alyssa Price
Grant Monitor
pricea13@michigan.gov
iv. Communications Section
The Communications Section plans, implements, and provides oversight for the OHSP’s communication strategies, including public information and education (PI&E) campaigns, paid advertising, earned media, graphics design and publications, and regional communications with state and local partners. The section produces the OHSP Safety Network Newsletter (SNN) and is the primary point of contact for news media and information requests.
Nancy Feldbush
Communications Section Manager
FeldbushN@michigan.gov
Jaime Highfield
Graphic Artist
highfieldj2@michigan.gov
Sandra Enness
Communications Specialist
EnnessS2@michigan.gov
Kara Hengesbach
Communications Project Coordinator
HengesbachK3@michigan.gov
Dennis Raymo
Communications Specialist
RaymoD@michigan.gov