BOZEMAN, MONTANA – 7/9/2025 – The National Center for Rural Road Safety (the Center) is proud to announce its latest Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP) graduating classes.
The RSCP is a nationally recognized certification program that provides intensive ‘Road Safety 101’ training through web-based modules that cover the core topics of road safety and road safety within the planning and engineering, maintenance and construction, first responders, and public health career pathways.
The graduating classes from December 2024 to June 2025 saw 69 practitioners graduate, including the program’s first graduate of the Maintenance and Construction pathway, who also was first to achieve completion of two pathways.
In addition to being offered by the Center, Local Technical Assistance Programs (LTAPs) also offer the certification.
“It has been so rewarding to see this program grow, attract new participants across various disciplines, and better equip practitioners to save lives on rural roadways,” said Jaime Sullivan, director of the Center. “Their accomplishments further demonstrate the value and growth of the RSCP program, and we hope to see more multi-pathway graduates in the future.”
“Congratulations to the recent graduates, from both the Center and LTAPs,” she added.
If you are interested in becoming a RSCP Champion, registration is now open for August-December 2025 modules. We are also extremely excited to announce the pilots of the First Responder and Public Health modules which will take place October through December. Register at ruralsafetycenter.org/safety-center-registration.
The National Center for Rural Road Safety graduates (listed by last name in alphabetical order):
- J. Addison, Contractor
- Ridwaana Allen, Winston-Salem Area Transportation Planning Organization
- Megan Allphin, Mattern & Craig
- Nicolas Joseph Anderson, Georgia Safe Routes to School
- Jason J. Ardt, Whatcom County Public Works
- Patricia Ballard, P.E., FHWA Mississippi Division Office
- Doug Bender, Tulalip Tribes
- Ross Bichel, Tulalip Tribes
- Keith P. Blair, Oregon DOT
- Katherine I. Bren, Grant County Public Works
- Jennifer A. Brown, Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.
- Don L. Butler, Nebraska DOT
- Chris Callinan, Orange County Department of Public Works – Highway Engineering
- Bryan D. Collins, Smith Seckman and Reid Inc.
- Deana Connor, Bexar County Public Works Department
- Kathy Davis, City of Federal Way
- John DiNunzio, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
- Matt Fanghella, Virginia Beach Public Works
- Kari Fictum, Wyoming Department of Transportation Highway Safety
- James Freyholtz, NHD Consulting
- Assaye Melaku Gabre, Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration District 2
- Gabrielle Gamily, Colorado Department of Transportation
- Amy K. Graham, Oklahoma Highway Safety Office
- Snorri Gudmundsson, Clear Creek County
- Sanjiv K. Gupta, Colorado Department of Transportation
- Lawrence T. Hagen, Hagen Consulting Services, LLC
- David M. Haight, AtkinsRealis
- Nick Hall, Burgess & Niple, Inc.
- Jason Holland, Stephens County Public Works
- Aaron Huotari, Bangor Public Works
- James Jeffery, P.E., PTOE, Consultant
- Kyle J. Kemmish, HNTB Corporation
- Devesh Kumar, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
- Pamela Langve-Davis, Montana Department of Transportation
- Angela Lebeda, Wyoming Department of Transportation
- Roger Lindgren, Oregon Institute of Technology
- Asif Mahmud, Kittelson & Associates, Inc
- Mykayla Marek, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Blake Messmer, City of Federal Way
- Rita Murphy Lybek, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Kevin W. Ortega, Red Plains Professional, Inc.
- Josue Pimentel Mora, Yolo County Public Works
- Patti Pittman, AECOM/GDOT GA Safe Routes to School
- Jason Plourde, Beta Group
- Jamie B. Polidora, Martin County Board of County Commissioners
- Doug Ranney, Whatcom County Public Works
- John Roosevelt, New York State Department of Transportation
- Citlali Samano, Mo-Kan Regional Council
- Karen Schneiders, Thrive West Central
- Ron Seitz, Kansas Department of Transportation
- Janelle Shanahan, Marion County Public Works
- Eric W. Shanley, P.E., Lakes Highway District
- Michael Shaw, Thrive West Central
- Floyd Sheesley, Fairbanks North Star Borough – Rural Services
- Valerie Sherman, New Mexico Department of Transportation
- Scott Shoup, Hampton, Lenzini, and Renwick, Inc.
- Matthew Simons, City of Lancaster
- Sean Smith, Pennington County Highway Department
- Ed Spilker, Washington State Department of Transportation
- Jarod Springman, Hendricks County Highway Department
- Tania Tavakkoli, City of Overland Park
- Grant Taylor, Eastgate Regional Council of Governments
- Jamie Taylor, Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Nii Okai Tetteh, University of Delaware
- Kessa Turnbull, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
- Lyle M. Unwin, Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MoTI)
- Jacob Vaughan, Laramie County Public Works
- Samuel Winkler, David Evans and Associates
A full graduate list including graduates from Virginia and Texas LTAPs can be found at https://ruralsafetycenter.org/road-safety-champions/. (If you are an LTAP offering the program and have graduates, please contact us at info@ruralsafetycenter.org to get your graduates added to our list.)
For more information about the Road Safety Champion Program, visit ruralsafetycenter.org/road-safety-champion-program or email info@safetycenter.org.
