The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) is our state’s designated highway safety office. We share a vision with numerous other state and local public agencies. That vision is to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2030. The WTSC Director is the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative, which is a designated position each state is required to have in order to qualify for federal traffic safety funding.
Office of the Director
The Office of the Director manages the administration of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
Policy and Outreach Division
The Policy and Outreach Division houses the WTSC communications team.
We support traffic safety programs with media campaigns designed to promote positive, pro-social driver behavior. We strive to build our creative capabilities by providing targeted, coordinated messages to our partners. We respond to requests from citizens and new organizations. We are also the primary contact for any legislative need.
For media inquiries, please contact Erica Stineman.
Penny Rarick
Program Manager
Tribal Liaison
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Programs & Services
The Programs and Services Division (PASD) has the primary responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating the federally-mandated traffic safety programs in Washington.
PASD staff consist of the Program Director, a number of Program Managers, and three Program Specialists who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the entire life-cycle of grant-awarded projects, from advising on project proposals to close-out of the final project.
Edica Esqueda
Program Manager
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Impaired Driving
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Jessie Knudsen
Program Manager
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Active Transportation
School Zone
School.
Jerry Noviello
Program Manager
Law Enforcement Grants
WEMS
Impaired
Debi Besser
Program Manager
Young and Older Drivers
WEMS
Autonomous Vehicles
Mandie Dell
Program Manager
Occupant Protection
Impaired
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Tony Bledsoe
Program Manager
Rural Traffic Safety
Post Crash Care
TZM Program (Western Zone)
Janine Koffel, DSocSci, MS.Ed
Program Manager
Speeding Management
TZM Program (Eastern Zone)
Mark Medalen
Program Manager
Motorcycles
TZM Program (Puget Sound Zone)
Distracted
Carolyn McKinnon
Program Manager
Commercial Trucking Safety
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Megan Moore
Program Specialist
Impaired Driving, Rural,
Post Crash Care, and Tribes
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Shawnee Connally
Program Specialist
Impaired Driving, Law Enforcement Liaisons, Occupant Protection
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Bethany Montgomery
Program Specialist
TZM Program,
Speed, Rural & Crash Response Safety
Onalyz James-Babcock
Administrative Assistant
VACANT
Administrative Assistant
Finance Office
Provides financial administration for all Commission-related business.
Research & Data Division
Our Research and Data Division (RADD) analyzes crash data and conducts traffic safety research.
RADD codes the fatal crash data that goes to the national Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). We provide statistics and reports for other state agencies, as well as for the news media, private entities, and the public.
Information Technology
Provides information technology services for all Commission-related business.