Upcoming:
Fall | October 6th-8th, 2025
Confluence Technology Center
285 Technology Center Way #102, Wenatchee, WA 98801
Spring | March 31st – April 2nd, 2026
Location: TBD
Monday, October 6th
| Time | Agenda Topic | Facilitator / Presenter |
| 1:00 | Welcome / Introductions | Jerry Noviello, WTSC Bob Thompson, WTSC |
| 1:15 | Director’s Welcome | Shelly Baldwin, WTSC Director |
| 2:00 | DOL Update | Cara Weaver, DOL Law and Justice Program Manager |
| 3:15 | Break / Networking | |
| 3:30 | Leadership, Partnership, Engagement and Collaboration Working Together to Prevent Impaired Driving | Darrin Grondel, Senior Vice President Traffic Safety, Responsibility.Org |
| 4:50 | Wrap Up: Evaluations / Attendance | |
| 5:00 | Dinner on your own (reimbursed if in travel status) | Jerry Noviello, WTSC Bob Thompson, WTSC |
Tuesday, October 7th
| Time | Agenda Topic | Facilitator / Presenter |
| Breakfast on your own (reimbursed if hotel does not provide) | ||
| 8:00 | Welcome / Opening Questions for Monica Alexander |
Jerry Noviello, WTSC Bob Thompson, WTSC |
| 8:15 | Telematics, Data Dashboards, Trends | Dr. Staci Hoff, WTSC |
| 9:30 | Break / Networking | |
| 9:55 | TraCs Presentation and Demonstration | Megan Parks, WASPC Program Manager Hayden McCall, WSP TraCS Team |
| 11:15 | Safer Roads Challenge – Update | Dr. Janine Koffel, WTSC |
| 12:00 | Lunch on your own (reimbursed if in travel status) | |
| 1:15 | Washington State Legal Update | Brad Lane, WTSC TSRP Michelle Rutherford, WTSC TSRP |
| 3:00 | Break / Networking | |
| 3:15 | TBD | Arel Solie, Director of Emergency Management for Pierce County |
| 4:30 | WTSC Impaired Driving Team Updates | Edica Esqueda, WTSC Tony Bledsoe, WTSC Penny Rarick, WTSC |
| 5:10 | Wrap Up: Evaluations / Attendance | Jerry Noviello, WTSC Bob Thompson, WTSC |
| 5:15 | Dinner on your own (reimbursed if in travel status) | |
Wednesday, October 8th
| Time | Agenda Topic | Facilitator / Presenter |
| Breakfast on your own (reimbursed if hotel does not provide) | ||
| 8:00 | Welcome / Opening Questions for Monica Alexander – Cards |
Jerry Noviello, WTSC Bob Thompson, WTSC |
| 8:10 | The Science Behind .05 | Jim Fell, Senior Researcher, NORC at the University of Chicago |
| 8:45 | Panel Discussion – Washington .05 How Do We Do It! |
Mark McKechnie, WTSC Representative Brian Burnett Lieutenant Jeff Leonard Officer Mike Thomas UTAH Trooper |
| 9:45 | Break / Networking | |
| 10:00 | Washington Legislative Update | Mark McKechnie, WTSC |
| 11:00 | TBD | |
| 12:00 | Lunch on your own (reimbursed if in travel status) | |
| 1:15 | Traffic Safety Champions Awards | Jerry Noviello, WTSC Bob Thompson, WTSC |
| 1:30 | Liquor Cannabis Board | Captain Jeremy Wissing, LCB Sarah Okey, LCB Kristen Haley, LCB |
| 3:00 | Break / Networking | |
| 3:15 | CJTC / BLEA – Presentation | Monica Alexander, Executive Director CJTC |
| 4:00 | Questions for Director Alexander | Monica Alexander, Executive Director CJTC Bob Thompson, WTSC |
| 4:50 | Wrap Up, Reimbursements, Surveys | Jerry Noviello, WTSC Bob Thompson, WTSC |
| 5:00 | Dinner on your own (reimbursed if in travel status) | |
Looking for a quick lunch?
Less than one-mile Northwest – Arby’s, Taco Del Mar, Bomb Burritos, Dutch Bros, Subway, Juice Zone
Less than a mile South – Love Sushi, Starbucks, EZ’s Burger Deluxe
Just under 2 miles South – Smitty’s Pancake House, Tiki Hawaiian Barbeque, Red Robin
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Washington Traffic Safety Commission
621 8th Avenue SE – Suite 409
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: (360) 725-9860