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Contact the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning

Alicia Sledge 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 three sections grouped according to functional responsibilities. Within each section, specific units have been identified to reflect the OHSP’s priorities and programs.

Planning Section

The Planning Section is esponsible 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 Strategic 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 Specialist                                                           
SchneiderJ14@michigan.gov

Sarah Davis  

Traffic Records Program Coordinator                                                         
DavisS42@michigan.gov         

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

Division Director/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 

Quinn Passmore

Vulnerable Roadway Users, School Bus Safety, and Preventing Roadside Deaths Program Coordinator
PassmoreQ2@michigan.gov     

Kara Rueckert

Occupant Protection Program Coordinator
RueckertK1@michigan.gov

Christy Sanborn

Impaired Driving Program Coordinator
SanbornC@michigan.gov

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 News (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

Statewide Community Traffic Safety Outreach Coordinator Traffic Safety Networks Liaison
EnnessS2@michigan.gov

Kara Hengesbach

Communications Project Coordinator
HengesbachK3@michigan.gov

Dennis Raymo

Multimedia Specialist
RaymoD@michigan.gov