
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | Southpark Hotel | Austin, Texas
8:30 AM – 4:15 PM
Program
View the program for the 2024 Texas Impaired Driving Forum.
Presentations
Opening Plenary: Pause for Purpose – Jackie Rhone, Be A Blake Foundation

Building Effective Coalitions – Transforming Community Response to Impaired Driving
Rikki Barton, Onward Consulting

MADD Programs in Support of Law Enforcement
Colonel Ron Replogle, (ret), National Law Enforcement Initiatives Manager for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

Current Drug Trends
Amy Miles, State Toxicologist at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Behavioral Interventions for Impaired Driving Offense in the United States
Jessica Lange, Project Director Impaired Driving Solutions, a division of All Rise

Do SFSTs work for drugs? Yes, says one Michigan Study.
Thomas E. Page, former Officer-in-Charge of the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Unit

Working Together to End Impaired Driving: NTSB’s Investigations, Research, and Recommendations
Dr. Ryan C. Smith, Transportation Specialist, National Transportation Safety Board

Lowering the BAC limit: Lessons learned from research and practice in Canada
Robyn Robertson, President & CEO of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF)

The Changing Landscape of Impaired Driving
Mark Stodola, Probation Fellow, American Probation and Parole Association

Up in Smoke – Cannabis Legalization’s Impact on Traffic Safety
Officer Jayme Derbyshire, Montgomery County Department of Police, Maryland

Austin Impaired Driving Action Team
Denise Geleitsmann, Injury Prevention Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health
Nicole Holt, CEO of Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth (TxSDY)

A Sober Discussion About DUI Crash Data
Jim Markham, Director Crash Data and Analysis Section, TxDOT Traffic Safety Division

Texas Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Program
Sergeant Daryn Briggs, Denton, TX Police Department

Speaker Bios
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