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Administration

Assistant Commissioner for the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee: Chuck DeWeese
Director of Operations: Jim Allen
Staff: Linda Fuller
Miriam Reyes
Primary Phone: (518) 474-5111
Fax: (518) 473-6946
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Safety Programs Group

Program Manager Jeanette Maikels
Highway Safety Program Representatives: Richard Devlin - State DRE Coordinator
Jennifer Hogan
Paul Overbaugh
Craig Whitten
Child Passenger Safety Program: Barbara Formica
Statewide Law Enforcement Liaison: Sgt. Todd Engwer, NYSP
Liaison from NYS Sheriff's Association: Charles Rutherford
Liaison from NYS Chiefs of Police: Dominick G. Macherone

The Safety Programs Group is responsible for programs that make New York State's roadways safer for all highway users, young and old. The staff implements and coordinates new programs and is also responsible for oversight of ongoing safety activities.   The staff oversee the highway safety programs in the state:  STOP-DWI, occupant restraint, pedestrian and wheel sport safety,  all areas of safe driver behavior, police traffic enforcement and traffic records management.  Program Representative staff support local government officials, community groups and safety organizations with advice and support in creating highway safety programs and projects as well as with grant development and administration.  The Representatives serve the following counties:

Highway Safety Program Representatives Program Assignments

Rich Devlin Jennifer Hogan Paul Overbaugh Craig Whitten
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
Clinton
Erie
Essex
Franklin
Genesee
Hamilton
Niagara
Orleans
St. Lawrence
Warren
Wyoming
Albany
Columbia
Fulton
Greene
Montgomery
Nassau
New York City
Rensselaer
Rockland
Saratoga
Schenectady
Suffolk
Washington
Westchester
Cayuga
Cortland
Delaware
Dutchess
Herkimer
Jefferson
Lewis
Madison
Oneida
Onondaga
Oswego
Schoharie
Seneca
Ulster
Wayne
Allegany
Broome
Chemung
Chenango
Livingston
Monroe
Ontario
Orange
Otsego
Putnam
Schuyler
Steuben
Sullivan
Tioga
Tompkins
Yates

Fiscal Group

Manager: Debbie Lotito
Staff: Diane Fox
Amy Pertgen
Steve Perrott
Rich Pontore
Kelly Reynolds
Sue Staie
Etsuko Turcic

The Fiscal Group handles the processing of county strategic plans, grant submissions and vouchers. Calls appropriate for this group include questions about vouchers, claims, budget certificates and contracts.