Who's Who - Public Hearing on Transit Bus Safety

NTSB Board of Inquiry

John Hammerschmidt
Board Member
Hearing Chairman

Vernon S. Ellingstad
Director, Office of Research and Engineering

Joseph G. Osterman
Director, Office of Highway Safety

Jeanmarie Poole
Senior Highway Accident Investigator
Hearing Officer

NTSB Technical Panel

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Mr. Kennith Rogers
Central Office Regional Director
Office of Highway Safety

Mr. Mark Bagnard
Highway Accident Investigator
Office of Highway Safety

Ms. Barbara Czech
Mechanical Engineer
Office of Highway Safety

Ms. Jennifer Hopkins
Transportation Systems Engineer
Office of Highway Safety

Mr. Bruce Magaldry
Human Performance Investigator
Office of Highway Safety

Mr. Gary Van Etten
Highway Accident Investigator
Office of Highway Safety

Dr. Meg Sweeney
Transportation Research Analyst
Office of Research and Engineering

Mr. Edward Dobranetski
Civil Engineer
Office of Railroad Safety

Mr. Rick Narvell
Human Performance Investigator
Office of Railroad Safety

Panel Witnesses

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Steve Barber
National Program Coordinator for Motor Coach Operations, Federal Highway Administration Office of Motor Carriers

Lana Batts
President, Professional Truck Driver’s Training Institute of America

Jerry Fisher
Safety Specialist, Federal Transit Administration

Fred Gillian
Deputy Executive Director, American Public Transit Association

Linn Holmes
Manager, Motor Carrier Services, California Highway Patrol

Capt. David Kemp
License & Weights Services, Texas Department of Public Safety

Terry Klein
Chief, Mathematical Analysis Division, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Nathan Knicker
Director of Safety and Training, Bi-State Development Agency

Penny Page
Director of Safety, New Jersey Transit

Norman Schneider
Director, Passenger and Freight Safety Division, New York Public Transportation Safety Board
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials

Thomas Sehr
General Manager of Operations, Bi-State Development Agency

Stephen Vidal
Chief Training Officer, MPA, New York City Transit
American Public Transit Association

Terry Voy
President, National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation

Stephen Waters
Director, Missouri Division of Motor Carrier & Railroad Safety

Chris Zeilinger
Assistant Director of Government Affairs and Training, Community Transit Association of America

Parties to the Hearing

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Federal Transit Administration
Federal Highway Administration
American Public Transit Association
Community Transit Association of America
Amalgamated Transit Union
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials