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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: Renee Barchitta
Richard Devlin - State DRE Coordinator
Jennifer Hogan
Paul Overbaugh
Craig Whitten
Child Passenger Safety Program: Robert Ashford
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:

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

Fiscal Group

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

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.