Officers of the NC CPS Training Committee

Committee Chair
Mr. Myron Waddell - Representing Emergency Medical Services
Senior Supervisor
Surry County Emergency Services
1218 State Street
Suite 500
Mount Airy, NC 27030
336-783-9012
waddellm@co.surry.nc.us
Term Ends: September 30, 2012

Committee Vice-Chair - Representing Fire Services
Ms. Meg Langston
Fire and Life Safety Educator
Wilmington Fire Department/New Hanover County Fire Services
801 Market St
Wilmington, NC 28401
910-343-4784
meg.langston@wilmingtonnc.gov
Term Ends: September 30, 2013

Committee Secretariat
Ms. Kim Wittig - Representing Advocates
Fire and Life Safety Educator
City of Rocky Mount Fire Department
404 South Church Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
252-972-1379
kimberly.wittig@rockymountnc.gov
Term Ends: September 30, 2013

Members of the NC CPS Training Committee

Representing Advocates

Ms. Theresa Knops
Main Street and Community Manager
Town Of Elkin
PO Box 857
Elkin, NC 28621
336-835-9857
thatknopsgirl@yahoo.com
Term Ends: September 30, 2014

Mr. Jody Piatt
CPS Advocate and Instructor
Durham Police Department (Retired)
9037 Bahama Woods Lane
Bahama, NC 27503
919-818-9823
tact1@mindspring.com
Term Ends: September 30, 2013

Representing Emergency Medical Services

Committee Chair Myron Waddell represents Emergency Medical Services. See above for contact information.

Representing Fire Services

Mr. Allen Browder
Fire Fighter
Center Hill Cross Roads Fire Department
Center Hill Road
Tyner, NC 27980
252-312-9847
ccso_2004@yahoo.com
Term Ends: September 30, 2012

Mr. Aaron Miller
Fire Marshal
Blowing Rock Fire and Rescue
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
828-295-5218
brrescue@gmail.com
Term Ends: September 30, 2014

Representing Law Enforcement

Officer Melanie Daniel
Senior Police Officer
Greensboro Police Department
2602 S. Elm-Eugene St
Greensboro, NC 27402
336-373-4645
melanie.daniel@greensboro-nc.gov
Term Ends: September 30, 2013

Officer Frank Gore
Master Officer
Durham Police Department
Traffic Services
505 West Chapel Hill Street
Durham, NC 27701
919-560-4935 x28451
Franklin.Gore@durhamnc.gov
Term Ends: September 30, 2012

Master Trooper Dwight W. Green
Traffic Safety Information
Troop C Headquarters,
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1831 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-733-3911x221
dwgreen@ncshp.org
Term Ends: Appointed by State Highway Patrol

Representing NC DOI, Injury Prevention Regions

Ms. Renae Harris
Injury Prevention Specialist, Eastern Region
Office of State Fire Marshal
NC Department of Insurance
1202 Mail Service Center
322 Chapanoke Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-1202
919-661-5880 800-634-7854
Renae.Harris@ncdoi.gov
Term Ends: Appointed by Office of State Fire Marshal

Representing Public Health/Hospitals

Ms. Suzanne LeDoyen
Public Health Educator
Wake County Human Services Public Health Center
10 Sunnybrook Road
Raleigh, NC 27620
919-250-3989
sledoyen@wakegov.com
Term Ends: September 30, 2012

Ms. Charlene Proctor
Physician Liaison
Rutherford Regional Health System
288 S. Ridgecrest Avenue
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
828-286-5218
Charlene.Proctor@rutherfordregional.com
Term Ends: September 30, 2014

Ms. Dede White
Registered Nurse
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Brenner's Children's Hospital
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
336-713-2224
dacwhite@wakehealth.edu
Term Ends: September 30, 2012

Representing Special Populations

Hispanic/Latino
Ms. Cecilia Saloni
Public Safety Director
El Pueblo, Inc.
4 North Blount Street
Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-835-1525 x 223
cecilia@elpueblo.org
Term Ends: Appointed by El Pueblo

Child Restraint Manufacturers
Ms. Sarah Tilton
CPS Advocate
Britax Child Safety, Inc.
13501 South Ridge Drive
Charlotte, NC 28273
704-409-1695
Sarah.Tilton@Britax.com
Term Ends: Appointed by Executive Committee

Children with Special Health Care Needs
Ms. Vickie Whitlatch-Killough
Co-Coordinator
WNC Safe Kids
Mission Children's Hospital
520 Biltmore Avenue, Suite C
Asheville, NC 28801
828-213-5544
victoria.whitlatch@msj.org
Term Ends: Appointed by Executive Committee

Members of the NC CPS Training Executive Committee

Mr. Joshua DeFisher
Highway Safety Specialist
NC Governor's Highway Safety Program
215 E. Lane Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-733-3083
jsdefisher@ncdot.gov

Mr. Bill Hall
Director
NC CPS Resource Center
UNC Highway Safety Research Center
730 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Suite 300
CB# 3430
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-962-8721 / 800-672-4527 x6
bill_hall@unc.edu

Ms. Kelly Ransdell
Deputy Director
NC DOI, Office of State Fire Marshal
322 Chapanoke Road
1202 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1202
919-661-5880 x319 / 800-634-7854 x319
kelly.ransdell@ncdoi.gov

NC CPS Training Committee Support

Mr. Allan Buchanan
Injury Prevention Specialist, Central Region
Office of State Fire Marshal
NC Department of Insurance
322 Chapanoke Road
1202 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1202
919-661-5880 / 800-634-7854
allan.buchanan@ncdoi.gov

Ms. Allison Cummings
Injury Prevention Coordinator
Office of State Fire Marshal
NC Department of Insurance
322 Chapanoke Road
1202 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1202
919-661-5880 x314 / 800-634-7854 x314
allison.cummings@ncdoi.gov

Ms. Angie Gregg
Injury Prevention Specialist, Western Region
Office of State Fire Marshal
NC Department of Insurance
1202 Mail Service Center
322 Chapanoke Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-1202
919-661-5880 800-634-7854
angie.gregg@ncdoi.gov

Ms. Bevan Kirley
Research Associate
UNC Highway Safety Research Center
730 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Suite 300
CB# 3430
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-962-5836
kirley@hsrc.unc.edu

Ms. Jan Parker
Injury Prevention Specialist
Office of State Fire Marshal
NC Department of Insurance
1202 Mail Service Center
322 Chapanoke Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-1202
919-661-5880 800-634-7854
jan.parker@ncdoi.gov

Ms. Pam Becker
Safe Kids North Carolina Administrator
NC DOI, Office of State Fire Marshal
322 Chapanoke Road
1202 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1202
919-661-5880 x258 / 888-347-3737
Pamela.Becker@ncdoi.gov