BOARD INFO
Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (TIME Task Force of Georgia)
To be a member of the Board of Directors all positions must:
- Attend monthly Board of Director meetings and special meetings as
scheduled. - Conduct initiatives to further the goals of the TIME Task Force.
- Assist with outreach and identify champions in your field.
- Attend TIME Quarterly Meetings.
- Assist with conference meeting planning and production.
- Attend the TIME Annual Conference.
- Commit to a two-year term.
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BOARD MEMBERS
Captain Ritchie E. Howard - Georgia State Patrol Troop C Commander
TIME Task Force Co-Chair
Jason Josey - GDOT Incident Management Coordinator
TIME Task Force Co-Chair
Eshon Poythress - Operations Manager, Strategic Planning
Governor's Office of Highway Safety
Matt Needham - Asst. State Emergency Operations Coordinator
GDOT Emergency Operations
Sheri Russo - Field Coordinator
Georgia Emergency Management Agency
Greg Morris - Safety & Traffic Engineer
FHWA Ex-Officio (non-voting)
Robert Baker - TMC Traffic Ops. Manager
GDOT TMC Operations
Chad Hendon - TMC Ops Manager
GDOT CHAMP
Sal Scarpa - Chief EMA/Director, Columbus Fire & Emergency Services
Director of Planning
Jeff Payne - Statewide Wrecker
Director of Towing & Recovery
Vincent Harris - Regional EMS Director, Georgia Office of EMS & Trauma
Director of Emergency Medical Services
Chief Antonio Burden - Augusta Fire Department
Director of Fire
Requel Williams - GDOT TMC Deputy Program Manager
Director of Member-At-Large
Gina Ison - Operations Manager, GDOT District 3 Operations Center
Director of Transportation
Lieutenant John Brookshire - Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Director of Law Enforcement
Dolores Uttero - Transportation Management Center Manager
GDOT TMC
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Ivan Lichtenstein - Digital Media Specialist, AECOM
Communications
Rodney Pickle - CHAMP Supervisor, AECOM
Operations
Requel Williams - Operations Manager, AECOM
Programs
Chief Shaun Raulston - City of Buena Vista Fire Department
Training
Robert Baker - TMC Traffic Ops. Manager
Grants
COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS
Communications: This committee shall coordinate timely and open communication both internally between transportation and public safety agencies as well as with the public and media. The committee chairperson shall be ultimately responsible for assigning and completing all tasks in conjunction with the Communications committee.
Operations: This committee shall focus on improving traffic incident response and clearance procedures and overcoming institutional and jurisdictional barriers that reduce the efficiency of traffic incident management. Primary tasks within this committee shall include After Incident Reviews (AIR) and Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Teams. The committee chairperson shall be ultimately responsible for assigning and completing all tasks in conjunction with the Operations committee.
Programs: This committee shall focus on planning and facilitating membership activities and events. Committee responsibilities include planning quarterly membership meetings and annual conference. The committee chairperson shall be ultimately responsible for assigning and completing all tasks in conjunction with the Programs committee.
Training: This committee shall focus on approving, developing and offering traffic incident management training courses and tracking certification of TIME and Towing & Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) members. Committee responsibilities include training acceptance and approval of all TIME-offered training courses by the Training Standards Board. The committee chairperson shall be ultimately responsible for assigning and completing all tasks in conjunction with the Training committee.
Grants: This committee shall focus on the annual call to gather TIME Task Force Grant applications. Work with the Grants Committee members to evaluate applications and determine the Grant awards recipients.