The National Advisory Council
The National Advisory Council (NAC) supports Operation Lifesaver's mission of ending collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and on railroad rights-of-way. As an advisory body, the NAC assists the Operation Lifesaver National Office in creating the programs and materials used by Operation Lifesaver to deliver safety messages to the public. The NAC also helps the National Office establish priorities for developing new educational materials and programs.
The council includes representatives with expertise in the three E's of traffic safety - education, enforcement and engineering - as well as representatives from the major railroads, federal agencies, and others knowledgeable about highway-rail grade crossing or railroad trespass prevention. Operation Lifesaver state coordinator representatives from each of the Federal Railroad Administration regions are also on the council. Experts are brought in to serve on project teams when complex projects require expertise beyond that available on the NAC.
Current NAC members include:
- Jessica Feder, Co-Chair
Executive Director, Indiana Operation Lifesaver - Emma Moser, Co-Chair
Director, Safety & Reporting, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. - Tasha Bartholomew
Communications Manager, Caltrain - Tracy Bergerson
Detective, CPKC Police - Jason Bishop
Regional Manager Community Affairs and Safety, CSX - Shayla Blue
Engineering Psychologist, Federal Railroad Administration - Kevin Burns
State Coordinator, Connecticut Operation Lifesaver - Rick Campbell
Senior Technical Manager, Alfred Benesch & Company - Kelley Carr
Sr. Manager, Locomotive Operations Safety, Amtrak - Jessica Devorsky
Executive Director, Texas Operation Lifesaver - Doug Farler
State Coordinator, Arizona Operation Lifesaver - Leslie Gorman
Director Safety Reporting and Support, BNSF Railway Company - Nancy Hudson
State Coordinator, Alabama Operation Lifesaver - Tim Hull
Executive Director, Missouri Operation Lifesaver - Leon Jackson
Public Safety Director, Norfolk Southern - Taylor Kelley
Manager of Safety, Training and Regulatory Compliance, Rio Grande Pacific Corp. - Steve Kreins
Executive Director, Oregon Operation Lifesaver - Jeff Longman
Assistant Chief of Police, BNSF Railway Police - Shushanna Mignott
Program Manager, Safe Kids Worldwide - Jeffrey Price
Special Agent/Chief Safety Director, Canadian National Railway - Buck Russel
Sr. Supervisor Public Safety, Union Pacific Railroad - Alan Stouder
State Coordinator, Ohio Operation Lifesaver