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:
- Stephen Covey, Co-Chair
Chief of Police and Chief Security Officer, Canadian National Railway/OLI Board Member - Jessica Feder, Co-Chair
Executive Director, Indiana Operation Lifesaver/NAC Materials Review Committee Chair/OLI Board Member - Tasha Bartholomew
Communications Manager, CalTrain - Tracy Bergerson
Special Agent, CP Police Department - Jason Bishop
Manager Community Affairs and Safety, CSX - Jon Bondra
Police Inspector, CN Police Department - Kevin Burns
State Coordinator, Connecticut Operation Lifesaver - Rick Campbell
Senior Project Manager, Alfred Benesch & Company - Margaret Cannell
Executive Director, North Carolina Operation Lifesaver - Janice Cowen
State Coordinator, South Carolina Operation Lifesaver - Carol Daley
State Coordinator, Nebraska Operation Lifesaver - Jessica Devorsky
Executive Director, Texas Operation Lifesaver - Doug Farler
State Coordinator, Arizona Operation Lifesaver - Andrew Feder
Senior Manager, Technology Support, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad - Danny Lites
Public Safety Director, Kansas City Southern Railway - Jeff Longman
Assistant Chief of Police, BNSF Railway - Sarah Mayes
National Director, Operation Lifesaver Canada - Will Miller
Public Safety Direcgor, Norfolk Southern - R. Quinn Norman
Grand Lodge Representative, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen - James Payne
Staff Director, Grade Crossing and Trespassing Office of Safety, Federal Railroad Administration - Barb Petito
Police Lead Communications Specialist, Amtrak - Darrell Real
State Coordinator, Wyoming Operation Lifesaver - Buck Russel
Senior Supervisor of Public Safety, Union Pacific Railroad - Kimbler Sloan
State Coordinator, Mississippi Operation Lifesaver - Alan Stouder
State Coordinator, Ohio Operation Lifesaver