Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee is instrumental in the planning and coordination of the CMV Summit. The TAC continues to provide feedback and insight into commercial vehicle safety topics and facilitates positive partnerships among university researchers, government, private agencies, law enforcement, and CMV industry representatives.

Please note: the titles and organizations of committee members listed below are reflective of the indicated years in which they served on the committee(s).

Name Title & Organization Contact
Ken Colvert West Central Region TMC Manager, ALDOT colvertk@dot.state.al.us
Tim Frazier Safety Director, Alabama Trucking Association tfrazier@alabamatrucking.org
Jonathon Huff Captain, Georgia Highway Patrol jhuff@gsp.net
Stephanie Mann Tennessee & Alabama (acting) Division Administrator, FMCSA stephanie.mann@dot.gov
Jon McCormick Southern Service Center Director, FMCSA Jon.mccormick@dot.gov
Dr. Jeremy Pate Director, Center for Advanced Public Safety, The University of Alabama jrpate@ua.edu
Jay Starling Programs Director, IRP, Inc. jstarling@irpinc.org
Dr. Georgia Steele Regional Field Administrator, Southern Region, FMCSA georgia.steele@dot.gov
Michael Stewart North Carolina Division Administrator, FMCSA michael.stewart@dot.gov
Philip Taylor State Program Specialist, FMCSA philip.taylor@dot.gov
Troy Thompson Chief, Florida Highway Patrol troythompson@flhsmv.gov
Name Title & Organization Contact
Ken Colvert West Central Region TMC Manager, ALDOT colvertk@dot.state.al.us
Jacob Davis Alabama Division Administrator, FMCSA jacob.davis@dot.gov
Tim Frazier Safety Director, Alabama Trucking Association tfrazier@alabamatrucking.org
Jonathon Huff Lieutenant, Georgia Highway Patrol jhuff@gsp.net
Dr. Steven Jones Interim Executive Director, Alabama Transportation Institute, The University of Alabama Interim Director steven.jones@ua.edu
Stephanie Mann Tennessee Division Administrator, FMCSA stephanie.mann@dot.gov
Jon McCormick North Carolina Division Administrator, FMCSA Jon.mccormick@dot.gov
Danny McPeters Georgia Division Administrator, FMCSA danny.mcpeters@dot.gov
Shannon Newton President, Arkansas Trucking Association President shannonnewton@arkansastrucking.com
Dr. Jeremy Pate Director, Center for Advanced Public Safety, The University of Alabama jrpate@ua.edu
Clinton Seymour Southern Service Center Field Administrator, FMCSA Clinton.seymour@dot.gov
Dr. Georgia Steele Regional Field Administrator, Southern Region, FMCSA georgia.steele@dot.gov
Michael Stewart Mississippi Division Administrator, FMCSA michael.stewart@dot.gov
Troy Thompson Chief, Florida Highway Patrol troythompson@flhsmv.gov
Jake Zimmerman Sargeant, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Jacob.zimmerman@alea.gov
Name Title & Organization Contact
Kevin Breedlove FMCSA Arkansas Division Administrator Kevin.breedlove@dot.gov
Sgt. Stephen Burnham Georgia Department of Public Safety Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Jacob Davis FMCSA Alabama State Program Specialist Jacob.davis@dot.gov
Jon Dierberger FMCSA Field Administrator Jon.dierberger@dot.gov
Brandon Dixon Associate Professor, Computer Science, The University of Alabama dixon@cs.ua.edu
Chief Jeff Dixon Florida Highway Patrol JeffreyDixon@flhsmv.gov
Tim Frazier Vice President Safety & Compliance, Alabama Trucking Association tfrazier@alabamatrucking.org
Major Freddy Johnson North Carolina Highway Patrol Freddy.johnson@ncdps.gov
Steven Jones Director, Transportation Policy Research Center Deputy Director, Alabama Transportation Institute The University of Alabama sjones@eng.ua.edu
Jon McCormick FMCSA North Carolina Division Administrator Jon.mccormick@dot.gov
Captain Joseph A. Memory, IV Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section, North Carolina State Highway Patrol Joseph.memory@ncshp.org
Teresa Murray FMCSA North Carolina State Program Specialist teresa.murray@dot.gov
Shannon Newton President, Arkansas Trucking Association shannonnewton@arkansastrucking.com
Jeremy Pate Director of Research Operations, Alabama Transportation Institute The University of Alabama jrpate@ua.edu
Brian Preston FMCSA Arkansas State Program Specialist brian.preston@dot.gov
Captain Tim Pullin MCSAP Commander, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Timothy.Pullin@alea.gov
Jeff Sanderson FMCSA Florida Division Administrator Jeff.sanderson@dot.gov
Clinton Seymour FMCSA Alabama Division Administrator Clinton.seymour@dot.gov
Major Jeremy Vickery Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance Division j.vickery@gsp.net
Name Title & Organization Contact
Derek Barrs Chief of CVE, Florida Highway Patrol DerekBarrs@flhsmv.gov
Jake Davis State Program Specialist FMCSA, Alabama Division jacob.davis@dot.gov
Jon Dierberger Field Administrator, FMCSA, Southern Service Center jon.dierberger@dot.gov
Tim Frazier Director of Safety & Member Services, Alabama Trucking Association tfrazier@alabamatrucking.org
Chris Hilyer Operations Manager, Alabama Department of Transportation hilyerc@dot.state.al.us
Kenny Price AL Division Administrator, FMCSA kenny.price@dot.gov
Darrell Ruban Regional Field Administrator FMCSA, Southern Service Center darrell.ruban@dot.gov
Jay Starling Director, Motor Vehicle Division Alabama Department of Revenue Jay.Starling@revenue.alabama.gov
Jacob York Program Officer, FMCSA, Office of Safety Programs, State Programs jacob.york@dot.gov