New NEMSAC Members Named by LaHood

* John Kuo – State Highway Safety Directors – Kuo is the Administrator of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and the Governor's Representative for Highway Safety. He is responsible for the coordination of all highway safety initiatives and improvements throughout the state and works closely with NHTSA and FHWA on safety programming. He has worked for the Maryland Department of Transportation since 1995 and is active in several state and national motor vehicle committees.

* Thomas Esposito, MD, MPH, FACS – Trauma Surgeons – Esposito is Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Burns at Loyola University Chicago. He has served on several national, State and local emergency care committees and led numerous research projects on trauma, injury prevention, and EMS.

* Katrina Altenhofen, MPH, Paramedic – Volunteer EMS – Altenhofen is a founding member of the West Chester First Responders in Washington, Iowa and has been a volunteer paramedic since 1989. She is the State Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Director and has worked with the Iowa Bureau of EMS since 1995. She has also initiated several statewide occupant protection and bicycle safety programs.