Who We Are
Who We Are
Executive Director
Trisha Stites, CPST-I
Trisha Stites first became involved in child passenger safety (CPS) in 2014. Her background as an Adult Education instructor for Los Angeles Unified School District generated her interest in sharing CPS broadly so she became a nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructor (CPST-I).
Starting as an active SBS USA volunteer, Stites became a Program Consultant in 2015 and has since completed national training in the transportation of children with special needs and on school buses. She received the Siegel Child Restraint Award of Excellence in 2022. Stites works with community agencies to develop and implement CPS programs and leads CPST Certifications.
Executive Director
Executive Director Trisha Stites, CPST-I
Trisha Stites first became involved in child passenger safety (CPS) in 2014. Her background as an Adult Education instructor for Los Angeles Unified School District generated her interest in sharing CPS broadly so she became a nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructor (CPST-I).
Starting as an active SBS USA volunteer, Stites became a Program Consultant in 2015 and has since completed national training in the transportation of children with special needs and on school buses. She received the Siegel Child Restraint Award of Excellence in 2022. Stites works with community agencies to develop and implement CPS programs and leads CPST Certifications.
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT: Bonnie Oseas
SECRETARY and TREASURER: Karen Proctor, CPNP, CPST
Members-at-Large
California:
Ivy Chang, LCSW, CPST
Zofia Chciuk, RNC, MSN, IBCLC
Anne Hamilton, CPST
David Myers, CPST
Colorado:
Vera Fullaway, CPSTI
Connecticut:
Monica Quisgard, BA, MBA, CPSTI, EMT
Ohio:
Tamara Franks, MA, CPSTI
Texas:
Sharon Evans, RN, BSN, CPN, CPSTI
Washington:
Wendy Thomas, CPSTI
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT: Bonnie Oseas
SECRETARY and TREASURER: Karen Proctor, CPNP, CPST
Members-at-Large
California:
Ivy Chang, LCSW, CPST
Zofia Chciuk, RNC, MSN, IBCLC
Anne Hamilton, CPST
David Myers, CPST
Colorado:
Vera Fullaway, CPSTI
Connecticut:
Monica Quisgard, BA, MBA, CPSTI, EMT
Ohio:
Tamara Franks, MA, CPSTI
Texas:
Sharon Evans, RN, BSN, CPN, CPSTI
Washington:
Wendy Thomas, CPSTI
Advisory Board
Donna Bryce
Howard M. Ehrenberg, Esq. SulmeyerKupetz
D. O. “Spike” Helmick, Retired Commissioner, California Highway Patrol
Charles A. Hurley, Retired Executive Director, MADD
Sean Kane, Safety Research & Strategies, Inc.
Ellen R. Knell, PhD
Harvey G. Knell
Deane Leavenworth, President, Leavenworth Endeavors
Sandra Tsing Loh, radio commentator and author, “Mother on Fire”
Talulah Riley, Actor
Michael Sachs, MD, General Pediatrician
Teresa Samaniego, Vice President, Diversity & Community Relations, KABC
Arthur M. Southam, MD
Robert S. Vinetz, MD, FAAP, Queens Care Family Clinics
Gayle Wilson
Brett Wood, Chairman, Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.
Advisory Board
Donna Bryce
Howard M. Ehrenberg, Esq. SulmeyerKupetz
D. O. “Spike” Helmick, Retired Commissioner, California Highway Patrol
Charles A. Hurley, Retired Executive Director, MADD
Sean Kane, Safety Research & Strategies, Inc.
Ellen R. Knell, PhD
Harvey G. Knell
Deane Leavenworth, President, Leavenworth Endeavors
Sandra Tsing Loh, radio commentator and author, “Mother on Fire”
Talulah Riley, Actor
Michael Sachs, MD, General Pediatrician
Teresa Samaniego, Vice President, Diversity & Community Relations, KABC
Arthur M. Southam, MD
Robert S. Vinetz, MD, FAAP, Queens Care Family Clinics
Gayle Wilson
Brett Wood, Chairman, Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.
Staff and Consultants
Executive Director: Trisha Stites, CPSTI
Co-Founder: Stephanie Tombrello, LCSW, CPSTI
Project Coordinator: John Stubbs, CPSTI
Office Coordinator: Maryjane Blumentkrantz, CPST
The national non-profit organization dedicated to child passenger safety since 1980
Staff and Consultants
Executive Director: Trisha Stites, CPSTI
Co-Founder: Stephanie Tombrello, LCSW, CPSTI
Project Coordinator: John Stubbs, CPSTI
Office Coordinator: Maryjane Blumentkrantz, CPST
The national non-profit organization dedicated to child passenger safety since 1980