External Advisory Committee:
Comprised of a multidisciplinary group of key local and regional stakeholders and constituents in injury prevention, this committee meets annually to provide input and ideas related to injury control research, education, and training. Specifically, this committee's input informs the CIC's long-term goals, program areas, and research agenda. Members of the EAC serve overlapping two to three year terms before rotating off of the committee, at which time they are expected to nominate a replacement.
Sue Binder MD (chair), trained as a physician and board certified in Internal Medicine, has had a distinguished career, including 20 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. While at the CDC, Dr. Binder held a number of positions in environmental health, infectious diseases, and injury prevention and control. Her accomplishments include developing and overseeing CDC's childhood lead poisoning prevention program, spearheading the development of CDC's strategy for preventing emerging infectious diseases, and directing the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Dr. Binder retired from CDC in August 2004, and is now working as a consultant. Current clients include the University of North Carolina, for whom she is coaching teams around the nation that are attempting to decrease violence, and The Alliance for SafeChildren, which is dedicated to reducing childhood injuries in developing countries. She also serves on the Board of Planned Parenthood of Georgia. Dr. Binder has received numerous governmental awards, including CDC's highest honor, the William C. Watson Medal of Excellence.
Dick Bathrick co-founded Men Stopping Violence in 1982 and has filled numerous roles at the organization over the years. He brings more than three decades of experience in progressive social change to the work of battering prevention. Since 2004, Mr. Bathrick has been Director of Programs at Men Stopping Violence, overseeing all program initiatives, including community education, interventions with men, the Internship Program, public policy, and the Community Restoration Program. He has co-led trainings for a variety of organizations, including the National Council of Churches, the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the American Orthopsychiatric Association. Mr. Bathrick also has co-led international training initiatives for governmental officials, social service workers, and women's advocates in the United Kingdom and Taiwan.
Charles N. Hayslett is chief executive officer of Hayslett Group. He oversees communications planning for many Hayslett Group clients, and has been integrally involved in the firm's work for the Georgia Department of Transportation's 511 travel information service, Work Zone Safety and LUV the HOV campaigns, the Metro Chamber of Commerce Clean Water campaign, the Georgia Research Alliance, the Georgia DHR's Statewide Trauma Awareness campaign and the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, among many others. Prior to entering public relations, Charlie worked for more than a decade as a newspaper journalist, covering government and politics for The Atlanta Journal in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He has over 25 years of communications experience. Charlie is a member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the International Association of Business Communicators and the Public Relations Society of America.
Beverly Losman has over 20 years of non profit management experience. Currently, she is serving in the capacity of Director of Safe Kids Georgia, Manager of Child Health Promotion for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Her position is to enhance the business acumen of 22 coalitions throughout Georgia who provide education and advocacy on injury prevention the number one killer of ages 14 and under. Previously, she served at the Starlight Children's Foundation as the Executive Director of the Atlanta chapter before that as the Director of the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities. She was the Executive Director of the Cultural Affairs Department for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for 71/2 years and developed the Metro Atlanta Arts Fund, a three million dollar grant organization that provided stabilization grants to arts organizations. Beverly is a uniquely qualified professional with extensive experience in fund-raising, public relations, marketing, strategic planning and community development.
Ricardo Martinez, MD, served five years as the 10th Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 1994-1999. A strong focus of Dr. Martinez's leadership at NHTSA was to make motor vehicle injuries a public health priority issue. Under Dr. Martinez's leadership, the Agency issued the two most significant safety rules in a decade and the two largest recalls in history, led the development of the International Harmonized Research Agenda on crash injury and a UN global agreement on vehicle regulation; established the National Transportation Biomechanics Research Center and the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) to bridge the gap between engineering and medicine. With experience in executive positions in business, academics and the federal government, Dr. Martinez is a nationally recognized expert in traffic safety, emergency services, motor vehicle trauma and public health policy. Dr. Martinez was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2004.
Wayne Reece, JD is a principle attorney for Reece and Associates, a law firm specializing in public policy law and regulatory affairs. Wayne earned his law degree from the University of Georgia, where he was editor-in-chief of the law review. Upon graduation, he became the first staff member in the successful gubernatorial campaign of Georgia Governor Joe Frank Harris. On issues ranging from highway safety to Internet privacy, Reece has dedicated his efforts to listening to communities and clients, bringing together key stakeholders and providing crucial statistical and grassroots input to help leaders make better public policy decisions on the local, state, or national level. Recognized in his home state of Georgia as a behind-the-scenes advisor on a wide range of issues, Reece is best known nationally for his work in highway safety. Over the years, he and his firm have advised numerous governors, state highway and public safety departments, state legislators and selected corporate clients, as well as several presidential candidates and members of the U.S. Congress.
David Tatum is the Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Public Policy Officer for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the largest pediatric health care systems in the United States. He is responsible for all legislative and many regulatory activities for this nationally recognized children's hospital system. Mr. Tatum represents the Children's system before the Georgia General Assembly and state agencies, including the Department of Community Health and the Department of Human Resources, among others. He further represents the Children's system in Washington, D.C. on matters affecting children's hospitals and health care. Mr. Tatum works directly with members of Congress and the administration, as well as with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mr. Tatum also acts as the system's legislative affairs representative to the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions.
Jasmine Williams-Miller, MSW, is Director of Programs for the Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV). A licensed social worker with a certification in Family Life Education, she has over 15 years experience working in clinical and community settings. The bulk of her career has been with non-profit agencies working to organize and manage various programs. Her involvement has been extensive in the areas of rape crisis and domestic violence communities. Jasmine Miller's focus is providing quality programs to empower diverse groups of people. She is committed to women's empowerment and healing and to making the community safer for all.