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4/27/10: Congratulations to the 19 new Child Passenger Safety Technicians from the recent Las Cruces class including 5 Officers from LCPD and 3 members of LCFD!

Ms. Wenona Begay of Pine Hill Ambulance
Ms. Gabriela Burke of Luna County Healthy Start
Ms. Rocio Castillo La Clinica de Familia Healthy Start
Officer Michael Clifton of Las Cruces Police Department
Officer Adrian De La Garza of Las Cruces Police Department
Mr. Arnold Diaz of Las Cruces Fire Department
Ms. Alma Garcia of La Clinica de Familia Healthy Start
Officer David Gonzalez of Las Cruces Police Department
Ms. Erica Gonzalez of Dona Ana County Health and Human Services
Ms. Jessica Hawkins of Dona Ana County Health and Human Services
Ms. Audra Mason-Kimpel of Tresco TOTS
Officer Joy Mickendrow of Las Cruces Police Department
Mr. Ben Myers of Las Cruces Fire Department
Ms. Olga Neave of Luna County Healthy Start
Mr. Gordon Nelson of Las Cruces Fire Department
Ms. Christina Suessbrich Joaquim of Tresco TOTS
Officer Narciso Valdez of Las Cruces Police Department
Ms. Angela Varnum of Luna County Healthy Start
Ms. Socorro Villegas of Luna County Healthy Start

4/01/10: The Santa Fe Fire Department has always proudly shown their dedication to the Safety of their community! Today we would like to give them all a special thank you in reporting that 13 of the 14 newest Child Passenger Safety Technicians of the area are from SFFD! Congratulations!

Lt. Craig Anstine
Firefighter Jaome Blay
Firefighter George Bleicher
Inspector Devon Carr
Ms. Julie Doolittle of SFFD
Inspector Reynaldo Gonzales
Firefighter Geronimo Griego
Firefighter II Daniel Gutierrez
Mr. Tim L'Esperance of SFFD
Fire Marshal Angelo Ortega
Mr. Chris Schaum of SFFD
Firefighter Jeffrey Valdez
ARFF Operator Thomas Wisniewski
Ms. Shirley Granillo of Christus SVRMC

2/24/10: Congratulations to our newest Child Passanger Safety Technicians who successfully completed the latest course on February 20th, 2010!

Fabiola Sanchez of Zoe Pregnancy Counseling Center in Las Vegas
Leila Potts a Parent Volunteer from Albuquerque
Vince Rose of Safer New Mexico Now in Santa Fe
Nancy Vandenberg of Safer New Mexico Now in Albuquerque
Sgt. Peter Hackett of the Albuquerque Police Department
Officer Alan Moon of the Albuquerque Police Department
Officer Adam Casaus of the Albuquerque Police Department
Officer D.J. Romero of the Albuquerque Police Department
P1/C Kevin Sedillo of the Albuquerque Police Department
Donny Knight of Torrance County Project Office in Moriarty
Karen Martinez of La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba in Tierra Amarilla
Amanda Archuleta of La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba in Tierra Amarilla
Sonia Armijo of La Casa Family Health Center in Portales
Leticia Perez of La Casa Family Health Center in Clovis
Wanda Bryant of the John Marshall Center in Albuquerque
Timo Alvidrez of the John Marshall Center in Albuquerque
Cora Trujillo of Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Santa Fe
Martha Sanchez of Youth Development, Inc. in Albuquerque
Joshua Roney of the Rio Rancho Fire Department
Ryan Floersheim of the Rio Rancho Fire Department

2/01/10: Safer New Mexico Now would like to congratulate and welcome the class of 21 Child Passenger Safety technicians who successfully completed their course on October 31, 2009:

Martin Ansera at San Felipe Pueblo from Head Start
Orlando Avila from the Raton Police Department
Rochelle Begay from Crownpoint Healthcare
Jennifer Castillo in Albuquerque from Presbyterian Hospital
Emiliano Chavez from the Albuquerque Fire Department
Floyd Cobos from the Albuquerque Police Department
Anthony Floreani from the Los Lunas Police Department
Chris French from the Rio Rancho Police Department
Gaspar Garcia from the Rio Rancho Police Department
Julianne Garcia in Albuquerque from Presbyterian Hospital
Justin Garcia from the Rio Rancho Police Department
Elizabeth Hernandez from the Albuquerque Fire Department
Jose Hernandez from the Los Lunas Police Department
Angie Jarvis in Albuquerque from Safer New Mexico Now
Jose Martinez in Española from the Rio Arriba Sheriff’s Department
Elta Miller from Crownpoint Healthcare
Eric Peer from the Albuquerque Police Department
Ronald Perez in Albuquerque from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office
Tim Robey from the Rio Rancho Police Department
Amanda Sanchez in Los Lunas from Youth Development Incorporated
Ray Torres from the Albuquerque Police Department

We welcome back a class of six students who successfully completed their recertification course on December 1, 2009. Congratulations to:

Ben Arnold in Albuquerque from the New Mexico State Police
Nolberto Dominguez from the Raton Police Department
Vikky Donaldson in Gallup from Johns Hopkins University Center for American Indian Health
Shane Rodgers from the Albuquerque Police Department
Jazmin Saenz in Chaparral from La Clinica de Familia
Colleen Trujillo from the Cochiti Pueblo

Last but not least, we’d like to congratulate Nancy Kaup Anthony, Safer Program Manager, on her recent certification as CPS Instructor!

1/19/10: Forward Facing or Rear Facing? New research may leave some asking, 'What's a parent to do?' - A new article by Heather Hollingsworth of the Associated Press.

1/15/10: Happy New Year! The 2010 Buckle Up New Mexico Conference will be held March 10th and 11th at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque. This year's conference will offer a number of trainings, technical updates, and discussion opportunities related to conducting child passenger safety programs in your area. For more detailed information on the conference refer here or register before Thursday, February 4th.

10/13/09: This past week, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation announced new research findings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that show nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver, and more than half a million were injured. The findings were announced during the kickoff to the two-day Distracted Driving Summit, highlighting the under-recognized dangers of distracted behavior behind the wheel. More than 800,000 vehicles were driven by someone using a hand-held cell phone on any given day in 2008. For more information, including a press release and resources on distracted driving, go to the NHTSA Web site at http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2009/dot15509.htm .