Sadly, the STOP-DWI Association says goodbye, and farewell to our recording Secretary, Doug Lippert, Madison County STOP-DWI Coordinator

Doug is retiring and will enjoy travelling and his grandchildren. Doug tells us that his wife has a head start on this whole retirement thing.

Good luck in your retirement Doug! Enjoy your new life and your grandchildren, and your children too of course!!!

this is the look on Doug's face when the Chairman approached him about being the Association Secretary!

This is the way most of us will remember him, fondly of course, in his duty of paying attention and writing the minutes.

Always accurate and always well done...........

Farewell to our friend!!!!!

2007 New York State Traffic Safety Conference held October 14-17.

Conference attendees are welcomed by Chuck DeWeese, Assistant Commissioner for GTSC.

 This year our opening plenary session was entitled "From Wedding Rings to Nose Rings." This was a very interesting, and funny, look at the differences in the different generational groups. The essesnce was the importance of understanding diversity and how we are all different.

The speaker was Faith Roberts. She is a nurse at the Carle Foundation Hospital, in Urbana IL.

Good job Faith!!!!

Pictured below is the vendor area where many contacts are made and ideas born!!!

Michele James and John Sullivan (Erie County STOP-DWI) visit the "One Second" display.

Hank.......making a point to Denise Cashmere!

Michele James, visiting with one of the 60 police officers at the Conference. The officers were taking part in free training offered by GTSC.

Denis Foley, ex-Albany County STOP-DWI representative, and an original STOP-DWI representative, explains his latest project "One Second." This project details the tragic death of New York State teens, killed in alcohol related crashes. Pictured with Denis are John E. Jones from Orange County and Molly Lawrence from Clinton County.

Bill Johnson Dutchess County STOP-DWI Coordinatorvtakes time out to talk with Terri Egan, DMV Deputy Commissioner of Safety, Consumer Protection and Clean Air.

2007 STOP-DWI Coordinators Annual Luncheon Meeting.

Jim May, center, opens the 2007 STOP-DWI Coordinators Annual Luncheon Meeting. Pictured are (l-r) Chris Cernik, Counsel, Jim May, Chair. Molly Lawrence representing Clinton County STOP-DWI. Doug Lippert, Association Secretary, Madison County STOP-DWI. and Michele James, Association Treasurer, St. Lawrence County STOP-DWI

Coordinators and program representatives from throughout the State.

Left to Right beginning on the top....the lady with her head in her hand is Denise Cashmere, Schenectady County STOP-DWI, Karen Liddle, Otsego County. Chris Cernik, counsel. Jim May, Broome County. Molly Lawrence, Clinton County. Doug Lippert, Madison County. Michele James, St. Lawrence County. Amy Manney, Warren County. Paul Stoner, Oswego County. Hank Krasucki, Wayne County. Dru Malavase, Ontario County.

With the new changes in the structure at DMV, Jim May leads a discussion (below) about thoses changes with Terri Egan, one of the new Deputy Commissioners at DMV. All the Coordinator's were invited to attend this very useful and productive meeting. I think I speak for everyone there that we look forward to developing new relaitonships!!!

This gentleman's name is Robert Watson. He led an interesting discussion about the manner in which Westchester County provides probation supervision to the repeat DWI offender. This was not only informative but very thought provoking. Westchester utilizes many different strategies to work with this type of offender. A workshop well done for sure!