Drive Safe Hampton Roads Announces 2025-26 Board of Directors

Hampton Roads, VA – July 10, 2025: Drive Safe Hampton Roads is proud to unveil the new leadership team for 2025-26, composed of dedicated professionals and community advocates committed to advancing traffic safety throughout the Hampton Roads region. The incoming board brings together a wealth of experience in transportation, public health, education, and law enforcement, ensuring a well-rounded approach to the coalition’s ongoing initiatives.

These individuals will guide Drive Safe Hampton Roads as it continues its mission to foster safer driving behaviors and continue the long history of making roadways in Hampton Roads safer for all users. Their collective vision is to build upon the successes of previous years, introducing innovative programs and outreach campaigns tailored to the unique needs of our region.

The 2025-26 Board of Directors and all the volunteers will focus on strategic priorities such as seat belt and child safety seat use, impaired driving prevention, motor carrier safety, teen driver safety, distracted driving, speed reduction and pedestrian/bicycle safety. Through collaborative efforts, education and advocacy, the Board will lead Drive Safe Hampton Roads to make measurable progress toward safer roads and healthier communities.

Leading Drive Safe Hampton Roads are:

Board Chair: Dick Lohrmann, Sandbridge Traffic Safety Group, Virginia Beach
Myrna Banks, Training Supervisor, Norfolk Public Schools
Rich Jacobs, Public Relations and Outreach Manager, DRIVE SMART Virginia
Crystal Breede, Director of Marketing, Huffman & Huffman Brothers-In-Law PLLC
Walter “Fitz” Wallace, NAVFAC Transportation/Solid Waste, Naval Station Norfolk

Drive Safe Hampton Roads also elected to the Steering Committee:

President: Robert Clinebell of Virginia Beach
Vice President: Tina Mann, Production Manager, Vulcan Materials
Impaired Driving Prevention Chair: Brian Hennessy of Virginia Beach
Specialized Transportation Safety Chair: Sgt. Robert Scarborough, Virginia State Police
Specialized Transportation Safety Officer Chair: Dean Godwin, Suffolk Police Department
Occupant Protection Chair: Holly Darby, Director of Public Affairs & Marketing, AAA Tidewater Virginia
At-Large Member: Penny Price, ADCO N10C Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic
At-Large Member: Kelli England, Ph.D., Professor & Interim Director Pediatrics, EVMS

For more information on Drive Safe Hampton Roads, go to https://www.drivesafehr.org