Project Coordinators:

Ron Perry and Jennifer Johnson
Role: EAST Lab Facilitators

Koral Heinzman
Role: Project director and head coordinator

Steven Hacke
Role: Educational Director

Colt Tuel and Matt Susavilla
Role: Activities Directors

Kevin Taylor
Role: Website Master

David Loring and Mathew Roscoe
Role: Media Design

Scarlette Mendoza
Role: Project Assistant

Project Partners

Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services, Public Health Branch- Youth Driving Safety Program
Role:  Provided car crash statistics, assisted with seat belt observations and driving simulation, project support as requested.

Eureka Police Department
Role: Provided two officers to assist with coordination and implementation of 2-day driving simulation experiment.

Humboldt Driving School
Role:  Provided vehicle and instructor to assist with implementation of 2-day driving simulation experiment.

Eureka City Schools
Role:  Provided administrative support to project and Superintendent participated in driving simulation.

California Office of Traffic Safety
Role: Provided funding to Department of Public Health to support youth driving activities at local high schools.

California Highway Patrol
Role:  Provided an officer to consult with student team on project implementation.

City of Eureka/Eureka City Council
Role:  Provided use of Samoa Drag Strip including liability covers for 2-day driving simulation experiment.

State Farm
Role:  Local State Farm Insurance Agent Paul Nicholson participated in the driving simulation and provided other project support as needed.

Media Partners

Eureka Times-Standard
Role:  Produced three articles on Drive 2 Stay Alive and sent reporter to participate in and report on results of driving simulation.

Eureka Reporter
Role:  Produced two articles on Drive 2 Stay Alive project.

KIEM News Channel 3
Role:  Produced two feature-length news stories on the Drive 2 Stay Alive project and sent reporter to participate in and report on results of driving simulation.

Project Sponsors

These sponsors provided funding to our project to support the purchase of T-shirts and other project activities not supported by the Project Ignition grant.

Humboldt Towing
Bay Directories, Inc.
State Farm
Fin & Feather
Kramer Industries