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From Arrest to Discharge, NHTSA Has Your Back! Resources to Support Impaired Driving Solutions in our Communities.
SESSION INFO
Monday, August 25, 2025
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Session Type: Workshop
From the time a suspected impaired driver is pulled over by law enforcement, each aspect of the criminal justice continuum, from arrest through sentencing, offers its own complexities. Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, toxicologists, judges and community supervision officers all play a role leading to the disposition of DWI cases. To augment these efforts, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has supported the creation of, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Toxicologist and Judicial and Military Fellow Outreach liaisons as well as Probation Fellow positions to provide assistance and expertise in helping our communities address the challenge of impaired driving. In this interactive presentation, these subject matter experts will describe their mission, the impact their programs have on impaired driving, and available resources to assist you in more effectively combatting impaired driving.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Hon. Kate Huffman
American Bar Association National Judicial Fellow, American Bar Association
Kate Huffman served for twenty-one years as a General Division Judge on the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court and was elected to the Second District Court of Appeals in 2022. During her trial court tenure she presided at various times over the Drug Court and the Women’s R.IS.E. court. Judge Huffman received her B.A. in political science from Wright State University and her J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law, and an M.A. in Judicial Studies from the University of Nevada; she earned a Certificates in Judicial Development General Jurisdiction Trial Skills an Judicial Development Dispute Resolution Skills from the National Judicial College. Judge Huffman is a member the Innovative Specialized Docket Committee and the Criminal Law and Procedure Committees of the Ohio Judicial Conference. She recently served two terms on the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Judicial College. Judge Huffman completed two terms on the Commission for the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Ohio Supreme Court, and served as Chair of that Commission from 2021-2022. She recently chaired the Ohio Supreme Court Task Force to Examine Ohio’s Bail System. Judge Huffman teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Dayton School of Law and on the faculty of the National Judicial College. She currently serves as the American Bar Association Judicial Fellow, providing peer-to-peer training on a variety of topics associated with impaired driving.
Erin Inman
Director, National Traffic Law Center
Erin Inman is the Director of the National Traffic Law Center with the National District Attorneys Association. Prior to joining the NTLC, Erin practiced law in Montana; She was elected to serve as the Prairie County Attorney, guest lectured throughout the country on prosecuting traffic cases, launched Montana’s Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor program, taught at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy, and has participated in the design of several criminal justice publications and curricula. She also served her country as a pharmacy technician in the Army Reserves. Her subject matter expertise has been instrumental in shaping effective legal strategies and fostering collaborative efforts aimed at reducing traffic-related fatalities and crimes.
Amy Miles
Program Project Manager, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Amy Miles is a Program Project Manager at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) and serves as a Regional Toxicology Liaison for the Midwest, supporting MI, OH, IN, IL, WI, MN, SD, ND. Amy has over 25 years of experience in forensic toxicology. In addition to her work with the RTL program, Amy is involved in public health as it relates to forensic toxicology. She is the co-chair of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Overdose Biosurveillance Task Force. Offering resources to public health laboratories performing non-fatal overdose surveillance testing. Amy partners with the University of Wisconsin on research projects focusing on impaired driving and drugs and human performance. Amy has given hundreds of presentations on the topic of drugs, alcohol and human performance, and public health at state and national conferences and in-service trainings and has contributed several articles to national publications. She is a member of several professional organizations and committees that pertain to alcohol, drugs and human performance, and public health. Amy is the Past President of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists and is a National Judicial College faculty member.
Mark Stodola
Probation Fellow, American Probation and Parole Association
As American Probation and Parole Association’s Probation Fellow, Mark Stodola brings over 30 years of experience working in the field of court management and adult probation in Arizona. Mark worked at the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department for 18 years serving in a number of capacities including division director overseeing drug and alcohol treatment programs, problem solving courts and services for the mentally ill. Mark later became the Court Administrator of the Tempe Municipal Court where he served for eight years managing the day to day activities of the court. Most recently Mark served as Program Services Manager in the Adult Probation Services Division of the Arizona Supreme Court where he had oversight of treatment programs for Arizona’s Adult Probation Departments. Mark has presented training on topics surrounding high risk drunk drivers at national, regional and state conferences throughout the country. Mark also is an adjunct instructor at Arizona State University. Mark received his undergraduate degree in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. Mark became a Graduate Fellow through the National Council of State Courts Institute of Court Management.
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