NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Harris Blackwood, director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has been elected vice-chairman of the Washington-based Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA). The one-year term with the GHSA Executive Board began at the conclusion of the association’s recent annual meeting in Nashville.
GHSA represents the state and territorial highway safety offices that implement programs to address behavioral highway safety issues, including occupant protection, impaired driving, and speeding.
“I am honored to serve my peers across America who are dedicated to making our roads safer,” said Blackwood. “We will also be working with our federal partners to achieve our common goals of reduced crashes, injuries and fatalities.”
Prior to being elected vice-chairman, Blackwood served on the GHSA board of directors and chaired the Strategic Communications Committee for the past four years.
Blackwood was appointed GOHS director by Gov. Nathan Deal in 2011. He also serves as chairman of the Georgia Driver’s Education Commission and recently completed a term on the National Emergency Medical Service Advisory Council.
