2025 Southwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Workshop

About the Workshop

This annual workshop helps facilitate Minnesota TZD's goal of creating a collaborative, comprehensive, and regional approach to reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries.

Download the final agenda (PDF).

Presentation Slides

• Welcome & Regional Roundup (PDF)
  Kelly Brunkhorst, District engineer, MnDOT District 8, and southwest Minnesota TZD regional co-chair; Sarah McGeary-DeHaan, southwest Minnesota TZD regional coordinator
• Driving Change: How Data is Shaping Safer Roads for All (PDF)
  Erica Beckman, supervisor of Research and Analytics, DPS Office of Traffic Safety
• Aging & Driving: A Risky Intersection and a Kit to Decrease Risks (PDF)
  Dr. Joan Somes, Minnesota Emergency Nurses Association
• Teens Toward Zero Deaths (PDF)
  Sue Johnson, northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths regional coordinator and students from Thief River Falls and Goodridge Key Clubs
• Building the Road Ahead: Shaping Our Future with Stakeholder Input and Strategic Action (PDF)
  Derek Leuer, State Traffic Safety engineer, MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering
• From Urban to Rural: Strengthening Traffic Incident Management in Minnesota (PDF)
  Trooper Kenneth Willers, Minnesota State Patrol; Aimee Eggen, program coordinator, DPS Office of Traffic Safety
• Rural Emergency Medical Services and Telemedicine (PDF)
  Panel Speakers: Ann Jenson, southwest Minnesota EMS; Jennifer Kirchner, Murray County Ambulance director; John Krohn, Wabasso Ambulance director; Rebecca Vande Kieft, Avel eCare
• Road to Self-Care: Mental Health, Fatigue, and Driving (PDF)
  Lisa Kons, Traffic Safety & Advocacy director, Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, Minnesota Safety Council
• Southwest Minnesota Regional Happenings (PDF)
• Southwest Minnesota Regional Crash Maps 2020-2024 (PDF)

Workshop Goals

• Encourage traffic safety as a priority for policymakers
• Provide information on traffic safety issues in Southwest Minnesota
• Provide a method to bring traffic safety programs into your community
• Spread successes of the Southwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program
• Network with other traffic safety advocates

Credit

Attendees are eligible for Professional Development Hours (PDHs). Download the PDH credit form (PDF) for your records.

Workshop Sponsors

• Southwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program
• Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Engineering and District 8
• Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota State Patrol

More Information

For questions about the workshop, please contact Sarah McGeary-DeHaan, Southwest TZD Regional Coordinator, at [email protected] or 320-905-2319.