We now know who has been selected to serve as panelists for the upcoming Passenger Vehicle Tire Safety Symposium, which has been called by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The symposium was set to “address issues related to factors involved in tire disablement, safety recalls and consumer awareness, ongoing safety-related initiatives, and advances in tire technology,” according to the NTSB. The meeting will be held Dec. 9-10 at the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.

The entire symposium will be webcast live. An archive of the webcast will be available on the NTSB website after the symposium.

The symposium is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 9, and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 10.

The meeting will be chaired by NTSB’s Earl Weener, and the list of panelists includes:

• Ashley Dunn, PhD, P.E., is a project engineer in mechanical engineering with Scientific Expert Analysis. Dr. Dunn’s commercial vehicle expertise includes brake systems, braking and stability evaluations (via testing and computer modeling), and ABS system performance. Dr. Dunn spent six years at NHTSA’s Vehicle Research and Test Center.

• Jack Chern, PhD, is currently a safety compliance engineer in the NHTSA Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. Prior to joining NHTSA, Dr. Chern worked in Vehicle Safety Systems at Ford Motor Co., and in Advanced Automotive Glass Fabrication Technology at Pilkington North America.

• Jim Euchner, vice president for global innovation at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., where he is responsible for business model innovation and incubating new businesses.

• Tom Giapponi, P.E., has worked 37 years in the tire industry, including for Pirelli SpA and the Armstrong Rubber Co. In 2001, he started his own company called TRGtech Tire Consulting LLC, which conducts failed tire analysis, tire consulting, and training.

• David Johnson is executive director of sales engineering for Bridgestone Americas, where he leads a group of more than 100 people within Bridgestone’s product quality division who collect and analyze field data on the company’s products, and who support all other users of such data and analysis.

• Edna Johnson is the director of communications and brands at Michelin North America. Before joining Michelin in 2011, she was the senior vice president of marketing and communications for The College Board, and also worked at Burger King Corp. aand CNN News Group.

• Sean Kane is founder and president of research firm Safety Research & Strategies, Inc. and The Safety Institute, both of which focus on injury prevention and emerging technologies.

• John Kindelberger has been a mathematical statistician at NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis since 2001. In 2014, Kindelberger became the chief of the Evaluation Division in NCSA’s Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation.

• Roderick Koehler, with a background in mechanical engineering, is a safety advocate with the American Center for Van and Tire Safety. His interest in tire safety originated in 2007, after his granddaughter was killed in a 15-passenger van crash.

• Susan McMeen is currently the director of NHTSA’s Office of Consumer Information, where she manages all the consumer campaigns such as “Click It or Ticket,” Impaired Driving, Distracted Driving, Tirewise, and the vehicle Five-Star Rating System program.

• John Nielsen joined AAA 1998 as national director of the Approved Auto Repair network. The ASE-certified Master Technician serves as editor-in-chief of AAA’s new car and truck reviews, has given testimony to the state and national legislatures, and is a regular guest on radio and TV shows throughout the country.

• Tracey Norberg is general counsel and senior vice president for regulatory affairs at the Rubber Manufacturers Association, where she directs all policy, technical, and legal issues for the association, and manages tire safety, environmental, and worker safety policy development and the advocacy program.

• Eugene Petersen has more than 35 years of experience in tire testing with Pirelli and Armstrong, as well as for Consumer Reports magazine where he currently serves as program manager responsible for testing and reporting tire performance ratings.

• Kevin Rohlwing is the senior vice president of training for the Tire Industry Association, where he was instrumental in creating and managing training and certification programs for passenger, light truck, medium truck, earthmover, farm, and industrial tire service technicians.

• Russell Shepherd is director of competitor analysis at Michelin North America, where he has worked for more than 15 years conducting advanced research and tire development on passenger car and earthmover tires.

• George Soodoo is the chief of NHTSA’s Vehicle Dynamics Division, where he is responsible for the development of federal motor vehicle safety standards, including the upgraded tire performance requirements for new tires, tire pressure monitoring systems, and air brake systems required to improve stopping distance performance for heavy truck tractors.

• Jay Spears is the director of standards and regulations for Continental Tire the Americas. He serves as the company’s representative to the RMA and sits on the board of directors of several standards-related organizations, including the Tire and Rim Association, where he is a past president.

• Randy Whitfield and Alice Whitfield are principals of Quality Control Systems Corp., which provides services in information technology for risk mitigation, business security, quality control and problem detection, accident and injury reduction, and business and scientific database integrity.

• Dan Zielinski is senior vice president for public affairs at the RMA, where he supervises RMA’s state government affairs efforts and manages media communications in support of the association’s public policy advocacy efforts.

This team is panelists will be joined by 11 members of the NTSB staff, including:

• Kenneth Bragg, accident investigator (human performance) with the NTSB Office of Highway Safety.

• Dr. Elisa Braver, a transportation research analyst with the Safety Research Division.

• Dennis Collins, a senior accident investigator (human performance) in the NTSB Office of Highway Safety.

• Dr. Lisandra Garay-Vega, a highway accident investigator in NTSB’s Office of Highway Safety.

• Pete Kotowski, an investigator-in-charge in NTSB’s Office of Highway Safety.

• Dr. Donald Kramer, a materials engineer in NTSB’s Materials Laboratory Division.

• Shane Lack, a senior mechanical engineer in the vehicle performance division of NTSB’s Office of Research and Engineering.

• Dr. Rafael Marshall, a senior project manager and human performance investigator in NTSB’s Office of Highway Safety.

• Steven Prouty, a senior vehicle factors engineer in NTSB’s Office of Highway Safety.

• Stephanie Shaw, a transportation safety advocate with NTSB’s Safety Advocacy Division.

• Robert Squire, an accident investigator with NTSB’s Office of Highway Safety.