Mid-Atlantic Regional Newsletter

February 2022

Hi, all,

On behalf of the MADD Mid-Atlantic Staff and Advisory Board, we would like to introduce the newest Mid Atlantic Advisory Board members to the Regional Advisory Board! Please join us in giving a warm welcome to:

Karen Gruebnau, Senior Communications Manager ICF Next

Mike Goodove, VA volunteer, Victim, Partner (Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz & Goodove, P.C)

Craig Jones, Henrico VA Police

Thomas Estep, VA volunteer, victim, CPA

Lisa Black, VA volunteer, victim, hospital teacher

Carter Hill, VA volunteer, victim, and past VA Chair

Cynthia Jones, volunteer, and past DC Chapter President

Jeff Schaub, Jr., Baltimore MD Police

Andrew McAllister, VA volunteer, victim, Partner (Holland, Knight & Knight, LLP)

Rich Leotta, Longtime Volunteer/Victim-Maryland

We look forward to working with every one of these qualified individuals.

Sincerely,

Roderick Howard

Regional Executive Director
MADD Mid-Atlantic Region

February is the month of love. Show the children in your life how much you love them by making sure their child safety seats are safe, secure, and the proper type for their age(s). Learn more about selecting a safety seat, where to place the safety seat(s), or installing a safety seat here.

Do you know your state’s Child Passenger Safety laws?

2022 Legislative Updates in our Region

By Robin Stimson, LMSW

As many of you know, every year MADD attempts to change and strengthen laws at the state and federal levels. Enforcement remains important. Prevention is key. But laws are the linchpins of public safety and holding offenders accountable.

Click here to learn more about updates to legislation in our region.

Resilient Roundtable a Resounding Success

By Robin Stimson, LMSW, and Rae Carkhuff

On Thursday, January 20, 2021, MADD Mid-Atlantic Victim Services was honored to hold a Resilient Roundtable – the first-ever event of its kind for MADD!

This inaugural event was a roundtable-style conversation facilitated by Robin Stimson, Victims Services Manager, and Alisa O’Neill, Victims Service Specialist for MADD’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Team. The panelists for the night included Jan Withers, Vickie Brown, and Patricia Arnold-Halbleib.

To read more about this excellent and profound event, click here.

The Scoop on Delaware

By Alisa O’Neill

MADD is continuing to make a comeback into the First State!

The MADD Mid-Atlantic Region Victim Services Team had the opportunity to speak with police chiefs all over Delaware, from Wilmington Police Department to Selbyville Police Department. Due to the new variant, the presentation was done via Zoom in January.

All the attendees were very receptive to the re-surface of MADD’s presence in Delaware as well as partnering with MADD in the future. We shared the services that the Mid-Atlantic Region can provide to victims, and the MADD initiatives, such as checkpoints and Saturation Saturday.

The chiefs also viewed the NHTSA Roll Call video to illustrate how we can be of service to law enforcement. We hope to see our fellow Delaware officers at the upcoming Delaware Walk in May.

Legendary Law Enforcement: Jeff Imgrund

Jeff Imgrund is an officer out of Newport News, VA. He is a long-time winner of MADD’s Law Enforcement Recognition (LER) Award with over 500 DUI arrests in his career.

To learn more about Officer Imgrund, check out this interview.

Walk like MADD is coming soon!

We are currently seeking committee members for our 2022 Walk Like MADD events. As we reflect on last year's achievements, we have an exciting opportunity to make this the best year yet!

We are looking for folks to help:

Recruit Donors
Recruit Teams
Fundraise
Reach out to the community

Qualifications include having a passion to make a difference.

There are four scheduled walks:

Delaware: Saturday, May 14, 2022
Loudoun County, VA: Saturday, May 21, 2022
Richmond, VA: Saturday, September 10, 2022
Maryland: Saturday, September 17, 2022

If interested, please reach out to:

MD and DE: Bryna Clark-Braverman at Bryna.clarkbraverman@madd.org

VA: Roderick Howard at Roderick.Howard@madd.org

Calendar of Events

Virtual Grief 101 (facilitated with the Living Legacy Foundation): Tuesday, March 15, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (EST)

Monthly Virtual Support Group: Tuesday, April 12, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (EST) & Tuesday, June 14, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (EST)

2nd Annual Candlelight Virtual Vigil: Sunday, April 24, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (EST)

Next Virtual Resilient Roundtable – Injured Survivors: Thursday, May 26, 2022 (tentative)

Walk Like MADD:

Delaware – May 14, 2022

Loudoun County, VA – May 21, 2022

Maryland – September 2022

Virginia – September 2022

Thanks to our partners at the Virginia DMV

Did You know that there is a victim support library available on MADD’s website? You can print copies of any of our excellent victim support publications in English or Spanish. #NoMoreVictims