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Click here to be redirected to the Safe Kids website where you can search for certified child passenger safety technicians who have successfully completed “Safe Travel for All Children: Transporting Children with Special Healthcare Needs.”

  • Click on “Find a Technician/Instructor.”
  • In the CPS Technician Search: FIND A TECH box, scroll down to the Extra Training field.
  • Click on “Special Needs” in the Extra Training field.
  • You can limit your search to a specific state or postal code by first completing those fields in the FIND A TECH box.

To search for individuals who have been approved to instruct the training, select a state or all states on the database below to view the list.

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Sara Penisten-Hurd - Instructor
Providence Alaska Medical Center, Safe Kids Alaska
3200 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99508

907-212-3194
safekidsak@providence.org

Angelica Baker - Instructor
Phoenix Children's Hospital
1919 E. Thomas Rd. Suite 122C
Phoenix, AZ 85016

602-546-3353
ambaker@phoenixchildrens.com

Helen Arbogast - Instructor
Children's Hospial of Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd. #85
Los Angeles, CA 90027

323-361-4697
harbogast@chla.usc.edu

Erin Malone - Instructor
Children's Hospital of Orange County
455 S. Main Street
Orange, CA 92868

714-532-8631
emalone@choc.org

Selena Silva - Instructor
Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute
The Children's Hospital
13123 East 16th Ave., B911
Aurora, CO 80045

720-777-6735
selena.silva@childrenscolorado.org

Morya Willis - Instructor
Shands Children's Hospital
17412 NW 255th Lane
Alachua, FL 32615

352-339-2894
carseatdoc@gmail.com

Tammy Horvath - Instructor
Orlando Health-Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital
6424 Lake Horseshoe Dr.
Orlando, FL 32818

407-963-3589
Tammy.horvath@orlandohealth.com

Craig Sjogerman - Instructor
La Rabida Children's Hospital
6501 S. Promontory Dr.
Chicago, IL 60649

773-953-5123
csjoger@larabida.org

Erin Craig - Instructor
Children's Hospital of Illinois
530 N.E. Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, IL 61637

309-671-4821
Erin.E.Craig@osfhealthcare.org

Lynn Geier - Instructor
Children's Hospital of Illinois
530 NE Glen Oak Ave.
Peoria, IL 61637

309-671-4829
lynn.m.geier@osfhealthcare.org

Yvette Whitehurst - Instructor
Children's Hospital of Illinois
530 NE Glen Oak Ave
Peoria, IL 61637

309-671-4825
yvette.r.whitehurst@osfhealthcare.org

Marilyn J. Bull, M.D. - Instructor
Riley Hospital for Children
Developmental Pediatrics
Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-944-4846
mbull@iu.edu

Michelle Chappelow - Instructor
Riley Hospiatl for Children at IU Health
705 Riley Hospital Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-944-1235
mchappel@iuhealth.org

Bryanna Grant - Instructor
Automotive Safety Program
1120 South Drive
Fesler Hall, Room 207
Indianapolis, IN 46202

800-755-0912
bgrant2@iuhealth.org

Laura Novak - Instructor
Automotive Safety Program
1120 South Drive
Fesler Hall Room 207
Indianapolis, IN 46202

800-755-0912
lwillia2@iuhealth.org

Joseph O'Neil, MD - Instructor
Riley Hospital for Children
Developmental Pediatrics
Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-944-4846
joeoneil@iu.edu

Judith Talty - Instructor
Automotive Safety Program
1120 South Drive
Fesler Hall Room 207
Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-278-1085
jtalty@iu.edu

Janell Yonkman - Instructor
Automotive Safety Program
1120 South Drive
Fesler Hall Room 207
Indianapolis, IN 46202

800-755-0912
jyonkman@iuhealth.org

Ronda Lusk - Instructor
Via Christi Outreach and Prevention
2622 W. Central Suite 102
Wichita, KS 67203

316-946-5045
ronda.lusk@viachristi.org

Caroline Langrall - Instructor
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
2622 Greene Rd.
Baldwin, MD 21013

410-578-5301
Carolinelangrall@gmail.com

Emilie B.K. Crown - Instructor
Montgomery County Fire Rescue Service
100 Maryland Avenue, Suite 220
Rockville, MD 20850

240-777-2467
emilie.crown@montgomerycountymd.gov

Lori Brinkey - Instructor
C.S Mott Children's Hospital
University of Michigan
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Room F2593
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5224

734-763-2554
lbrinkey@umich.edu

Dan Santioni - Instructor
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

734-763-2554
dsantion@umich.edu

Donna Thompson - Instructor
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
1500 E. Medical Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

734-763-2554
donnat@umich.edu

Phyllis Larimore - Instructor
Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics

816-234-6813
plarimore@cmh.edu

Sheryl Ohrt - Instructor
Good Samaritan Hospital - Tri Cities SAFE KIDS
3818 Avenue G.
Kearney, NE 68847

308-440-4991
sherylohrt@catholichealth.net

Kristin Luethke - Instructor
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
5401 South St.
Lincoln, NE 68506

402-486-8182
kluethke@madonna.org

Ann Brunzell - Instructor
18661 West Center Road #906
Omaha, NE 68130

308-940-0511
annbrunzellrn@gmail.com

Brandee Otto - Instructor
Children's Hospital and Medical Center

402-955-3980
botto@childrensomaha.org

Cindy Tuttle - Instructor
Concord Hospital
250 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03045

603-227-7000 ext. 3115
ctuttle@crhc.org

Karen Conti - Instructor
Blythedale Children's Hospital
95 Bradhurst Ave.
Valhalla, NJ 10595

914-592-7138 ext. 723
karenc@blythedale.org

Susan Larkin - Instructor
Blythedale Children's Hospital
95 Bradhurst Ave.
Valhalla, NY 10595

914-592-7138 ext. 647
suetl1025@aol.com

Victoria Killough - Instructor
Safe Kids WNC, Mission Children's Hospital
520 Biltmore Ave Suite C
Asheville, NC 2881

828-213-5544
Victoria.Killough@msj.org

Theresa Cromling - Instructor
Durham County SAFE KIDS Coordinator -- Duke
226 Milton Road
Durham, NC 27712

919-560-8287 ext. 218
croml001@mc.duke.edu

Tamara Franks - Instructor
Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
2801 N. Gantenbein, EH-5201
Portland, OR 97227

503-413-4665
tfranks@lhs.org

Kathy Moody - Instructor
Safe Kids Upstate South Carolina
255 Enterprise Blvd. Suite 110
Greenville, SC 29615

864-654-1108
kharper@ghs.org

Mary Jones - Instructor
Kidnetics
126 Bendingwood Circle
Taylors, SC 29687

305-725-1734
mjones3@ghs.org

Sarah Haverstick - Instructor
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
3401 West End Avenue, Suite 460W
Nashville, TN 37203

615-936-1869
sarah.haverstick@vanderbilt.edu

Rachel Zoeller - Instructor
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
719 Thompson Lane
Nashville, TN 37206

615-957-0277
rachel.zoeller@vanderbilt.edu

Janet Brooks - Instructor
Primary Children's Medical Center
100 N. Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

801-662-6585
janet.brooks@imail.org

Marilyn Morris - Instructor
Primary Children's Medical Center
100 N. Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

801-662-6580
marilyn.morris@imail.org

Eileen Gerling - Instructor
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters

757-668-7696
eileen.gerling@chkd.org

Cynthia Ruggles - Instructor
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters

757-668-7861
cynthia.ruggles@chkd.org

Jim Savage - Instructor
American Family Children's Hospital

608-890-8041
jsavage@uwhealth.org