1. Deborah Hersman completed two terms as chairman and was confirmed by the US Senate on October 16,2013, for a third term.
20 Facts About Deborah Hersman
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Deborah Hersman is currently the chief safety officer at Waymo.
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Deborah Hersman is the eldest daughter of retired Air Force Brig.
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Walter C Deborah Hersman, who served as a fighter pilot and test pilot.
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Deborah Hersman was born in California and lived with her family in places such as Amman, Jordan, Madrid, Spain, as well as Woodbridge, England and numerous states.
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Deborah Hersman was a student pilot and soloed but did not complete her training.
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Deborah Hersman earned a commercial driver license and has a motorcycle endorsement.
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Deborah Hersman is married to her high school sweetheart and former Virginia Tech classmate, Niel Plummer.
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Deborah Hersman began her government career on the staff of West Virginia Congressman Bob Wise as an unpaid intern during the summer of her sophomore year at Virginia Tech.
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Deborah Hersman rose from intern to office manager and then to senior legislative aide.
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Deborah Hersman's efforts contributed to the passage of milestone bills such as the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002, Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century and Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act.
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In 2004, Hersman was appointed as the 35th member of the National Transportation Safety Board by President George W Bush and was sworn in on June 21.
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Deborah Hersman's nomination was confirmed by voice vote on October 16,2013.
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Deborah Hersman investigated over 25 major transportation incidents during her tenure at the NTSB.
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In 2014 Deborah Hersman resigned from the NTSB to become president and CEO of the nonprofit National Safety Council, based in Itasca, Illinois.
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Deborah Hersman was awarded the 2015 Sentinel of Safety Award by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association for her dedication to transportation and aviation safety.
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Deborah Hersman was recognized by NHTSA Public Service Award in 2016.
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In 2017, Deborah Hersman was appointed by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to serve on the Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation.
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Deborah Hersman chaired the Road to Zero Coalition led by the National Safety Council, The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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Deborah Hersman stepped down when she left the National Safety Council in January 2019 to lead the safety team at Waymo.