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Shannon Alderman is the Impaired Driving Program Coordinator at IDOT’s Bureau of Safety Programs & Engineering and has a broad range of experience in strategic communications and marketing, performance-driven planning, and the planning and implementation of comprehensive, statewide programs aimed at reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities on roadways. For over 27 years, he has worked on highway safety issues in both the public and private sectors while working at the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the physician-based, national highway safety advocacy group, End Needless Death On Our Roadways. During this time, he has had the privilege of working on and overseeing several ground-breaking Illinois traffic safety initiatives including the zero-tolerance law, graduated driver licensing, the reduction of the BAC limit to .08, passage of the primary seat belt law, and the establishment of Illinois’ Click It or Ticket program.

As Deputy Director of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Division of Traffic Safety, Alderman oversaw a staff of over 200 people and an operating budget of $65 million with responsibilities that included fiscal operations, human resources, the collection of Illinois motor vehicle crash reports, and the planning and administration of Illinois’ Highway Safety Program. During his tenure in this position, he had the opportunity to initiate and implement many programs such as Illinois Click It or Ticket program combining strong seat belt law enforcement and PR efforts and a new Illinois Crash Information System.

Over 14 years ago, Shannon worked to integrate strong DUI law enforcement with late-night, seat belt law enforcement, making Illinois one of the first states to conduct such a program. This program joined together not only enforcement but also the Click It or Ticket and You Drink and Drive, You Lose messages to directly counter the state’s two largest highway safety issues.