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AAMVAcast
Welcome to AAMVAcast, featuring news, information and expertise for the AAMVA Community.
Episodes
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Episode 337 - Aging Drivers and Determining Fitness to Drive
In this episode, we speak with Liz Soles, CEO of The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED), about the importance of balancing mobility…
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Episode 336 - Vehicle Registration History Center
In this episode, we speak with Richard Dragon, President and Co-Founder of the Vehicle Registration History Center, about preserving, interpreting, and sharing…
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Episode 335 - Nevada DMV's CED Fraud Award
In this episode, we speak with JD Decker, Chief of Police for the DMV’s Compliance Enforcement Division (CED), about their Fraud Prevention and Detection Award…
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Episode 334 - Lifetime Achievement in Roadway Safety Award Winner Cathie Curtis
In this episode, we speak with Cathie Curtis, Deputy Secretary of State of the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles and recipient of AAMVA’s Lifetime Achievement in…
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Episode 333 - Embrace the Shake
In this episode, we speak with Phil Hansen, keynote speaker at AAMVA’s Annual International Conference, about his personal journey as an artist and speaker and…
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Episode 332 - Introducing AAMVA Chair Robin Rehborg
In this episode, we speak with Robin Rehborg, Deputy Director for Driver Safety at the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the new Chair of the AAMVA…
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Episode 331 - Bud Craddock Farewell
In this episode, we look back on the past year with our Chair of the Board, Bud Craddock, as he prepares to wrap up his tenure. Host: Ian Grossman Producer…
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Episode 330 - Generational Turnover in the DMV Workforce
In this episode, we speak with Julie Johnson, Director of the Administrative Services Division at Iowa DOT, and Holly Sample, Chief Operating Officer at…
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Episode 329 - Texas DPS and Donate Life Texas
September is DMV Appreciation Month for Donate Life. In this episode, we speak with Chad Carroll, Executive Director of Donate Life Texas, and Tamara Wheat…
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Episode 328 - Global Digital Collaboration
In this episode, we speak with Daniel Goldscheider, Founder and CEO of the OpenWallet Foundation, about a new global partnership, Global Digital Collaboration…
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Episode 327 - Arizona’s TeleMVD at the Ports
In this episode, we speak with Amanda Abruzzo, Senior Operations Administrator with the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division, about…
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Episode 326 - WisDOT’s Ambassador Program
In this episode, we speak with Rodney Saunders, Jr., Employee Engagement Officer at Wisconsin Department of Transportation, about the agency’s Ambassador…
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Episode 325 - Multi-stage Vehicles Best Practices Guide
In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Ridolfi, AAMVA Program Manager, Vehicle Programs and Strategic Operations, about the newly-published Multi-stage…
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Episode 324 - Inside Guam's Motor Vehicle Division
In this episode, we speak with Zita Pangelinan, Acting Administrator and Program Coordinator of the Guam Motor Vehicle Division, about the unique opportunities…
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Episode 323 – Washington Driver Guide
In this episode, we speak with Marcus Glasper, Director of the Washington Department of Licensing about their new driver guide. Host: Ian Grossman Producer…
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Episode 322 - IATR Partner Spotlight
In this episode, we speak with Matthew Daus, President of the International Association of Transportation Regulators about our shared challenges and…
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Episode 321 - New Jersey E-Bike Safety Legislation
In this episode, we speak with Rosalie Johnson, Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, about her state's newly-enacted E-bike safety…
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Episode 320 - Uber and the Future of Mobile Driver Licenses
In this episode, we speak with Rory Kozoll, Uber's Director of Products for Identity, to discuss how mobile driver licenses (mDLs) can enhance identity…
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Episode 319 - Lt. Colonel Barry Bratt Retires
In this episode, we speak with Lt. Colonel Barry Bratt from the Colorado State Patrol about his career and contributions to AAMVA as he prepares for…
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Episode 318 - Mobile ID Check by MD
In this episode, we speak with Chrissy Nizer and Negash Assefa from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration about their new app that allows businesses to…
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Episode 317 - Fraud Prevention and Detection: Investigations Individual Award - Matt Halstead
In this episode, we speak with Matt Halstead, Senior Investigator for the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles and recipient of AAMVA's Fraud Prevention and…
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Episode 316 – Introducing the Task Force 7 Podcast
In this episode, we speak with Mike McCaskill, AAMVA’s Vice President of Identity Management Programs & Services, about the new Task Force 7 podcast about the…
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Episode 315 - 2026 AAMVA Board of Directors Meeting Recap
In this episode, AAMVA President and CEO Ian Grossman recaps the May 2026 Board of Directors meeting, highlighting key discussions, program updates, and…
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Episode 314 – Nevada’s Registration Spotter Program
In this episode, we speak with Tonya Laney, Director of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, about Nevada’s new online reporting tool that allows residents…
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Episode 313 - GHSA’s New Data on Drowsy Driving
In this episode, we speak with Caroline Cash, Chief Communications Officer for the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), about new analysis on drowsy…
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Episode 312 – Impacts on U.S. Roadways During the FIFA World Cup
In this episode, we speak with Jessi Ross, AAMVA’s Driver Programs and Services Program Director, and Paul Steier, AAMVA’s Vice President of Law Enforcement…
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Episode 311 – Fighting Fraud in CDL Testing With Body Cams
In this episode, we speak with Josh Gifford, Fraud Program Manager at the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, about how they’re using body cams to…
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Episode 310 - ID R Kids: Ohio’s Child ID Program
In this episode, we speak with Charles Norman, Registrar of Motor Vehicles for the Ohio BMV, about the state’s ID R Kids campaign, Ohio’s efforts to promote…
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Episode 309 - Massachusetts New Disability Placards and the Return to in-Person Driver’s Ed
In this episode, we speak with Colleen Ogilvie, Registrar of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, about MA’s updated disability placards and their…
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Episode 308 - Idaho DMV: Sticker Elimination and Service Improvements
In this episode, we speak with Lisa McClellan, Administrator of the Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles, about the state’s decision to eliminate license plate…
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Episode 307 - California DMV’s FAST Pilot Program
In this episode, we speak with Veronica Bowie, Branch Chief of the Driver Safety Branch at the California Department of Motor Vehicles, about California’s new…
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Episode 306 - Texas DMV’s Metal Plate Transition
In this episode, we speak with Corrie Thompson, Director of the Enforcement Division at the Texas DMV, about Texas’ move to metal plates and the impact on…
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Episode 305 - Emergency Preparedness and DMV Operations: New Hampshire’s Approach
In this episode, we speak with John Marasco, Director of the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, about the role of emergency preparedness in DMV…
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Episode 304 – Internal Fraud
In this episode, we speak with Kevin Garvey, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, to recap his presentation from the Workshop & Law Institute…
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Episode 303 – Vehicle Title, Registration, and Records Management Working Group
In this episode, we speak with Stephen Madrak, Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Jennifer Ridolfi…
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Episode 302 – NIADA Partner Spotlight
In this episode, we speak with Jeff Martin, Chief Executive Officer of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, about our shared challenges and…
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Episode 301 – Employee Safety and Security
In this episode, we speak with Darcy Doty, AAMVA’s Vice President of MVA Operations & Customer Experience, about the new Employee Safety and Security Working…
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Episode 300 – Understanding the December 2025 Delaware DMV Active Shooter Incident
In this episode, we speak with Amy Anthony, Director of the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, about the active shooter incident in Wilmington. Host: Ian…
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Episode 299 - Best Practices for Imported Vehicles
In this episode, we speak with Paul Steier, Vice President of Law Enforcement Programs and Services at AAMVA, about best practices for imported vehicle…
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Episode 298 - CMV Safety and Enforcement Technology with CVSA
In this episode, we speak with Collin Mooney, Executive Director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, about commercial motor vehicle safety and…
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Episode 297 - January Board Meeting Recap
In this episode, AAMVA President and CEO Ian Grossman gives a recap of what was discussed at the most recent meeting of the AAMVA International Board of…
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Episode 296 - IICMVA: Insurance Verification Programs Explained
In this episode, we speak with Todd Feltman, Chair of the Insurance Industry Committee on Motor Vehicle Administration (IICMVA), and Shawn Goff, President of…
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Episode 295 - Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety on Roadway Safety
In this episode, we speak with Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, about the organization’s mission to advance lifesaving traffic…
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Episode 294 - 2026 NMVTIS E-Titling Forum
In this episode, we speak with Cathie Curtis, Deputy Secretary of State at the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and Chrissy Nizer, Administrator of the Maryland…
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Episode 293 - 2026 FDR Update
In this episode, we learn what's new in the 2026 Fraud Detection and Remediation training from Steve Sebestyen. Host: Ian Grossman Producer: Claire Jeffrey…
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Episode 292 – AALA Partner Spotlight
In this episode, we speak with Greg Cohen, Executive Director of the American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA), and David Rosen, AALA General Counsel and…
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Episode 291 - Maryland MVA’s NAPHSIS Clean-Up Initiative
In this episode, we speak Chrissy Nizer, Administrator of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, highlighting the agency’s NAPHSIS Clean-Up initiative and…
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Episode 290 - Virginia DMV’s Automated Road Test System
In this episode, we speak with Gerald Lackey, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, about how the state is using new innovative technology…
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Episode 289 - Nevada DMV's Fraud Prevention and Detection: NMVTIS Enforcement Award
In this episode, we speak with JD Decker, Chief of Nevada DMV's police division. He shares how Nevada’s Compliance Enforcement Division developed Nevada’s…
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Episode 288 - Chris Caras Retiring from AAMVA
In this episode, we speak with Christopher Caras, Director of the Driver License Division for the State of Utah Department of Public Safety and recipient of…
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Episode 287 - North Dakota’s Vision Zero Schools Initiative
In this episode, we speak with Robin Rehborg, North Dakota’s Deputy Director for Driver Safety, about the state’s Vision Zero Schools program and how…
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Episode 286 - Wisconsin DMV’s Driver Education Grant Program
In this episode, we speak with Tommy Winkler, Administrator of the Wisconsin DMV, about the award-winning Driver Education Grant Program that expanded access…
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Episode 285 - Fraud Prevention and Detection: Investigations Individual Award JD Decker
In this episode, we speak with JD Decker about the life-saving incident that earned him the honor of the Fraud Prevention and Detection: Investigations…
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Episode 284 - Educating Riders, Saving Lives: The MSF Approach to Safer Streets
In this episode, we speak with Robert Gladden, Vice President of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), to discuss the evolving landscape of motorcycle and…
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Episode 283 - AAA Foundation: Aggressive Driving and Road Rage
In this episode, we speak with Rebecca Steinbach from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety about the Foundation’s latest report on Aggressive Driving and Road…
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Episode 282 - Louisiana State Police: Child Passenger Safety
In this episode, we spoke to Trooper Eddie Thomas, Public Information Officer for Louisiana State Police Troop G, about the agency’s statewide efforts to keep…
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Episode 281 - California DMV’s Women’s Affinity Group Initiative
In this episode, we talk with Eva Spiegel, Deputy Director of Communications for the California Department of Motor Vehicles and Co-Executive Sponsor of the…
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Episode 280 - Trailblazer Award Winning Georgia DDS Elevates Technology for 5-Star Customer Service
In this episode, we spoke to Angelique McClendon, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS), who was the winner of the AAMVA Trailblazer…
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Episode 279 - Lifetime Achievement in Roadway Safety Award Winner Lyne Vézina
In this episode, we speak with Lyne Vézina of the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec, recipient of AAMVA’s Lifetime Achievement in Roadway Safety in…
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Episode 278 - Lifetime Achievement in Roadway Safety Award Winner Trooper Barry Marcus
In this episode, we speak with Trooper Barry Marcus of the Washington State Patrol, winner of AAMVA’s Lifetime Achievement in Roadway Safety in Law…