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Child passenger safety liaisons

Child Passenger Safety (CPS) liaisons work on behalf of the Office of Traffic Safety to strengthen the overall safety of transporting children. They are the public-facing subject matter experts in CPS. ​ The liaisons generally work within geographic regions which are listed below.​ 

Child Passenger Safety Program Contact

Tara E. Helm, MPH, CPST
Community Programs and Occupant Protection Manager

tara.helm@mnsc.org

(651) 228-7318

Minnesota Safety Council
474 Concordia Avenue
St. Paul, MN  55103

Northwes​​​t CPS Liaison

Jasmine Wangen, Safe Kids Grand Forks
(701) 780-1660 
jwangen@altru.org​

Northeast CPS L​​iaison

Randi Smith, Braham Police Department 
(320) 469-8727
rsmith@braham.com

Southern C​​PS Liaison

​Sheila Denton, South Central EMS
(507) 236-8152
sheila.denton@scmnems.org

Hospital CPS​ Liaison

Shonette Micco, Regions Hospital 
(651) 254-3564
shonette.m.micco@healthpartners.com