Annette Sandberg Named NHTSA Deputy Administrator; Jacqueline Glassman To Be Agency's Chief Counsel |
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Topics: Annette Sandberg, Jacqueline Glassman
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
March 1, 2002
NHTSA 12-02
Friday, March 1, 2002
Contact: Elly Martin
Tel. No. (202) 366-9550
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today welcomed the selection of Annette Sandberg as Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and of Jacqueline Glassman as Chief Counsel for the agency.
"We are fortunate to have a person of Annette's distinguished background in law enforcement and traffic safety to serve as NHTSA's Deputy Administrator," Secretary Mineta said. "She joins an administration that is fully committed to ensuring sound practices that will save lives and prevent needless injuries due to roadway crashes."
An attorney by training, Ms. Sandberg spent more than 17 years in a variety of law enforcement, supervisory and administrative posts with the Washington State Patrol, including nearly six years as its Chief. When appointed to this position in 1995, she was the first woman in the country to head a state police agency. Since June of last year, she has practiced law in Olympia, WA.
Ms. Sandberg received her law degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law and her MBA from City University in Bellevue, WA. She was also chosen to attend executive institutes at Harvard University and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Of Ms. Glassman, Secretary Mineta said, "We are delighted to have someone of Jacqueline's talent and experience to oversee legal operations for an agency that plays such a vital role in ensuring the safety of motor vehicles made in the U.S. and abroad." He noted that through her role in legal affairs for private industry, Ms. Glassman has played a significant role in the development of legislative and public policy initiatives for traffic safety at both the state and federal levels.
Prior to her selection as Chief Counsel for NHTSA, Ms. Glassman spent more than seven years in the Office of General Counsel for the DaimlerChrysler Corporation, where she rose to the level of Senior Counsel in 1997. Before joining the company, she worked in private law practice at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, where she specialized in regulatory, constitutional and commercial litigation. Ms. Glassman received her J.D. degree from the Stanford Law School and her B.A. in history from Brandeis University.