Research Says: 2024 Best Practices in Assessment, Supervision, and Treatment of High-Risk Impaired Drivers

Gwyn Kaitis, MA, is a Program Analyst with the American Probation and Parole Association. She graduated from Southern Illinois University and has worked in the field of domestic violence for over 20 years, advocating on policy and legislative issues for survivors of domestic violence. She has served as Chair of the New Mexico Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Team and has provided training on domestic violence on safety planning, traumatic brain injury in survivors, and other topics. She was previously a trainer for the Chicago Police Academy.

As National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Probation Fellow, Mark Stodola brings over 30 years of experience working in the field of court management and adult probation in Arizona. Mark worked at the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department for 18 years serving in a number of capacities including division director overseeing drug and alcohol treatment programs, problem solving courts and services for the mentally ill. Mark later became the Court Administrator of the Tempe Municipal Court where he served for eight years managing the day to day activities of the court. Most recently Mark served as Program Services Manager in the Adult Probation Services Division of the Arizona Supreme Court where he had oversight of treatment programs for Arizona’s Adult Probation Departments. Mark has presented training on topics surrounding high risk drunk drivers at national, regional and state conferences throughout the country. Mark also is an adjunct instructor at Arizona State University. Mark received his undergraduate degree in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. Mark became a Graduate Fellow through the National Council of State Courts Institute of Court Management.