About the Board:
U in the Driver Seat (UDS) is a peer-to-peer safety program for college students. The goal of UDS is to raise awareness of driving impaired and prevent crashes involving college students. The program provides resources, information, and materials to empower young adults to spread the word among their friends and peers about the deadly act of driving impaired and encourage them to make smart choices and stay safe. UDS can only succeed with the involvement and commitment of college students, who are represented by the U in the Driver Seat Collegiate Advisory Board (CAB).
2020 – 2021 Collegiate Advisory Board (CAB) members
Catherine Badillo
University of Houston
American Sign Language Interpreting
Cat has been involved with the United Way Youth Leadership Cabinet. She was elected as Co-Chair her junior and senior years of high school.
This year Cat’s main goal is to help educate her peers on the risks students face, so they will be more likely to drive safe.
Christine Abasi
University of Texas at Arlington
Psychology and Communications
Christine is currently a Lead PEER Health Educator at UT Arlington where she has created and led multiple alcohol programs since August 2018. She has also helped train other students to lead these programs
One of Christine’s goals this year is to create new programs for universities to use to help share engaging content directed towards students. She believes directly interacting with students is a great method for gaining more attention and participation.
Cristian Miranda
Texas A&M Kingsville
Architectural Engineering
Cristian is a member of PEP TALK at A&M Kinsgville. He is also the Vice President of Service/Philanthropy and the Vice President of Member Retention for his fraternity chapter.
His goal for this year is to help promote the dangers of impaired driving on college campuses. This includes covering the way different drugs effect students.
Summer Jaber
University of Texas at Arlington
Public Health
Summer works on at her campus Health Center under Health Promotion and Substance Abuse. She is the head coordinator of their podcasts, and helps host Virtual Reality impaired driving events on campus.
This year, Summer would like to help students on her campus be more cognizant of the alternatives to driving impaired, like using rideshare services or calling a DUDE!
Susan Cortez
Texas A&M Kingsville
Communication Journalism
Susan is a Shadow Officer with PEP TALK at A&M Kingsville.
One of Susan’s goals this year is to come up with more creative ways to influence students and capture their attention for better outreach participation.
Check out past boards:
2019-2020 Collegiate Advisory Board
2018-2019 Collegiate Advisory Board
2017-2018 Collegiate Advisory Board
2016-2017 Collegiate Advisory Board
2014 – 2015 Collegiate Advisory Board