2025 IPTM Symposium on Traffic Safety Keynote Speaker

We are excited to announce our keynote speaker for this year's Symposium on Traffic Safety will be Troy Anderson , Executive Director, Officer Safety and Wellness, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Anderson’s presentation, Surviving and Thriving: Law Enforcement Wellness and Resilience for Modern Day Policing, will focus on how repeated exposure to traumatic events impact the lives of first responders, both personally and professionally. Through his first-hand experience as a 30+ year law enforcement officer, coupled with two decades of creating, implementing and managing peer support, critical incident stress management, and resilience-based programs, Mr. Anderson will provide attendees with useful psychological tools and explore new approaches providing greater understanding of resources and approaches for self-care.

Now, more than ever, law enforcement officers face a multitude of potential threats to both their physical and psychological wellbeing. Recognizing and addressing these threats will provide a platform for officers to successfully navigate throughout their careers. Attendees will gain greater insight into the current best practice techniques and practices for long-term holistic wellness solutions with a real world, practical approach.

About the Symposium on Traffic Safety

IPTM’s annual Symposium on Traffic Safety is an intensive learning experience that focuses on the emerging technology and innovative solutions used in both the crash reconstruction and highway safety fields. Join crash investigation and impaired driving professionals from across the country to expand your knowledge by attending breakout sessions in both tracks. Maximize your learning with hands-on activities with world-renowned experts, and explore the exhibitor hall for some of the industry’s most advanced products and services.?

The 2025 Symposium takes place at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Disney Springs? Area on May 19-22, 2025. Learn more.

Troy Anderson Biography

Troy Anderson has been the Executive Director of Officer Safety and Wellness for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund in Washington, D.C. since June 2021. He manages a team of full-time staff as well as numerous SME’s from around the nation. His work has a concentrated focus on risk management and the creation of programs designed to keep officers safe and keep names off the Memorial walls. He is responsible for the development and implementation of deliverables in the form of national summits, podcasts, and published research documents. In addition, he oversees federal grant execution on behalf of the NLEOMF for NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and IIR (Institute for Intergovernmental Research) with SAFLEO (Suicide Awareness For Law Enforcement Officers). Mr. Anderson manages the NLEOMF flagship officer safety and wellness program, Destination Zero, as well as the current Law Enforcement Ambassador Program. Mr. Anderson brings awareness to these programs through a myriad of platforms, to include social media, print media, television, instructional appearances, and attending major law enforcement conferences and events nationally. Mr. Anderson is a SME (Subject Matter Expert) for the Department of Justice in the field of first responder wellness and has been interviewed numerous times across the national media spectrum.

He has over 35 years in law enforcement, starting as a U.S. Army Military Police Officer during combat in the Gulf War. He served as a Correction Officer in Connecticut, a municipal officer in Massachusetts, and spent 26 years with the Connecticut State Police, retiring as Sergeant and Director of Trooper Wellness and Resilience. He created and managed the State Police STOPS (State Troopers Offering Peer Support) program for ten years.

Following the tragic and unthinkable school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Mr. Anderson managed the response of the Connecticut State Police Peer Support, Chaplaincy, and CISM teams who were deployed on-site and tasked with providing interventions and debriefings for the affected members of the Connecticut State Police, municipal and federal law enforcement partners, first responder staff, support personnel, imbedded clinicians, and state senior executives.

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