Speaking Engagements & Safety Presentations
Presenters (Janette Fennell & Amber Rollins), Fordham University Law-Psychology seminar, Bronx, NY, December 1, 2020
Presenter (Tara LaMonte), Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) lecture, November, 2020
Speakers (Janette Fennell & Amber Rollins), California Virtual Injury Prevention Conference, Nontraffic Vehicle Safety, National, October, 2020
Spokesperson (Janette Fennell), International Virtual press event and Congressional briefing on preventing hot car tragedies through technology, July 28, 2020
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Childcare provider free online course on preventing hot car deaths, National, June, 2020
Panelist (Janette Fennell), NHTSA National Heatstroke Coalition Panel, Washington, DC, December 5, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), NHTSA Region 7 Law Enforcement Liaisons: Search & Rescue Procedures for Missing Children, November 19, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas Tri State Law Enforcement teen safety impact group training on vehicle blindzones, November 13, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Evergy/Westar Employee Presentation, Johnson County, KS, May 21, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Evergy/Westar Employee Presentation, Shawnee, KS, May 7, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Evergy/Westar Employee Presentation, Leavenworth, KS, May 6, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Evergy/Westar Employee Presentation, Atchison, KS, May 6, 2019
Speaker (Amber Rollins), Kansas Transportation Safety Conference, Wichita, KS, April 3, 2019
Spokesperson (Janette Fennell & Amber Rollins), Childproof Your Ride press event, Overland Park, KS, March 20, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Parkville, KS City Employee Safety Presentation, Parkville, KS, January 16, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Greene County Employee Safety Presentation, Greene County, MO, January 7, 2019
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Springfield, MO, January 7, 2019
Speaker (Amber Rollins), Midwest Public Risk Conference, Dangers in the unseen, Branson, MO, October 16, 2018
Spokesperson (Amber Rollins), Press Event on new Good Samaritan Law in Kansas, Spring Hill, KS, June 25, 2018
Speaker (Amber Rollins), Child Passenger Safety Conference, Hot Car Dangers, Kansas City, MO, May 24, 2018
Speaker (Amber Rollins), Child Passenger Safety Conference, Hot Car Deaths: The latest technology, data, legislation & more…, Topeka, KS, April 16, 2018
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Kansas City Power & Light Safety Meeting, Kansas City, MO, July 22, 2015
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Children’s Mercy Hospital Nurse Managers, Kansas City, MO, October 3, 2014
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Children’s Mercy Hospital Residents, Kansas City, MO, August 29, 2014
Moderator/Speaker (Janette Fennell), “KidsAndCars.org – Safety Products Roundtable, Knowledgefest,” Mobile Electronics Retailers Association (MERA), Dallas, TX, August 18, 2014
Speaker, Congressional briefing (Janette Fennell), “Do Smart Cars Equal Safer Roads?” part of the Capital Engagement Series, Washington, DC, July 29, 2014
Speaker (Janette Fennell), quarterly safety training meetings, Beware of the Dangers Around You, Ameren Illinois Utilities, Decatur, IL, May 6 & 7, 2014
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Senate Judiciary hearing – Justice Delayed: The Human Cost of Regulatory Paralysis, Washington, DC, January 8, 2013
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Keeping Kids Safe in and Around Motor Vehicles, Trauma Managers Association of California, San Jose, CA, June 21, 2013
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Keeping Kids Safe in and Around Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safe Communities Network, (TSCN) San Jose, CA, June 21, 2013
Spokesperson (Janette Fennell), KidsAndCars.org, Capitol Hill Press Event, Rear Visibility, Washington, DC, April 10, 2013
Presenter (Amber Rollins), Foster Grandparents of Wyandotte County – Kansas City, KS, January 23, 2013
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Slow Cars; Fast Kids…keeping kids safe in and around motor vehicles, Car Seat Recertification Class, Oakland, CA, September 24, 2012
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Radius of Influence Conference – Tampa, FL, May 3, 2012
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Illinois CPS Conference, November 13, 2012
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Greater KC Chapter of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, October 6, 2012
Spokesperson (Janette Fennell), KidsAndCars.org, Heat Stroke Press Event, Kansas City, MO, August 22, 2012
Presenter (Janette Fennell), NON-CRASH CHILD DEATH AND INJURY DATA FORUM, US Dept of Transportation, Washington, DC, November 14, 2011
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Kidnapped; From the Trunk of a Car to the Halls of Congress, Children’s Mercy Hospital – Kansas City, MO, February 11, 2011
Presenter (Janette Fennell), Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Safety Summit, Boston, MA, Sept 14, 2011
Roundtable on Child Hyperthermia Safety Issue, US Dept of Transportation – Washington, D.C., July 26, 2011
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Edmunds’ Safety Conference: Truly Safe?, Washington, DC, May 23, 2011
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Radius of Influence (ROI) Conference – Tampa, FL, May 20, 2011
Speaker (Janette Fennell), EMS Conference: Growing up Safe, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, May 18, 2011
Lifesavers Conference, Phoenix Convention Center – Phoenix, AZ, March 27-29, 2011
Speaker (Janette Fennell), PUBLIC HEARING ON REAR VISIBILITY: Testimony, U.S. Dept of Transportation – Washington, D.C., March 23, 2011
Panelist (Janette Fennell), CFA Consumer Assembly Panel, Washington, D.C., March 17, 2011
NHTSA Public Event – FMVSS No. 111 Rear Visibility Technical Workshop, East Liberty, OH, March 11, 2011
Presenter (Janette Fennell), Kidnapped; From the Trunk of a Car to the Halls of Congress, Children’s Mercy Hospital – Kansas City, MO, February 11, 2011
Speaker (Janette Fennell), KidsAndCars.org and Children’s Mercy Hospital press conference to demonstrate dangers and build awareness of unattended children in vehicles Press Conference: Dangers of Unattended Child Passengers, Kansas City, MO, August 17, 2010
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Trunk Entrapment to the Nonprofit Business, Google Grants – Mountain View, CA, August 8, 2010
Janette Fennell spoke about her trunk entrapment experience, how she got involved with child safety and injury prevention, and vehicle safety features. Janette also served as a specialist for attendees to spend time with and talk about vehicle safety features. Lexus Family Safety Camp – Pasadena, CA, June 3, 2010
Presenter (Janette Fennell), Channeling Grief Into Policy Change, Child Safety Initiative Conference: Making a Difference – Kansas City, MO, April 16, 2010
KidsAndCars.org Exhibit, LifeSavers: National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – Philadelphia, PA, April 10, 2010
Slow Cars; Fast Kids…Keeping Kids Safe In and Around Motor Vehicles, Lehigh Valley Health Network Trauma Nurse Continuum Conference – Allentown, PA, March 12, 2010
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Kids And Cars – Current Status of Child Protection, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center 9th Annual Trauma Seminar: Pediatric Trauma – Santa Clara County, CA, November 14, 2009
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Injuries from Power Windows Greatly Underestimated According to New Study, Press Conference: Power Windows – Washington, DC, November 2, 2009
Keynote Speaker: Janette Fennell, Kids and Cars, Missouri PTA Annual Convention Awards Dinner – Springfield, MO, October 24, 2009
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Injury Prevention & Policy Advocacy, 21st Annual Totally Trauma Conference – Lake Tahoe, NV, October 15, 2009
Testimony of Janette Fennell, Founder & President of KidsAndCars.org, on the “Auto Safety: Existing Mandates and Emerging Issues” hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressional Testimony – Washington, DC, May 18, 2009
Keeping Children Safe , National Conference of State Legislatures, The Forum for America’s Ideas: Injury Prevention Through the Life Cycle – Atlanta, GA, May 14, 2009
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Injury Prevention/Legislative: Kids and Cars, Society of Trauma Nurses 12th Annual Conference – Phoenix, AZ, April 9, 2009
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Beyond Child Restraints – Keeping Kids Safe Inside and Outside of Vehicles, LifeSavers: National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – Nashville, TN, March 30, 2009
KidsAndCars.org Exhibit, 16th Annual Transportation Safety Conference: Roadway Safety Is No Accident – Overland Park, KS, March 30, 2009
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Love Them; Protect Them…Keeping Kids Safe In and Around Motor Vehicles, Moving Children Safely Injury Prevention Conference – San Francisco, CA, March 16, 2009
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Slow Cars, Fast Kids, Safe Kids Missouri Leadership Workshop 2008 – Columbia, MO, September 29, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Out of the Seat: Protecting Children In and Around Motor Vehicles (Presented by: Susan Auriemma, KidsAndCars.org V.P.), 7th Annual Child Passenger Safety Technical Conference – Atlantic City, NJ, September 26, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Taking Action to Prevent Children from Dying In And Around Motor Vehicles , Illinois Child Death Review Team Sympsium – Springfield, IL, September 5, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), KIDS AND CARS, 18th Annual Safe Kids Kalamazoo Coalition Meeting – Kalamazoo, MI, May 22, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Injury Control: Keeping Kids Safe In and Around Motor Vehicles, Kansas Department of Transportation Safety Conference – Topeka, KS, April 29, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Protecting Children In and Around Cars, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Board Meeting – Washington, DC, April 24, 2008
Janette Fennell attended the Best Buy HUB event along with Audiovox representatives to raise awareness about the large blindzones behind all vehicles. The issue of backovers and the technology available to help prevent these tragedies was explained to Best Buy employees. Best Buy HUB Event at the Best Buy, Headquarters – Minneapolis, MN, April 18, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), KIDS AND CARS: PNPs Can Make a Difference, 29th Annual Conference on Pediatric Health Care: NAP NAP 2008, In Harmony with the Latests Strategies in Health Care – Nashville, TN, April 14, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Protecting Children in and Around Cars, LifeSavers: National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – Portland, OR, April 13, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Kids and Cars: Protecting Your Kids from Non-Traffic Motor Vehicle Tragedies (for Motherproof.com) Chicago Auto Show’s Women’s Day Event – Chicago, IL, February 12, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Media interviews with Janette Fennell at Auto Show, 2008 North American International Auto Show – Detroit, MI, January 16, 2008
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Kids And Care – Injury Prevention, 10th Annual Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Conference: “Keeping Children Healthy and Safe” – Garden Grove, CA, November 8, 2007
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Backover and Nontraffic Injuries, 7th Annual Trauma Seminar: “Pediatric Trauma” – San Jose, CA, October 27, 2007
Spokesperson (Janette Fennell), The Kids And Cars Family Concert Event featured music and stories of Keith Munslow at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links. Kids And Cars Family Concert Event Fundraiser – New York, NY, October 13, 2007
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Before You Turn the Key…Make Sure You Can See, Kids in Motion National Child Passenger Safety Conference – Denver, CO, August 2, 2007
Spokesperson (Janette Fennell), California Trauma Teams Unite to Reduce Injuries and Deaths to Children Due to Vehicle Backovers, Trauma Prevention and Outreach Program Press Event – Sacramento, CA, May 21, 2007
Keynote Speaker: Janette Fennell, Kids and Cars, Safe Communities Family Safety Day: Parent/Provider University – Kansas City, KS, April 21, 2007
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Past, Present, and Future of Auto Safety Presented with David Champion, Senior Director, Consumer Reports, 2007 Office of Traffic Safety Summit: Celebrating 40 Years of Traffic Safety – San Diego, CA, April 10, 2007
KidsAndCars.org Exhibit, LifeSavers: National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – Chicago, IL, March 25, 2007
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Channeling Grief into Policy Change, Sorrow to Strength Conference, Truck Safety Coalition – Arlington, VA, March 11, 2007
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Keeping children safe in and around motor vehicles, Baby Depot – Overland Park, KS, February 24, 2007
Special Speaker: Janette Fennell, Share the Road Safety Task Force Meeting: Bridging the Gap – Kansas City, MO, January 11, 2007
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Identifying Problems and Developing Solutions, Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety; Safer Roadways Conference – St. Louis, MO, November 29, 2006
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Love Them, Protect Them, Risk Watch Champion Conference – Boston, MA, November 2, 2006
Vehicle Safety Spokesperson (Janette Fennel), Mercedes-Benz USA: Media Day on Vehicle Safety – New York, NY, October 8, 2006
Vehicle Safety Spokesperson, Cookie/Lexus promotion, “Moms on Madison” – New York, NY, September 9, 2006
Spokesperson (Janette Fennell), Media event with Janette Fennell to promote awareness about the dangers of leaving children alone in or around vehicles and heartbreaking consequences. Safe Moves Media Event – Van Nuys, CA, June 15, 2006
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Basic Training for Injury Prevention Advocates, Injury Prevention Conference and 10th Annual Child Safety Advocate Awards Ceremony – Indianapolis, IN, May 17, 2006
Speaker (Janette Fennell), KIDS AND CARS: A Dangerous Combination, Safe Kids Oklahoma Summit – Oklahoma City, OK, May 12, 2006
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Workshop: Slow Cars, Fast Kids, 92nd Annual Kansas PTA Convention – Wichita, KS, April 29, 2006
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Child Passenger Safety: Children in and Around Cars – A Potentially Lethal Combination, LifeSavers: National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – Austin, TX, April 9, 2006
Associated Press Interview with Janette Fennell at Auto Show, as well as media coverage Nationwide., North American International Auto Show – Troy, MI, January 8-10, 2006
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Before You Turn the Key…Make Sure You Can See, Spot the Tot Evening Forum – Salt Lake City, UT, October 25, 2005
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Non-Traffic Injuries from Cars, Childhood Injuries…Trends and Solutions – Fresno, CA, September 17, 2005
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Keeping Our Children Safe, California Office of Traffic Safety Summit: Changing People, Saving Lives – Sacramento, CA – May 4, 2005
KidsAndCars.org Exhibit, LifeSavers: National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – Charlotte, NC, March 12, 2005
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Automobile Technology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, 18th Annual California Conference on Childhood Injury Control, “Maintaining Momentum and Staying Focused” – San Francisco, CA – September 28, 2004
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Predictable and Preventable, Trauma Injury Prevention Seminar – Santa Clara County, CA – November 1, 2003
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Kids In and Around Cars, American Academy of Pediatrics – Boston, MA, October 19, 2003
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Short, Sweet and Vulnerable: Preventing Backover Injuries and Death to Young Children, Center for Injury Prevention Policy & Practice: Developing and Sustaining Comprehensive Injury Prevention Strategies – Los Angeles, CA, September 23, 2003
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Trauma to Children: In and Around Cars, Trauma by Air, Land and Sea: Prevention and Treatment – Hershey, PA – March 14, 2003
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Channeling Grief Into Policy Change, Pediatric Critical Care: THE FIRST HOURS Conference – Santa Rosa, CA – October 24, 2002
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Keeping Kids Safe in and Around Motor Vehicles, Santa Clara County Perinatal, Network – San Jose, CA – July 10, 2002
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Child Passenger Safety Track: Using Specific CPS Data and Research Combined with Advocacy to Reach Legislators, LifeSavers: National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – Lake Buena Vista, FL – June 9, 2002
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Forging Successful Partnerships, California Office of Traffic Safety Summit 2002 – Orange County, CA – May 6, 2002
Speaker (Janette Fennell), Kids And Cars, Texas Trial Lawyers of America (TTLA) Products Liability Seminar – Dallas, TX – February 23, 2001
