{"id":26,"date":"2021-12-10T21:59:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T21:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medtsea.info\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:15:44","slug":"what-we-are-all-about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medtsea.info\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sign up for <\/strong>Spring 2026 Workshop <a href=\"https:\/\/medtsea.info\/?page_id=122\">here<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The&nbsp;<strong>Mission of MEDTSEA<\/strong>&nbsp;is to represent professional providers of traffic safety training and education within the State of Maine, and advocate on their behalf with State Government through rule making and laws that will enhance the viability of professional educators and trainers. Develop continuing educational opportunities, and promote an increased awareness of traffic safety among Maine\u2019s citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To that end, we are committed to continue the education of driving professionals.  Sign up to be added to our newsletter and join us on our journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"forminator-guttenberg\"><div class=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-104 forminator-design--material  forminator_ajax\" data-forminator-render=\"0\" data-form=\"forminator-module-104\" data-uid=\"69e2ce216df1a\"><br\/><\/div><form\n\t\t\t\tid=\"forminator-module-104\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-104 forminator-design--material  forminator_ajax\"\n\t\t\t\tmethod=\"post\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-forminator-render=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-form-id=\"104\"\n\t\t\t\t data-color-option=\"default\" data-design=\"material\" data-grid=\"open\" style=\"display: none;\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-uid=\"69e2ce216df1a\"\n\t\t\t><div role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"forminator-response-message forminator-error\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"name-1\" class=\"forminator-field-name forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-name-1_69e2ce216df1a\" id=\"forminator-field-name-1_69e2ce216df1a-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Name <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"name-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. 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Gerry Clifford, a lifelong driver educator from Maine and Vermont and a retired school teacher, was our first president and founding father. Carl Joy Jr. succeeded Gerry and helmed MEDTSEA for 8 years. MEDTSEA has been very proactive since our inception and is always looking for ways to improve driver education, traffic safety especially new young novice drivers, and distracted driving concerns. Our Current Board of Directors is comprised of Anthony Vine (President) Michael Hancher (Vice President) Michael Chambers (Treasurer) Ben Mullen (Secretary) and Board members Glenn Soucie and A.J. Joy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Why we care<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>because it &#8220;sux to suck&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for Spring 2026 Workshop here Mission The&nbsp;Mission of MEDTSEA&nbsp;is to represent professional providers of traffic safety training and education within the State of Maine, and advocate on their behalf with State Government through rule making and laws that will enhance the viability of professional educators and trainers. 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