Team Category: Mental Health and Impaired Driving Working Group

Mark Stodola had the honor of serving as the American Probation and Parole Association’s Probation Fellow from 2014-2026. During that time, he presented hundreds of live and virtual presentations to courts, community supervision officers and treatment providers from around the country. Prior to this, Mark brought 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, treatment 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, and presently serves as a consultant for issues surrounding impaired driving.
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.

Sabra Jones, PhD, D-ABFT-FT is a board-certified forensic toxicologist and national leader in transportation safety, impaired driving toxicology, and forensic science collaboration. She serves as the Regional Toxicology Liaison (RTL) for the Northeastern United States, supporting forensic toxicology laboratories and multidisciplinary traffic safety partners across NHTSA Regions 1, 2, and 3.

Dr. Jones’ work focuses on strengthening the scientific foundation and practical application of forensic toxicology in impaired driving investigations. As an RTL, she provides training, technical assistance, and strategic coordination to laboratories, law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and policy partners, with emphasis on emerging drug trends, laboratory standards, testimony, and the interpretation of toxicological evidence. Her work bridges science, practice, and policy to improve consistency, clarity, and confidence in toxicology results used in the justice system.

Her professional background includes federal service at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, forensic toxicology practice at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, and academic appointment as an Assistant Professor and graduate mentor in the Biomedical Forensic Sciences Program at Boston University School of Medicine, a FEPAC-accredited program. She has remained deeply engaged in forensic science education, training, and accreditation, including participation in program assessment and standards-based evaluation.

Dr. Jones earned her PhD in Forensic Science from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Master of Science degree in Forensic Toxicology and Master of Science degree in Drug Chemistry both from the University of Florida, and undergraduate and graduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Management with a focus on Substance Abuse Studies from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Dr. Jones is a member of the National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving and serves on its Mental Health and Impaired Driving Working Group, contributing her forensic toxicology perspective to collaborative efforts addressing the intersection of mental health, substance use, impaired driving, and public safety.

She has held numerous national leadership roles, including serving as Past Chair of the National Safety Council’s Alcohol, Drugs, and Impairment Division and in leadership positions within forensic toxicology consensus standards development. Dr. Jones is active in professional organizations including the Society of Forensic Toxicologists, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and forensic science accreditation initiatives, and is recognized for her collaborative approach to advancing forensic toxicology practice nationwide. She is committed to advancing evidence-based, collaborative approaches that improve the understanding and use of forensic toxicology in efforts to prevent impaired driving.rating Under the Influence and Impaired Driving.