About Ollie Otter
Two Decades of Boosters, Buckles, and Big Adventures!
Ollie Otter Booster Seat & Seat Belt Safety Program
Today, Ollie visits schools and community events in all 95 counties, reaching 50,000 children each year. Since 2006, Ollie has shared over 1 million high fives while spreading life-saving messages like “slow down in work zones”, “belts to bones”, “hands-free Tennessee”, and of course “under 4’9”? It’s booster time”.
The program’s mission is simple but powerful: to instill lifelong safety habits in the youngest members of our communities by providing comprehensive and interactive education on booster seat and seat belt use.
Ollie Otter's Driving Force:
Ollie Otter's Road to Safety
Milestones & Memories!
Ollie is Born!
Happy Birthday Ollie
National ARTBA Award
Ollie receives ARTBA award!
Ollie Program Launches Statewide
The Ollie Otter Program Launches Statewide, forging partnerships with THSO (formerly GHSO) and TCAT
Partnerships Grow
Partnerships Formed with TN Highway Patrol and Coordinated School Health
250,000
Ollie celebrates 250,000 High Fives with Governor Bredesen. Mississippi partnership
Ollie goes North
Ollie Program expands to Alaska and Kentucky
Celebrates 400,000
Ollie Celebrates reaching 400,000 with First lady Chrissy Haslam
Tropical Ollie
Ollie program launches in Florida
Halfway to a Million
500,000 High Fives & Ollie in Navajo Nation
West Coast Ollie
Ollie program launches in California
Ollie Keeps Making Friends
Ollie in Wisconsin partnerships formed & with FCCLA & HOSA
Ollie Turns 10!
Ollie celebrates 10 years by revisiting all welcome centers!
750,000 High Fives!
750,000 High-Fives with Director of the Tennessee Highway Safety Office Vic Donoho
Ollie presents
To the TN State Senate
St. Jude Partnership
Ollie visits children through partnership with St. Jude
1,000,000 High Fives!
Ollie gives out his millionth high five and goes live with his online presentation program.
Tornado Relief
Ollie Foundation Provides Car Seats for Middle TN Tornado Relief and
Launched “Ollie At Home”
Virtual
Ollie Reaches Children Through Virtual Presentations
School Standards
Collaboration with TN Dept of Education to Establish Traffic Safety School Standards
Animation Studio
Partnered with MTSU Animation Studio
Ohio Partnership
Ollie Foundation Provides Car Seats for Hurricane Helene Relief
Ollie Movie Launching!
The release of the Ollie Otter Movie is here!
Meet The
"Otter-ly"
Awesome
Team Behind Ollie
We’re the “paws” on the ground behind the Ollie Otter Program! Based at TN Tech’s iCube, we bring Ollie’s fun and educational presentations to schools and communities across Tennessee!
Maelybeth Walker, Statewide Coordinator
- ollie@ollieotter.org
- 931-372-6033
Alexis MacAllister, Communications & Marketing
- amacallister@tntech.edu
The Ollie Otter Program is fully managed by Tennessee Tech University’s iCube, where staff and student interns handle everything from program coordination and presentations to marketing, digital design, social media, and website management. iCube’s innovative, hands-on approach ensures that Ollie’s message continues to grow, reaching classrooms and communities across Tennessee and beyond.
Spurred by the loss of three family members in a year, the wife of the incoming president of the Tennessee Road Builders Association had a passion to “do something” when she became president of the TRBA’s Ladies Auxiliary in 2006. That passion led the TRBA to support an initative to see what might be done. A program was designed based on a character-driven message to school children about seat belts and construction zones. The Ollie Otter school presentations focus on child passenger safety and injury prevention at an age appropriate level so kids can understand the importance of using a booster seat to make the grown up seat belt fit correctly.
Partnership & Support
Educators with Passion for Safety and Fun!
Partnerships are vital to the success of the Ollie Otter® Program.
The program is a public-private partnership supported by several state and local agencies and private businesses.
