Earlier this year, School Transportation Issueshas asked for the names of outstanding maritime professionals to be nominated for publication in the August edition of Maritime.
STN received more than 100 entries from school districts, private bus companies, school bus dealers and retailers.
Ten of these are featured in the 9th annual Garage Stars, published in the August issue of.School Transportation News Magazine. STN editors used the following 10-point checklist developed by consultant and STN Expert Editor Bob Pudlewski to determine which ones.
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- Community involvement
- Evidence points
- Industrial development
- Leadership
- Level of responsibility (focus)
- Life experience
- Time spent at work
- Ability to train
- Acknowledgments of the regulatory body
- Quality of transportation program
Humberto Aguayo
Maintenance Supervisor
Grayslake/Durham School Services, Illinois
Lonnie Bailey
Store manager
Carroll County School System, Georgia
Brian Batson
A Leader in the Automotive Industry
Cherokee County School District, Georgia
Come to the Bell
School Bus Agent/Service Manager
Shelby Eastern/Runyon Correctional Schools, Indiana
George Bell
Fleet Services Manager
Temple Independent School District, Texas
Steve Bradford
Fleet Commander
Huntington Beach Union High School District, California
Kenneth Brooks
Flight Director
Griffin-Spalding County Schools, Georgia
Jeremy Bullford
A leading expert
Cambridge-Isanti School District 911, Minnesota
Hunter Burgener
Deputy Director of the Fleet
Marietta City Schools, Georgia
Allen key
The leading machine
Kern County Superintendent Of Schools, California
Jason Cantrell
Store manager
Carrollton, Georgia School Transportation
Odilon Carrillo
Machine
Mountain View School District, California
Bryan Opportunity
Transport Manager
Scotland County R-1 School District, Missouri
Aaron Cisco
The leading machine
School Transportation Solutions, Alabama
Steve Conwell
Fleet Commander
Franklin Township Community School Corporation, Indiana
Gary Crumbacker
Service Center Manager
Indian River County School District, Florida
Michael Dawkins
Garage Coordinator
Prince George’s County Public Schools, Maryland
Brian Domph
The leading machine
Columbia Falls School District, Montana
Timothy Dooley
Bus Mechanics Manager
Schools in North Kansas City, Missouri
James Ducharme
Machine
Tewksbury/ Tewksbury Transit, Massachusetts
Robert Dulmage
Schools in North Clackamas, Oregon
Jim Dunkin
Mechanic Lube Tech
Schools in North Kansas City, Missouri
Chad Eaton
Transport Ship Captain
Eagle County School District, Colorado
Kelly Falaney
Transport Manager
Beecher CUSD 200U, Illinois
Austin Feltner
Flight Director
Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Indiana
Donald Fleck
Ship Management Manager
Harford County Public Schools, Maryland
Evandro Fracasso
Fleet Mechanic
Osceola County School District, Florida
Robert Freida
Technical Director
Santa Fe Independent School District, Texas
Taylor Friend
Assistant Head of Mechanics
Elkhart Public Schools, Indiana
Rufino Garcia Canseco
Machine
Montgomery Township School District, New Jersey
Nick Geffers
Bus engine
Independent School District of Mt. Vernon, Texas
David Goff
Store manager
Thomas County Schools Transportation, Georgia
William Graves
The leading machine
Turlock Unified School District, California
Hold Gustavson
Director of Maintenance of Vehicles and Facilities
Transportation Service of Suffolk, New York
Karl Hamann
Flight Director
Cook Illinois Corporation, Illinois
Alton Hawkins
Mechanic III – Tech II – Line Mechanic
South Carolina Department of Education, South Carolina
Harvey Hawkins
Area Maintenance Manager, South East Region
American Student Transportation, Florida
Bowen Hebel
An expert
Benzie County Central Schools, Michigan
Tony Heller
Machine
Onsted Community Schools, Michigan
Erasmo Hernandez
Machine
Harrison School District 2, Colorado
Tom Higgs
Deputy Director of the Fleet
Garland Independent School District, Texas
Christopher Howard
The leading machine
Cumberland County Schools, Tennessee
Adam Hunziker
Machine
Weld Re-8 School District, Colorado
Cesar Iniguez
Store Manager
Undergraduate, California
Alexis Jones
The leading machine
Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina
Eric Kissel
Transport Manager
Laveen Elementary School District, Arizona
Travis Lampman
The leading machine
American Student Transportation, Vermont
Kyle Lawrence
Lead engineer
Oakdale Joint Unified School District, California
Andrew Little
Vehicle Manager
Greenville County Schools, South Carolina
Joel Loiz
Special Transportation, Special Projects
Palm Beach School District, Florida
Moses Mandujano
Store manager
School Bus Inc., South Dakota
Cassandra Marryatt
Mechanic II
Klein Independent School District, Texas
Bryon Mayer
Chief Maintenance Officer
Bluffton-Harrison MSD, Indiana
Robert McColery
Machine
Morongo / American Student Transportation, California
Scottie McKinzie
Store manager
Fulton County Schools, Georgia
Mechanical Group
Eugene Oregon 4J School District, Oregon
Mechanical Group
Student Transportation Association, Wisconsin
Edward Meindersee
The leading machine
Pittsburgh Unified School District, California
Nick Miller
Ship Manager/Maintenance Manager
Bemidji Bus Line, Minnesota
Cal Miller
Mechanical Assistant/Store Manager
North Newton School Corporation, Indiana
Daniel Moreno
Maintenance Manager
Storer Bus Transportation, California
Sean Mussleman
Aviation manager
Nye County School District, Nevada
Anthony Nesmith
Maintenance Supervisor
Durham School Services (Duval County), Florida
Dan Nicholson
Lead Vehicle Tech
Independent School District 196, Minnesota
And Opria
Machine
Berea City School District, Ohio
Francisco Ortega
A leading expert
Osceola County School District, Florida
William Pauley
Regional Director
Creative Bus Sales, North Carolina
Justin Peake
Store manager
South Carolina Department of Education, South Carolina
Roy Perez
Maintenance Manager
Texas Rural Student Transportation, LLC, Texas
Cesar Perez
Maintenance Manager
San Bernardino City Unified School District / Durham School Services, California
Patrick Peters
Diesel engine
Clarke County School District, Georgia
Don Philippe
Fleet Commander
Dysart, Arizona
Rodney Pickard
A shopping foreman
Red Oak Independent School District, Texas
Keith Popp
Store Manager
STA Butler Pinebrook, New Jersey
Joe Pratt
Fleet Mechanic
Winfield School District, Missouri
Thomas Price
Shop Foreman, Lexington School Bus Shop
South Carolina Department of Education, South Carolina
Joseph’s family
Car Technical Mechanic Senior
Twin Rivers Unified School District, California
Jim Rodosta
Flight Director
Melissa Independent School District, Texas
Jim Rudell
Chief of Transportation-Fleet Supervisor
Laramie County School District #1, Wyoming
Levi Ruthers
Chief Mechanic, Chief Router, Dispatch
Alamosa School District, Colorado
Andy Rutkoski
Multi Location Fleet Maintenance Manager
Freshman, Illinois
Scott Ryan
Store Manager
East Providence/Ocean State Transit, Rhode Island
Ricardo Sánchez
A leading expert
Storer Transportation, California
Daniel Semonis
Bus engine
Triton School Corporation, Indiana
Eric Shalga
A shopping foreman
U-46 Elgin School Transportation, Illinois
Jacob Shealy
Transport Specialist / Operations Manager
Lexrich5 School District, South Carolina
Randy Smith
The leading machine
Kellogg School District, Idaho
Holiday Smith
Tech in Charge
Illinois Central School bus, Illinois
David Stockley
Massachusetts Regional Director
Five Star Bus, Massachusetts
John Summar
Deputy Director of Transport
Sand Springs Public Schools, Oklahoma
Come to Swearingen
Deputy Director of the Fleet
Cleveland Independent School District, Texas
Leonard Tomlinson
Master Fleet Specialist
Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia
Edward Umberger
Assistant Chief Engineer
Wythe County Public Schools, Virginia
Gilbert Ureti
Store manager
Aldine ISD Northside Facility, Texas
Scott VanHoesen
Motor vehicle I
Bethlehem Central Schools, New York
Fabian Vargas
Chief Executive Officer
United Quick, Illinois
Ryan Waters
Head Mechanic
Lake Shore Central Schools, New York
Albert White
Machine/driver
Vidalia City Schools, Georgia
Jeff Wilson
Flight Director
Olander Bus Service Inc., Minnesota
Matt Wilson
Machine
Coalinga Huron Unified School District, California
Arlan Wolf
Transport Manager
USD #293 Quinter Public Schools, Kansas
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