CINCINNATI — First Student, the nation’s leader in student transportation, has named George Gans contract manager for the company’s Columbus, Ohio location. Gans will oversee all transportation operations, including safety, maintenance and training, for First Student’s contract with the Columbus City Schools. He brings extensive management and transportation experience to his new role.
“George is a welcome addition to the First Student team,” said Scott Turney, region operations manager, First Student. “His transportation and leadership experience, combined with his knowledge of Columbus City Schools are certain to help strengthen the relationships we have with the schools, employees and students we work with in the city.”
Most recently, Gans was the general manager and compliance officer for W.C. Brunk/V.A.T., where he managed the company’s day-to-day transportation operations for the Columbus City Schools. While there, he created driver procedure guidelines that emphasized safety, designed and implemented a new billing and collection system, and reduced employee turnover.
Gans holds a bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences from The Ohio State University.
About First Student
First Student, Inc., a part of Cincinnati-based FirstGroup America , is the leader in safe, reliable, sustainable transportation and is the largest provider of student transportation services in North America . FirstGroup America was recently awarded the National Safety Council’s 2009 Green Cross for Safety Medal in recognition of its commitment to safety and outstanding safety record. First Student safely transports approximately six million students with a fleet of approximately 60,000 yellow school buses in North America . For more information, please visit www.firststudentinc.com or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/FirstGrpAmerica.
