Earlier this year, School Transportation News called for nominations of outstanding fleet management professionals as candidates to be profiled in the August fleet management magazine edition.
STN received over 100 entries from school districts, private bus companies, school bus dealers, and vendors.
Ten of these individuals are featured in the 9th annual installment of Garage Stars, published in the August edition of School Transportation News magazine. STN editors used the following 10-point criteria developed by consultant and STN Technical Editor Bob Pudlewski to determine the finalists.
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- Community involvement
- Credentials
- Industry development
- Leadership
- Level of responsibility (with a focus on supervision)
- Life experience
- Time spent on the job
- Training capability
- Regulatory agency commendations
- Value to the transportation program
Humberto Aguayo
Maintenance Supervisor
Grayslake/Durham School Services, Illinois
Lonnie Bailey
Shop Foreman
Carroll County School System, Georgia
Brian Batson
Vehicle Zone Foreman
Cherokee County School District, Georgia
Will Bell
Substitute School Bus Driver/Service Manager
Shelby Eastern Schools/Runyon Repair, Indiana
George Bell
Fleet Services Supervisor
Temple Independent School District, Texas
Steve Bradford
Fleet Supervisor
Huntington Beach Union High School District, California
Kenneth Brooks
Fleet Manager
Griffin-Spalding County Schools, Georgia
Jeremy Bullford
Lead Technician
Cambridge-Isanti School District 911, Minnesota
Hunter Burgener
Assistant Director of Fleet
Marietta City Schools, Georgia
Allen Button
Lead Mechanic
Kern County Superintendent Of Schools, California
Jason Cantrell
Shop Foreman
Carrollton City Schools Transportation, Georgia
Odilon Carriillo
Mechanic
Mountain View School District, California
Bryan Chance
Transportation Director
Scotland County R-1 School District, Missouri
Aaron Cisco
Lead Mechanic
School Transportation Solutions, Alabama
Steve Conwell
Fleet Supervisor
Franklin Township Community School Corporation, Indiana
Gary Crumbacker
Service Center Manager
School District of Indian River County, Florida
Michael Dawkins
Garage Coordinator
Prince George’s County Public Schools, Maryland
Brian Domph
Lead Mechanic
Columbia Falls School District, Montana
Timothy Dooley
Bus Mechanic Supervisor
North Kansas City Schools, Missouri
James Ducharme
Mechanic
Tewksbury/ Tewksbury Transit, Massachusetts
Robert Dulmage
North Clackamas Schools, Oregon
Jim Dunkin
Mechanic Lube Tech
North Kansas City Schools, Missouri
Chad Eaton
Transportation Fleet Manager
Eagle County School District, Colorado
Kelly Falaney
Transportation Supervisor
Beecher CUSD 200U, Illinois
Austin Feltner
Fleet Manager
Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Indiana
Donald Fleck
Supervisor of Fleet Management
Harford County Public Schools, Maryland
Evandro Fracasso
Fleet Mechanic
School District of Osceola County, Florida
Robert Freida
Technician Supervisor
Santa Fe Independent School District, Texas
Taylor Frend
Assistant Head Mechanic
Elkhart Community Schools, Indiana
Rufino Garcia Canseco
Mechanic
Montgomery Township School District, New Jersey
Nick Geffers
Bus Mechanic
Mt. Vernon Independent School District, Texas
David Goff
Shop Foreman
Thomas County Schools Transportation, Georgia
William Graves
Lead Mechanic
Turlock Unified School District, California
Teno Gustavson
Director of Vehicle & Facilities Maintenance
Suffolk Transportation Service, New York
Karl Hamann
Fleet Manager
Cook Illinois Corporation, Illinois
Alton Hawkins
Mechanic III -Tech II-Line Mechanic
South Carolina Department of Education, South Carolina
Harvey Hawkins
Regional Maintenance Director, Southeast Region
Student Transportation of America, Florida
Bowen Hebel
Technician
Benzie County Central Schools, Michigan
Tony Heller
Mechanic
Onsted Community Schools, Michigan
Erasmo Hernandez
Mechanic
Harrison School District 2, Colorado
Tom Higgs
Assistant Director Of Fleet
Garland Independent School District, Texas
Christopher Howard
Lead Mechanic
Cumberland County Schools, Tennessee
Adam Hunziker
Mechanic
Weld Re-8 School District, Colorado
Cesar Iniguez
Shop Manager
First Student, California
Alexis Jones
Lead Mechanic
Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina
Eric Kissel
Director of Transportation
Laveen Elementary School District, Arizona
Travis Lampman
Lead Mechanic
Student Transportation of America, Vermont
Kyle Lawrence
Lead mechanic
Oakdale Joint Unified School District, California
Andrew Little
Vehicle Master Foreman
Greenville County Schools, South Carolina
Joyel Loiz
Specialist Transportation, Special Projects
Palm Beach School District, Florida
Moses Mandujano
Shop Foreman
School Bus Inc., South Dakota
Cassandra Marryatt
Mechanic II
Klein Indepdent School District, Texas
Bryon Mayer
Associate Director of Maintenance
Bluffton-Harrison MSD, Indiana
Robert McColery
Mechanic
Morongo / Student Transportation of America, California
Scottie McKinzie
Shop Foreman
Fulton County Schools, Georgia
Mechanic Team
Eugene Oregon 4J School District, Oregon
Mechanic Team
Student Transportation Association, Wisconsin
Edward Meindersee
Lead Mechanic
Pittsburg Unified School District, California
Nick Miller
Fleet Manager/Director of Maintenance
Bemidji Bus Line, Minnesota
Cale Miller
Mechanic Assistant/Shop Foreman
North Newton School Corporation, Indiana
Daniel Moreno
Maintenance Manager
Storer Bus Transportation, California
Sean Mussleman
Fleet supervisor
Nye County School District, Nevada
Anthony Nesmith
Maintenance Supervisor
Durham School Services (Duval County), Florida
Dan Nicholson
Lead Vehicle Tech
Independent School Dist 196, Minnesota
Dan Opria
Mechanic
Berea City School District, Ohio
Francisco Ortega
Lead Technician
Osceola County School District, Florida
William Pauley
Regional Manager
Creative Bus Sales, North Carolina
Justin Peake
Shop Foreman
South Carolina Department of Education, South Carolina
Roy Perez
Director of Maintenance
Texas Rural Student Transportation, LLC, Texas
Cesar Perez
Maintenance Manager
San Bernardino City Unified School District/ Durham School Services, California
Patrick Peters
Diesel Mechanic
Clarke County School District, Georgia
Don Philippe
Fleet Supervisor
Dysart, Arizona
Rodney Pickard
Shop Forman
Red Oak Independent School District, Texas
Keith Popp
Shop 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 Rodine
Vehicle Technical Mechanic Senior
Twin Rivers Unified School District, California
Jim Rodosta
Fleet Manager
Melissa Independent School District, Texas
Jim Rudell
Transportation Supervisor-Fleet Supervisor
Laramie County School District #1, Wyoming
Levi Ruthers
Head Mechanic, Chief Router, Dispatch
Alamosa School District, Colorado
Andy Rutkoski
Multi Location Fleet Maintenance Manager
First Student, Illinois
Scott Ryan
Shop Manager
East Providence/Ocean State Transit, Rhode Island
Ricardo Sanchez
Lead Technician
Storer Transportation, California
Daniel Semonis
Bus Mechanic
Triton School Corporation, Indiana
Eric Shalga
Shop Forman
Elgin School District U-46 Transportation, Illinois
Jacob Shealy
Transportation Specialist/Activity Manager
Lexrich5 School District, South Carolina
Randy Smith
Lead Mechanic
Kellogg School District, Idaho
Holiday Smith
Tech in Charge
Illinois Central School Bus, Illinois
David Stokley
Massachusetts Regional Manager
Five Star Bus, Massachusetts
John Summar
Assistant Director of Transportation
Sand Springs Public Schools, Oklahoma
Will Swearingen
Assistant Director of Fleet
Cleveland Independent School District, Texas
Leonard Tomlinson
Master Fleet Technician
Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia
Edward Umberger
Assistant Chief Mechanic
Wythe County Public Schools, Virginia
Gilbert Ureti
Shop Foreman
Aldine ISD Northside Facility, Texas
Scott VanHoesen
Automotive Mechanic I
Bethlehem Central Schools, New York
Fabian Vargas
Head Manager
United Quick, Illinois
Ryan Waters
Head Mechanic
Lake Shore Central Schools, New York
Albert White
Mechanic/driver
Vidalia City Schools, Georgia
Jeff Wilson
Fleet Manager
Olander Bus Service Inc., Minnesota
Matt Wilson
Mechanic
Coalinga Huron Unified School District, California
Arlan Wolf
Transportation Supervisor
USD #293 Quinter Public Schools, Kansas
