DRIVING THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1991
John Phraner was named
the new president of Trans Tech Bus after following the resignation of Dan Daniels last year. The two worked together during the fall to transition responsibilities. Collins Bus Company an-
nounced Laneah Petitjean as its new marketing manager. She will lead marketing efforts across North America for the small school bus manufacturer. Bill Schumacher was named
the new vice president of glob- al bus marketing for Navistar, which includes oversight of the IC Bus brand. Joining Schum- acher is Kim Speciale, the new manager of marketing and communications for IC Bus.
Tim Young joined First-
Group America as its senior VP of human resources and labor relations. He will oversee the human resources, labor relations and benefits function of First Student. The school bus contractor also tapped Joe Eversole to be its location manager in Cincinnati. Krapf Bus Companies
promoted Bradley D. Krapf to executive VP of strategic planning and business develop- ment. Krapf represents the third generation in the family-run company. In addition, Michael Ahern came aboard in January as chief financial officer. Rod McKnight is now region- al transportation coordinator
for Region 1 of the Washington State Office of the Superinten- dent of Public Instruction. Marisa Weisinger accepted the position of director of trans- portation for Humble (Texas) Independent School District. Maria Adams, transportation supervisor of Denver (Colo.) Public Schools, is the latest stu- dent transporter to complete the NAPT Special Needs Transporta- tion (SNT) training program. Markus Videnieks joined the American School Bus Council to coordinate the execution of council priorities and lead outreach efforts. Prior to this, he was a VP at a large government relations firm in Washington, D.C., focusing on transportation issues.
Kate Gilbert is the new mar-
keting contact for operations and membership at the Nation- al School Transportation Asso- ciation. NSTA also announced that Megan Benfatti is the as- sociation’s new marketing and communications manager. Industry veteran Bruce Little
retired as the senior trans- portation consultant for the Colorado State Department of Education (CDE) in the fall. Decorated U.S. Air Force veter- an Greta Bleau has succeeded him as the state director of student transportation. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson stepped down from her post in President Obama’s cabinet in late December.
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