2016 STN Leadersip Award


at the district bus facilities, the result has been more open lines of communication from the top down and bottom up, Evans said. “It has truly had a more pos-


itive impact on our new hires,” she added. “Tey were so close to quitting, thinking the job was too hard. But now they want to be at Clark County for a long time. It’s fine to have a focus on the students, but there’s also value in making sure drivers are heard and supported. Tey are the ones out there with the kids. How can we hold safety bar so high without top-down support?” Evans said she credits all transportation staff in such a large operation for pulling their own weight, but none are bigger factors to her success than her administrative team. It’s important to her to hire people from different backgrounds with different perspectives. “When I have an administrator


opening, I truly go out there and I try to look for somebody who is different than everyone else sitting at the table … because I feel the more people I can put around the table who have a different opin- ion, that we’re going to be more effective,” she said. “I don’t want a bunch of nodding heads when I say, ‘Hey what if we do this?’ I want someone to poke holes in it, I want somebody to challenge me. Because when it does impact drivers or it impacts parents, I know we’ve already fully vetted that decision or that change.”


Recently, Evans hosted her


mom for a weekend visit. At one point, her mom turned to her and asked, “So why transportation?” “I told her, ‘You know, Mom,


I don’t know if I can put word to it,’” Evans said. “I truly believe that there are those people who go out and plan their career. My career found me.” ●


42School Transportation News • NOVEMBER 2016 CELEBRATING25YEARS


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