2020 Conference Speakers As of 2/19/20. All information is subject to change.
Kathy Anneken VP of Sales Easy Way Safety Services
John Benish Chief Operating Officer Cook-Illinois Corporation
Allison Blackburn Staff Psychologist Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Laura Blankenship Physical Therapist Knox County Schools Knoxville, Tennessee
Linda Bluth Consultant
Bluth Special Needs Transportation
Dianna Bowen Special Needs Education Attorney Thompson & Horton, LLP.
Peggy Burns Legal Consultant Education Compliance Group
Maria Carocci Training Development Specialist Pupil Transportation Safety Institute
Max Christensen State Director Iowa Department of Education
Denny Coughlin Consultant School Bus Training Company
Fred Doelker Safety & Training Director Dean Transportation
Denise Donaldson Editor & Publisher Safe Ride News Publications
Terri Drca Autism Specialist Davis School District Farmington, Utah
Kathleen Furneaux Executive Director Pupil Transportation Safety Institute
Laura Greene-Halley Director of BeSafe & Transporting Passengers with Disabilities First Student
Launi Harden Director of Transportation (Ret.) Washington County School District St. George, Utah
Aaron Harris National Sales & Training Manager BESI, Inc.
Charlie Hood Executive Director NASDPTS
Jacinta Hughes Director Baltimore City Public Schools Baltimore, Maryland
Greg Jackson Transportation Director Jeffco Public Schools Golden, Colorado
Julie Jilek Assistant Superintendent Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization Palatine, Illinois
Miriam Manary Lead Research Engineer University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Will McDermott President Hopewell Transportation Lennox, Illinois
Angela McDonald State Education Nurse Consultant Kentucky Department of Education
Gina McDuffie President Treker
Pete Meslin Special Needs Transportation Consultant Access Exchange International
Kevin Mest Senior Vice President Zonar Systems
Jeff Miles Transportation Manager Lake Washington School District Redmond, Washington
Kenny Mulder Director of Transportation Special School District Olivette, Missouri
Patrick Mulick Assistant Director of Autism & Student Independence Auburn School District Auburn, Washington
David Murphy OEM/Market Manager HSM Transportation Solutions
Russell Newbold Transportation Service Manager Community Council of Idaho Migrant Head Start Caldwell, Idaho
Christopher Ozuna PhD Student University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard Papa General Manager TripSpark Technologies
Angela Parker Educational Specialist Baltimore City Public Schools Baltimore, Maryland
Anthony Pollard Transportation Supervisor Baldwin County Board of Education Bay Minette, Alabama
Kimberly Rentner Industry Engagement Consultant Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Josh Rice Director of Transportation Klein ISD Klein, Texas
Debbie Rike Supervisor Collierville Schools Collierville, Tennessee
Lisa Riveros Director of Transportation Wichita Public Schools Wichita, Kansas
Alexandra Robinson President A. Robinson Consulting
Steve Russell Head Start National Center on Program Management & Fiscal Operations
Adam Sáenz School Psychologist & Author Applied EQ Group
Susan Shutrump Supervisor of OT/PT Services Trumbull County Educational Service Center Niles, Ohio
Jackie Stackhouse Leach Health Educator Morristown Medical Center Morristown, New Jersey
Cathy Staggs Special Needs Transportation Consultant Transportation South
Katie Stollings Speech Pathologist Frisco ISD Frisco, Texas
Peggy Stone Supervisor of Exceptional Needs Kanawha County Schools Charleston, West Virginia
Rebecca Sykes Director of Transportation Sargent School District Monte Verde, Colorado
Peter Thompson Attorney
Clark Hill, Plc.
Jay Thurber Transportation Coordinator CSI Head Start/Early Head Start Twin Falls, Idaho
Amy Tiedens Transportation Manager Intermediate District 287 Plymouth, Minnesota
Charles Vits Market Development Manager/ Regulatory Affairs Manager IMMI/SafeGuard
Michael Warner Fleet Director Cobb County Schools Powder Springs, Georgia
Marisa Weisinger Executive Secretary Texas Association for Pupil Transportation
Jennie Wu Director-Executive Strategy & Operations Baltimore City Public Schools Baltimore, Maryland
Chris Yarber National Accounts Manager Q’STRAINT/Sure-Lok
58 School Transportation News • MARCH 2020
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