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“I’ve been in school transportation for over 37 years!”
MAX CHRISTENSEN Max Christensen, First Light Safety’s Senior Safety Advocate
First Light Safety Products (FLSP) is pleased to announce that Max Christensen is joining our team as our Senior Safety Advocate, starting on May 6, 2024, bringing his extensive experience and dedication to student transportation across North America. Max’s journey, growing up with a school bus connection aligns with FLSP’s commitment to enhancing safety in the pupil transportation industry. The Christensen family passion for school buses began before Max was even born, with his father, Dale, working as a part-time school bus driver, in Iowa. In 1986, Max’s life took a turn when he helped a stuck pickup truck, leading to a recommendation from the pickup driver
We look forward to the valuable contributions he will make to our team, Kevin Smith, President SMG and First Light Safety Products concluded “We are thrilled and honored that Max has chosen to spend the next chapter of his pupil transportation career with First Light. Max’s belief in the impact our products have and his success championing student safety at the state and national level make him the perfect fit to our team.”
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the transportation director position at Anita Community School District. Initially hesitant, Max took the job to supplement his farming income. Despite thinking it would be part-time, the “yellow” got into his blood while he found himself taking on multiple roles in Fort Dodge, before becoming the transportation director at Perry Community School District in 1998.
In 2003, Max applied for and secured the position of state director for student transportation at the Iowa Department of Education. His journey continued in 2012 when he became President of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation (NASDPTS), where he served as the President for 2 years and an additional 8 years on the NASDPTS executive team. Max emphasizes that, “over the years, the problem of illegal passing has stood out as the one safety issue with school buses that remains prevalent to this day, is the problem of illegal passing. Through the annual NASDPTS illegal passing survey, comments from the field, and personal observations, we know it’s a huge problem that seems to have not gotten any better with time. First Light Safety’s Fully Illuminated Stop Arm and School Bus Sign are breakthrough technologies proven to be effective deterrents to this safety problem. Our job is to keep kids safe – and this equipment does that!”
“It’s always been about the kids and keeping them safe!”
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Are there specific initiatives or projects within First Light Safety that you’re particularly excited to contribute to? Absolutely!
The Fully Illuminated Stop Arm and
school bus signs are a significant step forward in student safety, and I’m SO excited to be a part of the process moving forward and I hope to be a huge contributor in not only growing the company, but also in making kids safer!
What motivates and drives you to continue making a positive impact in the field of student transportation? There are so many things! Student safety is at the top of the list, but if anything might actually top that it would be the fact that I have two kids still in high school, and they utilize school buses on a very regular basis. I want all students to be safe, but just like any parent, that also means especially my kids.
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