Marlene Martin started her career in pu- pil transportation 18 years ago. When her daughter was attending kinder- garten orientation at Greenwood Lake Union Free School District, a school bus driver was going over the rules of the bus ride and mentioned the district was looking for drivers.
“With both my daughters officially enrolled in school, I felt excited to embark on the journey to become a school bus driver, as driving is some- thing I have always been passionate about,” she said. “As a bonus, I also love kids, so this perfect- ly blended two of my interests.” Martin said she started as a sub-monitor and driv- er and now 18 years later she’s the district’s head bus driver.
David Poag has over 15 years of transportation experience in both the pupil transportation and mass transportation industries. He started as a bus driver for Clemson Area Transit while attend- ing Clemson University in 2008. He was a multiple time ROADEO driving champion, which sparked his interest in the field.
In 2011, he transitioned into the pupil transportation in- dustry, serving as the operations and routing coordinator for Anderson School District Five in South Carolina. He re- mained in that role for the next two years and then joined Greenville County Schools as the routing and scheduling coordinator. Greenville is reportedly the largest district in South Carolina with nearly 400 bus routes. During this time, he became a certified director of transportation. Poag moved back to Anderson in 2021 to become the assistant director of transportation. However, in May he became the director of transportation for Spar- tanburg School District 6. Poag and his wife Jennifer, reside in Anderson with their three children ages 5, 7, and 9.
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Marlene Martin | Head Bus Driver Greenwood Lake Union Free School District, New York “Start even if you don’t know how.”
David Poag | Director of Transportation Spartanburg School District 6, South Carolina “Nobody cares what you know until they know that you care.”
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