National Conference and Exhibition on
Transporting Students with Disabilities & Preschoolers

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Linda F. Bluth


Peggy A. Burns


Pauline M. Gervais


Alexandra H. Robinson


Susan Englert Shutrump


Kathy Strotmeyer


Cheryl Wolf


Jean M. Zimmerman

TENURED FACULTY, 2010 NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

& ADDITIONAL PRESENTERS


The Tenured Faculty, National Advisory Board and additional Presenters comprise a slate of more than 40 experts who are charged with offering you workable, practical answers to your questions and issues.

TENURED FACULTY (pictured at left)

Linda F. Bluth, Ed.D, Ph.D
Director, Office of Quality Assurance & Monitoring, Div. of Special   Ed/Early Intervention Services
Maryland Dept. of Education; President, National Assn. for Pupil Transpotation

Peggy A. Burns, Esq.
Consultant and Owner

Education Compliance Group, Inc.

Pauline M. Gervais

Executive Director of Transportation

Denver Public Schools

Alexandra H. Robinson, M.Ed
President-Elect, National Assn. for Pupil Transportation

Susan Englert Shutrump, OTR/L
Supervisor, Occupational & Physical
Therapy Services
Trumbull County ESC, OH

Kathy Strotmeyer
Western Regional Coordinator
American Academy of Pediatrics

Cheryl Wolf
Transportation Supervisor
Lafayette IN School Corp.

Jean M. Zimmerman, PT
Supervisor, Occupational & Physical Therapy
Palm Beach County School District, FL
Note: Jean will be taking a leave of absence from the 2010 TSD conference; however, Jean remains a Tenured Faculty Member.

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ADDITIONAL PRESENTERS

Tim Ammon, Vice President, Management Partnership Services, Rockville MD

Maureen Arnitz
, Transportation Supervisor, Gananda USD, and Coordinator, National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo

John Benish
, Chief Operating Officer, Cook Illinois Corp.

Harvey Boatman, Consultant, HCB3 Consulting and Training Services (former Maine state director)

Jane Dixon
, Consultant and Goat Farmer(Ret. Director of System Wide Programs, Exceptional Education, Hamilton County Dept. of Education, Chattanooga, TN)

Thomas Given, Transportation Director, Granite School District, Salt Lake City

Sue Goodwin, Special Needs Transportation Scheduler, Aurora CO Public Schools

Christa Hill, Transportation Supervisor, Denver Public Schools

Elizabeth Hughes, Instructor/Consultant, Pupil Transportation Safety Institute

Susan Hunt, Lead Transportation Specialist, Oregon Child Development Coalition

Julie Jilek, Director. Business Services & Facilities, Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization

Charlene Majors, Training Specialist, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Suwannee GA

Miriam Manary, BSE, Senior Engineering Research Associate, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL BOARD OF ADVISORS

Kathleen A. Furneaux
Executive Director
Pupil Transportation Safety Institute

Mark Hinson, SPHR
Asst. Superintendant Human Resourses
Adams 12 Five Star Schools, and Consultant, Education Compliance Group, Inc.

Charlie Hood

School Transportation Director
Florida Dept. of Education

and President, Natl. Assn. of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS)

 

Charley Kennington

Director, Transportation Solutions

Region 4 ESC, Houston

Robin Leeds

National School Transportation Assn.

 

NATIONAL SPECIAL NEEDS TEAM SAFETY ROADEO COORDINATOR

Maureen Arnitz

Transportation Supervisor

Gananda NY CSD

SUPPLIER TRAINING FACILITATORS

The following individuals are participating in training sessions sponsored by their companies during the conference.
Jerry Crunk, Sure-Lok
John Goss, Q'Straint
Aaron Harris, Tie Tech, Inc.
Craig Leonard, Thomas Bus


ADDITIONAL PRESENTERS (Cont'd)

Pete Meslin, Transportation Director, Newport Mesa USD

Jo Moscorro, Consultant, San Antonio

Robin Parks, Transportation Specialist, Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Boces

Michele Polland, Educational Policy Analyst, Exceptional Education & Student Services, Florida Dept. of Education

Debbie Rike, Supervisor, Transportation Dept., Shelby County Schools, Arlington TN

Bob Riley, Executive Director, National Assn. of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services

Dianna Rose-Gates, PT, PCS, Physical Therapist, Caddo Parish Schools, Shreveport, LA

Bill Samuels, Facilitator, Caddo Parish Schools, Shreveport, LA

Launi Schmutz, Transportation Administrator, Washington County School District, St. George, UT

Larry Schneider, PhD., Research Professor, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

Michelle Spradlin, Special Needs Coordinator, Douglas County (CO) Schools

Jocelyn Taylor, Education Specialist-Autism, Utah Office of Education

Janet Ulrich, Special Needs Supervisor, Aurora CO Public Schools

Viki Wassink, Special Education Transportation Supervisor, Granite School District, Salt Lake City

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