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The National Association of State
Directors of Pupil Transportation Service

and Canadian Provincial Directors
of Pupil Transportation

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(updated: Nov. 2, 2007)

Alabama
Joe Lightsey, Transportation Administrator
Alabama Department of Education
50 N. Ripley St.
Montgomery, AL 36130-3901
334/242-9730
334-242-2475
joel@alsde.edu

Alaska
Elizabeth Sweeney Nudelman
School Finance Manager
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500
907/465-8685
907-463-5279
Elizabeth_Sweeney@eed.state.ak.us

Alberta
David Sinclair
Provincial Transportation Manager
Alberta Education
8th Floor, Commerce Place
10155 102nd Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 4L5
780/422-6018
780-422-6996
dave.sinclair@gov.ab.ca

Arizona
Vickie Barnett, Supervisor
Student Transportation Unit
Arizona Department of Public Safety
2610 S. 16th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034-6638
602/223-2646
602-233-2923
vbarnett@azdps.gov

Arkansas
Mike Simmons
Senior Transportation Manager
Arkansas Department of Education
501 Woodlane, Suite 602
Little Rock, AR 72201
501/682-4264
501-682-6308
mike.simmons@arkansas.gov

British Columbia
Frank Marasco
Provincial Director
c/o North Okanagan-Shuswap School District No. 83
5911 Auto Rd. SE, PO Box 129
Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N2
250/804-7892
250-832-2584
fmarasco@sd83.bc.ca

California
John Green
Supervisor, Office of Student Transportation
California Department of Education
3500 Reed Avenue West
Sacramento, CA 95605
916/322-4163
916-375-7110
jgreen@cde.ca.gov

Colorado
Bruce Little, Senior Transportation Consultant
Colorado Department of Education
School Transportation Unit
201 East Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
303/866-6655
303-866-6663
little_b@cde.state.co.us

Connecticut
Garfield Green, Div. Chief
Commercial Vehicle Safety Division
60 State Street
Connecticut Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Weathersfield, CT 06161-0001
860/263-5441
860-263-5587
garfield.green@dmvct.org
www.state.ct.us/sde

Delaware
Ronald H. Love, State Supervisor of School Transportation
Delaware Dept. of Education, School Bus Safety
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover , DE 19901
302/735-4280
302-739-4654
rlove@doe.k12.de.us

Department of Defense - Pacific
Jack Martin, Chief, Transportation Branch
Pacific Transportation Management Office
PAC ODEADODEA
PSC 556 Box 299
APO AP 96328-5232
011-81-611-744-5893
PACTMOPA@pac.odedodea.edu

Department of Defense - Europe
Dave Sieber, Chief, Transportation Branch
European Transportation Management Office
DODDS Europe Transportation Division
Unit 29649, Box 7100
APO AE 09096
011-49-611-380-7615
011-49-611-380-7565

District of Columbia
David Gilmore, Director
District of Columbia Public Schools
Transportation Branch
1709 3rd Street NE, P.O. Box 15069
Southeast Station
Washington, D.C. 20002
202/576-5566
202-576-7899
david.gilmore@k12.dc.us

Florida
Charles F. Hood, Director of School Transportation
Florida Dept. of Education
School Transportation Management Section
School Transportation Unit
325 W. Gaines Street, #1134
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
850/245-9795
850-245-9935
Charlie.Hood@fldoe.org

Georgia
T. Carlton Allen
Program Director, Pupil Transportation
Georgia Department of Education
1666 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5050
404/656-2467
404-657-1330
tuallen@doe.k12.ga.us

Hawaii
Aaron Kimura
Student Transportation Services Branch
Hawaii Department of Education
1042 Young Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
808/586-0170
808-586-0173
Aaron.Kimura@notes.k12.hi.us

Idaho
Ray Merical, School Transportation Supervisor
Pupil Transportation Department
Idaho State Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
208/332-6851
208-334-3484
rfmerical@sde.idaho.gov

Illinois
Cinda Meneghetti,
Division of Funding & Disbursement Services
Illinois State Board of Education
Pupil Transportation Unit
100 N. First St.
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
217/782-5256
217-782-3910
cmeneghe@isbe.net

Indiana
Pete Baxter, state director
Indiana Dept. of Education
Indiana Division of School Traffic Safety
229 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2789
317/232-0891
317-233-0858
pbaxter@doe.state.in.us

Iowa
Max Christensen, school transportation consultant
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
515/281-4749
515-281-7700
max.christensen@iowa.gov

Kansas
Larry Bluthardt, director of pupil transportation
Kansas Department of Education
School Bus Safety Education
120 S.E. 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
785/296-4567
785-296-6659
lbluthardt@ksde.org

Kentucky
Kay Kennedy
Director of District Operations
Kentucky School Transportation
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street, 15th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-1543
502-564-7574
kay.kennedy@education.ky.gov

Louisiana
Linda Ruffin
Acting Director
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Shipping: 626 N 4th St., 70804
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
225/342-3338
225/219-4551 or 1-800-864-2204
linda.ruffin@la.gov

Maine
Harvey Boatman, Education Specialist,
School Facilities & Pupil Transportation
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
207/624-6884
207-624-6841
harvey.boatman@maine.gov

Manitoba
Chuck Beaudry, Senior Field Officer
Manitoba Education, Pupil Transportation Unit
507 - 1181 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0T3
204/945-6900
204-948-2154
chbeaudry@gov.mb.ca

Maryland
Ed Beck
Pupil Transportation Director
Division of Business Services
Maryland Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410/767-0209
410-333-8723
ebeck@msde.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Judith A. Dupille, Director of Vehicle Safety and Compliance
Vehicle Inspection Division
Registry of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 199109
Boston, MA 02119
617/351-9344
617-351-9362
Judith.Dupille@state.ma.us

Roger Hatch, Finance Programs Administrator
Massachusetts Department of Education,
School Finance: Transportation
350 Main St.
Malden, MA 02148
781/338-6527
781/338-6530
rhatch@doe.mass.edu

Michigan
Mary Ann Chartrand, state director
Pupil Transportation
Michigan Dept. of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
517/373-4013
517-373-4022
chartrandm@michigan.gov

Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Capt. Ken Urquhart, state director
1110 Centere Pointe Curve, Suite 410
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
651/405-6180
651-405-6199
ken.urquhart@state.mn.us

Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 5513-4266
651/582-8200
www.education.state.mn.us

Mississippi
Leonard C. Swilley, director of transportation
Office of Pupil Transportation
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771, Room 182
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
601/359-1028
601-359-3184
lswilley@mde.k12.ms.us

Missouri
Tom Quinn, director of school governance
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
School Transportation Unit
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
573/526-6949
573-526-6898
Tom.Quinn@dese.mo.gov

Montana
Maxine Mougeot, Pupil Transportation Director
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
406/444-3096
406-444-0509
mmougeot@mt.gov

Nebraska
Russ Inbody, director of pupil transportation
Nebraska Dept. of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
402/471-4320
402-471-0117
russ.inbody@nde.ne.gov

Nevada
Diana Hollander, director of pupil transportation
Nevada Department of Education
1820 E. Sahara, Ste. 205
Las Vegas, NV 89104-3746
702/486-6626
702-486-6450
dhollander@doe.nv.gov

New Brunswick
Jean-Pierre Boudreau, Provincial Director
New Brunswick Education, Pupil Transportation
250 King Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 9M9
506/453-2242
506-444-5529
jean-pierre.boudreau@gnb.ca

New Hampshire
Joseph Burke, pupil transportation
New Hampshire Dept. of Safety
10 Hazen Dr.
Concord, NH 03305
603/271-1999
603-271-1061
jburke@safety.state.nh.us

New Jersey
Jerry Ford, director
Office of Pupil Transportation
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, N.J. 08625-0500
609/984-5757
609-633-9720
Jerry.Fordt@doe.state.nj.us

New Mexico
Gilbert Perea, director
School Transportation Unit
New Mexico Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, N.M. 87501
505/827-6640
505-827-5802
gilbert.perea@state.nm.us

New York
Marion Edick, State Director of Pupil Transportation
New York State Department of Education
Pupil Transportation Services
89 Washington Ave.
Room 876 EBA, West Hall
Albany, N.Y. 12234
518/474-6541
518-474-1983
mEdick@mail.nysed.gov

North Carolina
Derek Graham, section chief
Transportation
North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
919/807-3571
919-807-3578
dgraham@dpi.state.nc.us

North Dakota
Tom Decker, director, School Finance/Organization
North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismark, ND 58505
701/328-2267
701-328-2461
tdecker@state.nd.us

Nova Scotia
Dave White, Director,
Motor Carrier Division
Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board
Department of Environment and Labour
1601 Lower Water St.,
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3S3
903/424-3588
902-422-1046
uarb.dave@gov.nx.ca

Ohio
Pete Japikse, Associate Director
Pupil Transportation Section
Ohio Department of Education
Office of Pupil Transportation
25 S. Front St. , Mail Stop 710
Columbus , OH 43215-4183
614-466-4230 Phone
614-466-8700
schoolbus@ode.state.oh.us
Pete.Japikse@ode.state.oh.us

Oklahoma
Randy McLerran
state director Transportation/Student Transfers
Oklahoma State Dept. Of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
405/521-3472
405-522-3559
randy_mclerran@sde.state.ok.us

Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Education
Sandy Chan
Manager of Transportation and Cooperative Education Unit
900 Bay Street, 21st Floor Mowat Block
Toronto, Ontario M7A1L2
416/325 2464
416-325-4024
sandy.chan@edu.gov.on.ca

Oregon
Deborah Lincoln, director of Pupil Transportation
Paul Treglown, Associate
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol St., N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
503/378-3600x684
503-378-5166
deborah.lincoln@state.or.us

Pennsylvania
Laura J. Smith
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Bureau of Driver Licensing
1101 South Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17106-8684
717/346-9479
717-705-4415
laursmith@state.pa.us

Pennsylvania Dept. of Education
Pupil Transportation
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
717/783-6788

Quebec
Pierre Labranche
Québec Ministry of Education
1035 Rue De La Chevrotière
Québec, QC, G1R 5A5
418/643-5432
418-643-9224
pierre.labranche@cmsb.qc.ca

Rhode Island
Edward F. Parker II
Coordinator, Motor Carriers and School Bus Safety
Rhode Island Registry of Motor Vehicles
100 Main St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
401/722-4297
401-722-4782
eparker@dmv.state.ri.us

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Education
Naomi Mellor, education finance and legislative services
7th floor, 2220 College Ave
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P4V9
306/787-6634
306-787-5059
naomi.mellor@sasked.gov.sk.ca

South Carolina
Donald Tudor, director of transportation
South Carolina Department of Education
Office of Transportation
1429 Senate St., Room 210
Columbia, SC 29201
803/734-8244
803-734-8254
dtudor@sde.state.sc.us

South Dakota
Carol Uecker, state director
Pupil Transportation Section
Department of Education
Keip Building, 700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
605/773-4771
605-773-6139
carol.uecker@state.sd.us

Jim Shafer, pupil transportation advisor
School Bus, Inc.
5100 W. 8th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
605/773-4669
jimschoolbusinc.sfsd@k12.sd.us

Tennessee

James (Jim) Swain, Tennessee Department of Education
Mid Cumberland Field Service Center
Old TPS High School
1150 Menzler Road
Nashville, TN 37243
615-253-6025
615-255-7941
james.swain@state.tn.us

Sam Cameron, State Director
Tennesee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
Andrew Johnson Tower, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
615/741-2731
615-532-4791
scameron@mail.state.tn.us

Texas
Randy Boatman, program administrator
Transportation Funding Unit
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701-1494
512/463- 9180
512-963-2313
schtrans@tea.state.tx.us

School Bus Safety Program
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
1617 E. Crest Drive
Waco, TX 76705
254/759-7111
254-759-7238
schoolbus@txdps.state.tx.us

Utah
Murrel Martin, pupil transportation specialist
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
801/538-7666
801-538-7729
mmartin@schools.utah.gov

V

Vermont
Drew Bloom, Chief Education & Safety
Vermont Dept. of Motor Vehicles
120 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05603-0001
802/828-4647
802-828-2092
Drew.Bloom@state.vt.us

Virginia
June Eanes
Associate Director, Pupil Transportation
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Shipping: 101 N 14th Street
Richmond VA 23219
804/225-2037
804-786-9417
jeanes@mail.vak12ed.edu

Washington
Allan Jones, state director of pupil transportation and traffic safety
Pupil Transportation Unit
Office of the Supt. of Public Instruction
Olympia, WA 98504-2037
360/725-6120
360-586-6124
ajones@ospi.wednet.edu

West Virginia
Ben Shew, executive director
Office of School Transportation
West Virginia Dept. of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd., Bldg. 6, Room 215
Charleston, WV 25305
304/558-2711
304-558-8867
bshew@access.k12.wv.us

Wisconsin
Robert Christian
Executive Director Wisconsin School Bus Association
Acting for State Director of Pupil Transportation
P.O. Box 168 Sheboygan, WI 53082
920/457-7008
920-457-5758
dirbob@dirwsba.com

Wyoming
D. Leeds Pickering, program manager
Traffic Safety/Pupil Transportation
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capital Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
307/777-6265
307-777-6234
lpickering@educ.state.wy.us

Yukon
Dea Hrebien, Student Transportation Officer
Yukon Department of Education
Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
867/667-5172
867-393-6254
dea.hrebien@gov.yk.ca