State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services
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The "State Director" is responsible for state policies concerning pupil transportation and will be able to provide information about their state's pupil transportation program.
Alabama
Joe Lightsey
Coordinator, Pupil Transportation
Alabama Department of Education
50 N. Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Phone: 334-242-9730
Fax: 334-242-2475
Email:
joel@sdenet.alsde.edu
 
Alaska
Joe A. Precourt
Administrator,
Public Transportation
Division of Education
Support Service
Alaska Department of Education
801 West 10th Street
Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
Phone: 907-465-8687
Fax: 907-463-5279
Email:
joe_precourt@eed.state.ak.us
 
Arizona
Sgt. William Melander
School Bus/Tow Trk Insptn
Arizona Department of Public Safety
2610 South 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone: 602-223-2882
Fax: 602-223-2980
 
Arkansas
Spence Holder
Coordinator, School Transportation
Arkansas Department of Education
#3 Capitol Mall, Room 209-D
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4264
Fax: 501-682-6308
Email:
sholder@arkedu.k12.ar.us
 
California
John Green
Supervisor, School Transportation
California Department
of Education
3500 Reed Avenue
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Phone: 916-375-7100
Fax: 916-375-7110
Email:
jgreen@cwo.com
 
Colorado
Bruce Little, Sr.
Sr. Transportation Consultant
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-866-6655
Fax: 303-866-6663
Email:
transportation@cde.state.co.us
 
Connecticut
Division Chief
Commercial Vehicle Safety Division
5 Founders Plaza
22 Meadow Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: 860-528-6565
Fax: 860-528-8117
 
Delaware
Ronald H. Love
Supervisor, Pupil Transportation
Delaware Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: 302-739-4696
Fax: 302-739-5894
Email:
rlove@state.de.us
 
District of Columbia
Transportation Branch
2115 Fifth Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-576-6305
Fax: 202-576-6947
Florida
Charlie F. Hood
Director, School Transportation
Florida Department of Education, Suite 824
Flordia Education Center
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: 850-488-4405
Fax: 850-487-8608
Email:
hoodc@mail.doe.state.fl.us
 
Georgia
Sam McCullough
Director, Pupil Transportation
Georgia Department of Education
1666 Twin Towers, East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5050
Phone: 404-656-2467
Fax: 404-657-1330
Email:
smccullo@doe.k12.ga.us
Hawaii
Melvin T. Seo
Administrator, Student Transportation,
Safety & Sec.
Hawaii Department of Education
1037 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: 808-586-3457
Fax: 808-586-8385
 
Idaho
Rodney McKnight
Coordinator, Pupil Transportation
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Phone: 208-332-6853
Fax: 208-334-3484
Email:
mcknigh@sde.state.id.us
 
Illinois
Alvida Petro
Fiscal Consultant,
Division Funding & Disbursement Services
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 63777-0001
Phone: 217-782-5256
Fax: 217-782-3910
Email:
apetro@smtp.isbe.state.il.us
 
Indiana
Pete Baxter
Director, Division of School Traffic Safety
Indiana Department of Education
229 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
Phone: 317-232-0891
Fax: 317-233-0858
Email:
pbaxter@doe.state.in.us
 
Iowa
Terry L. Voy
Consultant, School Transportation
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-5811
Fax: 515-281-7700
Email:
tvoy@ed.state.ia.us
 
Kansas
Larry E. Bluthardt
Director, School Bus Safety Education Unit
Kansas Department of Education
120 Southeast 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Phone: 785-296-4567
Fax: 785-296-6659
Email:
lbluthardt@ksbe.state.ks.us
Kentucky
Michael Roscoe
State Director of Pupil Transportation
Kentucky Department of Education
1506 Capital Plaza Tower-
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-4718
Fax: 502-564-7574
Email:
mroscoe@kde.state.ky.us
 
Louisiana
Bill Gallegos
Supervisor, School Transportation
Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: 225-342-3353
Fax: 225-219-4551
Email:
bgallegos@mail.doe.st.la.us
 
Maine
Harvey Boatman
Director of Transportation
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: 207-287-5903
Fax: 207-287-1344
Email:
harvey.boatman@state.me.us
 
Maryland
Donald L. LaFond
Chief, Pupil Transportation
Maryland Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-0209
Fax: 410-333-2635
Email:
dlafond@msde.state.md.us
 
Massachusetts
Judith A. Dupille
Assistant Director, Vehicle Inspection Service
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
One Copley Place
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-351-9344
Fax: 617-351-9362
Email:
jdupille@rmv.state.ma.us
 
Michigan
Susan P. Anderson
Director, School Support Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-373-2374
Fax: 517-373-4022
Email:
andersonsue@state.mi.us
 
Minnesota
Major Dennis Lazenberry
Department of Public Safety
444 Cedar Street
Suite 130
St. Paul, MN 55101-5130
Phone: 651-282-6875
Fax: 651-296-5937
Email:
dennis.lazenberry@state.mn.us
 
Mississippi
Regina Ginn
Director of Transportation
Mississippi Department
of Education
P.O. Box 771 Room 160
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601 359-1028
Fax: 601-359-3184
Email:
reginn@mde.k12.ms.us
 
Missouri
Gary Dixon
Coordinator, School Services
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Phone: 573-526-6949
Fax: 573-526-6898
Email:
gdixon1@mail.dese.state.mo.us
 
Montana
Gordy Conn
Montana Office of
Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena MT 59620-2501
Phone: 406-444-3096
Fax: 406-444-1369
Email:
gconn@state.mt.us
 
Nebraska
Director
Pupil Transportation
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-2740
Fax: 402-471-0117
 
Nevada
Dr. Skip Wenda
Director, Pupil Transportation
Nevada Department of Education
1850 East Sahara, Suite 205
Las Vegas, NV 89104-3746
Phone:702-486-6455
Fax: 702-486-6450
 
New Hampshire
Bethia R. LaMarca
Supervisor, Pupil Transportation
New Hampshire Division of
Motor Vehicles
10 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
Phone: 603-271-1999
Fax: 603-271-1061
 
New Jersey
Linda Wells
Director, Office of Pupil Transportation
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: 609-984-5757
Fax: 609-633-9790
Email:
lwells@doe.state.nj.us
New Mexico
Gilbert Perea
Director, Transportation
New Mexico Department
of Education
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Phone: 505-827-6640
Fax: 505-827-5802
Email:
Perea@sde.state.nm.us
 
New York
Marion Edick
State Director,
New York Department
of Education
ED Mgt Svcs - Rm 876 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518-474-6541
Fax: 518-474-1983
Email:
medick@mail.nysed.gov
 
North Carolina
Derek Graham
Section Chief, Transportation
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
Phone: 919-715-1948
Fax: 919-715-1928
Email:
dgraham@dpi.state.nc.us
 
North Dakota
Tom Decker
Director, School Bus Transportation
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
State Capitol
Bismark, ND 58505
Phone: 701-328-2267
Fax: 701-328-2461
 
Ohio
Pete Japikse
Director, School Transportation
Division Of School Finance, Pupil Transportation
Ohio Department of Education
65 South Front Street
Room 815
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: 614-466-4230
Fax: 614-466-8700
Email:
SF_Japikse@ode.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Randy McLerran
Director, Transportation
Oklahoma Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK
73105-4599
Phone: 405-521-3472
Fax: 405-522-3559 or
521-6205
Email:
randy_mclerran@mail.sde.state.ok.us
 
Oregon
Deborah Lincoln
Director, Pupil Transportation
Oregon Department of Education
225 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: 503-378-3577 Ext. 684
Fax: 503-378-5258
Email:
deborah.lincoln@state.or.us
 
Pennsylvania
Stephen J. Madrack
Manager, Special Driver Program
Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation
1101 South Front Street
3rd Floor R.O.C.
Harrisburg, PA 17106-8684
Phone: 717-783-4755
Fax: 717-705-1131
Email:
madraks@hotmail.com
 
Rhode Island
John DiTomasso
Coordinator, School Bus Safety
Rhode Island Registry of Motor Vehicles
286 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860-2908
Phone: 401-222-2970 Ext. 2034
Fax: 401-728-0855
 
South Carolina
Donald N. Tudor
Director of Transportation
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Room 209A
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-734-8244
Fax: 803-734-8254
Email:
dtudor@sde.state.sc.us
 
South Dakota
Dennis Johnston
Director, Pupil Transportation
South Dakota Division of Education
Kneip Building
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: 605-773-4069
Fax: 605-773-6139
Email:
dennisj@deca.state.sd.us
 
Tennessee
James Abernathy
Director, Pupil Transportation
Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
Phone: 615-532-4703
Fax: 615-532-7860
Email:
jbernathy@mail.state.tn.us
 
Texas
Sam Dixon
Director, School
Transportation Unit
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-9233
Phone: 512-463-9185
Fax: 512-936-2313
Email:
sdixon@tmail.tea.state.tx.us
 
Utah
Brent Huffman
Pupil Transportation Specialist
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: 801-538-7666
Fax: 801-538-7729
Email:
bhuffman@usoe.k12.ut.us
Vermont
Jerry McNamara
Chief, Education & Safety
Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05603-0001
Phone: 802-828-2053
Fax: 802-828-2092
Email:
gerry.mcnamara@state.vt.us
Virginia
Director
Pupil Transportation
Virginia Department
of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: 804-225-2037
Fax: 804-786-9417
Email:
bgoodman@mail.vak12ed.edu
 
Washington
Sue Carnahan
Director, Pupil Transportation
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: 360-753-0235
Fax: 360-586-6124
Email:
scarnahan@ospi.wednet.edu
West Virginia
Wayne Clutter
Director, School Transportation
West Virginia Department of Education
Building 6
Room B-252
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charlestown, WV 25305
Phone: 304-558-2711
Fax: 304-558-8867
Email:
wclutter@acess.k12.wv.us
Wisconsin
Bob Christian
Executive Director, Wisconsin
School Bus Association
Acting for State Director
Pupil Tranportation
P.O. Box 168
Sheboygan, WI 53082
Phone: 920-457-7008
Fax: 920-457-5758
Wyoming
D. Leeds Pickering
Coordinator, School Transportation
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building
2300 Capital Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: 307-777-6265
Fax: 307-777-6234
Email:
lpickering@educ.state.wy.us
 

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