| Dr. James Ball Ed.D., BCBA-D President/Chief Executive Officer Dr. James Ball, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, is the President/Chief Executive Officer of JB Autism Consulting. He is also a member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee as a public member, this Committee, as outlined in the Autism Cares Act, makes recommendations to the Secretary on autism research gaps and submits to the Congress and the President an annual update on the summary of advances and an annual update to the strategic plan. Dr. Ball has been in the field of autism for over twenty-five years providing preschool, educational, residential, and employment services to children and adults affected by an Autism Spectrum Disorder. He is also the Director of Clinical Services for New York Families of Autistic Children (NYFAC), a private not-for-profit organization providing support and training for children and families in New York City. He provides private consultation to organizations, schools, and families regarding home program, staff/parent training, home support services, classroom design/support, behavior management/assessment and functional behavior assessment. Dr. Ball has lectured nationally and internationally on various topics related to autism, such as early intervention, inclusion, functional behavior assessment, social skills training, behavior management, direct instruction, sensory issues, and accountability. He has published in many of the above areas and authored the award winning breakthrough book Early Intervention and Autism: Real-life Questions, Real-life Answers, winning the 2008 NAPPA Gold Award Winner, Finalist for the 2008 ForeWord Book of the Year & Gold Award Winner in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards.
Dr. Ball has won numerous awards including: NYFAC’s Autism Inspiration Award, ASA’s Publication Award for his manual on Social Security and Employment for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, Autism New Jersey, formally known as COSAC highest honor, their Distinguished Service Award, and most recently was honored at the Phoenix Center in Nutley, New Jersey during their 20th Anniversary Gala as “Professional of the Year”. | |
| Lynne Breil, CSP Lynne Breil is committed to developing great people skills for professionals. For 20 years, Lynne has brought her message of personal polish and politeness to organizations nationwide. A former Miss America Semi-Finalist, Lynne is a well-regarded expert on the topics of business behavior, presentation skills, and professional communications. A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Lynne is one of a small percentage of professional speakers internationally who have earned this accreditation which represents the speaking profession’s international measure of experience and skill. Lynne is also a previous recipient of the Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business award and leads a mentorship program for women business majors at York College of Pennsylvania. | |
| John Briel President John Breil is a guy with a well-worn passport and the international business experience and insight to provide sought-after management coaching. John specializes in leadership and executive coaching across cultures and works with managers and supervisors in a variety of industries including: manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and non-profit. He is a contributing author for the book Best in Class: Etiquette and People Skills for Your Career and has coined the phrase, “You have A-L-O-T (Always Listen Observe and Think) when going Global”. John is president of the Home Owners Association Board of Directors of the Willow Oak Condominiums in Cambridge, MD. When he’s not golfing with wife and business partner, Lynne, he is following the University of Michigan football team. Go Blue! | |
| Ed Douglass Educational Consultant Ed Douglass currently works as an Educational Consultant with the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV. In this role, he works with school districts and provides training on methods to support students with special needs. Assisting mainly in the area of behavioral concerns, he has provided support to countless classrooms and school district staff members to further educate them on the needs of autistic children so that there is a better understanding of the support they need to learn and grow. With experience working in a variety of classrooms, Ed has dedicated 22 years to teaching classrooms of children who require emotional, autistic and life skills support, as well as regular education. Ed was raised on a farm in Western Pennsylvania and put himself through college as a diesel mechanic. He graduated from Slippery Rock University with a degree in Special Education. | |
| Gary Gillespie, CSP, ARM, CRM Gary Gillespie is a Loss Control Consultant in the Loss Control Services Department for Nationwide Insurance. He has over 30 years of experience in insurance loss control and safety and has provided consultative services to clients in all types of industries and businesses. Gary has obtained designations as a Certified Safety Professional, Certified Risk Manager, Associate in Risk Management, Associate in Loss Control Management, Associate in Claims, and Associate in Management. He is also an authorized instructor for the OSHA 10 and 30 hour Construction Outreach Course. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Safety Management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Gary serves Nationwide in Western Pennsylvania and lives in Delmont, PA. | |
| Paul Hemond Paul Hemond has been involved with Webasto's Sunroof Aftermarket, light/medium duty HVAC and Heater as well as heavy duty Heaters in mid North America for 4 years. Paul's focus has been transferred from Mid America to the East Coast in an effort to gain market intelligence and deliver solutions to the bus market with respect to engine productivity, environmental concerns such as DPF and particulate matter emissions as well as occupant comfort. | |
| Matthew Jandrisavitz, Esq. Attorney at Law Matthew Jandrisavitz has become an integral part of the RC Kelly Law Associates team, with experience in a variety of business law areas. He brings to the firm experience in unemployment compensation, contract review, and employment law. Previously, Matthew worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, making final determinations as to unemployment benefits, and affirming or overruling the decisions of appeal hearing referees. Matthew also has experience working for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as a legal clerk. Matthew holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Widener University, Commonwealth Law School. He has been admitted to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. | |
| Richard Kelly, Esq. Attorney at Law Rich Kelly is the founding member of RC Kelly Law Associates with a practice focused on helping commercial operations grow and improve. He developed the firm’s Business Counsel Program and Contract Administration Program in response to the unique needs of the small and growing businesses he encountered through working with insurance agents and their commercial policyholders. Rich gained a thorough understanding of business organizations while working in legal, technical, management, and executive roles for small businesses and large corporations and as Vice President in charge of Risk Management for a major regional insurer. | |
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| Stephanie Nericcio Stephanie is a two-time Art School Drop Out, with several years’ experience as a Graphic Designer at a little firm outside of Hartford, CT. She designed for many major companies some of which included Lowes, Sprint, Hartford Hospital and Aztec Lighting. She is an accomplished artist with her works being published in magazines and books. She left her design job to follow her interest in Meditation and Crystals, she taught classes on the subject in New England for many years before relocating back to PA. Returning to the Bus Industry in 2007, she quickly got up to speed on the ins and outs of day to day life. In 2015 she and her husband purchased Deitch Buses, Inc. from her grandmother and continue to run it while she completed the 200-hour Yoga Certification in Pranakriya Yoga. She lives in Newville, Pa with her husband, daughter, rescue dog, 2 jerk goats and 1 sheep, where she is an avid thrift store shopper. When not cursing at the computer about bus routes or payroll, she can be found binge watching Gilmore Girls, stand-up paddle boarding or cos-playing her favorite Sci-fi character. | |
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| Beverly Peppernick Training Manger/Third Party Site Administrator/IU Coordinator/ Instructor/Examiner Beverly has been a part of the School Bus Industry and with the Krapf Companies for the past 26 years, in her current positions as Training Manger/Third Party Site Administrator/IU Coordinator/ Instructor/Examiner with Krapf Group Beverly’s role includes management of Krapf Group Third Party Sites following State and Federal regulatory guidelines. Beverly also oversees the Examiners/Instructors for the Krapf Group operations facilitating training for new oncoming bus driver candidates and pre-existing drivers in driving techniques, driver’s assessment and classes mandated by PennDOT/FMCSA. Educating employees with company policies and safety procedures, advanced student management techniques in compliance with federal and state regulations. Beverly provides quality service to both internal and external stakeholders and is currently part of an industry task force working with PennDOT to enhance school bus driver training. Throughout her 26 years within the Industry Beverly has been a continuous part of the School Bus Safety competitions as either a competitor or working with setting up the course and working closely with Judges. | |
| Scott Perry Congressman Scott Perry is a combat Veteran and has represented the more than 725,000 people of the 4th Congressional District of Pennsylvania since 2013; he earned re-election in 2018 to the newly-redistricted 10th Congressional District. He resides in Dillsburg with his wife, Christy and two children. Scott has served in uniform for over 38 years, primarily as an Army Aviator, and currently at the rank of Brigadier General in the position of Assistant Adjutant General for the Pennsylvania National Guard. He served three terms in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, has a Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State University in Business Management, and Masters in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College. | |
| Alfred Reeves Alfred Reeves is a former educator at Joppatowne High School. He is the retired Senior Pastor of The Carpenter’s House of Churchville, Maryland. As the Director or Mentoring, (boys 2 MEN), in Harford County Public Schools, Alfred Reeves’ mentoring program operates in Edgewood and Magnolia Middle Schools, as well as in, Deerfield, Riverside and Joppatowne Elementary Schools. Alfred(and boys 2 MEN) has received a number of local and statewide awards for his commitment and dedication to this program, which is designed to empower young men to be responsible, positive and productive individuals in their corporate lives, while at the same time, developing strong moral standards in their individual lives. Alfred Reeves was born in Oxford, PA. He completed his undergraduate work at Columbia College and Howard University, and then obtained his Masters’ Degree from Georgetown University. | |
| Dennis Ryan Operations as Dispatcher Started with Krapf in 2009 as a School Bus Driver for the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District. In 2013 was promoted in Operations as Dispatcher for the T/E School District. In 2016, Dennis became a School Bus Instructor. Became full-time Trainer/Instructor for Krapf’s Commercial Division in 2017, and recently became Training Supervisor for Krapf School Bus East Division in 2019. Certified PA School Bus Instructor, Commonwealth of PA Certified CDL Examiner, Smith System Certified Instructor. | |
| Charles Sameck Charles is a retired School Trans Director. He spent 30 years at Upper St Clair S.D. & PA Sch Bus Instructor Coordinator | |
| Kevin Schofield Kevin has been an Instructor Coordinator with IU #3 for 17 years, state certified school bus Instructor for 26 years, and has been in the School bus industry for the past 35 years. | |
| Sue Shutrump Sue Shutrump is Supervisor of OT and PT services for the TCESC and the 2018 recipient of the Peter J Grandolfo Memorial Award of Excellence. She is the 2007 recipient of the NAPT Special Needs Award. She holds the SNT endorsement and is a member of NAPT’s Special Needs Advisory Board. Sue is tenured faculty and has served on the National Advisory Board for the Transporting Students with Disabilities Conference since 1994. She is a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. She served on the NHTSA curriculum writing committee for “CSRS on School Buses”, and both revision committees, as well as a consultant on NHTSA’s training video series. She is and has been a longstanding member of the Infants Toddlers and Preschoolers Operations and the Special Needs Operations Writing Committees acting as co-chair of the latter for the 15 through 17th National Conferences. She is also a member of the Specially Equipped School Bus Specifications Committee. She has presented numerous seminars and authored articles in many publications as well as chapters, “Best Practices in Safe Transportation” in the first and second editions of AOTA textbooks, Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Schools. | |
| Tommy Smith Tommy is a 25+ year veteran of the school bus and transportation industry. Engineering, Operations, and Sales background. | |
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| Todd Staub School District Transportation Director Todd Staub has been a Director of Transportation/Data for Bermudian Springs School District in York Springs, PA for the last 8 years. Staub previously worked for 25 years in the transportation/logistics field. Staub holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Finance from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. | |
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| Liz Wagenseller Chief of Staff As Chief of Staff, Liz Gerloff Wagenseller provides direct input to the Auditor General on all issues related to the Department. She oversees daily operations, directs strategy for all Department communications and legislative initiatives, and collaborates with citizens, legislators, and other stakeholders on various issues. Liz has more than 18 years of experience in the public and private sector designing and implementing political and communications strategy. She served as campaign manager for Eugene DePasquale’s first campaign for auditor general. She previously worked at two public opinion research firms in Washington, DC — Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Peter D. Hart Research Associates, where she conducted public opinion research and devised strategies to help non-profit organizations, unions, political campaigns, corporations, and advocacy groups achieve their mission. Liz earned a degree in economics from the College of William and Mary (B.A. 2000). Originally from South Dakota, Liz grew up in Mount Vernon, Virginia and currently lives in Lancaster County. | |
