Don Carnahan, VP, Business Development for Pupil Transportation

Don has more than 40 years of executive management experience and leadership skills in the education and pupil transportation industry including school district administration, department of education administration, and private sector employment partnering with educational institutions. Don was inducted into the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Hall of Fame in 2006. He was president of the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute Board (PTSI); president of the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT); president of National Association of State Directors for Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS); chair of the National Standards Conference for School Transportation; and employed by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington state as the state director of pupil transportation & traffic safety education. Don was also director of business development for Laidlaw Education Services for nearly nine years. He served as an adjunct professor at Central Washington University for their Management Training Program for Pupil Transportation. Don earned a B.A. from the University of Washington, where he played center and linebacker on two Rose Bowl football teams. He earned his master's degree at Central Washington University.

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