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School Bus

LEADERSHIP

  • Officers President, President Elect & Past President

  • Division 1 SCDE Senior Management, District Directors & SCDE Office Directors and Area Supervisors

  • Division 2 SCDE Director of Maintenance, Shop Supervisors, Foremen, Clerks, State and District Technicians

  • Division 3 State & District Driver Trainers (Safety Officers)

  • Division 4 District Supervisors and Assistant Directors, Drivers and Monitors and Aides Division

  • Division 5 Special Needs and McKinney Vento Transportation

  • Support Team Secretary, Treasurer & Co-Treasurer, Vendor Liaison

  • Executive  Executive Director and Legislative Liaison

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Officers

President, President Elect and Past President

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Theresa Taylor

2024-26 President

Spartanburg District 5

theresa.taylor@spart5.net

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Rob Rickenbacker

2026-28 President

SCDE County Supervisor, Dorchester Shop

rrickenb@ed.sc.gov

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Darryl K. Webb

2022-24 Past-President

Director of Transportation, Anderson School District 5

darrylwebb@anderson5.net

Division Leaders

SCAPT leadership includes 5 Division Chairs and Co Chairs with each division representing various employee groups as described below.

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Gary Bradley, Chair

Colleton County Schools

gbradley@colleton.k12.sc.us

Division 1

 SCDE Senior Management, District and SCDE Directors, and SCDE Area Supervisors

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Division 1

 SCDE Senior Management, District and SCDE Directors, and SCDE Area Supervisors

Tyra Ramsey, Co-Chair

Berkeley School County School District

ramseyt@bcsdschools.net

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Wayne Southard, Chair

South Carolina Department of Education

JSouthar@ed.sc.gov

Division 2

SCDE Director of Maintenance, Engineering Associates, Shop Supervisors, 

Foremen, Clerks, State & District Technicians

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Division 2

SCDE Director of Maintenance, Engineering Associates, Shop Supervisors, 

Foremen, Clerks, State & District Technicians

Luke Patrick, Co-Chair

South Carolina Department of Education

lepatrick@ed.sc.gov

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Division 3

 State and District Driver Trainers (Safety Officers)

Marcus Clark, Co-Chair

Berkeley School County School District

clarkm@bcsdschools.net

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Division 3

 State and District Driver Trainers (Safety Officers)

P.J. Krause, Co-Chair

South Carolina Department of Education

pjkrause@ed.sc.gov

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Division 4

District Supervisors and Assistant Directors, Drivers and Monitors and Aids Division

George Blackwell, Chair

Lexington School District One

gblackwell@lexington1.net

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Division 4

District Supervisors and Assistant Directors, Drivers and Monitors and Aids Division

Dominique Winns, Co-Chair

Berkeley School County School District

winnsd@bcsdschools.net

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Division 5

Special Needs and McKinney Vento Transportation

Dana Cash, Chair

Berkeley School County School District

cashd@bcsdschools.net

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Division 5

Special Needs and McKinney Vento Transportation

Gerald Henry, Co-Chair

Richland County School District One

gerald.henry@richlandone.org

Support Team

Secretary, Treasurers, Vendor Liaison, Executive Director, Legislative Liaison

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Secretary

Trey Thomas

South Carolina Department of Education

wthomas@ed.sc.gov

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Co-Treasurer

Bill Tindal

South Carolina Department of Education

tindal.bill@gmail.com

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Co-Treasurer

Nikki Tessner

South Carolina Department of Education

ntessner@ed.sc.gov

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Vendor Liaison

MaShannon Rice

Anderson School District 5

mashannonrice@anderson5.net

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Executive Director

Ronny Townsend

864-958-0317

ronnytownsend0@gmail.com

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Legislative

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Rita Allison

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Rnallison@Charter.net

Committee Members 

Executive, Legislative, Nominating, Road-e-o, Conference, Bylaws, Social Media, Operations/Finance, Audit, Scholarship, Awards, Hospitality and Professional Development

Executive

Theresa Taylor

Mike Bullman

Trey Thomas

Ronny Townsend

Darryl Webb

Legislative

Theresa Taylor

Rita Allison

Sgt. Matt Southern

Ronny Townsend

Darryl Webb

Nominating

Theresa Taylor

Mike Bullman

Richard Podmore

Darryl Webb

Road-E-O

Darren Edwards

Gerald Henry

Robert Hoffman

Teena Mitchell

Luke Patrick

Richard Podmore

Sgt. Matt Southern

Conference

Theresa Taylor

Mike Bullman

Robert Hoffman

Richard Podmore

MaShannon Rice

Sgt. Matt Southern

Keith Terry

Nikki Tessner

Trey Thomas

Ronny Townsend

Darryl Webb

By-Laws

Theresa Taylor

Mike Bullman

Trey Thomas

Ronny Townsend

Darryl Webb

Social Media

Robert Hoffman

Teena Mitchell

Wayne Southard

Richard Podmore

Sgt. Matt Southern

Operations/Finance

Theresa Taylor

Mike Bullman

MaShannon Rice

Nikki Tessner

Bill Tindal

Trey Thomas

Ronny Townsend

Darryl Webb

Audit

Herbert McNeal

Pam Wessinger

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Scholarship 

Theresa Taylor

Mike Bullman

Ronny Townsend

Darryl Webb

Scholarship Sponsor

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Awards

Theresa Taylor

Robert Hoffman

MaShannon Rice

Keith Terry

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Hospitality

Rita Allison

Deborah Blassingame

Monica Cox

Darlene Heger

P.J. Krause

Nikki Tessner

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Professional Development

Monica Cox

Richard Podmore

Teena Mitchell

Sgt. Matt Southern

Keith Terry

Darryl Webb

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Past Presidents

Special thanks to all who have served to help improve school bus transportation and safety throughout South Carolina communities. 

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In Memoriam

We remember those who have passed away that served in student transportation. We honor their memory and their contribution to the safety of our children.

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