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Operating Electric School Buses from Coast to Coast
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The CESBA conference takes place from May 30 to June 8. Click below to register to the other events.
Panel - May 30 at 10:00 a.m. (ET)
Panel - June 1st at 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Webinar - June 6 at 1:00 p.m. (ET)
This event will be held in English only.
As part of the Electrifying Canada’s School Bus Fleet conference, the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA) presents Operating Electric School Buses from Coast to Coast – a panel discussing the experiences of pioneering electric school bus (ESB) fleet operators from across the country.
Focusing on the provinces of Québec and British Columbia, the session will outline the realities of operating electric school buses, both from a public and private perspective.Hear from representatives from the Association of Student Transportation Services of British Columbia and Autobus Chambly in a panel discussion moderated by Green Economy Canada’s Donald Jantz.
The panel will take place virtually on Thursday, June 8 at 1pm ET and will be followed by a question period. The event is open to all actors working to advance ESBs in their communities, especially school bus operators.
Our panelists
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Before joining ASTSBC, Frank Marasco served as Director of Operations for The Board of Education of School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap in B.C. He was the first in Canada to receive designation as a Certified Director of Pupil Transportation through NAPT (National Association for Pupil Transportation). Prior to his 20+ year career in the school transportation industry, Frank was a business owner, and has worked both as a consultant and has been seconded to work for the BC Ministry of Education, where he was instrumental in developing the British Columbia School Bus Purchasing program.
Chief Operating Officer at Autobus Chambly
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Chief Operating Officer at Autobus Chambly
Philippe holds a business degree from UQAM. Previously, he held the role of business development manager in Canada, New England and Cuba, in the HVAC and industrial engineering fields. In 2017, he joined Autobus Chambly, a 3rd generation family business, as Chief Operating Officer. As part of his duties, he is responsible for ensuring the fluidity and profitability of the day-to-day business operations and for maximizing the limited opportunities available in terms of government subsidies and thus, minimizing the impact of this transition on the company.
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Donald has a Master of Environment and Business from the University of Waterloo, a Bachelor of Commerce from the Haskayne School of Business and is a Certified Professional Accountant with over 20 years of experience in developing and implementing sustainability strategy, process improvement and integrated reporting. Donald is passionate about helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals and creating positive social and environmental change and has worked with startups in energy storage and post secondaries on sustainability reporting and strategy.
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