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School Transportation Safety Conference
June 1, 2022 @ 8:00 am – June 3, 2022 @ 5:00 pm CDT
Are you interested in transportation for schools? Would you like to see what’s new for school transportation?
The 2022 School Transportation Safety Conference is scheduled for June 1-3 at Tony’s Pizza Event Center, Salina, KS. The event kicks off on Wednesday, June 1 with the State Safe Driver Competition, followed by two days (June 2-3) of educational workshops designed for every person on the school transportation team. The conference concludes with the association’s annual banquet and awards ceremony on Friday evening.
On June 2nd, our very own Brandt Hertenstein will be guiding listeners through the benefits of Electric School Buses, and why they are a very feasible path towards reducing the carbon footprint of schools. This presentation will be held at 2:00 P.M. Central Time. This is a paid event, and you can register by clicking the button below!
Meet Our Presenter
Brandt Hertenstein, Program Coordinator & Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coordinator
Brandt joined MEC in the fall of 2020 as a Program Coordinator. His focus is in the transportation sector, specifically advocating for electrification of vehicles and infrastructure development in the Midwest region. He is a Co-Coordinator for the Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition.
Prior to his position at MEC, Brandt was a member of Bridging the Gap’s city-wide recycling team. He received his bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where he also went on to complete his Master’s in Bioenergy.