Star and Strand Transportation Inc.
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Employees of the Month
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH PAGE
2015-2018 Employees of the Month
May 2018
Team: Roxann Thorner and Debbie Dockery
Driver: Robin Nichols
Monitor: RW Wallace
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April 2018
Team: John Kelleher and Winnie Domey
Driver: Tammy Lyman
Monitor: Bonnie Pascarella
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March 2018
Team: Kim Hagen and Jim Hayden
Driver: Dave Kent
Monitor: Doreen Moore
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February 2018
Team: Ron Miller and Jason Whitehead
Driver: Elka Betters
Monitor: Rachel Stocklas
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January 2018
Team: Debbie Stocklas and Nicole Yando
Driver: Mark Gapp
Monitor: Barbara Stenhouse
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December 2017
Team: Trish Sowolsky and Jennifer Ashley
Driver: Sharon Bennett
Monitor: Rachel Hamlett
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November 2017
Team: Dave Kent and Chara Saddlemire
Driver: Jackie Krauforst
Monitor: Katrina Brammer
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October 2017
Team: Shawn Boswell and Chris O'Brien
Driver: Awilda Rodriguez
Monitor: Jason Whitehead
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September 2017
Team: Paul Kissinger and James Hayden
Team: Lisa Deerfield and Bonnie Pascarella
Driver: Mike Varian
Driver: Bob Hogan
Monitor: Juanita Ortiz
Monitor: Evita Rodriguez
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2016-2017 EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR
Team: Jackie Krauforst and Rachel Stocklas
Driver: Amy Fayoumi
Monitor: Barbara Stenhouse
MVP: Joe Hanna, John Spall, Gemma Erby and Georgeanna Bentley
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August 2017
Driver: Bus #97 Amy Fayoumi
Monitor: Bus #113 Tammy Lyman
Team: Bus #35 Linda Lussier and Jim Bush
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July 2017
Driver: Bus #84 Kimberly Hagan
Driver: Bus 94 Marilyn Walker
Monitor: Bus # 7 Tina Benvenuti
Monitor: Bus # 37 Malcolm Weeks
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June, 2017
Driver: Bus #43 -Tammy Brown
Monitor: Bus #84 Jennifer Blake
Monitor: Bus #115 - R. W. Wallace
Team: Bus# 23 - Awilda Rodriziez and Alice Sween
Team: Bus #049 - Laverne LaWare and Carol Kaumburlis
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May 2017
Driver: Bus #24 - Sheila Castle
Driver: Van #99 - Sharon Kennedy
Monitor - Bus #53 - Karrie Rehonis
Monitor:-Bus #95 - Karen Massey
Team: Bus #38: Elke Betters and Sheri Rockett
Team: Bus # 31 - Linda Bassett and Loretta Whitehead
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April 2017
Team: Sub Drivers - Joe Hanna and John Spall
Driver: Van #111 driver Debbie Stocklas
Monitor: Bus #52 monitor Debbie Dockery
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March 2017
Team: Bus #40 - Laurie Bankston and Ida Curet
Driver: Van #3 - Gemma Erby
Monitor - Bus #14 - Barbara Stenhouse
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February 2017
Team: Bus #45 - Robin Nichols and Mary Fero
Driver: Bus 47 - Wendy Paquin Gladd
Monitor: Bus #76 - Denise Rossetti
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January2017
Team: Bus #96 - Linda Emery and Jean Corbitt
Driver: Bus #81 - Joyce Goyette
Monitor: Bus 14 - Jennifer Ashley
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December 2016
Team: Bus #46 -Joe Barrett and Georgeanna Bentley
Driver: Bus #36 - Kathy Shumway
Monitor: Bus #2 - Brenda Primeau
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November 2016
Team: Bus #34 - Mark Gapp amd Jim Bush
Driver: Bus #98 - Frank Post Dooris
Monitor; Bus # 106 - Rachelle Stocklas
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October 2016
Team: Bus # 82 - Dwight Chasten and Nicole Yando
Driver: Bus #18 - Barbara Hall
Driver: Bus # 53 - Marie Otwori
Monitor: Bus # 48 - Dallas Schmideshoff
Monitor: Bus # 95 - Jennifer Blake
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September 2016
Team: Bus # 84 Pat Powers and Joan Ciccarelli
Driver: Bus # 54 - Lisa Deerfield
Driver: Bus # 3 - Gemma Erby
Monitor: Bus # 47 - Dave Furman
Monitor: Bus #46 - Georgeanna Bentley
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2015-2016 EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR
Team: Bus #81 - Joyce Goyette and Danita Schultz
Driver: Bus #111 - Dwight Chsten
Monitor: Bus 46 - Georgeanna Bentley
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May 2016
Team: Bus #33 - Sandy Peckham and Mary Fero
Driver: Bus #32 - Charles DeMarco
Monitor: Sub - Marta LaFluer
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April 2016
Team; Bus #006 - Jackie Krauforst and Rachel Stocklas
Driver: Bus # 087 - Takhilah Gardner
Monitor: Bus #016 - Annie Rawls
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March 2016
Team: Bus #71 - Angela Hillebradt and Trisha Ross
Driver: Bus #75 - Marie Otwori
Monitor: bus #102 - Paul Sherry
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February 2016
Team: Bus #1 - Tracy Murley and Kathy Gilbert
Driver: Bus #47 - Wendy Paquin Gladd
Monitor - Bus #83 - Jessica Owens
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January 2016
Team: Bus #17 - Carol Boisclair and Robin Sousis
Team: Bus #73 - Tammy Lyman and Jean Salway
Driver: Bus #106 - Dwight Chasten
Driver: Bus #93 - Linda Lussier
Monitor: Bus #84 - Joan Ciccarelli
Monitor: Bus # 78 - Jean Corbitt
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December 2015
Team: Bus #85 - Sharon Bennett and Carol Kamburelis
Bus Driver - John Godson
Monitor: Bus #41 - Alyssa Condon
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November 2015
Team: Bus #89 - Rubbie Weeks and Malcolm Weeks
Driver: Bus # 41 - Bill Bowles
Monitor: Bus #36 - Erin Robinson
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October 2015
Team: Bus #15 - Sharon Bennett and Carol Kamburelis
Driver: Bus #37 - Trish Sowolsky
Monitor: Bus #36 - Erin Robinson
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September 2015
Team: Bus #90 and Bus #77: Holly Gigliotti, LaVern LaWare,
Amy Fayoumi and Tina Benvenuti
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2014-2015 Employees of the Year
Driver: Bus #35: Sharon Kennedy
Monitor: Bus #76: Kim Bastian
Team: Office: Claudia Brown and Chris Beaudoin
Team: Bus #27: Sheila Williams and Linda Lussier
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2014-2015 Employee of the month
Summer 2015
Driver: Bus #77 - Amy Fayoumi
Monitor: Bus #79 - Kim Bastian
Team: Bus # 37 - Mike Bastian and Chris Bastian
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June 2015
Driver: Bus #86 - Pat Coons
Monitor: Bus #20 - Malcolm Weeks
Team: Bus #73 - Joe Barrett and Georgeanna Bentley
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May 2015
Driver: Bus #41- Bill Bowles
Monitor: Bus #87 - Nicole Yando
Team: Bus #89 - Gary Abreu, Jim Bush, Nick Retos Sr.
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April 2015
Driver: Bus #115 - John Spall
Monitor: Bus 14 - Kerrie Rehonis
Team: Office - Claudia Brown and Kris Beaudoin
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March 2015
Driver: Bus #25 - Debbie Stocklas
Monitor: Bus #24 - Mary Donavan
Team: Bus # 06- Jackie krauforst and Ray Dockery
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February 2015
Driver: Bus #48 - Billy Jo Lavelle
Monitor: Bus #81 - Danita Schultz
Team: Bus #10 - Laurie Bankston and Chemire Jones
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January 2015
Driver: Bus #95 - Jean Goyette
Monitor: Bus #70 - Kathy Retos
Team: Bus #79 - Marilyn Muckle and Katelyn Bastian
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December 2014
Driver: bus #47 - Jillian Miller
Monitor: bus #111 - Rebecca Condon
Team: Linda Emery, Shawn Emery
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November 2014
Driver: bus # 34 - Annie Becker
Monitor: bus #77 - Elissa Welch
Team: bus #27 - Sheila Williams and Linda Lussier
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October 2014
Driver: bus #116 - Michael Rivera
Monitor: bus #28 - Debbie Dockery
Team: bus #9 - Paul Kissinger and Denise Rossitti
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September 2014
Driver: bus #111 - Sharon Kennedy
Monitor: bus #113 - Christina Ayotte
Team: bus #93 - Gail Grant and Kabeerah Fardan
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2013-2014 Employees of the Year
Driver: bus #46 - Chris Beaudoin
Monitor: bus # 8 - John Searles
Team: bus #16 - JoElla Tucker & Annie Rawls
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2013-2014 Employee's of the Month
Summer 2014
Team: Bus #109 - Gloria Falls, Nick Retos
Driver: Bus #77 - Charleen Bushy
Monitor: Bus # 90 - Lavern Laware
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June 2014
Team: Bus #43 - Mert Oswald and Rachell Hamlett
Driver: Bus #46 - Chris Beaudoin
Monitor: - Bus #110 - Jean Salway
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May 2014
Team: Bus #40 - Mike Mowry and Christine O'Brian
Driver: Bus #81 - Bernie Garcia
Monitor: Bus #90 - Lavern Laware
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April 2014
Team: Bus #1 - Stacy Blake and Cathy Gilbert
Driver: Bus #23 - Kathy Gibson
Monitor: Bus #42 - Linda Lussier
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March 2014
Team: Trish Fernett and Nicole Yando
Driver: Sue Ryan
Monitor: Tara Abraham
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February, 2014
Driver: Michele Huestis
Monitor: Connie Roulier
Team: Sandy Bastian and Jean Salway
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January, 2014
Driver: Kathy Shumway
Monitor: Chris Bastian
Team: JoElla Tucker and Annie Rawls
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December, 2013
Driver: Sharon Kennedy
Monitor: John Searles
Team: Joyce Goyette and Danita Schultz
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November 2013
Driver: Donata Gervasio
Monitor: Venessa Perkins
Team: Jim Simpson and Amanda Ash
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October 2013
Driver: John Spall
Monitor: Jim Hayden
Team: Guy LaSalva and Winnie Domey
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September 2013
Team: Dave Bastian, Claudia Brown, Meagan Banker
Driver: Sandy Rennie
Monitor: Nick Retos Jr.
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2012-2013 Employee's of the year
Drivers of the year : Holly Gigliotti and Kim Hagen
Monitor of the year: Althea Watson
Team of the year: Roxann Thorner and Teri Wiesenforth
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2012-2013 Employee's of Month
May, 2013
Drivers: Holly Gigliotti, Nick Retos
Monitors: Althea Watson, Fred Nichols
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April 2013
Drivers: Donata Gervasio, AnnieBecker
Monitors: Ron Galligan, Jim Bush
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March, 2013
Drivers: Joe Hanna, Dave Kent
Monitors: Elissa Welch, John Randolph
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February, 2013
Drivers: Ryan Bastian, Roxann Thorner
Monitors: Winnie Domey, Bernadette Crandall
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January, 2013
Drivers: Kim Hagen, Angela Hillebradt
Monitors: Nick Retos Jr., Mary Dinardo
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December, 2012
Drivers: Josie Romero, Mike Bastian
Monitors: Alice Sweener, JoAnn Blanchard
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November 2012
Mechanics - "Little" John, "Big" John", Meagan Banker, Lynn Waters
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October 2012
Drivers: Betty Ayotte, Sharon Kennedy
Monitors: Jenn Smith, Donna Prespare
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September 2012
Drivers: Mike Mowry and Joyce Goyette
Monitors: Melissa Pointer, Sue Bielawa
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2011-2012 Employees of the year
Chris Beaudoin - Driver of the year
Rachel Hamlett - Monitor of the year
Zoe Jones and John Searles - Team of the year
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2011-2012 Employee's of the Month
May 2012
Drivers: Sheila Castle and Janis Gray
Monitors: Mary Fero and Yassi Gutierrez
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April 2012
Drivers: Wendy Paquin Gladd and Jason Watington
Monitors: Jakara Martin and Jennifer Smith
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March 2012
Drivers: Edwin Santiago and Robert Seeley
Monitors: Patricia Lewis and Bernadette Crandall
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February 2012
Drivers: Marilyn Muckle and Dana Williams
Monitors: Renee Coghill and Amanda Ash
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January 2012
Drivers: Josh Dinardo and Jan Thomas
Monitors: Michelle Riddle and Maria Santiago
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December 2011
Drivers: Bill Cox and Sandy Sawyer
Monitors: Howard Webb and Jennifer Ashley
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November 2011
Drivers: Mike Rivera and Christine Willis
Monitors: Aixa Rivera and Sue Bielawa
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October 2011
Drivers: Tom Lavigne and Stephanie Leslie
Monitors: Jean Curtis and Leola Lavoie
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September 2011
Drivers: Sheila Williams and Carol Boisclair
Monitors: Chemiere Jones and Patricia Pabon
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Employee's of the year 2010-2011
Driver of the year: JoElla Tucker
Monitor of the year: Robin Sousis
Team of the year: Sandy Peckham and Mary Bryant
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2010-2011 Employee's of the month
See employee of the month photos in the Photo Gallery.
October - Bus # 41 driver Chris, bus #7 driver "T-Boy", bus #8 monitor John S., bus #74 monitor Mark K
November - Bus #42 driver J.C., bus #10 driver John E.
December - Bus # 96 driver Joella, bus #15 driver Tina, bus #37 monitor, Robin, bus #81 monitor Judy
January - Bus #85 driver Josie, bus #43 driver Muriel, bus #44 monitor Denise, bus #15 monitor James
February - Bus #93 driver Sandy, bus #20 driver Kristen, bus #38 monitor Diane, bus #43 monitor Rachel
March - Bus #8 driver Zoe, bus #73 driver Jenny, bus #5 monitor Connie, bus #107 monitor Terri
April - bus #29 driver Colleen, Bus #5 driver Dave, bus #29 monitor Tara, bus # 95 monitor Debbie
May -bus #85 driver Trish, bus #104 driver Beth, bus #109 monitor Jennifer F., bus #17 monitor Jennifer A.
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Employee Appreciation letter from - June 2010
LETTER FROM ONE OUR PARENTS:
I wanted to write to tell you how much I have appreciated having David and Connie (#45) as my daughter's drivers this year. David's patient yet consistent discipline has helped my daughter to stay on track behavior wise. He manages to strike the perfect balance, gaining her compliance without triggering oppositional defiant behavior. Connie is always ready to ease my daughter onto the bus with a distraction, joke, or conversation topic. Her empathy makes a very difficult transition far easier. I couldn't let the year pass without informing people just how great a team we had.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Illenberg
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Employee Appreciation Letters
BELOW IS A LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM ONE OF THE PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS WE TRANSPORT. We have deleted the name of the student and parent due to privacy!!!
Dawn Hull is the driver and Donna Maloney is the monitor on this bus!!
July 27, 2009
Stars & Strand Bus Company
415 Fulton Street Troy, NY 12180
Re: Thank You
Hello again, I'm Xxxxx, Xxxxxx's mom. I just wanted to personally thank you all for the wonderful service that you've all shown us through out the year. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that I have caused in some cases as far as where Xxxxxx will be going after school.
Normally, I drop her off in the morning at my sister's house so that she and my nephew can ride the bus together to school and so that Dawn would make it one less trip. Also, the purpose of this is that when Dawn comes, I can make it to work on time before dropping my grandson off to daycare in the morning.
This afternoon, my sister, Xxxx Xxx was not at home to get my daughter off of the bus. The good thing was that my daughter was home to get her for me so that I can stay al work and work my normal working hours. Believe me, I do not mind leaving work early when/if I have to, but I have been taking off so much time, but my daughter is more important to me than any job. When/if I have a chance to stay at work, I take it so that when/if there is a serious emergency such as Xxxxxx not having school, I will have time on my card to accommodate my not coming in for the day/week/month.
Anyway, once again, I sincerely thank you all for the wonderful service that you provide for us, and I am so sorry that occasionally I have to make these calls to you with a change. I really have to worry about my daughter's safety first you know.
I am sending you a little "treat" and I hope that you all enjoy it!!!
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Sincerely,
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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NOTE FROM ONE OF Bus #26, driver Roxann’s Students:
June 20, 2009
'You have been a really great Bus driver. You have done a
lot for me. Thank you for trusting me with Ayden. I hope you that you keep getting better and that the treatment for your cancer works. I hope you recover quickly. I will say prayers for you all the time. 'You have been so nice to off of us who ride the Bus. Thank you for watching over me when Xxx was Being a Bully. I could always count on you to help me when I needed it. You are the nicest, greatest, Bus drivers ever. I will miss you soooo much! I hope I can see you again and that we can keep in touch. Have a great summer.
Love,
XXXXXX