Gene Kowalczewski

Gene Kowalczewski, Senior Vice President of the Company's Eastern Business Group, has over 25 years of experience in the student transportation industry, focusing on operational safety. Kowalczewski joined Laidlaw Transit Inc. in 1991 as Area Controller. After being named Director of Operations and Business Development in 1995, he became responsible for all acquisitions in the Northeast region. In 2000, Kowalczewski was appointed Senior Vice President of Operations. Kowalczewski also used his experience to provide transportation consulting services within the industry before joining Student Transportation of America in 2009 as Director of Operations. In 2011, Kowalczewski was selected as Senior Vice President of Operations for Student Transportation of America's Northeast region, and in 2019 was named Chief Operating Office of STA’s North American School Bus Operations. He has been awarded recognition by the New York School Bus Contractors Association in 2008 and the National Association for Pupil Transportation in 2001 for his industry service. Kowalczewski serves on the Board of Directors for New York School Bus Contractors, Aurora Waldorf School, Academy of Aurora, and is active in his community's Boys and Girls Club.