PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
The Potomac and Rappahannock
Transportation Commission
(PRTC) is pleased to announce the
appointment of Joseph Stainsby
to the position of chief development
officer for OmniRide.
OmniRide has provided mobility
services for Northern Virginia for
over three decades. As the chief
development officer, Stainsby will
execute the vision and direction
of the Board of Commissioners
and implement the Strategic Plan
Joseph Stainsby
to develop and grow new and/or
improved transportation solutions for the region.
“I am pleased that Mr. Stainsby has accepted the offer of chief
development officer for the organization,” said OmniRide Executive
Director Bob Schneider. “He is a skilled professional with experience
establishing, adapting, and continually examining strategic plans,
policies, regulations, resources, and performance of an organization.
He also possesses a proven track record of developing and growing
alternative transportation programs.”
“I am confident that with Mr. Stainsby’s knowledge and
experience, as well as his already-proven commitment to the
organization, he will help OmniRide continue to provide quality
mobility services in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
region.” Schneider continued.
Stainsby has served as the program manager for Vanpool Alliance
since its inception in 2013. Under his leadership, Vanpool Alliance
went from an initial concept to the 5th largest such program in
United States with almost 700 enrolled vans generating nearly $7
million in federal earnings annually for Northern Virginia.
“I am thankful for the opportunity and excited to get to work in a
broader capacity for the people of Prince William County, and the
cities of Manassas and Manassas Park to enhance their access to
and quality of mobility available to them,” Stainsby said.
Prior to OmniRide Stainsby worked in the private sector for seven
years as the Washington, D.C. Area Manager for VPSI/vRide, the
nation’s largest vanpool provider at the time. He has a history of
working with stakeholders at all levels of government, serving as a
subject-matter expert in the transportation demand management
community, and working with the private sector to achieve results
and address emerging transportation needs. Stainsby is also a prior
recipient of the Association of Commuter Transportation Top 40
under 40 Award.
Prevost is celebrating the 32-year career of Ron Beverly in the
motorcoach industry. Beverly worked with Prevost for 21 of those 32
years as a regional sales manager for parts in the South Central U.S.
territory. He built a fantastic customer-base and is well known for
putting customers first.
Beverly began in the motorcoach industry with Marathon Coach
in Coburg, OR in 1988. He worked in different roles there until
1997 including: production parts manager, purchasing & materials
manager and eventually as part of their Senior Management
Team procuring all materials and components for the motorhome
conversion process. In 1997, Beverly made the move to Desert West
Coach in Phoenix, Arizona, being responsible for disbursement and
inventory management for all of their repair operations.
During those early years, Beverly remembers wondering what it
would be like to work for Prevost. He expressed an admiration for
what Prevost was doing and hoped for an opportunity to join the
team. In 1999, that chance materialized; Jack Forbes, then the vice
president of parts & business development hired Beverly. Beverly
was one of the first regional parts sales managers when Prevost
began creating a team to support regional customers with all their
parts requirements and he worked hard to live up to the challenge of
building and supporting the territory.
“I was thrilled to be part of the Prevost organization and put
pressure on myself to be sure I lived up to the Prevost reputation of
delivering first-class service to my customers,” Beverly said.
“Since I had been a customer of Prevost including other
manufacturers and suppliers previously, I had every intention to
deliver a high level of service that I had expected as a customer,”
he continued. “I believe I achieved that goal as often as possible.
However, none of that would have been possible without the
excellent support from the whole Prevost team. I was able to build
very strong customer relationships throughout the region by working
extremely hard to earn their trust and trying my best to deliver above
their expectations. Being a strong advocate for our customers is
tremendously important and I offered all the support possible in
order to ensure the very best customer service to contribute to our
customer's business success.”
As a musician himself, Beverly has a unique understanding of
the entertainer segment and enjoyed working with that group of
customers as well.
“Servicing the entertainer leasing accounts in my region was
challenging and yet very rewarding,” Beverly said. “Being a musician
myself, I realize the challenges the artists, bands and crews face out
on tour. Meeting those challenges whenever they arose, was exciting
and to know that you've made a difference for them was rewarding.”
As Beverly retires, the Prevost parts regional sales managers
have redistributed territories to be able to manage the transit, coach,
entertainer and motorhome customer base that Beverly built over
the years.
“Ron is and has always been a very strong advocate for his
customers,” Tom Crowl, director of national parts sales says of
Beverly. “If I were a Prevost parts customer, I would want Ron to be
my representative. Ron will be missed on our Prevost team.”
“Ron has been an outstanding resource and friend for Prevost
and the entire bus industry over the past 25+ years,” said Jack
Forbes, vice president corporate accounts and public sector. “He
was always helpful and a great team player consistently going above
and beyond for our customers.”
“I've always said ‘the reason we all have these jobs, is because
we have customers’,” Beverly said. I certainly wish all of the bus
industry a speedy recovery getting back to the business that we all
are committed to and all love after COVID-19. I will miss you all!”
Prevost thanks Beverly for all the great growth and assistance in
building outstanding relationships with customers throughout his
years with Prevost.
“We will miss Ron from the business aspect but also for his
willingness to step up and play the guitar anytime he had a chance!
Good luck to Ron in his retirement plans!” Forbes said.
Complete Coach Works (CCW) recently announced that its
Regional Sales Manager Jim Paul, has been appointed to the
board of directors of the Oregon Transit Association. Following a
unanimous vote by the OTA Board, Paul became a representative
of private, for-profit members on behalf of Complete Coach Works.
According to the Bylaws of the Oregon Transit Association,
transportation is a vital public service that provides many
economic, social, and environmental benefits. A wide variety
of organizations deliver accessible transportation services to
Oregon’s residents and visitors, thereby creating mobility in
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