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[Analisa Wack]

BeaconMobility is a growing family of companies committed to serving the diverse needs of our customers. Experienced, compassionate, and inspired, we take pride in our ability to create customized, mobility-based solutions that empower people to get where they need to go.

Core Values do more than define who we are right now; our Core Values act as a beacon to guide us toward who we want to become. Our Beacon Values are simple yet meaningful, reflecting the importance we put on taking care of people: our Beacon team, our passengers, our customers, and our communities.

Judith joined Beacon Mobility as the CEO in 2021. Formerly, Judith was the Chief Executive Officer of National Express Transit Corporation (a division of National Express LLC), where she was responsible for all transit operations in the United States and Canada, as well as the continued growth of the division through organic wins and acquisitions. At National Express Transit, Judith built and drove the vision of a customer-centric program that used the most innovative technologies to provide superior safety protocols, an exemplary customer experience, and exceptional operational performance.

Prior to National Express Transit, Judith served as Chief Financial Officer for National Express LLC, overseeing the financial direction of both the established student transportation business and the newly created transit operation. Before beginning her career with National Express, Judith worked as a chartered accountant for KPMG in the United Kingdom.

Before joining us at Beacon Mobility, Courtenay led the People Experience function for Midtown Athletic Clubs, where she was instrumental in fast-tracking a Workday implementation as a new Human Capital Management system across the company.

Prior to Midtown, Courtenay spent almost 20 years at Stericycle, a global compliance company operating in over 20 countries with over 20,000 employees. During her tenure at Stericycle she was actively involved in over 90 acquisitions. She also held many top leadership positions including the SVP HR, SVP Country Manager Canada, Corporate VP of IT, and VP of Inside Sales. As SVP HR she was also responsible for the global culture and employee engagement strategy.

David brings more than 30 years' experience in passenger transportation, having held various leadership positions with national companies that included financial, operations, and business development. Prior to becoming Chief Development Officer, he served as Beacon's Chief Commercial Officer, and before that as CEO (and in an advisory role as CEO Emeritus) of National Express.

Before joining Beacon Mobility, Cara built her career as a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) consultant focusing on risk and insurance. Most recently, Cara led the M&A Insurance Diligence function at Alliant Insurance Services, where she developed best practices, created measurable deliverable standards, and established processes for the growing team.

Prior to the Vice President of Safety role, Kevin served as Vice President of Safety for National Express Transit, Area Director of Safety for the East Coast of National Express School Bus, and location manager of school bus and transit operations for National Express and regional transportation companies from Charleston, SC to Buffalo, NY where he began his career as a driver in the paratransit market.

After almost two decades in the transportation and logistics industry, Wes joined Beacon Mobility in 2019 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Beacon, Wes was divisional COO at National Express with responsibility for the eastern United States operations, and later a start-up division that served charter schools nationwide. Wes began his career at Hertz, working his way up from a management trainee role to Vice President of Zone Operations, providing leadership to more than 1,000 employees in multiple locations across the southeast.

Wes enjoys collaborating with others across the organization to provide the best service to the people that Beacon transports. When away from work, Wes enjoys time with family and friends and being focused on health and fitness. He and his wife enjoy their fur family and love to travel to new places near and far.

With 20+ years of financial leadership experience, Cor joined Beacon Mobility in 2019. Cor has a track record of partnering directly with operational leadership to deliver improved financial performance and enhanced operating productivity by focusing on sound commercial principles, efficient and accurate reporting, and clear communication.

Prior to joining Beacon, Cor began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He later joined CEVA Logistics and held several financial leadership roles with increasing responsibilities. Cor brings an extensive array of skills in both business leadership and finance.

While Cor is originally Canadian, he has lived in the US for 19 years and recently became a US citizen. Cor lived in Florida and Texas prior to moving to Massachusetts and is a loyal Houston Astros fan.

Mike joined Beacon Mobility in 2023 as the Vice President of Maintenance. He is an experienced fleet maintenance specialist with a decade of successful leadership positions. His background includes managing maintenance on helicopters, buses, garbage trucks and utility vehicles. He recently worked with Eversource Energy as the director of fleet managing a fleet of 8,500 vehicles. Mike is also a veteran of the United States Army.

Prior to joining Beacon Mobility, Shannon held various roles in manufacturing and service operations at Lyft Bikes & Scooters, McKinsey & Company, and GE Aviation. At Lyft, she oversaw U.S. operations and service provider partnerships for eight bikeshare and scooter systems, driven by her passion for improving mobility access and commitment to operational excellence.

Shannon began her career at GE Aviation, where she held various manufacturing operations roles, including hardware component production and the development, testing, and assembly of jet engines. Subsequently, she served multiple aircraft transportation hardware clients at McKinsey & Company, focusing on supply chain optimization and manufacturing efficiency. Shannon holds an MBA from The Ohio State University and a BS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. She is dedicated to team development, promoting collaboration and empowering teams to achieve exceptional results.

Outside of work, Manu loves going on long walks, watching sunsets and spending time outdoors with a book in hand and music playing in her ears. When she is not working, you will find her either hiking a trail or at home binge watching documentaries.

Pete wrote A Walk with Daimon: Where Fate and Free Will Collide; penned the sports column, By the Numbers for the Lawrence Eagle Tribune; and presented locally and nationally to different education, coaching and business groups on topics including Teaching & Learning, Coaching, and Leadership Strategies.

Justin joined Beacon Mobility as a Vice President of Commercial Development in February 2021. Justin comes to Beacon with over 20 years of progressive experience in transportation, and has held roles in operations leadership, customer service, and sales with other transportation companies including Laidlaw, First Student, and Durham School Services.

Kim joined Beacon Mobility in 2021 as the Director of Commercial Support. She assists with all functions of the commercial team, including proposals, tradeshows, and marketing materials to promote our Beacon family of brands. Kim comes to Beacon with nearly 25 years of experience in marketing and proposal management. She has held progressive roles in these functions including leading the proposal process for consulting firms, highly technical companies designing locomotives and industrial conveyer systems, and two other school bus companies.

Alyzah joined Beacon Mobility as the Director of Strategy in September 2023. After pursuing her MBA at Chicago Booth School of Business, Alyzah worked as a consultant at Bain & Company, focusing on growth strategy and operating model projects. Prior to her MBA, Alyzah was a Sales Manager at Flexport, and worked in the sales and trading division at JP Morgan Chase.

Alyzah lives in Atlanta with her fianc, Asif, and their two dogs, Dexter and Olly. She loves all things travel and wine and is a passionate (read: obsessive) supporter of Arsenal FC and the Pakistani cricket team.

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