Museum of Bus Transportation elects Executive Committee

HERSHEY, Pa. — The board of directors of the Museum of Bus Transportation has elected new members to the Executive Committee to take over the management and direction of the museum.

The new members are David Schmidt, board chairman and museum president; Mark Szyperski, board vice chairman and museum vice president; Dave Millhouser, board secretary; and Ed Wolf, board treasurer.

John Oakman was named as a member of the committee, joining immediate past president Tom Collins and former secretary John Dockendorf.

The new Executive Committee plans to focus on marketing and fundraising initiatives, updating operational systems and continuing the work started by former committee members.

Much of this will start with a Day of Strategic Planning on March 18 at the Museum.

Schmidt, of Telford, Pa., is regional sales manager for Prevost Car Inc. He has spent 44 years in the motorcoach industry, including various management positions with motorcoach companies and 30 years with Prevost Car.

Schmidt has been a member of the museum since 1995 and a member of the board of directors since 2016. Szyperski, of Nashville, Tenn., is president and CEO of On Your Mark Transportation, a consulting firm for the passenger ground transportation industry.

He grew up in the motorcoach industry, as his father drove for Greyhound for 33 years. He has held various management positions in the motorcoach industry, including vice president at Trailways Transportation.

Millhouser, of Gloucester, Mass., started in sales with the Eagle International Bus Company in 1978. Through the years, he has sold for other motorcoach manufacturers as well, and is currently a columnist for Bus & Motorcoach News.

Wolf, of York Springs, Pa., has spent his entire life in the bus industry. His parents owned and operated Wolf’s Bus Line, which he and his brother purchased in 1977. In 2003, Wolf left the motorcoach company and started a school bus and van operation serving multiple local school districts.

He also owns a full-service garage and a business that delivers home heating products. Wolf is one of the founding members of the museum.

Oakman, of Windermere, Fla., began his career in motorcoaches with the Christian organization Young Life as a motorcoach operator. He went on to spend 46 years in the motorcoach industry and assisted with the design and importation of the Van Hool double-deck bus. He is currently senior vice president of maintenance/fleet for CoachUSA.

The Museum of Bus Transportation is the bus industry’s most complete museum of bus history, education and information. Along with more than 30 historical buses of various types, the museum has a complete timeline of activities of the bus industry along with various bus industry memorabilia, including signs, uniforms and toy buses.

More information on the museum can be found at www.BusMuseum.org.

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