SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Thirty-four of Transfinder’s clients from 14 states have become certified Routefinder Pro users. Routefinder Pro is the company's school bus routing software.

The clients earned the certification by completing a 50-question exam that tested their knowledge and proper use of the software to efficiently route buses and transport students. The voluntary exam was given during the company's National Client Conference held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in July.

The Transfinder clients who earned certification are:

Ann Barriault — RSU #54, Skowhegan, Maine Kurt Miller — Wooster (Ohio) City Schools Bill Bench — Killeen (Texas) Independent School District (ISD) Keith Moore — Rowland Unified School District, Rowland Heights, Calif. Skip Benton — Madison County Schools, Richmond, Ky. Theodore Nugent — Coxsackie-Athens (N.Y.) Central School District Junior Berridge — The Trans Group, Spring Valley, N.Y. Shequeta Payne — Institute of Community Services, Holly Springs, Miss. Michael Cotsonas — Jericho (N.Y.) Public Schools Kat Petersen — North Kitsap Schools, Kingston, Wash. Lori Diaz de Leon — Ysleta ISD, El Paso, Texas Chris Pinkney — Fargo (N.D.) Public Schools David Dukes — Putnam County Schools, Cookeville, Tenn. Maria Poleski — Harrison (N.Y.) Central Schools Rich Gallagher — Bay Shore (N.Y.) Schools Cherrill Rone — Jefferson County Schools, Arvada, Colo. Jane Gienewinkel — New Braunfels (Texas) ISD Patti Royce — The Trans Group, Spring Valley, N.Y. Crystal Gonzales — Deming (N.M.) Public Schools Josh Schiffler — C-1 Transportation, Crosby, Minn. BethAnn Hansen — A&S Transportation, Naples, Fla. Stephen Shadbolt — Sachem Central School District, Holbrook, N.Y. Claudia Hardes — Freeport (N.Y.) Public Schools Melissa Smith — Clear Creek ISD, League City, Texas Zoe Horak — Falcon School District 49, Peyton, Colo. Kim Sobczak — Holland Central School District, N.Y. Karen Irwin — Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Thornton, Colo. Anne Titus — Brushton-Moire Central Schools, Brushton, N.Y. Kevin Love — West Seneca (N.Y.) Central School District Brian Trask — Unatego Central Schools, Otego, N.Y. Teri Manley — Jefferson County School District, Littleton, Colo. Kathy Watkins — Desoto County Schools, Southaven, Miss. Laurie McKinney — Hudson Falls (N.Y.) Central School District Cynthia Yunker — Churchville-Chili Central Schools, Churchville, N.Y.
Antonio Civitella, Transfinder's president and CEO, said, "We congratulate those clients who elected to take the certification exam and are delighted to see so many of them earning certification. With this certification, they ensure their districts that they know how to use our solutions to provide the safest, most efficient and most cost-effective pupil transportation services for their districts."

Transfinder plans to offer certification during all of its national client conferences. The 2011 conference will be held in San Antonio May 12-14, 2011.