magazine editorial feature the companies founder
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Pa m e l a Ra k e s t r a w | P r e s i d e n t & C E OPamela Rakestraw is co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of SCR Transportation. Pamela has long been a champion for the physically and mental-ly disabled. This passion stems from her own personal experience with a sister who had Down's Syndrome. She has channeled that passion into building SCR into a major force in the paratransport industry. A former medical social worker
and a daughter of civil rights activists, Pam’s passion and hands on develop-ment of the structure of SCR has made it the number one medical
transportation company in Chicago. And as a fierce advocate of equality and justice, Pam has led the charge in implementing
and protecting the rights of customers who face challenges.
Pam co-founded SCR in 1986, drawing on all of her experience with Health Maintenance Organizations
(HMOs) and hospitals to realize a vision of a com-pany which would provide safe, efficient, smart
and reliable transportation to the physically challenged community.
.Step by step, Pam has methodically put
in place strategies with a clear goal of creating an environment of sensitivity
and professionalism. For many years, Pam personally interviewed
and hired every single employee to ensure SCR’s criteria for excellence
were met. Through Pam’s foresight and vision, SCR evolved from a compa-
ny which provided 300 trips per day to its current successful coordination and provi-
sion of over 3,500 trips per day.
Today, SCR employees an Elite Team of drivers, hundreds of which are strong, black
women. Her leadership has shown black women; all women that they can break the barriers, achieve
their goals and make a difference. Pamela encourages women on a daily basis to apply to join her Elite Team of
Drivers.We are Currently Hiring 30 [Elite] Paratransit Drivers
www.scrdrivers.com Phone: 773-768-7000 [email protected]