magazine editorial feature the companies founder

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 smorris@goscr.com