At SunCoast Traffic School, we believe that choosing the right school is an important first step in your future driving success. SunCoast Traffic School (352-279-6489) is owned and operated by Jeff and Pam Shimon, of Spring Hill, Florida.
Jeff and Pam, along with their daughters Janelle and Jessica moved from the Pittsburgh, PA area in July of 2018 to Spring Hill, FL. Pam began working as a driving instructor for SunCoast Traffic School in February of 2019 and is still currently instructing as the co-owner.
Pam brings nearly 45 years of driving experience and a can do attitude from the Pennsylvania and Ohio areas. Pam has driven coast to coast on multiple occasions, has years of experience driving in Hernando County and Pasco County, and has completed the Florida 32 hour DITCM to obtain her state license as a driving instructor.
Jeff served 13 years as a police officer in Ohio. He has 10 years of experience as a Class A CDL hazmat/tanker driver in the oil and gas industry As the co-owner of SunCoast Traffic School, Jeff is also a state licensed driving instructor having completed the Florida 32 hour DITCM to obtain his state license credentials.
Janelle graduated from The University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree. She first worked as an educator in the Hernando County school system until she became a driving instructor in 2023. Janelle has 12 years of driving experience and has completed the Florida 32 hour DITCM. She has also successfully completed the instructor training workshop for the DTA Program for Basic Driver Improvement.
Jessica is the office manager and also a state licensed driving instructor at SunCoast Traffic School. Jessica graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from the Florida Atlantic University in 2021.
SunCoast Traffic School was founded in Hernando County in 2001 by Greg and Judy Blesie who moved from Minneapolis, MN in February of 1992 when Greg took a job as the Safety Personnel Manager for the WalMart private fleet in Florida.
Over the next 23 years, Greg served as Director of Driver Management and Safety for an international trucking firm, and as a Regional Safety & Compliance Manager for a large food company with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. In November of 2014, Greg retired from his corporate safety career to assist in further developing the services offered by SunCoast Traffic School to provide “best in class” behind the wheel training. With more than 40 years of corporate safety and driver training experience Greg has authored and implemented numerous driver training processes in a wide variety of fleet types, and has used his knowledge to develop many of the training techniques used at SCTS today.
Many of the instructor certifications Greg attained in the following have been used in developing the training used at SunCoast Traffic School Driving today and include:
- Advanced Behind the Wheel Driving Instructor – The Smith System
- The National Safety Council’s 8 and 4 hour Professional Driver Courses
- Hartford Insurance’s 3D Driving System
- Liberty Mutual D.R.I.V.E Principles
- National Safety Council 4 hour Refresher Course
- Driver Training Associates 4 hour Basic Driver Improvement Course
- Driver Training Associates TLSAE Course
- Florida Safety Council 32 hour DITCM
- Florida Safety Council 8 Hour DITCM Refresher Course
His professional credentials include:
- Certified Safety Management Practitioner (CSMP) – The Institute for Safety and Health Management.
- American Society of Safety Engineers (A.S.S.E) 15 year member. (Certificate in Safety Management and Executive Certificate in Safety Management)
- National Safety Council Member.
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At SunCoast Traffic School Driving we believe our instructors make the difference. With the collective goal of helping students learn to drive safely on the most dangerous roadways in the U.S., we look forward to helping make safe and defensive driving a priority for you and your family members.
Since 2001, it’s been our mission to offer quality training and ensure that it’s delivered by qualified and trained instructors, we feel it would be difficult to find a school better qualified to get your friend or family member safely on the road. At SunCoast Traffic School, “We Care About Your Safety”.
Thank you for considering SunCoast Traffic School for your training needs. We wish you well and look forward to hearing from you in the future.
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