At Pridestar Student Transportation, our mission is to provide safe, reliable, and caring transportation for every student we serve. Backed by the medical expertise and professional experience of our staff, we offer families and school personnel the confidence and peace of mind that each child is in capable hands.
Our dedicated executive team brings decades of leadership in healthcare, transportation, and community service, ensuring that our operations reflect the highest standards of safety, professionalism, and compassion. We are proud to be a trusted partner to school systems and families alike, delivering more than just transportation — we deliver care.
David T. Daly, Founder and CEO, began his EMS career as an EMT-Basic in 1993. A graduate of St John’s Prep in Danvers, MA, David attended Syracuse University and graduated from New Hampshire Technical Institute where he received his Degree in Paramedicine in 1997.
After graduation, David worked in a variety of supervisory EMS roles in the Merrimack Valley. Simultaneously David started several other successful companies, The Daly Group LLC, a real estate planning and development company and Daly General Contracting, Inc. a regional builder of residential and commercial projects.
These companies have completed many high profile construction projects in the Merrimack Valley, Southern New Hampshire, and Southern Maine, some attracting national praise and attention. In 2006, David turned his attention back to EMS, founding PRIDEStar EMS. Inc. and in 2018 PRIDEStar Student Transportation LLC.
His goals were to create a patient and employee centered organization that transformed inter-facility medical transportation and to provide a superior level of care to adults and children requiring unique, specialized transportation. Mr. Daly sits on several local non-profit boards and supports a wide range of charitable organizations through his extensive philanthropic activity. David lives in Lowell with his fiancée Melissa and their daughter Kennedy.
Bryan Shanley joined PRIDEStar EMS in January 2008 as VP, Director of Business Development. He assumed the role of EVP/COO in 2011. Before joining PRIDEStar, he worked in sales and marketing positions at large national organizations. Bryan is active in numerous charitable and nonprofit organizations within the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire. Mr. Shanley is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and received his MBA from Franklin Pierce University. He resides in Lowell, MA with his wife Kaitlyn and their two children, Vivian and Keegan.
Born and raised in Lowell, Dodie Dolan brings decades of experience and a passion for service to her role at Pridestar Student Transportation (PSTAT). She began her career in school transportation in 1998, working her way from CDL driver to dispatcher and eventually into management. Dodie has been a valued member of the PSTAT team since 2018, where her leadership and dedication continue to make a strong impact.
Dodie attended Burdett College in Boston and now lives in Chelmsford with her husband, son, and their dog Mac. Outside of work, she enjoys word puzzles, traveling with her family, and attending live concerts—especially anything Matchbox Twenty or Rob Thomas, having seen them over 40 times!
Lisa Morrison has been a dedicated member of the Pridestar Student Transportation (PSTAT) team since January 2018, proudly holding the title of longest-serving employee. She began her journey as a dispatcher and transitioned to the Safety Department, becoming Safety Manager in June 2020 after completing a training course in November 2019.
Lisa’s career in school transportation began in 2001 at First Student in Lowell—where she worked alongside Dodie Dolan—as a dispatcher, a role she excelled in thanks to her natural organizational skills and calm under pressure.
A Lowell native, Lisa now lives in North Billerica with her husband Gary, her partner since their memorable wedding on 11/11/11. Together, they enjoy traveling and dream of retiring in sunny Florida. Lisa is also a proud mother of three grown children and grandmother to ten beloved grandchildren.
