{"id":84158,"date":"2017-02-07T08:41:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T13:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=84158"},"modified":"2017-02-08T00:06:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T05:06:23","slug":"liberty-mobility-now-employs-nw-ohio-area-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/02\/07\/liberty-mobility-now-employs-nw-ohio-area-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty Mobility employs area manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Liberty Mobility Now announces Kim Bruns as the area manager of the Northwest Region of Ohio. Bruns will work to advance Liberty\u2019s mission in becoming the premier transportation platform in rural America by building relationships and improving mobility for many, and supporting agencies such as:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84160\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kim-Bruns-headshot-2-2017.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Bruns is the new area manager for Liberty Mobility Now's transportation services. (photo submitted)\" width=\"250\" height=\"196\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Kim Bruns is the new area manager for Liberty Mobility Now&#8217;s transportation services.<\/strong> <em>(photo submitted)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Local governments<\/li>\n<li>Community organizations<\/li>\n<li>Non\u2010profits<\/li>\n<li>Medical institutions<\/li>\n<li>Rural businesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cEveryone shares excitement and energy for this amazing program, and I am honored that Kim has decided to join us,\u201d said Valerie Lefler, Liberty president and CEO. \u201cShe is a leader in her community, and we here at Liberty know that she will use her expertise to do amazing things for those who are in need of transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bruns joins Liberty with more than two decades\u2019 worth of experience in the healthcare field, and has been dedicated to helping underserved populations, including the elderly, and those with special needs improve their quality of life; and maintain their independence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very excited to join the Liberty Team,\u201d Bruns noted. \u201cThe lack of transportation options for people is a huge problem in many small communities.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cI am honored to be a part of a company that is dedicated to improving mobility for the whole community,&#8221; Bruns added.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her impressive professional background, Bruns received her bachelor\u2019s degree in sociology, with a minor in psychology, from Bowling Green State University. She is a current member of the Executive Board of Trustees for United Way of Van Wert County and was also a finalist for the Van Wert County Foundation\u2019s R.K. Thompson Self Reliance Award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiberty sees a bright future with Bruns directing this region; I know that she will go above and beyond to serve our customers.\u201d Lefler said.<\/p>\n<p><em>About Liberty Mobility Now:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Liberty is a comprehensive approach to solving transportation challenges in rural communities. Liberty provides complimentary transportation for gap coverage in existing public and human service transportation providers, using technology, independent contractors, mobility managers, and advanced marketing tactics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information Liberty Mobility Now announces Kim Bruns as the area manager of the Northwest Region of Ohio. Bruns will work to advance Liberty\u2019s mission in becoming the premier transportation platform in rural America by building relationships and improving mobility for many, and supporting agencies such as: Local governments Community organizations Non\u2010profits Medical institutions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 15:23:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}