Meet Our Team
Read our bios below
Richard Lusby
School Director |
Lisa Lusby
School Director |
Veronica Brown
General Manager |
Coach Pete Inocencio
Instructor |
Coach Michele Cooper
Instructor |
Coach Victor Vinklarck
Instructor |
Larry Vinklarck
Instructor |
Coach Jim Freeman
Instructor
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Catherine Lusby
Administrative Assistant |
Team Bios
Richard and Lisa Lusby have been involved in the driver education industry for several years. Both, holding master's degrees in education, have owned and managed driving schools, written and presented curriculum, trained instructors, and in Richard's case, served driving schools as an auditor for the state. Richard has been a coach and teacher in Fort Bend ISD outside of Houston, and Lisa started her career in education in 1990 that has included serving special populations and in school administration. Together, they have over 45 years of experience with teenagers and adults teaching them to drive safely in the local community. In their spare time, they are enjoying their newly empty nest by traveling, mostly to Lubbock to visit their daughter.
Veronica Brown is the lady in charge. She has experience managing customer satisfaction and service excellence, and is the person you almost always get to talk to on the phone. Having served in the driver education industry for a couple of years before we were lucky enough to find her, she is a wizard with solving problems and helping customers navigate the DPS maze. As the mom of three boys and a grandmother of two, she understands busy lives and can relate to the frustration that can come with over planned calendars. And raising three boys, she knows how to keep instructors on schedule and directors in line.
Coach Pete Inocencio joined the team in 2018 to continue his 10 years of excellence in driver training. Pete has been a bus driver and a fire fighter and decided to start his certification program with Richard Lusby in Houston over a decade and a half ago. In fact, he has held a Teaching Assistant-Full Driver Education instructor license for many years, and has earned his Third Party Testing Examiner's license as well. There isn't a situation that Coach Pete can't handle. After working for Lake Travis Driving Academy, he decided to work with Mr. Lusby at Wilco Driving School to continue the tradition of training students and serving the Austin area where he now resides with his wife, children and grandchildren.
Coach Michele Cooper is a proud former Baylor Bear basketball player who in her retirement has devoted her time to substitute teaching in Liberty Hill and performing road tests at our school. Not only has she won a national championship in basketball but she has a master's degree and experience teaching and coaching in high school. Her easy going manner and quiet charm make her a favorite among our students. She joined our team in 2020 just before the government shutdowns and after moving to Austin from the Dallas area to be near her children and grandchildren. Her previous driving school director informed us that if we didn't hire her, we would be missing out, so we jumped at the chance.
Coach Victor Vinklarek joined our team in 2021. After 30 years of driver education experience and retiring from teaching and football coaching in Pflugerville, he is devoting his time to his family, volunteering in the community, and teaching new drivers to practice safe habits on the road. He and his wife have two daughters, one in college and the other in high school in the Cedar Park area. Coach Vinklarek has his license to perform the DPS road test as a third party test administrator and brings with him the ability to communicate and make students feel at ease but still serious about the driving environment. Trust me, he has seen it all and still hasn't lost his cool.
Larry Vinklarek has a familiar last name because his brother, Coach Victor, recruited him to join our team in the summer of 2022. An ag teacher in Pflugerville, he is experienced working with unpredictable situations. He is an active member of the local community where he lives with his family, and that is why he is such an asset. His experience with driver education, calm nature, and fearless problem solving make him a favorite with our students.
Coach Jim Freeman is well known in the Buchanan Dam area for good reason; he's just such a nice guy! He joined our team in late 2021 after retiring from Llano ISD as a history teacher, coach, driver education teacher, and bus driver. He lives in Burnet with his family and enjoys time watching his daughter play tennis at the local high school. With his musical talent, Jim plays and records in his spare time and contributes his talents to the church praise worship band on Sunday mornings. He brings to our school 30 years of experience in driver education in a growing community and incredible patience, easy going demeanor and calm voice that we think you will agree sounds like he should be on the radio. If you live in his area, keep checking back because we will be including routes out that way soon!
Catherine Lusby is a student at Texas Tech University and helps out remotely thanks to her knowledge of technology. In fact, during school holidays, she may answer the phone when you call. Catherine started with us when she was in middle school answering phones, helping with paperwork and helping the old folks with technology including our website and social media (which isn't the same since she left for school). After completing her driver education with Wilco Driving School and taking her DPS road test at Road Worthy Driving Academy, she and many of her friends began advertising for us using a word of mouth campaign and soliciting feedback from other students on our services to make them better. Catherine is a scratch golfer and a sorority girl as well as a business major who looks forward to seeing her parents but probably wishes they wouldn't visit her at school so often.
Veronica Brown is the lady in charge. She has experience managing customer satisfaction and service excellence, and is the person you almost always get to talk to on the phone. Having served in the driver education industry for a couple of years before we were lucky enough to find her, she is a wizard with solving problems and helping customers navigate the DPS maze. As the mom of three boys and a grandmother of two, she understands busy lives and can relate to the frustration that can come with over planned calendars. And raising three boys, she knows how to keep instructors on schedule and directors in line.
Coach Pete Inocencio joined the team in 2018 to continue his 10 years of excellence in driver training. Pete has been a bus driver and a fire fighter and decided to start his certification program with Richard Lusby in Houston over a decade and a half ago. In fact, he has held a Teaching Assistant-Full Driver Education instructor license for many years, and has earned his Third Party Testing Examiner's license as well. There isn't a situation that Coach Pete can't handle. After working for Lake Travis Driving Academy, he decided to work with Mr. Lusby at Wilco Driving School to continue the tradition of training students and serving the Austin area where he now resides with his wife, children and grandchildren.
Coach Michele Cooper is a proud former Baylor Bear basketball player who in her retirement has devoted her time to substitute teaching in Liberty Hill and performing road tests at our school. Not only has she won a national championship in basketball but she has a master's degree and experience teaching and coaching in high school. Her easy going manner and quiet charm make her a favorite among our students. She joined our team in 2020 just before the government shutdowns and after moving to Austin from the Dallas area to be near her children and grandchildren. Her previous driving school director informed us that if we didn't hire her, we would be missing out, so we jumped at the chance.
Coach Victor Vinklarek joined our team in 2021. After 30 years of driver education experience and retiring from teaching and football coaching in Pflugerville, he is devoting his time to his family, volunteering in the community, and teaching new drivers to practice safe habits on the road. He and his wife have two daughters, one in college and the other in high school in the Cedar Park area. Coach Vinklarek has his license to perform the DPS road test as a third party test administrator and brings with him the ability to communicate and make students feel at ease but still serious about the driving environment. Trust me, he has seen it all and still hasn't lost his cool.
Larry Vinklarek has a familiar last name because his brother, Coach Victor, recruited him to join our team in the summer of 2022. An ag teacher in Pflugerville, he is experienced working with unpredictable situations. He is an active member of the local community where he lives with his family, and that is why he is such an asset. His experience with driver education, calm nature, and fearless problem solving make him a favorite with our students.
Coach Jim Freeman is well known in the Buchanan Dam area for good reason; he's just such a nice guy! He joined our team in late 2021 after retiring from Llano ISD as a history teacher, coach, driver education teacher, and bus driver. He lives in Burnet with his family and enjoys time watching his daughter play tennis at the local high school. With his musical talent, Jim plays and records in his spare time and contributes his talents to the church praise worship band on Sunday mornings. He brings to our school 30 years of experience in driver education in a growing community and incredible patience, easy going demeanor and calm voice that we think you will agree sounds like he should be on the radio. If you live in his area, keep checking back because we will be including routes out that way soon!
Catherine Lusby is a student at Texas Tech University and helps out remotely thanks to her knowledge of technology. In fact, during school holidays, she may answer the phone when you call. Catherine started with us when she was in middle school answering phones, helping with paperwork and helping the old folks with technology including our website and social media (which isn't the same since she left for school). After completing her driver education with Wilco Driving School and taking her DPS road test at Road Worthy Driving Academy, she and many of her friends began advertising for us using a word of mouth campaign and soliciting feedback from other students on our services to make them better. Catherine is a scratch golfer and a sorority girl as well as a business major who looks forward to seeing her parents but probably wishes they wouldn't visit her at school so often.
Contact Us
512-829-7277 201 S Lakeline Blvd #902 www.wilcodrivingschool.com
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Our location is in the office condo park behind Hatch House School.
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