Janet Bedard graduated high school in Toledo, OH and attended college at CCRI, majoring in Business Administration. She became a driving instructor in 1988 and opened her own driving school, known as J.R.'s Driving School in 1993. Janet was employed by CVS/pharmacy corp as a Customer Relations Rep since 1991 recently retiring after 20 years of service. She attended the Driver Ed course at CCRI in 1993 to receive her certification to open what is now known as J.R.'s Driving School. Janet maintained the Driving School for 18 years while still employed by CVS. She then became certified to teach Driver Education in MA in 2003 and is one of the only ones to be certified and licensed in 2 states (MA & RI) simultaneously for the Driver Education program. Since retiring from CVS, Janet is dedicating 100% of her time to J.R.'s Driving School, which she is very passionate about. Charlie Bedard graduated from High School in Norwood, MA and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Northeastern University. He has been a licensed driving Instructor in RI since opening J.R.'s Driving School in 1993 and has been certified by MA since 2003. Charlie is also one of the only ones to be certified in 2 states as a driving instructor. Currently, a full time employee for the State of RI, he teaches students how to drive on nights and weekends. Charlie attended the Driver Ed Course at CCRI to obtain certification to become a Driving Instructor/Educator.
****Sadly, my husband Chrles passed away from cancer in January 2023. He will be missed ****
Janet Bedard
Charlie Bedard