Meet the Team
Contact Dispatch: 605-692-2222
Contact the BATA office by calling: 605-692-5416
Amber Blanchette
Customer Service
Blake Azevedo
Driver- BATA
Rose Davis
Driver- BATA
Brad Erickson
Driver- BATA
Bonnie Hofer
Driver- Freeman
Ron Klosterman
Driver- BATA
David Miller
Driver- BATA
Karley Pistulka
Driver- BATA/Rabbit Ride
Jill Whittington
Driver - Freeman
Stephanie Fleury
Dispatcher
Dennis Bedow
Driver - BATA
Dan Eclov
Driver- BATA
Jordan Fast
Driver- BATA
Bill Hoffman
Driver - BATA
LaVerne Lanz
Driver- BATA
Steven Moulton
Driver- BATA
Charlie Schnabel
Driver- BATA
Leonard Witte
Driver- BATA
Chris Williams
Dispatcher
Jordyn Bortnem
Dispatcher/Driver
Chuck Engelstad
Driver- BATA
Clayton Fleury
Driver - BATA
Lloyd Holter
Driver- BATA
Kristine Madsen
Driver/Marketing- BATA
Terry McKeown
Driver- BATA
Ken VanDerWerff
Driver - BATA
Mildred Young
Driver - Rabbit Ride
Diane Kriese
Dispatcher
Susan Colby
Driver - BATA
Russ Eich
Driver- BATA
Dave Gries
Driver- BATA
Jan Jastram
Driver - Dells Xpress
Jan Miedema
Driver- Rabbit Ride
Anna Munkvold
Driver- Freeman
Kathy Vrchota
Driver- BATA
BROOKINGS AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Board of directors
Monthly board meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of the month – Noon, Mission Coffee House or Zoom
Ben Stout - President (2023)
Margo Dempsey - Vice President (2022)
Maureen Simet - Secretary/Treasurer (2024) ADVANCE
Mark Kratochvil - Director (2022)
Ryan Krogman - Director (2021) Brookings County
Dawn Jones - Director (2024)
Paul Briseno - Director (2022) City of Brookings
Carol Eisenbeis - Director (2023)
Justin Weiland - Director (2023)
Mike Mullaney - Ex Officio
Travis Bortnem - Ex Officio
Updated 2/1/2022