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