Meet the Team

Contact Dispatch: 605-692-2222

Contact the BATA office by calling: 605-692-5416

2021Travis

Travis Bortnem

Interim Executive Director

tbortnem@BataBus.com

 

 

2019Amber

Amber Blanchette

Customer Service

2019Blake

Blake Azevedo

Driver- BATA

Rose-21

Rose Davis

Driver- BATA

2019Brad

Brad Erickson

Driver- BATA

2019Bonnie

Bonnie Hofer

Driver- Freeman

2019Ron

Ron Klosterman

Driver- BATA

2021David

David Miller

Driver- BATA

headshot2

Karley Pistulka

Driver- BATA/Rabbit Ride

headshot2

Jill Whittington

Driver - Freeman

2019Mike

Mike Mullaney

Driver Supervisor

mmullaney@BataBus.com

 

2021Stephanie2

Stephanie Fleury

Dispatcher

headshot2

Dennis Bedow

Driver - BATA

2019Dan

Dan Eclov

Driver- BATA

2021JordanFast

Jordan Fast

Driver- BATA

headshot2

Bill Hoffman

Driver - BATA

2019Luverne

LaVerne Lanz

Driver- BATA

2020Steve

Steven Moulton

Driver- BATA

2019Charlie

Charlie Schnabel

Driver- BATA

2019Leonard

Leonard Witte

Driver- BATA

2021Jay

Jay Caylor

Mobility Manager

jcaylor@BataBus.com

 

 

headshot2

Chris Williams

Dispatcher

2021Jordyn2

Jordyn Bortnem

Dispatcher/Driver

2019Chuck

Chuck Engelstad

Driver- BATA

headshot2

Clayton Fleury

Driver - BATA

2019Lloyd

Lloyd Holter

Driver- BATA

2019Kristine

Kristine Madsen

Driver/Marketing- BATA

2019Terry

Terry McKeown

Driver- BATA

headshot2

Ken VanDerWerff

Driver - BATA

headshot2

Mildred Young

Driver - Rabbit Ride

2019April

April Thielsen

Office Finance Manager

frontdesk@BataBus.com

 

 

2019Diane

Diane Kriese

Dispatcher

headshot2

Susan Colby

Driver - BATA

2019Russ

Russ Eich

Driver- BATA

2019Dave

Dave Gries

Driver- BATA

headshot2

Jan Jastram

Driver - Dells Xpress

Jan-Medeima-21

Jan Miedema

Driver- Rabbit Ride

2019Anna

Anna Munkvold

Driver- Freeman

Kathy-21

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