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Mailing Address: South Dakota Department of Transportation Becker-Hansen Building 700 E. Broadway Ave. Pierre, SD 57501

Social Media: Twitter: @SouthDakotaDOT Facebook: SouthDakotaDOT

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Secretary's Office
   Darin Bergquist, Secretary of Transportation, @DarinBergquist

General Information: 605.773.3265

Communications Manager (Media/Website): Kristi Sandal, 605.773.3265,   @KristiSandal

• Administration, 605.773.3265
  • Federal Program: Ben Orsbon, 605.773.3265
  • Human Resources: Heidi Olson, 605.773.6943
  • Legal Counsel, 605.773.3262
  • Chief Legal Counsel: Karla Engle, 605.773.3262
  • Civil Rights, ADA Comp. EEO: June Hansen, 605.773.3540
  • Labor Compliance: Dail Mollard, 605.773.3795
  • Deputy Secretary: Joel Jundt, 605.773.3265,   @JoelJundt1
  • Research: Dave Huft, Program Manager, 605.773.3292
  • Training Coordinator: Brenda Thomas, 605.773.2923
  • Air, Rail & Transit: Jack Dokken, Program Manager, 605.773.3574
  Air
  • Jennifer Boehm, 605.773.4430
  • Jon Becker, 605.773.4162
  • Thomas Koch, 605.773.3764
  • Colton Stahl, 605.773.5591
  Rail
  • Jack Dokken, 605-773-3574
  • Misty Siedschlaw, 605.773.3046
  Transit
  • Lisa Donner, 605.773.4169
  • Sallie Doty, 605.773.7038
  • Doug Gorham, 605.773.8082

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Division of Finance & Management
   Kellie Beck, Director

• Main Number: 605.773.3284
• Aviation Services: Ron Hauck, 605.773.3434
• Financial Systems: Jan Talley, Program Manager, 605.773.4555

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Division of Operations

   Greg Fuller, Director

• Operations Support: 605.773.3571
• Construction/Maintenance: Tony Ondricek, Const/Maint. Eng., 605.773.3571
• Construction/Specifications: Rick Gordon, Construction Eng., 605.773.3575
• DBE Compliance: Lance DeMers, 605.773.4906
• Specifications: Ryan Johnson, 605.773.8451
• Internal Services/Audits: Chris Ott, Program Manager, 605.773.4114
• Corridor Preservation:
   East River: Brooke White 605.367.4970, Ext. 2120
   West River: Stacy Bartlett 605.773.2268 or 605.394.2244
• Aberdeen Region: Mark Peterson, Operations Engineer, 605.626.2244,    @AberdeenRegEng
• Operations: Todd HertelOperations Engineer, 605.626.2244, @AberdeenOpsEng
• Region Traffic: Dan Martell, Region Traffic Engineer, 605.626.7879
• Aberdeen Area: Phil Dwight, Area Engineer, 605.626.7885,     @AberdeenAreaEng
• Huron Area: Brad Letcher, Area Engineer, 605.353.7140,     @HuronAreaEng
• Watertown Area: Matt Brey, Area Engineer, 605.882.5166,     @WatertwnAreaEng
• Mitchell Region: Craig Smith, Region Engineer, 605.995.8129,     @MitchellRegEng
  
  • Operations: Jeff Gustafson, Operations Engineer, 605.995.8129,     @MitchellOpsEng
  • Region Traffic: Scott Jansen, Region Traffic Engineer, 605.995.3313
  • Mitchell Area: Jay Peppel, Area Engineer, 605.995.8120 @MitchellAreaEng
  • Sioux Falls Area: Travis Dressen, Area Engineer, 605.367.5680,     @SFAreaEng
  • Yankton Area: Rod Gall, Area Engineer, 605.668.2929,     @YanktonAreaEng
• Pierre Region: Jason Humphrey, Region Engineer, 605.773.3464,     @PierreRegEng
  
  • Operations: Jim Hyde, Operations Engineer, 605.773.3464,     @PierreOpsEng
  • Region Traffic: Darren Griese, Region Traffic Engineer, 605.773.5291
  • Mobridge Area: John Villbrandt, Area Engineer, 605.845.3844,     @MobridgeAreaEng
  • Pierre Area: Dean VanDeWiele, Area Engineer, 605.773.5294,     @PierreAreaEng
  • Winner Area: Doug Sherman, Area Engineer, 605.842.0810,     @WinnerAreaEng
• Rapid City Region: Todd Seaman, Region Engineer, 605.394.2244,     @RapidCityRegEng
  
  • Operations: Tom Horan, Operations Engineer, 605.394.2244,     @RCOpsEng
  • Region Traffic: Jon Suomala, Region Traffic Engineer, 605.394.2244
  • Belle Fourche Area: John Matthesen, Area Engineer, 605.892.2872,     @BelleFAreaEng
  • Custer Area: Rich Zacher, Area Engineer, 605.673.4948,     @CusterAreaEng
  • Rapid City Area: Mike Carlson, Area Engineer, 605.394.2248,     @RCAreaEng

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Division of Planning & Engineering
   Mike Behm, Director, 605.773.3265

• Road Design:
  Brian Raecke, Program Manager, 605.773.3452
• Grading Project Supervisors:
Cary Cleland, 605.367.4970, ext. 2119
Karen Olson, 605.773.5409
Neil Schochenmaier, 605.773.5107
• Erosion Control: Karen Olson, 605.773.5409
• Traffic Signal & Lighting: Kelly VanDeWiele, 605.773.6488
• Utility Relocation Coordinators:
Bronson Blow, 605.773.4097
Kyle McKeever, 605.773.6593
Sarah Gilkerson, 605.773.4426
• Survey & ROW: Jon Nelson, 605.394.2504
• Computer Application Dev. & Support: Warren Ice, 605.773.4419
• Bridge Design:
  Steve Johnson, Program Manager, 605.773.3285
• Bridge Maintenance: Todd Thompson
• Bridge Management: Dave Coley
• Bridge Design: Dave Madden
• Bridge Hydraulics: Kevin Marton
• Bridge Construction: Hadly Eisenbeisz
• Right of Way:
  Joel Gengler, Program Manager, 605.773.3746
• Property Management: Scott Pretzer, 605.773.3710
• ROW Acquisition Supervisor: John Keyes, 605.773.1626
• ROW Appraisal Supervisor: Vacant - contact Ken Brilz, 605.773.4223
• ROW Engineering:
Fred Leetch, 605.773.3749

• Internal Auditor, Land Title Coordinator, Tribal ROW Coordination: Jerri Williams, 605.773.4475
• Abandonment, Transfers, Highway ROW Research: Scott Pretzer, 605.773.3710
• Administration:
  Tammy Williams, Program Manager, 605.773.8149
  • Asset Management: Josh Bench-Bresher, 605.773.4028
  • Asset Management Asst. & ER Coordinator: Colby Jensen, 605.773.5109
  • Contract Administration: Vacant - contact Tammy Williams
  • Environmental: Joanne Hight, 605.773.3721
  • Local Government Assistance: Doug Kinniburgh, 605.773.4284
• Transportation Inventory Management:
  Rocky Hook, Program Manager, 605.773.3278
  • Non-state Public Road Inventory: Greg Pollreisz, 605.773.6645
  • Traffic Monitoring/HPMS Program: Jeff Brosz, 605.773.5439
  • Pavement Condition Monitoring: Ken Marks, 605.773.3336
  • CADD Mapping: Nichole Berg, 605.773.3380
  • Geographical Information System: Kimberly Zerr, 605.773.3402
• Project Development:
  Mark Leiferman, Program Manager, 605.773.3268
  • Bid Letting: Sam Weisgram
  • Project Planning: Jerry Ortbahn
  • Project Delivery: Mark Malone
  • Scenic Byways/Transportation Alternatives/Bicycle-Pedestrian Coordinator: Logan Gran, 605.773.4912
  • Scoping & Safety: Brace Prouty, 605.773,5961
  • Traffic Safety Engineer: Andy Vandel, 605.773.4421
  • Guardrail and Roadside Safety, Standard Plates/Notes: Bernie Clocksin, 605.773.6646
• Materials & Surfacing:
  Joe Feller, Program Manager, 605.773.3401
  • Certification & Accreditation: Jerry Schaefer
  • Surfacing Plans: Scott Rabern
  • Geotechnical: Kevin Griese
  • Central Materials Lab: Tom Grannes