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605.773.3265 (voice)
605.773.3921 (fax)
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Other Agencies (NON-DOT):

Driver Licensing (Dept. of Public Safety) 605.773.6883
Motor Carrier/Trucker Info. (Dept. of Public Safety) - Highway Patrol 605.773.3105
Division of Motor Vehicles (Dept. of Revenue) 605.773.3311

Mailing Address:

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

Social Media:

Twitter: @SouthDakotaDOT

Facebook: SouthDakotaDOT

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
- Deputy Secretary: Joel Jundt, 605.773.3265, @JoelJundt1

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

Division of Operations

Greg Fuller, Director

Operations Support: 605.773.3571

Construction/Maintenance: Jason Humphrey, Const/Maint. Eng., 605.773.3571 @JHumphreyCMEng
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, 605.773.3581
Corridor Preservation:

East River:

Brooke White

West River:

Stacy Bartlett

Aberdeen Region: Jeff Senst, Region Engineer, 605.626.2244, @AberdeenRegEng

Operations: Mark Peterson, Operations 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: John Forman, 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: Tammy Williams, 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

Division of Planning & Engineering
Mike Behm, Director, 605.773.3265

Project Delivery: Peggy Laurenz, 605.773.3654

Road Design:
Brian Raecke, Program Manager, 605.773.3452

Grading Project Supervisors:

Cary Cleland

Karen Olson

Neil Schochenmaier

Erosion Control: Karen Olson, 605.773.5409
Traffic Signal & Lighting: Pete Longman, 605.773.6488
Utility Relocation Coordinators:

Bronson Blow

Levi Briggs

Jason Engbrecht

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

Internal Auditor, Land Title Coordinator, Tribal ROW Coordination: Jerri Williams, 605.773.4475
Abandonment, Transfers, Highway ROW Research: Scott Pretzer, 605.773.3710

Administration:
Laurie Schultz, 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: James Ainslie, 605.773.8115
- Environmental: Tom Lehmkuhl, 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
- Scenic Byways/Transportation Alternatives/Bicycle-Pedestrian Coordinator: Derek Englund, 605.773.4912
- 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
- Surfacing Design: Gill Hedman