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Meet the Team

Oneonta Public Transportation is proud to present the Team that provides you with impecable Transportation Service.

Meet Our Administrator
Paul Patterson: Transportation Director/Fleet Operations Manager Paul started doing vehicle maintenance at age 15 in a pilot program through the NYS National Guard in Utica, NY. He started driving bus as a college student in Oneonta at the age of twenty-one and later went on to manage bus companies in Oneonta, Binghamton, Buffalo, Albany, Westchester, Hudson Valley, and Poughkeepsie. Paul returned to Oneonta and since has served as an Alderman and School Broad Member. In 2000, he came to the City of Oneonta’s Central Garage and now serves as the City’s Fleet Operations Manager. In October 2010, he was asked to take over the additional responsibilities of Transit Director.

Meet Our Drivers

Don Cranston: Driver “Retired Environmental Forester with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (National Grid), drove tractor trailer and tour bus in Phoenix, Arizona and city bus in Syracuse. Presently, I enjoy part-time driving for Oneonta Public Transit.”
Fran Yager: Driver “I was in the U.S. Navy for 8 years. I also was a carpenter and painter for 30 years. I have worked for Oneonta Public Transit for 16 years as a Bus Driver.”
Jan Benson: Driver Retired high school and college teacher, former civil engineering designer & draftsman. Currently, in addition to driving for OPT, Jan is the Pastor of the Methodist Church in Summit, NY.
John Bradley: Driver “Railway car inspector and mason contractor, having a Class A license. I wanted to obtain a Class B passenger license and work with the public sector.”
Steve Barton: Driver “Ran my own dairy farm for thirty years. I also coach boy’s basketball.”

Neil Shoemaker: Driver Retired from the military, received an Associates Degree in Information Systems Management from SUNY Delhi, Neil has been driving buses for last 20 years.

Roy Robinson: Driver Nickname: Ridgerunner, working for OPT for 20 years on and off. Retired Vocational Instructor, owned and operated Construction Company for 20 years, married 40 years with three children and three grandchildren. "Always enjoys the public."

Chuck Barringer: Driver “I have been an OPT Driver now for the last four months. Since becoming a driver for OPT, I have enjoyed the daily routes that have been assigned me. The local residents who ride are friendly and informative and ready to assist me at any time. Students from both colleges (Hartwick and SUNY Oneonta) are very respectful, they greet me politely and always thank me when they depart the bus. I do find that not everyone appreciates OPT and what it represents and means to those who use it. OPT is Americans hard earned tax dollars at work providing a means of transportation to the public while recouping some of the expense it costs to operate. I salute OPT and the staff!”