
Our Team
The Southern Bus and Mobility team is a group of expert individuals who are united by their passion for creating amazing experiences for our customers. From personal mobility vehicle consulting to school bus sales and long-term maintenance of the vehicles we sell, our success is tied to your satisfaction.
Whether you are looking for a vehicle to transport a group or to modify your current vehicle so it better fits your independent lifestyle, our team at Southern Bus and Mobility is deeply knowledgeable about available options and can help point you in the right direction for what will achieve your goals.
Illinois

Administrative Assistant
- Hannah Harmon
- hharmon@southernbusandmobility.com

Commercial Sales
- Trevor Gerdes
- trevor@southernbusandmobility.com

Assistant Parts & Service Manager
- Steve Lanter
- slanter@southernbusandmobility.com

Accountant
- Jill Spihlmann
- jspihlmann@southernbusandmobility.com

Vice President
- Karen Gerdes
- kgerdes@southernbusandmobility.com

Service Director
- Stephen Warnecke
- swarnecke@southernbusandmobility.com

Sales Assistant
- Phyllis Gebke
- pgebke@southernbusandmobility.com

Sales Manager
- Max Wood
- mwood@southernbusandmobility.com

Parts Manager
- Marty Diekemper
- mdiekemper@southernbusandmobility.com

Business Manager
- Mark Rakers
- mrakers@southernbusandmobility.com

Mobility Sales Manager
- Alan Gerdes
- agerdes@southernbusandmobility.com

Commercial Sales
- Cal Loepker
- cloepker@southernbusandmobility.com

Mobility Specialist
- Curtis Doetsch
- cdoetsch@southernbusandmobility.com

Service Advisor
- Jake Essenpreis
- jessenpreis@southernbusandmobility.com

President
- Tom Gerdes
- tgerdes@southernbusandmobility.com
St. Louis

Commercial Sales
- Shane Colonius
- scolonius@southernbusandmobility.com

Service Manager
- Larry Meyer
- lmeyer@southernbusandmobility.com

Mobility Specialist
- Dale Helton
- dhelton@southernbusandmobility.com

General Manager
- Marcel Huels
- mhuels@southernbusandmobility.com