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Know Your Operator: Portia Berry 

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Posted by John Komarek | May 28, 2026

After more than two decades in mental health care, Portia Berry found a new way to serve the community, behind the wheel of a Metro Transit bus. “I feel like I’m still doing mental health work, just in a different uniform,” Berry said. [...]

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Know Your Operator: Tadesse Kifle 

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Posted by John Komarek | May 28, 2026

For Tadesse Kifle, becoming a bus operator was not part of the original plan, but it has turned into a rewarding career built on opportunity, persistence, and growth. Tadesse came to the United States from Ethiopia in 2016 through the Visa [...]

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Know Your Operator: Aaron Jahnke 

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Posted by John Komarek | May 28, 2026

Before Metro Transit, Aaron Jahnke ran his own marketing consulting company. But then, the pandemic hit. “Things really went south,” Aaron said. “I wasn’t sure if the business was going to come back, so I started looking for [...]

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Know Your Operator: Mohammed “M.D.” Zahidul Dewan 

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Posted by John Komarek | May 28, 2026

As an immigrant from Bangladesh, Mohammed “M.D.” Zahidul Dewan came to Minnesota for school. But it was his daily commute that inspired him to switch tracks and become a Metro Transit train operator. “I used to ride the Blue Line every [...]

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Know Your Operator: Shawn Nevins 

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| May 22, 2026

Shawn Nevins has only one regret about becoming a bus operator at Metro Transit: “I wish I had done it sooner.” After nearly two decades working in property management, rehabbing historic brownstones in Minneapolis, Shawn was ready for [...]

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