BOARD APPOINTEES AND VACANCIES

 

Section 2-15-108, MCA, passed by the 1991 Legislature, directed that all appointing authorities of all appointive boards, commissions, committees, and councils of state government take positive action to attain gender balance and proportional representation of minority residents to the greatest extent possible.

 

One directive of 2-15-108, MCA, is that the Secretary of State publish monthly in the Montana Administrative Register a list of appointees and upcoming or current vacancies on those boards and councils.

 

In this issue, appointments effective in June 2014 appear. Vacancies scheduled to appear from August 1, 2014, through October 31, 2014, are listed, as are current vacancies due to resignations or other reasons. Individuals interested in serving on a board should refer to the bill that created the board for details about the number of members to be appointed and necessary qualifications.

 

Each month, the previous month's appointees are printed, and current and upcoming vacancies for the next three months are published.

 

IMPORTANT

 

Membership on boards and commissions changes constantly. The following lists are current as of July 1, 2014.

 

For the most up-to-date information of the status of membership, or for more detailed information on the qualifications and requirements to serve on a board, contact the appointing authority.

 

BOARD AND COUNCIL APPOINTEES FROM JUNE 2014

 

                                                                                                                                   Appointment/

Appointee                                              Appointed by                 Succeeds               End Date

 

Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists (Labor and Industry)

Ms. Abigail Coburn                              Governor                        Gross                       6/19/2014

Missoula                                                                                                                          10/1/2015

Qualifications (if required): Public Representative

 

Board of Dentistry (Labor and Industry)

Ms. Jennifer Porter                               Governor                        Merrick                    6/5/2014

Bozeman                                                                                                                         3/29/2017

Qualifications (if required): Dental Hygienist

 

Board of Nursing Home Administrators (Labor and Industry)

Mr. Loren Hines                                    Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Butte                                                                                                                                 6/1/2019

Qualifications (if required): Profession or Institution Concerned with the Care of chronically Ill and Infirm Aged

 

Board of Personnel Appeals (Labor and Industry)

Mr. Jim Soumas                                    Governor                        Hallfrisch                6/5/2014

Joliet                                                                                                                                 1/1/2015

Qualifications (if required): Labor Unions, Substitute Member

 

Board of Veterans' Affairs (Military Affairs)

Mr. Dan Bernhardt                               Governor                        Erickson                 6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             8/1/2017

Qualifications (if required): U.S. Department of Labor Representative

 

Commission on Community Service (Governor)

Major Lori Chamberlain                       Governor                        Smith                       6/5/2014

Fort Harrison                                                                                                                   7/1/2015

Qualifications (if required): Agency Representative

 

Family Support Services Advisory Council (Public Health and Human Services)

Ms. Jennifer Banna                             Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Missoula                                                                                                                          4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Parent Representative

 

Ms. Zoe Barnard                                   Governor                        not listed                 6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Agency Representative

 

Ms. Sylvia Danforth                             Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Miles City                                                                                                                         4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Provider Part C

 

Dr. Corey Fish                                       Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Bozeman                                                                                                                         4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Health Care Representative

 

Ms. Peggy Grimes                                Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Missoula                                                                                                                          4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Experience with Homelessness Advocacy

 

Ms. Lucy Hart‑Paulson                        Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Missoula                                                                                                                          4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Speech Language Therapists Association

 

Ms. Ryane Holzwarth                          Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Laurel                                                                                                                               4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Quality Improvement Specialist

 

Ms. Caitlin Jensen                               Governor                        Piazzi                      6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Agency Representative

 

Ms. Jody Jones                                     Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Ronan                                                                                                                              4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Head Start Representative

 

Ms. Debra Kercher                               Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Great Falls                                                                                                                       4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Parent Representative

 

Dr. Christine Lux                                  Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Bozeman                                                                                                                         4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Personnel Preparation Representative

 

Ms. Novelene Martin                            Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Miles City                                                                                                                         4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Parent Representative

 

Ms. Danni McCarthy                            Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Office of Public Instruction Representative

 

Mr. David Munson                                Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Provider, Part C

 

Mr. Tim Plaska                                      Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Agency Representative

 

Rep. Jean Price                                    Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Great Falls                                                                                                                       4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): State Legislator

 

Ms. Heather Racicot                            Governor                        not listed                 6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Agency Representative

 

Ms. Norma Zelzer                                 Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Great Falls                                                                                                                       4/9/2016

Qualifications (if required): Family Support Specialist

 

Future Fisheries Review Panel (Fish, Wildlife and Parks)

Mr. Joseph Willauer                             Governor                        Arnold                     6/5/2014

Butte                                                                                                                                 7/1/2015

Qualifications (if required): Licensed Angler

 

Insure Montana Board (State Auditor)

Mr. John Jaksha                                   Auditor                            not listed                 6/30/2014

Butte                                                                                                                                 6/30/2016

Qualifications (if required): Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Representative

 

Land Information Advisory Council (Education)

Mr. Myron Shield                                  Governor                        Doney                     6/5/2014

Crow Agency                                                                                                                  6/30/2015

Qualifications (if required): Indian Tribal interests

 

Montana Heritage Preservation and Development Commission (Commerce)

Ms. Cynthia Andrus                             Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Bozeman                                                                                                                         5/1/2017

Qualifications (if required): Member of Tourism Advisory Council

 

Dr. Timothy Lehman                            Governor                        reappointed            6/5/2014

Billings                                                                                                                             5/1/2017

Qualifications (if required): Montana Historian

 

Mr. Andy Poole                                     Governor                        Lawson                   6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             5/1/2017

Qualifications (if required): Public At‑Large

 

Public Employees' Retirement Board (Administration)

Mr. Warren Dupuis                               Governor                        not listed                 6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             4/1/2019

Qualifications (if required): Active Member of the Public Retirement System, Defined Contribution

 

Ms. Maggie Peterson                           Governor                        Bugni                      6/5/2014

Anaconda                                                                                                                       4/1/2019

Qualifications (if required): Experience in Investment Management, Counseling or Financial Planning

 

State Employees Charitable Giving Campaign Advisory Council (Administration)

Ms. Pamela Carlson                            Governor                        Miller                       6/5/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             2/18/2015

Qualifications (if required): Federation Representative

 

State Tribal Economic Development Commission (Commerce)

Mr. Garrett Big Leggins                        Governor                        Miller                       6/5/2014

Poplar                                                                                                                              6/30/2016

Qualifications (if required): Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Representative

 

Rep. Bill Whitehead                             Governor                        Ryan                       6/5/2014

Wolf Point                                                                                                                       6/30/2016

Qualifications (if required): Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Alternate

 

Youth Justice Council (Justice)

Sheriff Craig Anderson                       Governor                        reappointed            6/19/2014

Glendive                                                                                                                          3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Law Enforcement, Judge, Judiciary

 

Mr. Dave Bailon                                    Governor                        Dunham                 6/19/2014

Kalispell                                                                                                                           3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Volunteer work with delinquents and potential delinquents

 

Ms. Laura Bomboy Singley                Governor                        reappointed            6/19/2014

Lewistown                                                                                                                       3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Law Enforcement, Judge, Judiciary

 

Mr. Tim Brurud                                      Governor                        reappointed            6/19/2014

Havre                                                                                                                               3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Private Non‑Profit Agency

 

Ms. Anna Fischer                                 Governor                        not listed                 6/19/2014

East Helena                                                                                                                    3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Under 24, has been or is under the Jurisdiction of the Juvenile Justice System

 

Judge Mary Jane Knisely                   Governor                        Hernandez             6/19/2014

Billings                                                                                                                             3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Law Enforcement, Judge, Judiciary

 

Mr. Chaz McGurn                                 Governor                        reappointed            6/19/2014

Helena                                                                                                                             3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Under 24, has been or is under the Jurisdiction of the Juvenile Justice System

 

Ms. Kelly McIntosh                               Governor                        Champion              6/19/2014

Dillon                                                                                                                               3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Private Non‑Profit Agency

 

Mrs. Michelle Miller                              Governor                        Carbonari               6/19/2014

Butte                                                                                                                                 3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Competency Addressing Youth Violence

 

Commissioner Laura Obert                Governor                        Tanniehill               6/19/2014

Townsend                                                                                                                       3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Local Government

 

Mr. Peter Ohman                                  Governor                        McKenzie               6/19/2014

Bozeman                                                                                                                         3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Public Agency

 

Mr. Randy Shipman                             Governor                        reappointed            6/19/2014

Dillon                                                                                                                               3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Public Agency

 

Mr. Adam Stern                                     Governor                        reappointed            6/19/2014

Livingston                                                                                                                       3/1/2016

Qualifications (if required): Local Government