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 August 2011 appear.  Vacancies scheduled to appear from October 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, 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 September 1, 2011.

 

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 AUGUST 2011

 

                                                                                                                                     Appointment/

Appointee                                          Appointed by                   Succeeds                   End Date/

 

Agriculture Development Council (Agriculture)

Mr. Bill Koenig                                   Governor                          reappointed               8/8/2011

Kalispell                                                                                                                           7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  agriculture producer

 

Ms. Patricia Quisno                          Governor                          reappointed               8/8/2011

Harlem                                                                                                                              7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  agriculture producer

 

Mr. David Tyler                                  Governor                          reappointed               8/8/2011

Belgrade                                                                                                                          7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  agriculture producer

 

Board of Private Security (Labor and Industry)

Ms. Holly Dershem‑Bruce                Governor                          reappointed               8/15/2011

Glendive                                                                                                                           8/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  public representative

 

Mr. Raymond Murray                        Governor                          reappointed               8/15/2011

Missoula                                                                                                                           8/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  POST representative

 

Board of Sanitarians (Labor and Industry)

Sen. John Brueggeman                   Governor                          reappointed               8/8/2011

Polson                                                                                                                              7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  sanitarian

 

Ms. Kathleen Driscoll                        Governor                          reappointed               8/8/2011

Hamilton                                                                                                                           7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  public representative

 

Mayor Gene Townsend                    Governor                          reappointed               8/8/2011

Three Forks                                                                                                                     7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  public representative

 

Department of Transportation Director (Transportation)

Mr. Tim Reardon                               Governor                          Lynch                          8/11/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              0/0/0

Qualifications (if required):  none specified

 

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

Mr. Verne Beffert                               Governor                          Stefanic                      8/3/2011

Livingston                                                                                                                         4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  special education representative

 

Ms. Denise Brunett                           Governor                          Runkel                        8/3/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  agency representative

 

Ms. Diana Colsgrove                        Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Eureka                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  parent representative

 

Ms. Sylvia Danforth                           Governor                          Pease                        8/3/2011

Miles City                                                                                                                         4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  provider representative

 

Ms. Laurie Frank                               Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Simms                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  parent representative

 

Ms. Priscilla Halcro                           Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Great Falls                                                                                                                       4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  family support specialist

 

Ms. Lucy Hart‑Paulson                     Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Missoula                                                                                                                           4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  language therapist

 

Mr. Ronald Herman                           Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  agency representative

 

Ms. Beverly Hertweck                       Governor                          not listed                    8/3/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  agency representative

 

Mr. Theodore Maloney                     Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  personnel preparation

 

Ms. Sandi Marisdotter                      Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  provider representative

 

Ms. Novelene Martin                         Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Miles City                                                                                                                         4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  parent representative

 

Ms. Danni McCarthy                         Governor                          McCarthy                   8/3/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  agency representative

 

Ms. Sandy McGennis                       Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Great Falls                                                                                                                       4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  representative of the School for the Deaf and Blind

 

Mr. Joseph Miller                               Governor                          Pease                        8/3/2011

Big Sky                                                                                                                             4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  parent representative

 

Ms. Dawn Piazzi                               Governor                          not listed                    8/3/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  agency representative

 

Ms. Paula Sherwood                        Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Missoula                                                                                                                           4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  agency representative

 

Ms. Mary Jane Standaert                 Governor                          Sinclair                       8/3/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  Head Start/Early Head Start representative

 

Ms. Cristin Volinkaty                         Governor                          reappointed               8/3/2011

Missoula                                                                                                                           4/9/2012

Qualifications (if required):  provider representative

 

Mental Health Ombudsman (Governor)

Ms. Jennifer L. Hensley                    Governor                          reappointed               8/2/2011

Butte                                                                                                                                 8/2/2015

Qualifications (if required):  none specified

 

Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities (Commerce)

Mr. Jason Billehus                             Governor                          reappointed               8/1/2011

Missoula                                                                                                                           1/1/2015

Qualifications (if required):  primary consumer representative

 

Ms. Janet Carlson                             Governor                          reappointed               8/1/2011

Malta                                                                                                                                 1/1/2015

Qualifications (if required):  primary consumer representative

 

Rep. Tim Furey                                  Governor                          reappointed               8/1/2011

Milltown                                                                                                                            1/1/2012

Qualifications (if required):  legislator

 

Mr. Roger Holt                                   Governor                          reappointed               8/1/2011

Billings                                                                                                                              1/1/2012

Qualifications (if required):  advocacy program representative

 

Mr. Darwin Nelson                            Governor                          reappointed               8/1/2011

Helena                                                                                                                              1/1/2015

Qualifications (if required):  primary consumer representative

 

Ms. Tarra Thomas                             Governor                          Karasco                     8/1/2011

Billings                                                                                                                              1/1/2015

Qualifications (if required):  secondary consumer representative

 

Ms. Connie Wethern                         Governor                          reappointed               8/1/2011

Glasgow                                                                                                                           1/1/2015

Qualifications (if required):  secondary consumer representative

 

Sen. Carol Williams                          Governor                          reappointed               8/1/2011

Missoula                                                                                                                           1/1/2012

Qualifications (if required):  legislator

 

Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (Agriculture)

Mr. Leonard Schock                         Governor                          reappointed               8/20/2011

Vida                                                                                                                                  8/20/2014

Qualifications (if required):  District 7

 

Mr. Frank Schoonover                      Governor                          reappointed               8/20/2011

Dutton                                                                                                                               8/20/2014

Qualifications (if required):  District 4

 

Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (Environmental Quality)

Ms. Kate Cassidy                             Governor                          Balazicevich              8/1/2011

Whitefish                                                                                                                          6/30/2014

Qualifications (if required):  environmental regulatory experience

 

Mr. Steve Sendon                             Governor                          reappointed               8/1/2011

Bozeman                                                                                                                          6/30/2014

Qualifications (if required):  banker

 

Poet Laureate (Montana Arts Council)

Ms. Sheryl Noethe                             Governor                          Real Bird                    8/1/2011

Missoula                                                                                                                           8/1/2013

Qualifications (if required):  Montana poet

 

Tourism Advisory Council (Commerce)

Mr. Ed DesRosier                             Governor                          reappointed               8/15/2011

East Glacier Park                                                                                                           7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  resident of Glacier Country

 

Ms. Meg O'Leary                               Governor                          reappointed               8/15/2011

Big Sky                                                                                                                             7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  resident of Yellowstone Country

 

Ms. Gail Richardson                         Governor                          reappointed               8/15/2011

Bozeman                                                                                                                          7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  resident of Yellowstone Country

 

Mr. Paul Tuss                                     Governor                          reappointed               8/15/2011

Havre                                                                                                                                7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  resident of Russell Country

 

Ms. Amber Wood‑Jensen                Governor                          reappointed               8/15/2011

Butte                                                                                                                                 7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  resident of Goldwest Country