Havreite in Leadership Montana class of 2016

From Leadership Montana

Tracey Jette of Havre is among the 44 people selected to participate this year in Leadership Montana, a program designed to provide training to promote leadership in Montana communities.

“We are excited to welcome these accomplished individuals into our program,” said Chantel Schieffer, executive director. “Leadership Montana has a long-standing tradition of bringing together some of the state’s most accomplished leaders to help secure the future of our great state. That tradition continues with this new class.”

The class was selected for the 12th anniversary of the program, which begins in September with orientation and a retreat at Big Sky and concludes with graduation in April in Billings. Other program sites this year include Pablo, Whitefish, Livingston, Bozeman, Helena, White Sulphur Springs, Great Falls, and Glasgow.

“Leadership Montana’s graduates are truly leading Montana,” said Tom McGree, Chair of the Board. “Wherever you see a collaborative effort to strengthen Montana, chances are that Leadership Montana alumni are involved.”

The program’s first 11 sessions produced 460 graduates representing more than 50 communities across the state.  Leadership Montana alumni serve in leadership positions in businesses, education, government, healthcare, non-profit organizations, and community boards. 

This year’s class includes representatives of community, business, education, healthcare, nonprofit and government from various communities around the state.

Along with Jette, an employee of Montana State University-Northern, the other members of the class of 2016 are:

From Arlee, Mary Stranahan, Good Works Ventures LLC;

From Billings, Heidi Duncan, Billings Clinic; Scot Gudger, St. Vincent Healthcare; Eric Halvorsen, Center for Children & Families; Lisa Jensen, D. A. Davidson; Steve Knudson, Stifel Financial; Shawneal Krauszer, Krauszer Funeral Solutions; Toni Schneider, CTA Architects; Scott Sehnert, Rocky Mountain Bank; Kirk Spalding, Sanderson Stewart;

  From Bozeman, Kristy Buckley, Crowley Fleck; Heather Collins, Eagle Mount Bozeman; Chris Dahl, Foundant Technologies; Kerry Hanson, MSU Alumni Foundation; Chris Kearns, Montana State University; Craig Woolard, City of Bozeman;

  From Butte, Jennifer Hensley, Public Solutions LLC; Claudia Rapkoch, NorthWestern Energy; Josh Vincent, Water & Environmental Technologies;

From Dillon. Ryan Hughes, Westfeeds LLC;

  From Gardiner, Jeff Guengerich, Yellowstone Park Service Stations;

From Great Falls; Karen Dove Heisler, RDI Financial; Johna Wilcox, The Wendt Agency;

  From Helena, Nick Hopkins, Montana State Fund; Emily Kovarik, Montana Community Foundation; Bill Lloyd, Great West Engineering; Dan Lloyd, Governor’s Office of Economic Development; Todd Lovshin, Pacific Source Health Plans; Cynthia Monteau Moore, Department of Revenue; Jennifer Pelej, Department of Commerce/Tourism; Melissa Shannon, Strategies 360; Janet Whitmoyer, Mountain Pacific Quality Health; Kali Wicks, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana; Angela Nunn, Department of Justice

From Hungry Horse, Zac Perry, Montana House of Representatives;

From Livingston, Victor Robbins, First Interstate Bank

From Miles City, Mark Petersen, USDA Fort Keogh Research Lab;

From Missoula, Robert Ball, Allegiance Benefit Plan Management; Chris Bryant, The Nature Conservancy; Pri Fernando, US Bank; Svein Newman, Northern Plains Resource Council; Matt Riley, University of Montana;

From Two Dot, Jane Moe, Wheatland Memorial Healthcare

Leadership Montana exists to “develop leaders committed to building a better Montana through knowledge, collaboration, and civility.” It is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization and is supported by the support of more than 100 businesses, foundations and individuals across the state.

For more information about the program, visit its website at http://www.leadershipmontana.org or contact its Billings office at 406-896-5877.