Board & Management
What it takes to keep this massive goal organized.
Officers
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Dave Strohmaier
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Jason Stuart
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Mary Hensleigh
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Rich Wallace
Counties & Directors
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George Real Bird
Big Horn County
Commissioner -
Darrel Folkvord
Broadwater County
Commissioner
District 3 -
Dan Olsen
Butte-Silver Bow
Retired Commissioner -
Scott Miller
Carbon County
Commissioner -
Kevin Krausz
Custer County
Commissioner -
Jason Stuart
Dawson County
City Council Member - Ward 2
Economic Development Council
BSPRA Vice-Chair -
Scott MacFarlane
Gallatin County
Commissioner -
Mary Hensleigh
Jefferson County
Mayor - City of Whitehall
BSPRA Secretary -
Steve Stanley
Lake County
Commissioner -
Diane Magone
Mineral County
Resource Council -
Dave Strohmaier
Missoula County
Commissioner
BSPRA Chair -
Grant Gager
Park County
City Manager -
Terry Jennings
Powell County
REC Silicon - Corporate Contracts and Materials Manager -
Samantha Beyl
Rosebud County
Forsyth City Council Member -
Rich Wallace
Sanders County
Human Resources Director
BSPRA Treasurer -
Tyrel Hamilton
Stillwater County
Commissioner -
Ruth Baker
Treasure County
Commissioner -
Edward Anderson
Wibaux County
Commissioner
Ex Officio Directors
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Martin Charlo
CSKT
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Norma Gourneau
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
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Luella Brien
Crow Tribe
Tribal Tourism Office Coordinator -
Jim Tylick
BNSF Railway
Assistant Vice President of Passenger Operations -
Rob Stapley
Montana Department of Transportation
Division Administrator of Rail, Transit & Planning Division -
Chase Kitchen
Amtrak
Government Affairs Manager -
John Denny
International Association of Machinists
General Chairman – District Lodge 19, IAMAW
Executive Management
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Jess Peterson
Western Skies Strategies
Executive Director
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Maggie Tupper
Western Skies Strategies
Office Services Manager
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Mary Jo Foley-Birrenkott
Western Skies Strategies
Communications & Membership Services
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Kalina Reine
Western Skies Strategies
Government Relations
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Allison Corbyn
Western Skies Strategies
Partnerships
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Vivian Winston
Western Skies Strategies
Chief Financial Officer
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Kelly Fogarty
Western Skies Strategies
Operations & Events
2023 Organizational Chart
Terms
The initial terms were staggered in length to maintain membership balance. Subsequent terms are 3-year terms.
Term Ends December 2024
Darrel Folkvord
Jason Stuart (Vice Chair)
Mary Hensleigh (Secretary)
Samantha Beyl
Steve Stanley
George Real Bird
Term Ends December 2025
Dave Strohmaier (Chair)
Terry Jennings
Edward Anderson
Tyrel Hamilton
Kevin Krauz
Term Ends December 2026
Dan Olsen
Scott Miller
Scott MacFarlane
Diane Magone