Skip Montana Governor navigation
DiscoveringMontana.com
Scenic Photo in Montana
Scenic Photo in Montana


Governor's Staff

Governor's Staff | Economic Opportunity | Central Services | Budget & Planning

Citizens' Advocate | Community Service | Indian Affairs | Governor's Cabinet


Governor's Staff
The Governor's Staff can be reached by calling (406) 444-3111; TDD (Telephone Device for the Deaf) 406-444-3607, or by writing the State Capitol, Helena, MT, 59620-0801.

Chief of Staff

Barbara Ranf

Chief Legal Counsel

James Santoro

Policy Advisors

Chief Policy Advisor

Tom Beck

Natural Resources Policy Advisor

Todd O'Hair

Human Services and Corrections Policy Advisor

Jean Branscum

Energy and Higher Education Policy Advisor

Steve Snezek

K-12 Education Advisor

Kris Goss

Communications Office

Communications Director

Chuck Butler

Deputy Communications Director

Kris Goss

Governor's Office Staff

Office Manager

Marci Lynn

Board Appointments

Susan Ames

Governor's Scheduler

Lynn Staley

Correspondence Manager

Julie Delger

Special Projects and Executive Assistant

Linda Ashworth

Receptionist

Carolyn Renaud

Receptionist

Rosie Robinson

Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity can be reached at (406) 444-5634 (fax: 444-3674). You may also write to Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, c/o the State Capitol, Helena, MT, 59620-0801.

Dave Gibson

Chief Business Officer

406-444-5634

Lynette Brown

Office Manager

406-444-5634

Mark Lindberg

Energy and Agriculture Officer

406-444-9757

Central Services

Administrator

Mary Jo Murray

Accounting and Payroll

Carol Smith

Office of Budget and Program Planning
The Budget and Program Planning Staff can be reached by calling (406) 444-3616, or by writing the State Capitol, Helena, MT, 59620-0801.

Budget Director

Chuck Swysgood

Assistant Director

Amy Sassano, Operations and Budget Manager

Assistant Director

Amy Carlson, Finance Manager

Office of Citizens' Advocate
The Citizens' Advocate can be reached by calling toll-free 800-332-2272 or (406) 444-3468, or by writing the State Capitol, Helena, MT, 59620-0801.

Citizen's Advocate

Myrna Omholt-Mason

Assistant Citizen's Advocate

Jane LaMoure

Office of Community Service
The Office of Community Service Staff can be reached by phone at (406) 444-5547, by fax at (406) 444-4418, or mail at State Capitol Building, Helena MT 59620-0801.

Director of Community Services

Steve Nelsen

Director of Montana's Promise

Doug Brown

Program Specialist

William Soller

Administrative Assistant

Donna Arvidson

Office of Indian Affairs
The Office of Indian Affairs can be reached by phone at (406) 444-3702, by fax at (406) 444-1350, or mail at State Capitol Building, Helena MT 59620-0801.

Coordinator

vacant

Administrative Officer

Lori Ryan

Governor's Cabinet
The Governor's Cabinet Officers can be reached by writing c/o the State Capitol, Helena, MT, 59620-0801.

Administration

Steve Bender

406-444-2032

Agriculture

Ralph Peck

406-444-3144

Commerce

Mark Simonich

406-841-2704

Corrections

Bill Slaughter

406-444-3930

Environmental Quality

Jan Sensibaugh

406-444-2544

Fish, Wildlife, and Parks

Jeff Hagener

406-444-3186

Indian Affairs

vacant

406-444-3702

Labor and Industry

Wendy Keating

406-444-3555

Livestock

Marc Bridges

406-444-7323

Lottery

Gerry LaChere

406-444-5825

Military Affairs

General Gene Prendergast

406-841-3000

Natural Resources and Conservation

Bud Clinch

406-444-6699

Northwest Power Planning Council

Ed Bartlett
John Hines

406-444-3952
406-444-3952

Public Health and Human Services

Gail Gray

406-444-5622

Revenue

Don Hoffman

406-444-2460

Transportation

Dave Galt

406-444-6201


DiscoveringMontana.com navigation footer
Governor  |  Lieutenant Governor  |  Goals & Objectives  |  Boards & Councils  |  News Releases  |  Speeches  |  Staff