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President
Steve Herrig – Director
Great Falls Parks & Recreation Dept.
1700 River Dr N #1327
Great Falls, MT 59401
sherrig@greatfallsmt.net
President Elect
Ryan Applegate – Deputy Director of Program and Fiscal Services
Missoula Parks & Recreation Dept.
600 Cregg Lane
Missoula, MT ApplegateR@ci.missoula.mt.us
Past President
Maria Butts – Director
Whitefish Parks & Recreation Dept.
504 Central Ave
Whitefish, MT 59937
mbutts@cityofwhitefish.gov
Secretary
Jennie Bradford
Operations Specialist
Whitefish Parks & Recreation Dept.
504 Central Ave
Whitefish, MT 59937
jbradford@cityofwhitefish.gov
Treasurer
Carla Belski
Community Services Coordinator
Whitefish Parks & Recreation Dept.
504 Central Ave
Whitefish, MT 59937
cbelski@cityofwhitefish.gov
Membership
Katie Canter
Contracts and Sports Parks Coordinator
Bozeman Parks and Recreation Dept.
600 Bridger Drive
Bozeman, MT 59771
kcanter@bozeman.net
Advisory Team
Jodie Adams
National Recreation and Park Association
Past President/Board of Directors
jadams5557@me.com
Advisory Team
Kory Thompson
Recreation Superintendent
Billings Parks & Recreation Dept.
390 N 23rd St
Billings, MT 59101
thomsonk@billingsmt.gov
Advisory Team
Beth R. Shumate
Parks Division Administrator
1420 E. 6th Avenue
PO Box 200701
Helena, MT 59620
bshumate@mt.gov
Trails Representative
Bob Walker
Chair of the Board: American Trails
Chair of the Board: Montana Trails Coalition
Helena, MT
Bob_mttrails@outlook.com
University Liaison
Elena Bigart, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Research Assistant Professor
University of Montana
Stone Hall 212 | 32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59801
elena.bigart@umontana.edu
Student Liaision
Ava Worbets
Student
University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
avaworbets@gmail.com
Urban Forestry Liaison
Patrick Plantenburg
Montana Urban & Community Forest Association
m2andp2@mt.net
Parks Liaison
Lincoln Lake
Associate Director – Developed Parks & Trails
Missoula Parks & Recreation Dept.
600 Cregg Lane
Missoula, MT
LakeL@ci.missoula.mt.us
Recreation Liaison
Mitch Lauenstein
Recreation Programmer
Whitefish Parks & Recreation Dept.
504 Central Ave
Whitefish, MT 59937
mlauenstein@cityofwhitefish.gov
Aquatics Liaison
Hannah Shepherd
Aquatics Program Manager
Missoula Parks & Recreation Dept.
600 Cregg Lane
Missoula, MT
shepherdh@ci.missoula.mt.us
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