State of Montana Directory

State Auditor Office

Department Information

Website Address Phone Fax Organizational Chart
csimt.gov 840 Helena Avenue,
Helena, MT 59620

Main: 444-2040

Toll Free: 800 332-6148

Conference Rm 1st Fl: 444-7869

Conference Rm 2nd Fl: 444-1265

Insurance (main): 444-3413

Insurance Consumer Services: 444-1980

Securities: 444-5558

Legal: 444-3499

 Organization Chart (not 508 compliant)

Commissioner of Securities & Insurance

Name Phone Email
James Brown, State Auditor CSI@mt.gov 444-2006

Deputy State Auditor

Name Phone Email
Vacant, Deputy State Auditor   444-2040

Executive Office

Name Phone Email
David Sanders, Chief of Staff DSanders@mt.gov 444-3778
Heather McRae, Executive Assistant Heather.McRae@mt.gov 444-2006
Erin Snyder, Deputy Insurance Commissioner Erin.Snyder@mt.gov 444-4350
Kaitlyn Wenzel, Policy Analyst Kaitlyn.Wenzel@mt.gov 444-3412
Molly Plummer, Business Manager Molly.Plummer@mt.gov 444-2042
Tyler Newcombe, Communications Director Tyler.Newcombe@mt.gov 444-3422
Jenna McKinney, External Affairs Director Jenna.McKinney@mt.gov 431-7110
Trevor Graff, External Affairs Coordinator TGraff@mt.gov 444-3612

Human Resources

Name Phone Email
Michelle Flynn, Human Resources Manager Michelle.Flynn@mt.gov 444-5221
Abigail Nesslar, Human Resources Assistant Abigail.Nesslar@mt.gov 444-9222

Public Outreach

Name Phone Email
Vacant, Investor Education and Public Outreach Coordinator   444-2040

Securities Division

Name Phone Email
Kirsten Madsen, Deputy Securities Commissioner & Attorney Kirsten.Madsen@mt.gov 444-4388
Ryan Sullivan, Securities Investigator/Examiner RyanSullivan@mt.gov 444-3822
Sidney Du Varney, Securities Examiner Sidney.DuVarney@mt.gov 444-3848
Jennifer Adkins, Securities Examiner Jennifer.Adkins@mt.gov 444-5236
Jennifer Whalen, Paralegal/Registration Coordinator Jennifer.Whalen@mt.gov 444-3473
Audrae Rivera, Securities Compliance Technician Audrae.Rivera@mt.gov 444-0321

Insurance Division

Name Phone Email
Erin Snyder, Deputy Insurance Commissioner Erin.Snyder@mt.gov 444-4350

Examinations

Name Phone Email
Kari Leonard, Examinations Bureau Chief KLeonard2@mt.gov 444-2895
Exams Main Number   444-3506
Traditional
Patrick Hunter, Examiner Patrick.Hunter@mt.gov 444-1371
David Heesch, Examiner David.Heesch@mt.gov 444-5233
Tavin Mogus, Compliance Technician TMogus@mt.gov 444-3469
Captives
Dakota Terry, Examiner Dakota.Terry@mt.gov 444-3721
William Good, Examiner William.Good@mt.gov 444-5438
Ramona Bidon, Compliance Technician RBidon@mt.gov 444-4515
Jason Rodriguez, Examiner Jason.Rodriguez2@mt.gov 444-2405

Insurance Consumer Services

Name Phone Email
Life and Health Main Number   444-2524
Property and Casualty Main Number   444-3525
Ted Bidon, Bureau Chief TBidon@mt.gov 444-0385
Jake Dennehy, P&C Compliance Specialist Jake.Dennehy@mt.gov 444-2810
Danielle Moreau, L&H Compliance Specialist Danielle.Moreau@mt.gov 444-3678
Benjamin Vukonich, P&C Compliance Specialist Benjamin.Vukonich@mt.gov 444-3446
Dan Clark, P&C Compliance Specialist Dan.Clark@mt.gov 444-9768
Wanda Shields, P&C Compliance Specialist Wanda.Shields@mt.gov 444-3126
Colton March, P&C Compliance Specialist Colton.March@mt.gov 444-5874
Elisa Pierce, L&H Compliance Specialist Elisa.Pierce@mt.gov 444-4613
Jeanne Massey, P&C Compliance Specialist Jeanne.Massey@mt.gov 444-3353

Insurance Services

Name Phone Email
David Dachs, Bureau Chief DDachs@mt.gov 444-9722
Producer Licensing Main Number 444-2020
Pam Daugherty, Licensing/Surplus Lines Specialist PDaugherty@mt.gov 444-9751
Sherrie Mannix, Licensing Specialist Shmannix@mt.gov 444-2539
Brittany Highland, Licensing Specialist Brittany.Highland@mt.gov 444-3455
Market Conduct
Troy Smith, Market Conduct Examiner Troy.Smith@mt.gov 444-5537
Matthew Eberhardt, Market Conduct Examiner Matthew.Eberhardt@mt.gov 444-3897
Forms
Karen Beyl, Compliance Specialist (Lead) KBeyl@mt.gov 444-3438
Karyn Campbell-Olsen, Compliance Specialist Karen.Campbell-Olsen2@mt.gov 444-3720
Mark Reese, Compliance Specialist Mark.Reese@mt.gov 444-4517

Rates

Name Phone Email
Mari Kindberg, Chief Actuary MKindberg@mt.gov 444-5220
Dianna Harmon, Actuary Dianna.Harmon@mt.gov 444-2894
Ashley Perez, Deputy Chief Actuary Ashley.Perez@mt.gov 444-0765

Legal Services

Name Phone Email
Jack Connors, Chief Legal Counsel Jack.Connors@mt.gov 444-5223
Mark Mattioli, Staff Attorney Mark.Mattioli@mt.gov 444-2406
Rune Vander Wey, Staff Attorney RVanderWey@mt.gov 444-2755
George Nemie, Staff Attorney George.Nemie@mt.gov 444-7834
Chris McConnell, Staff Attorney Christopher.McConnell@mt.gov 444-5239
Brandy Morrison, Paralegal Brandy.Morrison@mt.gov 444-1942
Tiffany Hoffman, Paralegal Tiffany.Hoffman@mt.gov 444-2726

Investigations

Name Phone Email
Ted Bidon, Bureau Chief TBidon@mt.gov 444-0385
Rodney Harker, Investigator Rodney.Harker@mt.gov 444-3810
Neil Brunett, Investigator NBrunett@mt.gov 444-5412
Bryan Stanley, Investigator BStanley@mt.gov 444-2844
Sebastian Hoffmann, Investigator Sebastian.Hoffmann@mt.gov 444-2495

Central Services

Name Phone Email
Amber Thorvilson, Chief Financial Officer AThorvilson@mt.gov  444-1867
Steven Tesinsky, Contracts & Procurement Officer  Steven.Tesinsky@mt.gov 444-2004
Karen Pocha-Melby, Accountant Karen.Pocha-Melby2@mt.gov 444-2041
Amanda Scherer, Accounting Technician, Building Manager AScherer@mt.gov 444-5229
Wendy Gournay, Administrative Assistant III Wendy.Gournay@mt.gov 444-1536

Information Technology

Name Phone Email
Michael Sweeney, Manager Michael.Sweeney@mt.gov 444-3517
Nate Senn, Information Systems Specialist NSenn@mt.gov 444-0382