State of Montana Directory

State Auditor Office

Department Information

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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

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Commissioner of Securities & Insurance

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

Deputy State Auditor

Name Phone Email
Vacant, Deputy State Auditor 444-2006

Executive Office

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

Human Resources

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

Communications and Public Outreach

Name Phone Email
Tyler Newcombe, Communications Director 444-3422 Tyler.Newcombe@mt.gov
Bayley Jones, Communications Technician 444-0903 Bayley.Jones@mt.gov
Kaitlyn Wenzel, Public Outreach Coordinator 444-3412 Kaitlyn.Wenzel@mt.gov

Securities Division

Name Phone Email
Securities Main Number 444-3815
Kirsten Madsen, Deputy Securities Commissioner & Attorney 444-4328 Kirsten.Madsen@mt.gov
Ryan Sullivan, Securities Investigator/Examiner 444-3822 RyanSullivan@mt.gov
Jennifer Adkins, Securities Investigator/Examiner 444-5236 Jennifer.Adkins@mt.gov
Sidney Du Varney, Securities Examiner 444-3848 Sidney.DuVarney@mt.gov
Jennifer Whalen, Paralegal/Registration Coordinator 444-2990 Jennifer.Whalen@mt.gov
Audrae Rivera, Securities Compliance Technician 444-0321 Audrae.Rivera@mt.gov

Insurance Division

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

Examinations

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

Insurance Consumer Services

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

Insurance Services

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

Rates

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

Legal Services

Name Phone Email
Jack Connors, Chief Legal Counsel 444-5223 Jack.Connors@mt.gov
Mark Mattioli, Deputy Chief Leagal 444-2406 Mark.Mattioli@mt.gov
Rune Vander Wey, Staff Attorney 444-2755 RVanderWey@mt.gov
Kelsey Prestesater, Staff Attorney 594-3394 KelseyPrestesater@mt.gov
Brandy Morrison, Paralegal 444-1942 Brandy.Morrison@mt.gov
Tiffany Hoffman, Paralegal 444-2726 Tiffany.Hoffman@mt.gov

Investigations

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

Central Services

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

Information Technology

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