STATE OF MONTANA DIRECTORY

Commissioner of Securities & Insurance

 

Last Update:  April 21, 2025

840 Helena Avenue,
Helena, MT 59620
406-444-2040

Organization Chart
Main 444-2040
Website csimt.gov
Toll Free Number 800 332-6148
Insurance (Main) FAX Number  444-3413
Insurance Consumer Services FAX Number 444-1980
Securities FAX Number 444-5558
Legal FAX Number 444-3499
Conference Room 1st Floor 444-7869
Conference Room 2nd Floor 444-1265

Commissioner of Securities & Insurance
James Brown, CSI@mt.gov, State Auditor 444-2040

Deputy State Auditor
Vacant, Deputy State Auditor 444-2040

Executive Office
David Sanders, DSanders@mt.gov, Chief of Staff 444-2040
Heather McRae, Heather.McRae@mt.gov, Executive Assistant 444-2006
Molly Plummer, Molly.Plummer@mt.gov, Business Manager 444-2042
Frank Cote, Frank.Cote@mt.gov, Government Relations Director and Deputy Insurance Commissioner 444-3412
Laura Shirtliff, Laura.Shirtliff@mt.gov, Communications, Digital & Creative Services Director 444-0903
Jenna McKinney, Jenna.McKinney@mt.gov, External Affairs Director 461-0019
Trevor Graff, TGraff@mt.gov, External Affairs Coordinator 444-3612

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

Public Outreach
Blair Smith, Blair.Smith@mt.gov, Investor Education and Public Outreach Coordinator 444-3422

Securities Division
Kirsten Madsen, Kirsten.Madsen@mt.gov, Interim Deputy Securities Commissioner & Attorney 444-4388
Ryan Sullivan, RyanSullivan@mt.gov, Securities Investigator/Examiner 444-3822
Robert Throneberry, Robert.Throneberry@mt.gov, Securities Examiner 444-3848
Jennifer Adkins, Jennifer.Adkins@mt.gov, Securities Examiner 444-5236
Jennifer Whalen, Jennifer.Whalen@mt.gov, Paralegal/Registration Coordinator 444-3473
Vacant, Securities Compliance Technician 444-2990

Insurance Division
Frank Cote, Frank.Cote@mt.gov, Deputy Insurance Commissioner 444-3412

Examinations
Kari Leonard, KLeonard2@mt.gov, Examinations Bureau Chief 444-2895
Exams Main Number 444-3506
Traditional
Vacant, Insurance Financial Examinations Supervisor 444-3612
Patrick Hunter, Patrick.Hunter@mt.gov, Examiner 444-1371
David Heesch, David.Heesch@mt.gov, Examiner 444-5233
Tavin Mogus, TMogus@mt.gov, Compliance Technician 444-3469
Captives
Erin Snyder, Erin.Snyder@mt.gov, Captives Insurance Financial Examiner Supervisor 444-4350
Dakota Terry, Dakota.Terry@mt.gov, Examiner 444-3721
William Good, William.Good@mt.gov, Examiner 444-5438
Ramona Bidon, RBidon@mt.gov, Compliance Technician 444-4515

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

Insurance Services
David Dachs, DDachs@mt.gov, Bureau Chief 444-9722
Producer Licensing Main Number 444-2020
Pam Daugherty, PDaugherty@mt.gov, Licensing/Surplus Lines Specialist 444-9751
Sherrie Mannix, Shmannix@mt.gov, Licensing Specialist 444-2539
Brittany Highland, Brittany.Highland@mt.gov, Licensing Specialist 444-3455
Market Conduct
Troy Smith, Troy.Smith@mt.gov, Market Conduct Examiner 444-5537
Matthew Eberhardt, Matthew.Eberhardt@mt.gov, Market Conduct Examiner 444-3897
Forms
Karen Beyl, KBeyl@mt.gov, Compliance Specialist (Lead) 444-3438
Karyn Campbell-Olsen, Karen.Campbell-Olsen2@mt.gov, Compliance Specialist 444-3720
Mark Reese, Mark.Reese@mt.gov, Compliance Specialist 444-4517
Jamie Clayton, Jamie.Clayton@mt.gov, Compliance Specialist 444-2047

Rates
Mari Kindberg, MKindberg@mt.gov, Chief Actuary 444-5220
Dianna Harmon, Dianna.Harmon@mt.gov, Actuary 444-2894
Ashley Perez, Ashley.Perez2@mt.gov, Deputy Chief Actuary 444-0765

Legal Services
Kate Ellis, Kate.Ellis@mt.gov, Interim Chief Legal Counsel 444-5223
Mark Mattioli, Mark.Mattioli@mt.gov, Senior Counsel 444-2406
Carlo Canty, Carlo.Canty@mt.gov, Staff Attorney 444-5234
Rune Vander Wey, RVanderWey@mt.gov, Staff Attorney 444-2755
Kirsten Madsen, Kirsten.Madsen@mt.gov, Staff Attorney 444-4328
Kate Ellis, Kate.Ellis@mt.gov, Staff Attorney 444-5223
George Nemie, George.Nemie@mt.gov, Staff Attorney 444-7834
Chris McConnell, Christopher.McConnell@mt.gov, Staff Attorney 444-5239
Brandy Morrison, Brandy.Morrison@mt.gov, Paralegal 444-1942
Tiffany Hoffman, Tiffany.Hoffman@mt.gov, Paralegal 444-2726

Investigations
Ted Bidon, TBidon@mt.gov, Bureau Chief 444-0385
Rodney Harker, Rodney.Harker@mt.gov, Investigator 444-3810
Neil Brunett, NBrunett@mt.gov, Investigator 444-5412
Bryan Stanley, BStanley@mt.gov, Investigator 444-2844
Amber Treat, Amber.Treat@mt.gov, Investigator 444-2495

Central Services
Amber Thorvilson, AThorvilson@mt.gov, Chief Financial Officer 444-1867
Steven Tesinsky, Steven.Tesinsky@mt.gov, Contracts & Procurement Officer  444-2004
Karen Pocha-Melby, Karen.Pocha-Melby2@mt.gov, Accountant 444-2041
Amanda Scherer, AScherer@mt.gov, Accounting Technician 444-5229
Wendy Gournay, Wendy.Gournay@mt.gov, Administrative Assistant - Front Desk/Mail 444-1536

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

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