Last Update: 09/22/2025

Public Health and Human Services

Director's Office

Director's Office General Contact Information

Director's Office General Contact Information
Main Address P.O. Box

111 North Sanders

Room 311

Helena, MT 59601-4520

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59604-4210

Director's Office Staff

Director's Office Staff
Name Email Phone
Director, Charlie Brereton charles.brereton@mt.gov (406) 444-5623
Deputy Director, Kim Aiken kim.aiken@mt.gov (406) 444-2943
Public Health and Community Affairs Executive Director, David Gerard david.Gerard@mt.gov (406) 444-4930
Human Services Executive Director, Jessie Counts jessie.counts@mt.gov (406) 444-0640
Medicaid and Health Services Executive Director, Rebecca de Camara rdecamara@mt.gov (406) 444-6951
Medicaid and CHIP State Plan Amendment and Waiver Coor., Carla Rime crime2@mt.gov (406) 444-2584
Chief Financial Officer, Kim Aiken kim.aiken@mt.gov (406) 444-2943
Chief Information Officer, Carrie Albro carrie.albro@mt.gov (406) 444-9407
Inspector General, Michelle Truax mtruax@mt.gov (406) 444-4120
State Medical Officer, Dr. Douglas Harrington Douglas.Harrington@mt.gov (406) 444-6085
Strategy and Transformation Officer, Brett Carter brett.carter2@mt.gov (406) 444-7526
Project Management Specialist, Eden Roberts edenroberts@mt.gov (406) 529-4284
Project Management Specialist, Jaqueline Jandt jjandt@mt.gov (406) 444-9656
Project Management Specialist, Macey Curry Macey.Curry@mt.gov (406) 444-2727
Legislative Liaison, Michaela Fetzer Michaela.Fetzer@mt.gov (406) 444-2727
Communications Director, Jon Ebelt jebelt@mt.gov (406) 444-0936
Communications Specialist, Vacant   (406) 444-4010
Communications Officer, Holly Matkin holly.matkin@mt.gov (406) 444-6544
Web Developer/Administrator, Brad Ricker bricker@mt.gov (406) 444-3006
Website Designer, Ivan Junge Ivan.Junge2@mt.gov  
Faith and Community Based Services Coordinator, Rob Lawler rob.lawler@mt.gov (406) 444-5635
American Indian Health Director, Stephanie Iron Shooter stephanie.ironshooter@mt.gov (406) 444-5649
Refugee Resettlement, Kathe Quittenton kquittenton@mt.gov (406) 444-3868
Executive Assistant to the Director, Phoebe Williams phoebe.williams@mt.gov (406) 444-5623
Administrative Assistant, Amy Jensen amy.jensen@mt.gov (406) 444-9772

Office of Human Resources

Human Resources General Contact Information

Human Resources General Contact Information
Address Fax Number (HR) Fax Number (Payroll)

111 North Sanders

Room 202

Helena, MT 59601-4520

(406) 444-0262 (406) 444-6912

Human Resources Staff

Human Resources Staff
Name Email Phone
Human Resources (HR) Main hhshumanresources@mt.gov (406) 444-3136
Chief Human Resources Officer, Mike Hughes Mike.Hughes@mt.gov (406) 444-4211
Deputy Human Resources Officer, Rob Bird Rob.Bird@mt.gov (406) 444-4944
Civil Rights and EEO Officer, Kirk Hindoien Kirk.Hindoien@mt.gov (406) 444-1386
Learning Officer, Michelle Westenberg michelle.westenberg@mt.gov (406) 444-0963
HR Manager, Travis House Travis.House@mt.gov (406) 444-7817
HR Manager, Andrea Decker Andrea.Decker@mt.gov (406) 444-5451
Senior HR Partner, April Vercoe april.vercoe@mt.gov (406) 444-0942
Senior HR Partner, Kellie Richetti kellie.richetti@mt.gov (406) 444-5936
HR Partner, Jenny Fowler Jenny.Fowler@mt.gov (406) 444-4550
HR Partner, Megan Stearman Megan.Stearman@mt.gov (406) 444-0656
HR Partner, Amber Hultin Amber.Hultin@mt.gov (406) 444-6920
HR Partner, Shandee Cook shandee.cook2@mt.gov (406) 444-0962
HR Partner, Kathlen Tarkalson Kathleen.Tarkalson@mt.gov (406) 693-7392
HR Partner, Lori Jones Lori.Jones2@mt.gov (406) 535-6935
HR Partner, Margie Williams MWilliams3@mt.gov (406) 892-3256
HR Partner, Vacant
HR Partner, Vacant
HR Partner, Vacant
HR Specialist, Jaime Closson jamie.closson@mt.gov (406) 444-6413
Workforce Analyst, Nan Seiuli Nan.Seiuli@mt.gov (406) 444-4549
Recruiting Specialist, Erin Sampson Erin.Sampson@mt.gov (406) 444-7852
Recruiting Specialist, Vacant
HR Data and Office Coordinator, Autumn Mitchell autumn.mitchell@mt.gov (406) 444-3369
Payroll Main HHSPayroll@mt.gov (406) 444-4108
Payroll Manager, Andi Anderson andi.anderson@mt.gov (406) 444-4054
Payroll Specialist, Liz Lee liz.marie.lee@mt.gov (406) 444-3873
Payroll Specialist, Marlee Hanson marlee.hanson2@mt.gov (406) 444-5636
Payroll Specialist, Jylian Simkins Jylian.Simkins2@mt.gov (406) 444-3265
Payroll Specialist, Deb Bailey Deborah.Bailey@mt.gov (406) 693-7034
Payroll Technician, Kayla Ward Kayla.Ward@mt.gov (406) 897-6059
Payroll Technician, Vacant
Safety Main HHSSafety@mt.gov
Occupational Safety and Health Manager, Joe McAnally jmcanally@mt.gov (406) 444-1544
Safety Officer, Jenna Hebert Jenna.Hebert@mt.gov (406) 329-1520
Safety Officer, Vacant

Office of Legal Affairs

Legal Affairs General Contact Information

Legal Affairs General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

111 North Sanders

Room 210

Helena, MT 59601-4520

(406) 444-9744

Legal Affairs Staff

Legal Affairs Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief Legal Counsel, Chad Parker (acting) chad.parker@mt.gov (406) 444-0207
Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, Chad G. Parker chad.parker@mt.gov (406) 444-0207
Attorney, April Armstrong aarmstrong@mt.gov (406) 454-7757
Attorney, HIPAA Program Officer, Theran Fries tfries@mt.gov (406) 444-5910
Attorney, Michael Dougherty Michael.Dougherty@mt.gov  
Attorney, Greg Henderson  gregory.henderson@mt.gov (406) 329-7930
Attorney, John C. Julian john.julian@mt.gov (406) 655-5507
Attorney, Nicole Klein nicole.klein@mt.gov (406) 693-7491
Attorney, Justin Kraske justin.kraske@mt.gov (406) 444-1258
Attorney, Robert Lishman robert.lishman@mt.gov (406) 444-5331
Attorney, Bree Gee Bree.Gee@mt.gov  
Attorney, Jennifer Morgan Jennifer.Morgan@mt.gov (406) 444-6863
Attorney, Mark Prichard mprichard@mt.gov (406) 444-1480
Attorney, Patrick Quinn pquinn@mt.gov (406) 329-5460
Attorney, Heidi Sanders heidi.sanders@mt.gov (406) 444-5427
Attorney, Jennifer Morgan Jennifer.Morgan@mt.gov (406) 444-4589
Attorney, James Scheider james.scheider@mt.gov (406) 444-9516
Attorney, Olivia Schuler olivia.schuler@mt.gov (406) 444-5625
Attorney, Kara Nipper kara.nipper@mt.gov (406) 655-5510
Paralegal, Steve Henley shenley@mt.gov (406) 655-5508
Paralegal, Cassandra Zimms czimms@mt.gov (406) 454-7749
Paralegal, Christie Pierce christina.pierce@mt.gov (406) 444-5561
Paralegal, Vacant (406) 329-7913
Office Manager / Administrative Rule Specialist, Vacant   (406) 444-6902
Administrative Rule Specialist, Bailey Yuhas bailey.yuhas@mt.gov (406) 444-4094
Administrative Legal Assistant, Jen Whalen jennifer.whalen2@mt.gov (406) 444-3347
Administrative Legal Assistant, Nicole Balcerzak nicole.balcerzak@mt.gov (406) 444-3026

Public Health and Safety Division

Public Health and Safety General Contact Information

Public Health and Safety General Contact Information
Main Address P.O. Box Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room B201

Helena, MT 59601-5231

P.O. Box 202951

Helena, MT 59620-2951

(406) 444-6943

Main Numbers by Popular Topic

Main Numbers by Popular Topic
Name Phone
Bedbugs, Hotels & Campground licensing, Pools, Food/Sanitarians - Grocery, Restaurants & Retail Food, Tattoos & Body Art & Piercing (406) 444-2837
Clean Indoor Act, Tobacco, Smoking (406) 444-7408
Farmers Market Food Stamps
EMS, Trauma and Injury Prevention (406) 444-6098
Chronic Disease - Asthma, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes (406) 444-6677
Chronic Disease - Cancer (406) 444-5442
STD/HIV (406) 444-3565
Immunization, Flu, COVID (406) 444-5580
Vital Records Main Line (406) 444-2685
Water Testing - Laboratory (406) 444-3444
State Refugee Coordinator, Vacant (406) 444-3868
Montana Tobacco Quit Line (866) 485-7848
Poison Control (800) 222-1222
WIC Toll Free Number (800) 433-4298

PHSD by Section/Program

PHSD by Section/Program
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Stacy Campbell stcampbell@mt.gov (406) 444-0303
Public Health Physician, Dr. Maggie Cook-Shimanek, MD margaret.cook-shimanek@mt.gov (406) 329-1690

System Improvement Office

System Improvement Office General Contact Information

System Improvement Office General Contact Information
Address

1400 Broadway

Room B201

Helena, MT 59601-5231

System Improvement Office Staff

System Improvement Office Staff
Name Email Phone
System Improvement Office Supervisor, Terry Ray terenceray@mt.gov (406) 439-3693
Local & Tribal Support Program Supervisor, Kerry Pride, DVM kpride@mt.gov (406) 600-1594
Local & Tribal Support Specialist, Neva Loney Neva.Loney@mt.gov (406) 439-6344
Local & Tribal Support Specialist, Megean Gillespie Meagan.Gillespie@mt.gov (406) 444-5563
Public Health Accreditation Specialist, Richard Knecht Richard.Knecht@mt.gov (406) 497-6618
Workforce Program Supervisor, Allison Scheeler allison.scheeler@mt.gov (406) 951-0365
Workforce Support Specialist, Holly Gederos Holly.Gederos@mt.gov (406) 439-6643
Instructional Designer & Training Coordinator, Kaela Schommer Kaela.Schommer@mt.gov (406) 439-7165
Performance Management & Quality Improvement Specialist, Marilyn Trevino matrevino@mt.gov (406) 417-9509

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau General Contact Information

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room C314

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-7465

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau Staff

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Leah Merchant lmerchant@mt.gov (406) 444-3385
Fiscal Officer, Valinda Holmes vholmes@mt.gov (406) 444-2640

Cancer Control Section

Cancer Control Section General Contact Information

Cancer Control Section General Contact Information
Address Fax Number Toll Free (Confidential)

1400 Broadway

Room C317

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(877) 764-7575

Cancer Control Section Supervisor and Coordinator

Cancer Control Section Supervisor and Coordinator
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Mark Wamsley mwamsley@mt.gov (406) 444-4599
Logistics Coordinator, Valerie Weedman vweedman@mt.gov (406) 444-5442

Comprehensive Cancer Control General Contact Information

Comprehensive Cancer Control General Contact Information
Fax Number (Confidential)
(877) 764-7575

Comprehensive Cancer Control Staff

Comprehensive Cancer Control Staff
Name Email Phone
Program Manager, Vacant (406) 444-1437
Program Officer, Justin Sell justin.sell@mt.gov (406) 444-7858
Program Officer, Sheylee Stowers Sheylee.Stowers@mt.gov (406) 444-6089

Cancer Surveillance and Epidemiology General Contact Information

Cancer Surveillance and Epidemiology General Contact Information
Fax Number (Confidential)
(406) 444-6557

Cancer Surveillance and Epidemiology Staff

Cancer Surveillance and Epidemiology Staff
Name Email Phone
Epidemiology Program Manager, Ty McCaffrey Ty.McCaffrey@mt.gov (406) 444-1756
MCTR Program Coordinator, Debbi Lemons dlemons@mt.gov (406) 444-6786
QA Technician, Ranee Loux suzanne.loux@mt.gov (406) 444-6710
QA Technician, Paige Johnson paigejohnson@mt.gov (406) 444-6709

Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening General Contact Information

Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening General Contact Information
Fax Number (Confidential)
(877) 764-7575

Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Staff

Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Staff
Name Email Phone
Program Manager, Sara Murgel smurgel@mt.gov (406) 444-1437
Research Analyst, Colby Bland colby.bland@mt.gov (406) 444-4575
Budget Analyst 2, Cassie Rice-Wetzel crice-wetzel3@mt.gov (406) 444-2618

Living Well Section

Living Well Section General Contact Information

Living Well Section General Contact Information
Address

1400 Broadway

Room C314A

Helena, MT 59601-5231

Living Well Section Staff

Living Well Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Heather Welch hwelch@mt.gov (406) 444-0958
Health Communications Specialist, Linda Krantz lkrantz@mt.gov (406) 444-4105

Arthritis and Falls Prevention Program

Arthritis and Falls Prevention Program
Name Email Phone
Arthritis and Falls Prevention Program Manager, Melissa Dale melissa.dale@mt.gov (406) 444-0959

Disability Health Program

Disability Health Program
Name Email Phone
Disability Program Manager, Mackenzie Jones mackenzie.jones@mt.gov (406) 444-2744
Arthritis and Disability Health Education Specialist, Erin Bley Erin.Bley@mt.gov (406) 444-1278
Disability and Health Evaluator, Dyani Bingham Dyani.bingham@mt.gov (406) 444-1239

Nutritional and Physical Activity Program

Nutritional and Physical Activity Program
Name Email Phone
Health Educator, Jessica Kechely jessica.kechely@mt.gov (406) 444-6873

Alzheimers and Dementia Program

Alzheimers and Dementia Program
Name Email Phone
Alzheimers and Dementia Program Manager, Kyla Rock Kyla.Rock@mt.gov (406) 444-4292
Epidemiologist/Evaluator, Emily Nethercott Emily.Nethercott@mt.gov (406) 444-2837

Health Improvement Section

Health Improvement Section General Contact Information

Health Improvement Section General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room C314

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-7465

Health Improvement Section Main Staff

Health Improvement Section Main Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Jessie Fernandes jfernandes@mt.gov (406) 444-9155
Evaluator, Trina Filan trina.filan@mt.gov (406) 444-6484
GIS Analyst, Brian Norderud brian.norderud@mt.gov (406) 444-7896
Office Manager/Financial Specialist, Stephanie Hernandez Stephanie.Hernandez2@mt.gov (406) 444-6677
Determinants of Health Program Manager, Margaret Mullins margaret.mullins@mt.gov (406) 444-6968
School Nurse Consultant, Katie Sheehy katie.sheehy@mt.gov (406) 444-4592

Cardiovascular Health Program

Cardiovascular Health Program
Name Email Phone
Program Manager, Crystelle Fogle cfogle@mt.gov (406) 947-2344
Secondary Prevention Specialist, Mike McNamara mmcnamara@mt.gov (406) 444-9170
Quality Improvement Coordinator, Callan Conroy callan.brick@mt.gov (406) 444-9044
Epidemiologist/Evaluator, Carrie Oser coser@mt.gov (406) 444-4002

Asthma and Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs

Asthma and Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs
Name Email Phone
Diabetes Program Manager, Melissa House melissa.house@mt.gov (406) 444-9154
Asthma Control Program Manager, BJ Biskupiak wbiskupiak@mt.gov (406) 444-0995
Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator, Ann Lanes lorraine.lanes@mt.gov (406) 444-0593
Health Ed Specialist, Angie Brakefield Angela.Brakefield@mt.gov (406) 444-9729
Epidemiologist Supervisor/Diabetes Epidemiologist, Will Gardner william.gardner@mt.gov (406) 444-0653
Health Ed Specialist - Wildfire smoke, Mary Anderson mary.anderson2@mt.gov (406) 444-5946
Informatics Specialist, Colin Gale Colin.Gale@mt.gov (406) 444-6894
Epidemiologist (Asthma), Courtney Geary Courtney.Geary2@mt.gov (406) 444-7304

CONNECT

CONNECT
Name Email Phone
CONNECT Specialist, Alison Fuller alison.fuller@mt.gov (406) 444-6988

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Section

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Section General Contact Information

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Section General Contact Information
Address

1400 Broadway

Room C303

Helena, MT 59601-5231

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Section Main Staff

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Section Main Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Terry Mullins terence.mullins@mt.gov (406) 444-4460
Financial Specialist, Denise Cummings denise.cummins@mt.gov (406) 444-3895
Epidemiologist Supervisor, Hannah Yang hannah.yang@mt.gov (406) 444-3746

EMS Services Program

EMS Services Program
Name Email Phone
EMS For Children Coordinator, Kelly Little Kelly.Little@mt.gov (406) 444-2480
EMS Licensing and PI Specialist, Nick Burkland Nicholas.Burkland@mt.gov (406) 444-3896
Time Sensitive Illness & Injury Program Coordinator, Janet Trethewey jtrethewey@mt.gov (406) 444-0442

Trauma System Program

Trauma System Program
Name Email Phone
Trauma System Manager, Alyssa Johnson, MSN, RN alyssa.johnson@mt.gov (406) 444-0752
Trauma Coordinator, Carol Kussman BSN, RN ckussman@mt.gov (406) 444-4459

Violent Death Registry Program

Violent Death Registry Program
Name Email Phone
Violent Death Registry Program Manager, Victoria Green Victoria.Green@mt.gov (406) 444-1310
Data Specialist, Lauren Marshman Lauren.Marshman@mt.gov (406) 444-3138

Injury Prevention Program General Contact Information

Injury Prevention Program General Contact Information
Fax Number
(406) 444-1814

Injury Prevention Program Staff

Injury Prevention Program Staff
Name Email Phone
Injury Prevention Program Manager, Maureen Ward maureen.ward@mt.gov (406) 444-4126
Epidemiologist, Sandra Biller Sandra.Biller@mt.gov (406) 444-3170
Health Education Specialist, Emma Perry emma.perry@mt.gov (406) 444-3355
Program Specialist for Opioids, Christine Roberts Christine.Roberts@mt.gov (406) 444-6892
Program Evaluator for Opioids, Celine Beamer Shepherd Celine.beamershepherd@mt.gov (406) 329-1128

Tobacco Use Prevention Section

Tobacco Use Prevention Section General Contact Information

Tobacco Use Prevention Section General Contact Information
Main Address P.O. Box

1400 Broadway

Room C314B

Helena, MT 59601-5231

PO Box 202951

Helena, MT 59620-2951

Tobacco Use Prevention Section Main Staff

Tobacco Use Prevention Section Main Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Nicole Aune naune@mt.gov (406) 444-7373
Senior Epidemiologist, Lisa Richidt lisa.richidt@mt.gov (406) 444-0927
Office Manager/Financial Specialist, Ashtyn Schlotter Ashtyn.Schlotter@mt.gov (406) 444-6988

Tobacco Prevention Program

Tobacco Prevention Program
Name Email Phone
Program Manager, Jennifer Ullman jullman@mt.gov (406) 444-3866
Program Manager, Vacant (406) 444-6911
Administrative Assistant, James Zaksek James.Zaksek@mt.gov (406) 444-7408
Health Educator, Courtney Blaskovich courtney.blaskovich@mt.gov (406) 644-1288
Health Educator, Cali Walks Over Ice Cali.WalksOverIce@mt.gov (406) 655-7622
Health Educator and Program Officer, Robbie Gondara robbie.gondara@mt.gov (406) 444-5687
Health Educator and Program Officer, Cassidie Lindsay Cassidie.Lindsay@mt.gov (406) 444-0178

Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Bureau

Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Bureau General Contact Information

Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number After Hours 24/7 Emergency Number

1400 Broadway

Room C216

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-0919 (406) 444-0273

Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Bureau Staff

Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Bekki Kirsch Wehner bkirschwehner@mt.gov (406) 444-0065
Data Architect, Neil Squires nsquires@mt.gov (406) 444-6980

Environmental Health and Food Safety Section

Environmental Health and Food Safety Section General Contact Information

Environmental Health and Food Safety Section General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room C214

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-2837 (406) 444-5055

Environmental Health and Food Safety Section Staff

Environmental Health and Food Safety Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Staci Evangeline staci.evangeline@mt.gov (406) 444-5309
Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Public Accommodations, Bed Bugs, Darryl Barton Darryl.Barton@mt.gov (406) 444-2089
Trailer Courts, Campgrounds, Youth Camps, Work Camps, Training Coordinator, Karenna Doctor Karenna.Doctor@mt.gov (406) 444-5303
Retail Foods, Jenna Fisher Jenna.Fisher@mt.gov (406) 444-0067
Recalls, FDA Instpections, Kira Flagstead Kira.Flagstead@mt.gov (406) 417-0500
Administrative Support/Licensing, Clover Walsh Clover.Walsh@mt.gov (406) 444-2837
Pools Spas, Harmful Algal Blooms, Consumer Complaints, FDA Inspections, Erik Leigh ELeigh@mt.gov (406) 444-5306
License Program Manager, Gail Macklin gmacklin@mt.gov (406) 444-2415
Wholesale Food, Body Art, Farmers Market, Cottage Food Daycares, School Enviro Health, Chronic Wasting Disease , Sadie Overlie sadie.overlie@mt.gov (406) 444-2823

Immunization Section

Immunization Section General Contact Information

Immunization Section General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room C211

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-5580 (406) 444-2920

Immunization Section Staff

Immunization Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Michelle Evans Michelle.Evans2@mt.gov (406) 444-2969
Office Manager, Terra Gilchrist Terra.Gilchrist@mt.gov (406) 444-5580
CDC Public Health Advisor, Susanna Schmink s.schmink@mt.gov (406) 444-7089
Immunization Information System Lead, Atalyssa Neace Atalyssa.neace@mt.gov (406) 444-0277
Immunization Information System Interoperability Coordinator, Deb Belleau dbelleau@mt.gov (406) 444-5952
Immunization Information System Training & Support, Lennon Keppen lennon.keppen@mt.gov (406) 444-9539
Vaccine Manager, Catherine Scott Catherine.Scott2@mt.gov (406) 444-2675
Program Analyst, Dave Harris david.harris@mt.gov (406) 444-4560
Perinatal Hepatitis B Nurse Consultant, Cory Corwin cory.corwin@mt.gov (406) 444-1805
Vaccines for Children Quality Specialist, Katie Grady-Selby kgrady-selby@mt.gov (406) 444-1613
Adult Coordinator, Vacant (406) 444-5985

Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV/HCV Section

Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV/HCV Section General Contact Information

Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV/HCV Section General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room C211

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-3565 (406) 444-6842

Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV/HCVSection Staff

Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV/HCVSection Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Kristi Aklestad kristi.aklestad@mt.gov (406) 444-2457
Database Administrator, Peggy Baker pebaker@mt.gov (406) 444-9028
Financial Specialist, Anthony Littlewhirlwind anthony.littlewhirlwind@mt.gov (406) 444-6978
HIV Treatment Coordinator, Rob Elkins RElkins2@mt.gov (406) 444-4744
HIV Prevention/Viral Hepatitis Program Supervisor, Shannon Koenig skoenig2@mt.gov (406) 444-1269
HIV Prevention/Viral Hepatitis Program Specialist, Semele Hargis Semele.Hargis@mt.gov (406) 444-2989
HIV Prevention/Hepatitis C Data Analyst, Ashley Mitchell Ashley.Mitchell@mt.gov (406) 444-4117
STD Program Manager, Cara Murolo cmurolo@mt.gov (406) 444-2678
STD/HIV Program Evaluator, Jacqueline Sliwinski Jacqueline.Sliwinski@mt.gov (406) 444-1604
STD Nurse Consultant, Melissa Snyder Melissa.Snyder@mt.gov (406) 444-9033
STD DIS Program Specialist, Katharine Viets Katharine.Viets@mt.gov (406) 444-5865

Public Emergency Preparedness

Public Emergency Preparedness General Contact Information

Public Emergency Preparedness General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room C202

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-3044

Public Emergency Preparedness Staff

Public Emergency Preparedness Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Peter Callahan peter.callahan2@mt.gov (406) 444-1611
Hospital Preparedness Program Manager, Colin Tobin colin.tobin@mt.gov (406) 444-3011
COOP Coordinator, Jacob Brown jacob.brown@mt.gov (406) 444-1305
CDC Preparedness Field Assignee, Mackenzie Mann Mackenzie.Mann@mt.gov (406) 444-0931
Financial Specialist, Dan Synness dsynness@mt.gov (406) 444-6927
Planning, Luke Fortune lfortune@mt.gov (406) 444-1281
Mass Care/HAN Coordinator, Andrea Wingo andrea.wingo@mt.gov (406) 444-5887
Exercise Coordinator, Vacant (406) 444-3045
Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator, Taylor Curry taylor.curry@mt.gov (406) 444-6072
Volunteer Manager, Melissa Burch melissa.burch@mt.gov (406) 444-7812
Administrative Assistant, Christin Stewart Christin.Stewart@mt.gov (406) 444-0919
Health Department Liaison, Trisha Gardner trisha.gardner@mt.gov (406) 444-6736
Strategic Planning and Training, Christopher Boyce Christopher.Boyce@mt.gov (406) 444-9031

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau General Contact Information

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau General Contact Information
Address

1400 Broadway

Room A116

Helena, MT 59601-5231

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau Staff

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
State Epidemiologist, Laura Williamson lwilliamson@mt.gov (406) 444-1611

Toxicology and Environmental Public Health

Toxicology and Environmental Public Health General Contact Information

Toxicology and Environmental Public Health General Contact Information
Address

1400 Broadway

Room A116

Helena, MT 59601

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau Staff

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
State Toxicologist, Dawn Nelson dawn.nelson@mt.gov (406) 417-9848
Environmental Health Epidemiologist, Amy Hallmark Amy.Hallmark@mt.gov (406) 444-0057
Environmental Health Assessor, Shuangying Yu shuangying.yu@mt.gov (406) 444-4198
Environment Health Program Specialist, Emma Whitehead emma.whitehead@mt.gov (406) 444-3284

Surveillance and Informatics

Surveillance and Informatics General Contact Information

Surveillance and Informatics General Contact Information
Address Fax Number (Confidential)

1400 Broadway

Room A116

Helena, MT 59601

(406) 444-6910

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau Staff

Epidemiology & Scientific Support Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Jennifer Rico jennifer.rico@mt.gov (406) 444-6947
Business Analyst 2, Vacant (406) 444-0921
Epidemiologist, Lauren White lauren.white@mt.gov (406) 444-2973
Epidemiologist, Heather Zimmerman Hzimmerman@mt.gov (406) 444-2732
Epidemiologist, Alireza Ghara Alireza.Ghara@mt.gov (406) 444-1746
Epidemiologist, Danny Power danny.power@mt.gov (406) 329-5434
Epidemiologist, Jennifer Floch jennifer.floch@mt.gov (406) 417-8632
Epidemiologist, Kristen Merrell kristen.merrell@mt.gov (406) 444-XXXX
Epidemiologist, Vanessa Whattam vanessa.whattam@mt.gov (406) 439-5324

Planning

Planning General Contact Information

Planning General Contact Information
Address

1400 Broadway

Room B102

Helena, MT 59601

Planning Staff

Planning Staff
Name Email Phone
Plans Coordinator, Jeremy Royal Jeremy.Royal@mt.gov (406) 444-5968

Infection Control and Prevention/HAI

Infection Control and Prevention/HAI General Contact Information

Infection Control and Prevention/HAI General Contact Information
Address Main Number

1400 Broadway

Room A116

Helena, MT 59601

(406) 444-0273

Infection Control and Prevention/HAI Staff

Infection Control and Prevention/HAI Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Erika Baldry erika.baldry@mt.gov (406) 444-0275
Infection Prevention Specialist, Samantha Carle samantha.carle@mt.gov (406) 417-8249
Infection Prevention Specialist, Elizabeth Adams eadams2@mt.gov (406) 417-8119
Infection Prevention Specialist, Dianna Bowling dianna.bowling@mt.gov (406) 439-6631
Infection Prevention Specialist, Andrea Woody Andrea.Woody@mt.gov (406) 439-1501
Epidemiologist, Victoria (Tori) Doll victoria.doll@mt.gov (406) 444-4137

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section General Contact Information

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number (Confidential)

1400 Broadway

Room A116

Helena, MT 59601

(406) 444-0273 (800) 616-7460

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section Staff

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Magdalena Scott magdalena.scott@mt.gov (406) 444-3049
Administrative Support, Lydia Bloom lbloom@mt.gov (406) 444-0273
Lead Epidemiologist, Rachel Hinnenkamp rachel.hinnenkamp@mt.gov (406) 444-0649
Epidemiologist, Ryan Weight ryan.weight@mt.gov (406) 444-0274
Epidemiologist, Beth Hopkins beth.hopkins@mt.gov (406) 444-3012
Epidemiologist, Helen McCaffrey hmccaffrey@mt.gov (406) 444-4735
Communicable Disease Nurse Consultant, Jessica Lopeman jessica.lopeman@mt.gov (406) 444-3165
Epidemiologist, Devon Cozart devon.cozart@mt.gov (406) 444-2589
Epidemiologist, Sam Saycich Samantha.Saycich@mt.gov (406) 444-0018

Financial Operations & Support Services Bureau

Financial Operations & Support Services Bureau General Contact Information

Financial Operations & Support Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Fax Number (Confidential)

1400 Broadway

Room B202

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-6943

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section Staff

Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Sarah Mohrmann sarah.mohrmann@mt.gov (406) 444-6369
Budget Analyst II, Keturah Fortner Keturah.Fortner2@mt.gov (406) 444-5949
Budget Analyst II, Tresha Kuperus tkuperus2@mt.gov (406) 444-7486
Budget Analyst 1, Jennifer McDanel jennifer.mcdanel@mt.gov (406) 444-3028
Budget Analyst I, Kelsey Verbanac Kelsey.Verbanac@mt.gov (406) 444-3635
Contracts Officer, Casey Williams Casey.Williams@mt.gov (406) 444-4473

Office of Vital Statistics

Office of Vital Statistics General Contact Information

Office of Vital Statistics General Contact Information
Address Vital Records Main Line Fax Number

111 North Sanders

Room 6

Helena, MT 59601-4520

(406) 444-2685 (406) 444-1803

Office of Vital Statistics Staff

Office of Vital Statistics Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Annie Kurtz Ann.Kurtz@mt.gov (406) 444-4250
Program Supervisor, Sandy Tirrell Sandra.Tirrell@mt.gov (406) 444-5249
Data Acquisition Specialist, Jon Ryden jon.ryden@mt.gov (406) 444-0692
Data Acquisition Program Officer, Sharon Breidenbach sbreidenbach@mt.gov (406) 444-4251
Fraud Prevention Specialist, Melody Lee melody.lee@mt.gov (406) 444-0693
Issuance Program Officer, Kaylie Kummer kaylie.kummer@mt.gov (406) 444-1986
Amendments Program Officer, Vicky Root Vicky.Root@mt.gov (406) 444-4226
Corrections Specialist, Micah Hall Micah.Hall@mt.gov (406) 444-9039
Issuance, Edward Soto Ed.Soto@mt.gov (406) 444-4264
Issuance, Katie Strong Katie.Strong@mt.gov (406) 444-4252

Laboratory Services Bureau

Laboratory Services Bureau General Contact Information

Laboratory Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number Toll Free Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room B222

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-3444 (800) 821-7284 (406) 444-1802

Laboratory Services Bureau Chief

Laboratory Services Bureau Chief
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Debbie Gibson debgibson@mt.gov (406) 444-5970

Environmental Laboratory Section

Environmental Laboratory Section General Contact Information

Environmental Laboratory Section General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room B221

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-2642 (406) 444-1802

Environmental Laboratory Section Staff

Environmental Laboratory Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Russell Leu rleu2@mt.gov (406) 444-5259
Chemist, Jill Cohenour jcohenour@mt.gov (406) 444-5261
Chemist, Curtis Fjelstad cfjelstad@mt.gov (406) 444-4684
Chemist, Gayle LaBlanc gfreebourn@mt.gov (406) 444-5260
Chemist, Katie McCormick kmccormick@mt.gov (406) 444-9652
Chemist, Vacant (406) 444-9198

Financial Support Section

Financial Support Section General Contact Information

Financial Support Section General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room B206

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-1802

Financial Support Section Staff

Financial Support Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Katie Clement katie.clement@mt.gov (406) 444-5598
Billing Specialist, Michaela Rau Michaela.Rau@mt.gov (406) 444-7400
Purchasing/Accounting Tech, Lois Sundblad lsundblad@mt.gov (406) 444-7447

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section General Contact Information

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section General Contact Information
Address

1400 Broadway

Room B105

Helena, MT 59601-5231

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section Staff

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Deputy Laboratory Director/Section Supervisor, Dani Lindeman dlindeman@mt.gov (406) 444-5246
Accessioner/Lab Technician 2, Mike Crum michael.crum@mt.gov (406) 444-2805
Accessioner/Lab Technician 2, Sam Fetzer samuel.fetzer@mt.gov (406) 444-5246
Program Specialist 2, Crystal Fortune cfortune@mt.gov 406-444-0930
Laboratory Data Specialist, Christopher Manning christopher.manning@mt.gov (406) 444-0695
Laboratory Data Specialist, Jenna Mashek jmashek@mt.gov (406) 444-0944
Accessioner/Lab Technician 2, Aiden Mozer aiden.mozer@mt.gov (406) 444-2805
Preparedness Specialist, Kimberly Newman knewman@mt.gov (406) 444-3068
Laboratory Data Systems Lead, Kim Varvel kvarvel@mt.gov (406) 444-4115
Laboratory QA Safety Specialist, Donna Jo Hosmer dhosmer@mt.gov (406) 444-5941

Microbiology Molecular Section

Microbiology Molecular Section General Contact Information

Microbiology Molecular Section General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room B130

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-5527

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section Staff

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Micro/Molecular Supervisor, Michelle Mozer mmozer@mt.gov (406) 444-5526
Clinical Laboratory Specialist, Daniel Bolding Daniel.Bolding@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Laboratory Specialist, Phebe Stark Phebe.Stark@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Laboratory Specialist Lead, Jaqueline Dixon jaqueline.dixon@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Laboratory Specialist, Dorothy Henning dorothy.henning@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Laboratory Specialist, Janel Mason jamason@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Developmental Laboratory Scientist, Joy Ritter jritter2@mt.gov (406) 444-2531
Clinical Laboratory Specialist Lead, Katie Sides ksides@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Laboratory Specialist, Tracy Steinmasel tracy.steinmasel@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Laboratory Specialist, Carla VanderGiessen carla.vandergiessen@mt.gov (406) 444-3444

Newborn Screening/Serology Section

Newborn Screening/Serology Section General Contact Information

Newborn Screening/Serology Section General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room B129

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-5527

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section Staff

Laboratory Systems Improvement Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Section Supervisor, Jeanne Lee JLee@mt.gov (406) 444-3040
Clinical Lab Specialist, Tammy Buckley tbuckley@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
NBS Short-term Follow-up Coordinator, Nikki Goosen Nikki.Goosen@mt.gov (406) 444-5375
Clinical Lab Specialist, Lorna McIntyre lorna.mcintyre@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Lab Specialist Lead in Serology, Lana Moyer Lana.Moyer@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Lab Specialist, Elizabeth Reynolds elizabeth.reynolds@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Lab Specialist, Walter Walsh wawalsh@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Lab Specialist, Meghan Muench Meghan.Muench@mt.gov (406) 444-3444
Clinical Laboratory Specialist, Vacant   (406) 444-3444

Human Services Branch

Child and Family Services Division

Child and Family Services Division General Contact Information

Child and Family Services Division General Contact Information
Address General Information Child Abuse Hotline (24 hrs/7 days) Toll Free (In State Only) TTY (24 hrs/7 days) Toll Free National Domestic Violence Hotline Toll Free Fax Number

111 N Last Chance Gulch

Helena, MT 59601-6282

P.O. Box 8005

Helena, MT 59604-8005

(406) 444-2400 (866) 820-5437 Dial 711 then (866) 820-5437 (800) 799-7233 (406) 841-2487

Child and Family Services Division Administrators

Child and Family Services Division Administrators
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Nikki Grossberg ngrossberg@mt.gov (406) 841-2455
Deputy Division Administration, Brandi Loch brandiloch@mt.gov (406) 799-1823

Program Planning Unit

Program Planning Unit
Name Email Phone
Grants and Contracts Program Manager, Autumn Beattie abeattie@mt.gov (406) 268-3780
Residential Services Program Officer, Vacant (406) 234-1385
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program Manager, Elizabeth Bruchez (Lewistown) ebruchez@mt.gov (406) 366-0983

Centralized Intake Unit

Centralized Intake Unit
Name Email Phone
Centralized Intake Bureau Chief, Laura McCullough lmccullough@mt.gov (406) 444-6849
Centralized Intake Specialist Supervisor, Vacant   (406) 444-3286
Centralized Intake Specialist Supervisor, Rachel Rolston rrolston@mt.gov (406) 444-9846
Centralized Intake Specialist Supervisor, Jamie Fortune-Blair jfortuneblair@mt.gov (406) 444-9064
Centralized Intake Specialist Supervisor, Katie Morgan katie.morgan@mt.gov (406) 444-9385
Centralized Intake Specialist Supervisor, Amanda Morrison amanda.morrison@mt.gov (406) 444-9393
Child Abuse Hotline   (866) 820-5437

Regional Administrators

Regional Administrators
Name Email Phone
Eastern Region, Miles City, Eric Barnosky ebarnosky@mt.gov (406) 234-1385
North Central Region, Great Falls, Sahrita Jones-Jessee sahrita.jones@mt.gov (406) 268-3762
North Western Region, Kalispell, Jennifer Blodgett jennifer.blodgett@mt.gov (406) 300-7441
South Central Region, Billings, Deb Cole decole@mt.gov (406) 970-7855
South Western Region, Butte, Jennifer Hoerauf jhoerauf@mt.gov (406) 496-4964
Western Region, Missoula, Courtney Callaghan ccallaghan@mt.gov (406) 329-1542

Fiscal & Operations Bureau

Fiscal & Operations Bureau General Contact Information

Fiscal & Operations Bureau General Contact Information
Address

111 N Last Chance Gulch

Helena, MT 59601-6282

P.O. Box 8005

Helena, MT 59604-8005

Fiscal & Operations Bureau Chief

Fiscal & Operations Bureau Chief
Name Email Phone
Chief, Effie Benoit effie.benoit@mt.gov (406) 841-2457

Administrative Support Unit

Administrative Support Unit
Name Email Phone
Administrative Support Supervisor, Angie Smith angsmith@mt.gov (406) 841-2452
Administrative Support, Lori Giulio lori.giulio@mt.gov (406) 841-2400
Executive Assistant, Lynne Johnston ljohnston2@mt.gov (406) 841-2019

Fiscal Services Unit

Fiscal Services Unit
Name Email Phone
Contract Manager, (Kalispell), Jo-Anne Rude jorude@mt.gov (406) 300-7434
Budget Analyst, (Kalispell), Tom Shanahan thomas.shanahan@mt.gov (406) 300-7445
Foster Care & CPIS, Kat McKay kmckay@mt.gov (406) 841-2428

SSI & Title IV-E Section Fax Number: (406) 841-2486

SSI & Title IV-E Section Fax Number: (406) 841-2486
Name Email Phone
Eligibility Unit Supervisor, Dale Hause dhause@mt.gov (406) 841-2424
SSI Specialist, Paddy Ferriter   (406) 841-2441
SSI Specialist, Jill Jenneskens jjenneskens@mt.gov (406) 841-2438
SSI Specialist, Michelle Silverthorne msilverthorne@mt.gov (406) 841-2444
SSI Specialist, Jacob Krissovich jakrissovich@mt.gov (406) 841-2434
Title IV-E Compliance Officer, Lisa Spencer lisa.spencer@mt.gov (406) 841-2499
Title IV-E Compliance Officer, Robet Durrant robert.durrant2@mt.gov (406) 841-2474
Title IV-E Compliance Officer, Cheryl Gran cgran@mt.gov (406) 841-2490
Title IV-E Compliance Officer, Megan Osborne megan.osborne@mt.gov (406) 841-2491
Title IV-E Compliance Officer, Cathie Lang clang3@mt.gov (406) 841-2408

Data Management Unit

Data Management Unit
Name Email Phone
CQI Development Specialist, Sarah Liggett sarah.liggett@mt.gov (406) 202-2757
CQI Development Specialist, Caitlin Stewart-Nurse cstewart-nurse@mt.gov (406) 461-3134
Business Analyst, Sue Allick sue.allick@mt.gov (406) 841-2476
Business Analyst, Jill Burgan jill.burgan@mt.gov (406) 329-5484
Business Analyst, Jason Lindsay   (406) 329-5484
Systems Specialist, Vacant   (406) 841-2414

Program Bureau

Program Bureau General Contact Information

Program Bureau General Contact Information
Address

111 N Last Chance Gulch

Helena, MT 59601-6282

P.O. Box 8005

Helena, MT 59604-8005

Program Bureau Leadership

Program Bureau Leadership
Name Email Phone
Chief, Mick Leary mileary@mt.gov (406) 841-2483
Title IV-E Program Manager, Vacant (406) 841-2477

Foster Care, Licensing & Guardianship Management Section

Foster Care, Licensing & Guardianship Management Section
Name Email Phone
Foster Care, Licensing and FRS Bureau Chief, (Polson), Theresa Becker tbecker@mt.gov (406) 883-7839
Foster Care & Guardianship Program Manager, Mark Girdler mgirdler@mt.gov (406) 841-2411

Permanency Planning Unit Fax Number: (406) 841-2463

Permanency Planning Unit Fax Number: (406) 841-2463
Name Email Phone
Permanency Planning Unit Supervisor, Kyla Rock krock@mt.gov (406) 841-2464
Adoption Program Manager, Vacant   (406) 841-2461
Adoption Negotiations Manager, Jeanie Weasel Tail jweaseltail@mt.gov (406) 300-7427
ICPC Deputy Compact Administrator, Lori Hedges lhedges@mt.gov (406) 841-2417
ICPC Deputy Compact Administrator, Kelley Tippett ktippett@montana.edu (406) 841-2403
Post-Adoptions Services Program Manager, Afton Russell arussell@mt.gov (406) 202-5177
Legal Administrative Support, Janine Whitley janine.whitley@mt.gov (406) 841-2473
Administrative Support, Gena Geiss-Marton gena.geiss-marton@mt.gov (406) 841-2453

Child Support Services Division

Child Support Services Division General Contact Information

Child Support Services Division General Contact Information
Address Main Number - In Helena area or out of state To Access Payment Information To Make an On-Line Payment Fax Number

2550 Prospect Avenue

P.O. Box 202943

Helena, MT 59620-2943

1 (800) 346-5437 https://app.mt.gov/csed https://app.mt.gov/csp (406) 444-1370

Child Support Services Division Administrators

Child Support Services Division Administrators
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Christie Twardoski ctwardoski@mt.gov (406) 444-1846

Budget & Administrative Services Bureau

Budget & Administrative Services Bureau General Contact Information

Budget & Administrative Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

2550 Prospect Avenue

P.O. Box 202943

Helena, MT 59620-2943

(406) 444-1370

Budget & Administrative Services Bureau Staff

Budget & Administrative Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Brooke Amestoy bramestoy@mt.gov (406) 444-0565
Accountant, Christine Bugni   (800) 346-5437 ext 1141
Budget Analyst, Roy Hinman rhinman@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1139

Fiscal Services Unit

Fiscal Services Unit
Name Email Phone
EFT & Direct Deposit Specialist, Terrie McNac tmcnac@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1140

Technical Accounting & Payment Processing Section Fax Number: (406) 444-3346

Technical Accounting & Payment Processing Section Fax Number: (406) 444-3346
Name Email Phone
Supervisor. Linda Rogers LRogers@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1142
Accountant, Vacant   (800) 346-5437 ext 1145
Accountant, Tanya Mayer-Mlekush Tanya.Mayer-Mlekush@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1143
Accountant, Vacant   (800) 346-5437 ext 1144
Payment Processor, Kat Koenig kathryn.koenig@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1147
Payment Processor, Tami Turcotte TTurcotte@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1146

Field Services Bureau

Field Services Bureau General Contact Information

Field Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

2550 Prospect Avenue

P.O. Box 202943

Helena, MT 59620-2943

(406) 444-1370

Field Services Bureau Chief

Field Services Bureau Chief
Name Email Phone
Chief, Marti Vining mvining@mt.gov (406) 454-7754

Career Development

Career Development
Name Email Phone
Supervisor, Alla Kirilovich akirilovich@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1135
Specialist, Dylan Conway dylan.conway@mt.gov

(800) 346-5437 ext 1136

Specialist, Jackie White jawhite@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1104
Specialist, Priscilla Hochhalter priscilla.hochhalter@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1137

Interstate Services Office Fax Number: (406) 444-9626

Interstate Services Office Fax Number: (406) 444-9626
Name Email Phone
Regional Manager, Vacant   (800) 346-5437 ext
Team Supervisor, Echoe Paul echoe.paul2@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1113
Team Supervisor, Marcie Sickels msickels@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1117
Investigator, Deanna Hause dhause2@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1107
Investigator, Erica Ward erica.ward@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 0103
Investigator, Shaunna Denney shaunna.denney@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1106
Investigator, Jack Lynch jlynch2@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1109
Investigator, Chad Martin cmartin2@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1110
Investigator, Kayla Sringer   (800) 346-5437 ext 1118
Investigator, Mary McGee-Spalding MMcGeeSpalding@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 0072
Investigator, Joani Boudreau joani.boudreau@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 0102
Investigator, Terressa McDaniel terressa.mcdaniel@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1111
Office Manager, Vacant   (800) 346-5437 ext
Enforcement Technician, Vacant   (800) 346-5437 ext 0085
Enforcement Technician, Vacant   (800) 346-5437 ext 1108

Program, Policy & Technology Bureau

Program, Policy & Technology Bureau General Contact Information

Program, Policy & Technology Bureau General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

2550 Prospect Avenue

P.O. Box 202943

Helena, MT 59620-2943

(406) 444-1370

Program, Policy & Technology Bureau Chief

Program, Policy & Technology Bureau Chief
Name Email Phone
Chief, Barb Delaney bdelaney@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1125

Systems Unit

Systems Unit
Name Email Phone
SEARCH Program Manager, Ryan Funk ryan.funk@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1126
SEARCHS Interface Specialist, Stacy Reedy stacy.reedy@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1115

Compliance Unit

Compliance Unit
Name Email Phone
Manager, Kial Leach kleach@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1129
Policy & Procedure Specialist, Jana Maier jmaier@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1130
Program Auditor, Vacant   (800) 346-5437 ext 1119
System Support Specialist, Cindy Lee clee@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1127
Federal Tax Offset Specialist, Nicole Lay nlay@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1128
Locate Technician, Monique Prevel monique.prevel@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 0082
Guidelines Project Manager, Kim Watne kwatne@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1120

Operations Unit New Hire Fax Number: (406) 444-0745
Toll Free Fax: (888) 272-1990

Operations Unit New Hire Fax Number: (406) 444-0745
Toll Free Fax: (888) 272-1990
Name Email Phone
Manager, Vacant    
Employer Relations Specialist, Shawn Rafferty srafferty2@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1132
New Hire Directory Specialist, Gary Dahlquist gdahlquist@mt.gov

(800) 346-5437 ext 1133

or

(888) 866-0327

Administrative Orders Unit

Administrative Orders Unit
Name Email Phone
Legal Assistant, Kelly Rogge kelly.rogge2@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1123
Legal Assistant, Mary Pfeifer mary.pfeifer@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1114

Central Mail Unit

Central Mail Unit
Name Email Phone
Administrative Support, Monica Edgar monica.edgar@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1121
Administrative Support, Kate Geoffrion Katherine.Geoffrion@mt.gov (800) 346-5437 ext 1122
Administrative Support, VACANT (800) 346-5437 ext

Early Childhood and Family Support Division

Early Childhood and Family Support Division General Contact Information

Early Childhood and Family Support Division General Contact Information
Address Main Number Toll Free Number Fax All Division Services

1625 11th Ave

Helena, MT 59601

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59620

406-444-1958 866-239-0458 406-444-2750

Early Childhood and Family Support Division Leadership

Early Childhood and Family Support Division Leadership
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Tracy Moseman tracy.moseman@mt.gov 406-444-6676
Bureau Chief, Early Childhood Services, Jill Christensen jill.christensen@mt.gov 406-444-0309
Bureau Chief, Child Care, Jody Lehman Joseph.Lehman@mt.gov 406-444-3928
Bureau Chief, Family and Community Health, Jacqueline Isaly jacqueline.isaly@mt.gov 406-444-4743
Bureau Chief, Fiscal, Shannon Mackey Shannon.mackey@mt.gov 406-444-3609
Bureau Chief, Buisiness Systems and Operations, Chris Delvaux chris.delvaux@mt.gov 406-444-4746
Administrative Assistant, amber.tipton@mt.gov amber.tipton@mt.gov 406-444-0957

Early Childhood Services Bureau (ECSB)

Early Childhood Services Bureau (ECSB) General Contact Information

Early Childhood Services Bureau (ECSB) General Contact Information
Address

1625 11th Ave, Helena MT 59601

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59620

Early Childhood Services Bureau (ECSB) Staff

Early Childhood Services Bureau (ECSB) Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Early Childhood Services, Jill Christensen jill.christensen@mt.gov 406-444-0309
Child and Adult Care Food Program Supervisor, Brooke Pickett bpickett@mt.gov 406-444-4086
Child and Adult Care Food Program Toll Free Number   888-307-9333
CACFP Specialist, Pam Barragato PBarragato@mt.gov 406-444-9478
CACFP Specialist, Cassie Kaufman cassie.kaufman@mt.gov 406-444-9120
CACFP Specialist, Rachel Rolston rrolston@mt.gov 406-444-9812
CACFP Specialist Shandy Petersen shandy.petersen@mt.gov  
Early Learning Family Services Supervisor, Sally Tilleman stilleman2@mt.gov 406-444-2789
Program Specialist, Shandi Hayes shandi.hayes@mt.gov 406-444-9467
Program Specialist, Marjorie Vegoren marjorie.vegoren@mt.gov 406-329-1275
Program Specialist, Deanna Mydland Deanna.Mydland@mt.gov 406-444-3529
Head Start State Collaboration Director, Mark Douglass mark.douglass@mt.gov 406-444-4168
Prevention and Early Intervention Manager, Joshua Kendrick joshua.kendrick@mt.gov 406-444-5647
Part C/FES Coordinator, Vacant    
Children's Trust Fund Grant Manager, Mackenzie Forbis Mackenzie.forbis@mt.gov 406-444-3002
Children's Trust Fund Specialist, Lona Gregor-Martin lona.gregor@mt.gov 406-444-6897
Prevention/Early Intervention Program Support, Shari Northcott snorthcott@mt.gov 406-444-7331
Program Specialist, Liz Wood Elizabeth.Wood@mt.gov 406-444-1644
Family Education & Support Specialist, Lynn Mchann gimeelyn.mchann@mt.gov 406-522-2261
Administrative Assistant, Alex Dahy Alexandra.Dahy@mt.gov 406-444-1828

Child Care Bureau

Child Care Bureau General Contact Information

Child Care Bureau General Contact Information
Address

1625 11th Ave, Helena MT 59601

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59620

Child Care Bureau Staff

Child Care Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Child Care, Jody Lehman Joseph.Lehman@mt.gov 406-444-3928
Child Care Licensing Tech Supervisor, Melody Olson molson@mt.gov 406-444-5977
Licensing Technician, Kacie Stebbins kacie.stebbins@mt.gov 406-444-3232
Licensing Technician, Christina Crowder christina.crowder@mt.gov 406-444-2564
Licensing Technician, Alfred Driscol alfred.driscol@mt.gov 406-444-0597
Licensing Technician, Donna LeBrun dlebrun@mt.gov 406-444-9460
Licensing Technician, Vacant   406-444-0392
Licensing Technician, Sandy Snyder Sandy.Snyder@mt.gov 406-444-6587
Technical Program Support, Vacant   406-444-0392
Child Care Licensing Supervisor, Caitlin Stewart-Nurse CStewart-Nurse@mt.gov 406-439-5451
Child Care Licensor Billings, Holly Carr hcarr@mt.gov 406-655-7633
Child Care Licensor Anaconda, Michelle Harrington michelle.harrington@mt.gov 406-461-2408
Child Care Licensor Billings, Ryane Holzwarth rholzwarth@mt.gov 406-655-7632
Child Care Licensor Kalispell, Diana Lamers dlamers@mt.gov 406-751-5962
Child Care Licensor Great Falls, Jodi Linne jlinne@mt.gov 406-453-0526
Child Carae Licensor Billings, Anna Mason anna.mason@mt.gov 406-655-7626
Child Care Licensor Missoula, Edie McLean edie.mclean@mt.gov 406-329-1590
Child Care Licensor Helena, Ashley Johnston Ashley.johnston@mt.gov 406-444-1954
Child Care Licensor Kalispell, Fern Sutherland fsutherland@mt.gov 406-300-7391
Child Care Licensor Havre, Pam West pawest@mt.gov 406-262-9790
Child Care Licensor Bozeman, Teri Whitesitt teri.whitesitt@mt.gov 406-522-2271
CCDF Program Manager, Allison Drake adrake@mt.gov 406-444-1400
Quality Assurance Reviewer, Kirsten Geiger kirsten.geiger2@mt.gov 406-582-3028
Child Care Policy and Eligibility Specialist, Chauntel Lucier clucier@mt.gov 406-329-1286
CCDF Special Projects, Sam Garetson samuel.garetson@mt.gov 406-444-0956

Family and Community Health Bureau (FCHB)

Family and Community Health Bureau (FCHB) General Contact Information

Family and Community Health Bureau (FCHB) General Contact Information
Address

1625 11th Ave, Helena MT 59601

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59620

Family and Community Health Bureau (FCHB) Staff

Family and Community Health Bureau (FCHB) Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Jacqueline Isaly jacqueline.isaly@mt.gov 406-444-4743
Family and Community Health Bureau Administrative Assistant, Vacant   406-444-1958
Community Health Supervisor, Darla Dexter darla.dexter@mt.gov 406-444-6956
SRAE and PREP Program Specialist, Jonelle LaPiere jlapiere@mt.gov 406-444-1881
Oral Health Specialist, Tonette Hollingsworth tonette.hollingsworth@mt.gov

406-444-2660

Primary Care Office Program Specialist, Kate Miller Kate.Miller2@mt.gov 406-444-3934
Sexual Assault Prevention & Victim Services, Patrick Paradis patrick.paradis@mt.gov 406-444-3628
Maternal and Child Health Supervisor, Mandi Zanto mzanto@mt.gov 406-444-4119
MT Obstetrics Maternal Support Program, Sarah Buchanan sarah.buchanan@mt.gov 406-444-7034
Title V Maternal, Child Health Block Grant, Alison Mutz alison.mutz@mt.gov 406-444-0276
Fetal, Infant, Child & Maternal Mortality Review, Maddie Diederichs Madison.Diederichs@mt.gov 406-444-4131
Nurse Consultant/Grant Manager, Carolyn Royal Carolyn.Royal@mt.gov 406.444.2924
Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Supervisor, Lacy Little lalittle@mt.gov 406-444-5923
WIC Program Toll Free Number   800-433-4298
Outreach & QI Coordinator Program Specialist, Kyra Clayton Kyra.Clayton@mt.gov 406-444-5285
Breastfeeding Coordinator Program Specialist, Aimee Duncan aimee.duncan@mt.gov 406-444-0909
Nutrition Coordinator Program Specialist Lead, Nicole Bulik Nicole.Bulik@mt.gov 406-444-5923
Public Health Nutritionist, Lori Reed Lori.Reed@mt.gov 406-444-2740
Lead WIC Operations, Kevin Moore kmoore@mt.gov 406-444-5530
WIC Farmer's Market, Bailey Menager bailey.menager@mt.gov 406-444-2841
Healthy Montana Families Supervisor, Leslie Lee llee2@mt.gov 406-444-6940
Program Specialist, Rubin Ackerman rackerman@mt.gov 406-444-2587
Program Specialist, Abbie Chermack Abbrah.Chermack@mt.gov 406-444-0041
Program Specialist, Lora Cowee lora.cowee@mt.gov 406-444-0955
Children Special Health Services Supervisor, Amber Bell abell@mt.gov 406-444-1216
MAPP-NET Program Specialist, Casey Collins casey.collins3@mt.gov 406-444-7077
CSHS Title V Program Specialist , Ashley Burke Ashley.rollinburke@mt.gov 406-444-7213
Newborn Screening Program Specialist, Miranda Reddig Miranda.reddig@mt.gov 406-444-1216
Children's Special Health Services RN Consultant, Chelsea Pugh chelsea.pugh@mt.gov 406-444-3657

Other Early Childhood and Family Support Services Programs

Other Early Childhood and Family Support Services Programs General Contact Information

Other Early Childhood and Family Support Services Programs General Contact Information
Address

1625 11th Ave, Helena MT 59601

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59620

Other Early Childhood and Family Support Services Programs Staff

Other Early Childhood and Family Support Services Programs Staff
Name Email Phone
Fiscal Bureau Chief, Shannon Mackey Shannon.Mackey@mt.gov 406-444-3609
Fiscal Supervisor, Vacant    
Contracts Coordinator- DiDi High Diandra.High2@mt.gov 406-444-7228
Grants Contracts Coordinator- Vacant    
Budget Analyst- James Eastlick James.Eastlick@mt.gov 406-444-3451
Budget Analyst, Lisa Cordes lisa.cordes@mt.gov 406-444-4114
Budget Analyst, Susan Wensel susan.wensel@mt.gov 406-444-2720
Budget Analyst, Nicole Quirino nicole.quirino@mt.gov 406-444-2803
Financial Specialist, Brittany Gregor brittany.gregor@mt.gov 406-444-7028
Financial Specialist- Laurie Hanson Laurie.Hanson@mt.gov 406-444-5925
Financial Specialist- Joshua Stewart Joshua.Stewart@mt.gov 406-444-2803
Bureau Chief, Business Systems and Operations, Chris Delvaux chris.delvaux@mt.gov 406-444-4746
Epidemiology Supervisor, Erin Dobrinen Erin.Dobrinen@mt.gov 406-444-1921
PRAMS Data Control, Maren Weber maren.weber@mt.gov 406-444-3009
Lead PRAMS Epidemiologist, Kara Grandy kara.grandy@mt.gov 406-444-1627
Epidemiologist- Melissa Lavinder MLavinder@mt.gov 406-444-1648
MMRC Adolescent Health Epidemiologist- Mary Duthie Mary.Duthie@mt.gov 406-444-3622
GIS Coordinator, Ellysse Boughey ellysse.boughey@mt.gov 406-444-2514
Program Evaluator- Tanner Dempsey Tanner.Dempsey@mt.gov  
Program Evaluator- Maysa Walters Maysa.Walters@mt.gov  
Business Analyst- Nathan Miller Nathan.Miller@mt.gov 406-444-1396
Data Systems Manager- Nancy Bailey Nancy.Bailey@mt.gov 406-444-1839
Data Systems Manager- Kane Dean Kane.Dean@mt.gov 406-444-4254
Home Visiting Data Research Analyst- TJ Damon Thomas.Damon@mt.gov 406-444-3775
WIC Data Systems Analyst- Andrew McKeever Andrew.McKeever@mt.gov 406-444-2739
WIC Help Desk Systems Support- Chelsea Giguere Chelsea.Giguere2@mt.gov 406-444-7015
Child Care Under the Big Sky, Melody Olson molson@mt.gov 406-444-1839

Disability Employment and Transitions Division

Disability Employment and Transitions Division General Contact Information

Disability Employment and Transitions Division General Contact Information
Address Main Number (Voice/TTY) Toll Free Number Fax Number

111 North Last Chance Gulch

Ste 4C

Helena, MT 59601-4125

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59604-4210

(406) 444-2590 (877) 296-1197 (406) 444-3632

Disability Employment and Transitions Division Leadership

Disability Employment and Transitions Division Leadership
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Tracy Moseman tracy.moseman@mt.gov 406-444-6676
Bureau Chief, Early Childhood Services, Jill Christensen jill.christensen@mt.gov 406-444-0309
Bureau Chief, Child Care, Jody Lehman Joseph.Lehman@mt.gov 406-444-3928
Bureau Chief, Family and Community Health, Jacqueline Isaly jacqueline.isaly@mt.gov 406-444-4743
Bureau Chief, Fiscal, Shannon Mackey Shannon.mackey@mt.gov 406-444-3609
Bureau Chief, Buisiness Systems and Operations, Chris Delvaux chris.delvaux@mt.gov 406-444-4746
Administrative Assistant, amber.tipton@mt.gov amber.tipton@mt.gov 406-444-0957

Disability Determination Services Bureau

Disability Determination Services Bureau General Contact Information

Disability Determination Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number Toll Free Number Fax Number Fax Number, Toll Free

2550 Prospect Avenue

Helena, MT 59601-9757

P.O. Box 4189

Helena, MT 59604-4189

(406) 444-3054 (800) 545-3054 (406) 444-3564 (800) 356-4410

Disability Determination Services Bureau Staff

Disability Determination Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Vacant   (406) 444-5720
Operations & Analystics Supervisor, Joseph Gaither Joseph.Gaither@mt.gov (406) 444-3779
Examiner Supervisor, Cameron Hill Cameron.Hill@mt.gov (406) 444-6948
Examiner Supervisor, Tessa Jensen Tessa.Jensen@mt.gov (406) 444-5744
Business Manager, Lisa French Lisa.French@mt.gov (406) 444-3904

Program Support Bureau

Program Support Bureau General Contact Information

Program Support Bureau General Contact Information
Address

111 North Last Chance Gulch

Suite 4C

Helena, MT 59601-4125

Program Support Bureau Staff

Program Support Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Operations Bureau Chief, Ann Gibbs agibbs@mt.gov (406) 248-4801
Program Officer, Julia Arnold Julia.Arnold@mt.gov (406) 454-6066
Program Supervisor, Lacey Conzelman lacey.conzelman@mt.gov (406) 655-7673
Transportation Coordinator, Butte, Desiree Dean-Kaldor Desiree.Dean-Kaldor@mt.gov (406) 444-1898

Montana Telecommunications Access Program (MTAP)

Montana Telecommunications Access Program (MTAP) General Contact Information

Montana Telecommunications Access Program (MTAP) General Contact Information
Address Main Number Helena Equipment Distribution Toll Free Montana Relay Customer Service Toll Free

111 North Last Chance Gulch

Suite 2B

Helena, MT 59601-4125

(406) 204-0115 (800) 833-8503 (800) 833-8503

Montana Telecommunications Access Program (MTAP) Staff

Montana Telecommunications Access Program (MTAP) Staff
Name Email Phone
Director, Mary Taylor mary.taylor@mt.gov (406) 444-4290
Equipment Distribution Specialist, Missoula, Jeff Haley jeff.haley@mt.gov (406) 329-1530
Administrative Assistant, Lisa Gault lgault@mt.gov (406) 204-0115
Equipment Distribution Specialist, Billings, Mike Bouchard Michael.Bouchard@mt.gov (406) 373-8456

Helena Vocational Rehabilitation & Visual Services

Helena Vocational Rehabilitation & Visual Services General Contact Information

Helena Vocational Rehabilitation & Visual Services General Contact Information
Address Main Number (Voice/TTY) Fax Number

111 North Last Chance Gulch

Suite 2B

Helena, MT 59601-4125

(406) 444-1710 (406) 444-9659

Blind & Low Vision Services Section

Blind & Low Vision Services Section General Contact Information

Blind & Low Vision Services Section General Contact Information
Address Main Number (Voice/TTY)

111 North Last Chance Gulch

Suite 4C

Helena, MT 59601

(888) 279-7527

Blind & Low Vision Services Section Staff

Blind & Low Vision Services Section Staff
Name Email Phone
BLVS Chief, Darrel Hannum dhannum@mt.gov (406) 454-6081
Assistive Technology Specialist, Paul Suptic psuptic@mt.gov (406) 444-0034

Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services

Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services General Contact Information

Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services General Contact Information
Address

111 North Last Chance Gulch

Suite 4C

Helena, MT 59601

Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services Chief

Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services Chief
Name Email Phone
Field Services Chief, Allyson Talaska allyson.talaska@mt.gov (406) 329-5400

Human and Community Services Division

Human and Community Services Division General Contact Information

Human and Community Services Division General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number Montana Public Assistance Helpline Montana Public Assistance Fax Number

1880 Airport Dr

Helena, MT 59601

P.O. Box 202925

Helena, MT 59620-2925

(406) 444-1788 (406) 444-2547 (888) 706-1535 (877) 418-4533

Human and Community Services Division Leadership

Human and Community Services Division Leadership
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Chappell Smith chappell.smith@mt.gov (406) 444-7067
Executive Assistant, Kristine Mosby kristine.mosby@mt.gov (406) 444-4154

Business Operations

Business Operations Staff

Business Operations Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Vacant  
CHIMES Security/System Support, Heather Monday hemonday@mt.gov (406) 444-9291
Public Assistance Service Desk / Centralized Scanning Unit Supervisor, Doug O'Dell dougodell@mt.gov (406) 444-5531

Business Process / Policy

Business Process / Policy General Contact Information

Business Process / Policy General Contact Information
Fax Numbers

(406) 444-2770

(406) 265-6919

Business Process / Policy Staff

Business Process / Policy Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Jennifer Fox jenfox@mt.gov (406) 444-1917
Presumptive Eligibility   (406) 454-5684
SNAP Program Manager, Jack Albertin jack.albertin@mt.gov (406) 496-4943
FNS Compliance Manager, Leah Burnham Leah.Burnham@mt.gov (406) 417-5419
SNAP E&T ED Coordinator, Cori Walker cori.walker@mt.gov (406) 329-1245
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Manager, Stephanie Wilkins swilkins@mt.gov (406) 444-0641
TANF Policy Specialist, Tayna Steinback tsteinback@mt.gov (406) 327-0527
Contract Monitor, Dana Erickson derickson3@mt.gov (406) 496-4951
Contract Monitor, Havre, Lorrie Cofer lcofer@mt.gov (406) 265-5196

Field Services Bureau

Field Services Bureau General Contact Information

Field Services Bureau General Contact Information
Public Assistance Helpline Fax Number Toll Free
(888) 706-1535 (877) 418-4533

Field Services Bureau Staff

Field Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Kevin Frank kfrank@mt.gov (406) 655-7694
Western Region Field Manager, Teri McDonald tmcdonald@mt.gov (406) 300-7490
Eastern Region Field Manager, Craig Toombs Ctoombs@mt.gov (406) 655-6241
Central Region Field Manager, Fred Sullivan FSullivan@mt.gov (406) 496-4914

Fiscal Bureau

Fiscal Bureau Staff

Fiscal Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Andrea Goetsch agoetsch@mt.gov (406) 444-4559
Budget Analyst, Keren Schulz keren.schulz@mt.gov (406) 444-7921
Budget Analyst, Juli Robertson Juli.Robertson@mt.gov (406) 444-9022
Budget Analyst, Rachel Hayes rachel.hayes@mt.gov (406) 444-6997
Contract Coordinator, Alisha Baker Alisha.Baker2@mt.gov (406) 444-6855
Fiscal Monitor, William Herbolich Bill.Herbolich@mt.gov (406) 444-0650

Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau (IHSB)

Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau (IHSB) General Contact Information

Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau (IHSB) General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

1400 Carter Drive

Helena, MT 59601-6400

P.O. Box 202956

Helena, MT 59620-2956

(406) 447-4287

Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau (IHSB) Leadership

Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau (IHSB) Leadership
Name Email Phone
Chief, Sara Loewen sloewen@mt.gov (406) 447-4265
Business Process Specialist, Kimberly Koch kimberly.koch@mt.gov (406) 447-4276
Warehouse Supervisor, Dylan Helms dylan.helms@mt.gov (406) 447-4261

Community Services Section General Contact Information

Community Services Section General Contact Information
Address

1400 Carter Drive

Helena, MT 59601-6400

P.O. Box 202956

Helena, MT 59620-2956

Community Services Section Staff

Community Services Section Staff
Name Email Phone
Community Services Section Supervisor, Julianna Campbell julianna.campbell@mt.gov (406) 329-1612
Community Services Program Specialist, Emily Lounder Emily.Lounder@mt.gov (406) 447-4269
Program Compliance & Training Specialist, Glade Roos Glade.Roos@mt.gov 406) 447-4262
Food Distribution Program Specialist, Tina Wagner tina.wagner@mt.gov (406) 447-4263
AmeriCorps VISTA Program Specialist, Vacant    

Energy Services Section (LIHEAP & Weatherization) General Contact Information

Energy Services Section (LIHEAP & Weatherization) General Contact Information
Address LIHEAP Toll Free Number

1400 Carter Drive

Helena, MT 59601-6400

P.O. Box 202956

Helena, MT 59620-2956

(833) 317-1080

Energy Services Section (LIHEAP & Weatherization) Staff

Energy Services Section (LIHEAP & Weatherization) Staff
Name Email Phone
Community Services Section Supervisor, Julianna Campbell julianna.campbell@mt.gov (406) 329-1612
Community Services Program Specialist, Emily Lounder Emily.Lounder@mt.gov (406) 447-4269
Program Compliance & Training Specialist, Glade Roos Glade.Roos@mt.gov 406) 447-4262
Food Distribution Program Specialist, Tina Wagner tina.wagner@mt.gov (406) 447-4263
AmeriCorps VISTA Program Specialist, Vacant    

Medicaid & Health Services Branch

Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division

Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division General Contact Information

Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Numbers

301 S. Park

Suite 320

Helena, MT 59601-4168

P.O. Box 202905

Helena, MT 59620-2905

(406) 444-3964

(406) 444-7391

(406) 444-9389

Behavioral Development and Developmental Disabilities Services Division Leadership

Behavioral Development and Developmental Disabilities Services Division Leadership
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Meghan Peel MPeel@mt.gov (406) 438-1189
Office Manager, Cindy Dallas cdallas2@mt.gov (406) 444-3907
Administrative Assistant, Jen Coen Jen.Coen@mt.gov (406) 444-3964
Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Karl Rosston krosston@mt.gov (406) 444-3349
Suicide Prevention Program Specialist, John Tabb john.tabb@mt.gov (406) 444-3929

Prevention Bureau

Prevention Bureau General Contact Information

Prevention Bureau General Contact Information
Address

301 S. Park, Suite 320

Helena, MT 59601-4168

P.O. Box 202905

Helena, MT 59620-2905

Prevention Bureau Staff

Prevention Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Jami Hansen jami.hansen@mt.gov (406) 444-3055
Prevention Section Supervisor, Meaghan Kolar Meaghan.Kolar@mt.gov (406) 444-9635
PFS Program Manager, Emily Russell emily.russell@mt.gov (406) 444-4926
Epidemiologist, Juthika Thaker juthika.thaker@mt.gov (406) 444-3253
Epidemiologist, Lani Paulson lani.paulson@mt.gov (406) 444-3023
SAA Program Officer, Brent Morris Brent.Morris@mt.gov (406) 255-2240
Grant Manager, Vacant   (406) 329-5428
SOR Grant Manager, Emily Munn Emily.Munn@mt.gov (406) 444-6981
SUPTRS/SAMS Program Officer, Amanda O'Dell Amanda.odell@mt.gov (406) 444-7926
Block Grant Section Supervisor, Justin Harris Justin.Harris2@mt.gov (406) 444-9657
Block Grant/PATH Program Manager, Dana Geary dana.geary@mt.gov (406) 444-3718
Mental Health Block Grant Program Manager, Vacant   (406) 444-9657
PPW Grant Manager, Nikki Campbell ncampbell@mt.gov (406) 444-3788
Evidence Based Prevention Program Specialist, Lonni Starcevich lonni.starcevich@mt.gov (406) 497-6639
Data Analyst, Tatianna Pugmire Tatianna.pugmire@mt.gov (406) 444-9311
Prevention Program Specialist, Arely Gray lux.gray@mt.gov (406) 444-3141

Treatment Bureau

Treatment Bureau General Contact Information

Treatment Bureau General Contact Information
Address Mental Health Information

301 S. Park, Suite 320

Helena, MT 59601-4168

P.O. Box 202905

Helena, MT 59620-2905

888-866-0328

Treatment Bureau Staff

Treatment Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Isaac Coy icoy@mt.gov (406) 444-7922
Behavioral Health Supervisor, Ashley Bair ashley.bair@mt.gov (406) 202-9451
Mental Health Behavioral Analyst, Deborah Rumberger drumberger@mt.gov (406) 444-1955
QA Program Specialist, Jennifer Bergmann jbergmann@mt.gov (406) 444-3704
Clinical Program Manager, Cody Magpie cody.magpie@mt.gov (406) 444-9582
Program Specialist, Cindy Shay Cynthia.Shay@mt.gov (406) 444-3743
Mental Health Supervisor, Jean Perrotta jperrotta@mt.gov 497-6609
Special Populations Supervisor, Violet Bolstridge violet.bolstridge@mt.gov (406) 439-5213
Behavioral Health Program Officer, Vacant   (406) 444-2878
Behavioral Health Program Officer, Toni Miller Mahoney toni.millermahoney@mt.gov (406) 444-9304
Program Manager, Sarah Grantham sarah.grantham@mt.gov (406) 444-3771
Clinical Program Manager, Tracey Palmerton tracey.palmerton@mt.gov (406) 444-3187
Medicaid Waiver & State Plan Program Officer, Chelsey Hallsten chelsey.hallsten@mt.gov (406) 444-4926
Community Program Officer, Missoula, Jessica Effenberger jessica.effenberger@mt.gov (406) 329-1529
Community Program Officer, Miles City, Vacant   (406) 851-7065
HEART Waiver Program Specialist, Jill Richards Jill.Richards@mt.gov (406) 444-5336

Children's Mental Health Bureau

Children's Mental Health Bureau General Contact Information

Children's Mental Health Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

111 North Sanders

Room 307

Helena, MT 59601-4520

(406) 444-4545 (406) 444-5913

Children's Mental Health Bureau Staff

Children's Mental Health Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Renae Novak Renae.Novak@mt.gov (406) 444-7064
School Based Services Program Officer, Christine White chwhite@mt.gov (406) 444-5916
Administrative Assistant, Ryan Bonser Ryan.Bonser@mt.gov (406) 444-5978
Program Specialist, Jordan Doersam Jordan.Doersam@mt.gov (406)-444-2727
Clinical Supervisor, Katie Harlow katelyn.harlow@mt.gov (406) 444-3814
Licensed Clinician, Dan Carlson-Thompson DCarlson-Thompson@mt.gov (406) 444-1460
Licensed Clinician, Billings, Anthony Killebrew tkillebrew@mt.gov (406) 655-7629
Utilization Review Technician, Alana Wilson alwilson@mt.gov (406) 444-3819
Program Specialist, Jess Hegstrom Jessica.Hegstrom@mt.gov (406) 444-7674
Regional Resource Specialist, Missoula, Trish Christensen Trish.Christensen@mt.gov (406) 329-1330
Children's Mental Health Bureau Program Supervisor, Elizabeth LeLacheur elelacheur@mt.gov (406) 444-7652
Regional Resource Specialist, Kelley Tippett Kelly.Tippett@mt.gov (406) 444-2748
Medicaid Program Officer, Crista Friedli Crista.Friedli@mt.gov (406) 444-6018

Financial Services Bureau

Financial Services Bureau General Contact Information

Financial Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address

111 North Sanders

Room 305/307

Helena, MT 59601-4520

Financial Services Bureau Staff

Financial Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Natacha Bird natacha.bird@mt.gov (406) 444-3969
Budget Analyst, Nate Thomas Nate.Thomas@mt.gov (406) 444-9330
Budget Analyst, Dawn Doyle ddoyle2@mt.gov (406) 444-0631
Budget Analyst, Vacant   (406) 444-1202
Budget Analyst, Danielle Wulfekuhle Danielle.Wulfekuhle@mt.gov (406) 444-7433
Contract Manager, Stephanie Kindt skindt@mt.gov (406) 444-2664
Contract Manager, Chelsea Roller chelsea.roller@mt.gov (406) 444-4423
Grants Contracts Supervisor, Christine Johnson christine.johnson@mt.gov (406) 444-4928
Grant Contracts Coordinator, Tabitha Stephenson tabby.stephenson@mt.gov (406) 444-3520

Operations and Medicaid Section

Operations and Medicaid Section General Contact Information

Operations and Medicaid Section General Contact Information
Address

111 North Sanders

Room 305

Helena, MT 59601-4520

Financial Services Bureau Staff

Financial Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Operations and Medicaid Section Supervisor, Vacant   (406) 444-6922
Information System Specialist, Chet Williams cwilliams@mt.gov (406) 444-7754
Rates Project Manager, Vacant   (406) 444-4215
AWACS Specialist/ DD Waiver Analyst, Jody Furrer jfurrer@mt.gov (406) 329-5427
Behavioral Health Data Analyst, Dustin Hofer dustin.hofer2@mt.gov (406) 444-7392
Research Data Analyst, Whitney Parkhouse whitney.parkhouse@mt.gov (406) 444-3485

Developmental Disability Program

Developmental Disability Program General Contact Information

Developmental Disability Program General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

111 North Sanders

Room 305

Helena, MT 59601-4520

(406) 444-2995 (406) 444-0230

Developmental Disability Program Leadership

Developmental Disability Program Leadership
Name Email Phone
Chief, Lindsey Carter lcarter2@mt.gov (406) 444-5662
Medical Director, Dr Jean Justad jjustad@mt.gov (406) 444-4556
Psychiatric Consultant, Dr Michelle McCall mmccall@mt.gov (406) 444-5482

Developmental Disabilities

Developmental Disabilities
Name Email Phone
Community Service Supervisor, Shannon Cole-Merchen SCole-Merchen@mt.gov (406) 444-2799
Region 1 Glasgow/Miles City   (406) 228-8264
Region 2 Great Falls   (406) 454-6085
Region 3 Billings   (406) 259-8122
Region 4 Helena/Bozeman/Butte   (406) 444-1714
Region 5 Missoula/Kalispell   (406) 329-5415

Developmental Disability Program Support

Developmental Disability Program Support
Name Email Phone
Community Service Supervisor, Shannon Cole-Merchen SCole-Merchen@mt.gov (406) 444-2799
Region 1 Glasgow/Miles City   (406) 228-8264
Region 2 Great Falls   (406) 454-6085
Region 3 Billings   (406) 259-8122
Region 4 Helena/Bozeman/Butte   (406) 444-1714
Region 5 Missoula/Kalispell   (406) 329-5415

Health Resources Division

Health Resources Division General Contact Information

Health Resources Division General Contact Information
Address

1400 Broadway

Room A206

Helena, MT 59601-5231

Montana Healthcare Programs Member/Provider Contact Numbers

Montana Healthcare Programs Member/Provider Contact Numbers
Topic Number
Drug Prior Authorization (Helena)

(800) 395-7961

(406) 443-6002

Medicaid Prior Authorization Toll Free Number (800) 262-1545
Medicaid Transportation Services Toll Free Number (800) 292-7114
Montana Healthcare Programs Member Helpline (800) 362-8312
Montana Healthcare Programs Provider Relations Helpline (800) 624-3958
Plan First Program Toll Free Number (855) 854-1399
To Report Medicaid Provider Fraud Toll Free Number (800) 376-1115
To Report Suspected Medicaid Member Fraud Toll Free Number (800) 201-6308
Conduent (Helena only) Medicaid Claims (406) 442-1837
Conduent (Montana only) Medicaid Claims Payment Contractor Toll Free Number (800) 624-3958

Administration 1400 Broadway
Room A203
Helena, MT 59601-5231
Main Number: (406) 444-4455
Fax Number: (406) 444-1861

Administration 1400 Broadway
Room A203
Helena, MT 59601-5231
Main Number: (406) 444-4455
Fax Number: (406) 444-1861
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Mary LeMieux MLeMieux2@mt.gov (406) 444-4458
Administrative Assistant, Laurie Bielby laurie.bielby2@mt.gov (406) 444-5905

Indian Health Service, Tribal 638 Services, and Urban Indian Organizations Section 1400 Broadway
Room A206
Helena, MT 59601-5231
Main Number: (406) 444-4455
Fax Number: (406) 444-1861

Indian Health Service, Tribal 638 Services, and Urban Indian Organizations Section 1400 Broadway
Room A206
Helena, MT 59601-5231
Main Number: (406) 444-4455
Fax Number: (406) 444-1861
Name Email Phone
Supervisor, Casey Peck casey.peck3@mt.gov (406) 444-5778
IHS/Tribal 638/Urban Indian Organizations Program Officer, Elizabeth Wisner-Kinsey Elizabeth.Wisner-Kinsey@mt.gov (406) 444-1292

Operations Research Section 1400 Broadway
Room A201
Helena, MT 59601-5231

Operations Research Section 1400 Broadway
Room A201
Helena, MT 59601-5231
Name Email Phone
Medicaid Operations Research Section Supervisor, Renee Quintana renee.quintana@mt.gov (406) 444-3675
Medicaid Operations Research Analyst Lead, Julie Bullman julie.bullman@mt.gov (406) 444-3474
Medicaid Operations Research Analyst, Nick Harris Nicholas.Harris@mt.gov (406) 444-9197
Medicaid Operations Research Analyst, Emily Hollow emily.hollow@mt.gov (406) 444-0061
Medicaid Operations Research Analyst, Marcia Smith marcia.smith@mt.gov (406) 444-3005
Medicaid Operations Research Claims and Reimbursement Lead, Trisha Goettle trisha.goettle@mt.gov (406) 444-2850
Claims Resolution, Sherilynn VanDyke sherilynn.vandyke@mt.gov (406) 444-3457
Claims Resolution, Francisca Orr francisca.orr@mt.gov (406) 444-2764
Claims Resolution, Brian McKeown Brian.McKeown@mt.gov (406) 444-9745
Claims Resolution, Kimberly Buckland Kimberly.Buckland@mt.gov (406) 444-4834

Allied Health Services Bureau

Allied Health Services Bureau General Contact Information

Allied Health Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room A206

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-4455 (406) 444-1861

Allied Health Services Bureau Leadership

Allied Health Services Bureau Leadership
Name Email No Header Given
Chief, Katie Hawkins khawkins@mt.gov (406) 444-4144
Dental Program Officer, Lynea Linz lynea.linz@mt.gov (406) 444-3182
Durable Medical Equipment, Hearing Aid & Audiology Program Officer, Maggie Irby Margaret.Irby@mt.gov (406) 444-4518
School Based Services, Optometric, Eyeglasses, Occupational, Speech, and Physical Therapies Program Officer, Laurie Nelson Laura.Nelson@mt.gov (406) 444-4066

Pharmacy and Drug Rebate Section 1400 Broadway
Room A104
Helena, MT 59601-5231

Pharmacy and Drug Rebate Section 1400 Broadway
Room A104
Helena, MT 59601-5231
Name Email Phone
Pharmacy and Drug Rebate Section Supervisor, Dani Feist DFeist@mt.gov (406) 444-2768
Medicaid Pharmacist, Shannon Sexauer shannon.sexauer@mt.gov (406) 444-5951
Pharmacy and Home Infusion Therapy Program Officer, Josh Surginer Joshua.Surginer@mt.gov (406) 444-2738
Drug Rebate Coordinator, Ariel Scotton ariel.scotton@mt.gov (406) 444-6036
Drug Rebate Program Specialist, Vacant   (406) 444-9674
Drug Rebate Program Specialist, Gina Hardy gina.hardy@mt.gov (406) 444-3534
Drug Rebate Program Specialist, Beverly LeVell beverly.levell@mt.gov (406) 444-0965

Financial & Operations Services Bureau

Financial & Operations Services Bureau General Contact Information

Financial & Operations Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room A107

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-4455 (406) 444-1861

Financial & Operations Services Bureau Staff

Financial & Operations Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief, Tamrah Chatriand tamrah.chatriand2@mt.gov (406) 444-3681
Grant & Contract Specialist, Christina Davis Christina.Davis@mt.gov  
Budget Analyst 2, Kara MacDonald kara.macdonald@mt.gov (406) 444-1571
Budget Analyst 2, Laci Piilola laci.lake@mt.gov (406) 444-6844
Budget Analyst 2, Stephani Sanford stephani.sanford@mt.gov (406) 444-4565

Hospital & Physician Services Bureau

Hospital & Physician Services Bureau General Contact Information

Hospital & Physician Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room A206

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-4455 (406) 444-1861

Hospital & Physician Services Bureau Staff

Hospital & Physician Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Don Holmlund DHolmlund2@mt.gov (406) 444-3634
Hospital Program Officer, Amanda Brensdal amanda.brensdal@mt.gov (406) 444-7002
FQHC & RHC Program Officer, Andee Franco andrea.franco@mt.gov (406) 444-7018
Physician Program Officer, Stephanie King stephanie.king@mt.gov (406) 444-3995
Ambulance, State Plan & Medicaid Waiver, Plan First, WASP, HELP Program Officer, Vacant   (406) 444-6868

Member Health Management Bureau

Member Health Management Bureau General Contact Information

Member Health Management Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

1400 Broadway

Room A206

Helena, MT 59601-5231

(406) 444-4455 (406) 444-1861

Member Health Management Bureau Leadership

Member Health Management Bureau Leadership
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Kelsey Bell kbell@mt.gov (406) 444-4146
Perinatal Health Program Officer, Shawnalea Chief Goes Out shawnalea.chiefgoesout@mt.gov (406) 444-0950
Healthy Montana Kids Program Officer, Krista Pratt krista.pratt@mt.gov (406) 444-6002
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Program Officer, Bridget Evans Bridget.Evans@mt.gov (406) 444-3337

Care Management Section

Care Management Section
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Kelsey Bell kbell@mt.gov (406) 444-4146
Perinatal Health Program Officer, Shawnalea Chief Goes Out shawnalea.chiefgoesout@mt.gov (406) 444-0950
Healthy Montana Kids Program Officer, Krista Pratt krista.pratt@mt.gov (406) 444-6002
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Program Officer, Bridget Evans Bridget.Evans@mt.gov (406) 444-3337

Senior and Long Term Care

Senior and Long Term Care General Contact Information

Senior and Long Term Care General Contact Information
Address Fax Number Adult Protective Services Toll Free Intake Number

2550 Prospect

Suite 500

Helena, MT 59601

(406) 444-7743 (844) 277-9300

Senior and Long Term Care Main Staff

Senior and Long Term Care Main Staff
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Lindsey Carter lcarter2@mt.gov (406) 444-2799
Research Analyst, Nann Parrett Nann.parrett@mt.gov  

Adult Protective Services Bureau

Adult Protective Services Bureau General Contact Information

Adult Protective Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

2550 Prospect

Suite 500

Helena, MT 59601

(406) 444-1454

Adult Protective Services Bureau Staff

Adult Protective Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Trevor Tangen trevor.tangen@mt.gov (406) 970-0451
Section Supervisor, Lianna Waller lwaller@mt.gov (406) 830-5304
Section Supervisor, Glenda Oestreicher glenda.oestreicher@mt.gov (406) 836-1828
Adult Protective Services Region 1 Supervisor, Jody McCampbell jmccampbell@mt.gov (406) 839-4156
Adult Protective Services Region 2 Supervisor, Sabrina McQuinn smcquinn@mt.gov (406) 836-1866
Adult Protective Services Region 3 Supervisor, Stephanie Moran SMoran@mt.gov (406) 381-7374
Adult Protective Services Region 4 Supervisor, Linda Huffaker LHuffaker@mt.gov (406) 823-9001

Aging Services Bureau

Aging Services Bureau General Contact Information

Aging Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address Aging Hotline Big Sky Rx Program Toll Free Number

2550 Prospect

Suite 500

Helena, MT 59601

(800) 332-2272 (866) 369-1233

Aging Services Bureau Staff

Aging Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Director, State Unit on Aging, Kerrie Reidelbach kreidelbach@mt.gov (406) 444-7788
ADRC Program Manager, Patrick Kelley patrick.kelley@mt.gov (406) 444-0998
Legal Services Developer Program Manager, Gretchen Hall Gretchen.Hall@mt.gov (406) 444-7787
State Long term Care Ombudsman Program Manager, Carmen Sciabica carmen.sciabica@mt.gov (406) 444-3285
Compliance and Communications Specialist, Wilmot Collins Wilmot.Collins@mt.gov (406) 444-2560
Program Specialist (Nutrition & Evidence-Based Programs), Tessa Bailly tessa.bailly@mt.gov (406) 444-6061
State Health Insurance and Assistance Program Director, Janet Stellmon jstellmon@mt.gov (406) 444-7784
Data Analyst, Linda Sharkey Linda.Sharkey@mt.gov (406) 444-6507
Big Sky Rx Program Manager, Heather Presta Heather.Pesta@mt.gov (406) 444-1233

Community Services Bureau

Community Services Bureau General Contact Information

Community Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address

2550 Prospect

Suite 500

Helena, MT 59601

Community Services Bureau Staff

Community Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Denise Brunett denise.brunett2@mt.gov (406) 444-4544
Provider Enrollment Claims Specialist, Craig Bender cbender2@mt.gov (406) 438-1800
Nursing Facilities Section Supervisor, Stephanie Goetz Stephanie.Goetz@mt.gov (406) 439-3038
Claims Specialist, Jenifer Thompson jenifer.thompson@mt.gov (406) 444-3997
Program Officer, Dee Burnham Dee.Burnham@mt.gov (406) 444-4129
Claims Examiner, Devney Welsh devney.welsh@mt.gov (406) 444-4142

Fiscal Services Bureau

Fiscal Services Bureau General Contact Information

Fiscal Services Bureau General Contact Information
Address

2550 Prospect

Suite 500

Helena, MT 59601

Fiscal Services Bureau Staff

Fiscal Services Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Denise Brunett denise.brunett2@mt.gov (406) 444-4544
Provider Enrollment Claims Specialist, Craig Bender cbender2@mt.gov (406) 438-1800
Nursing Facilities Section Supervisor, Stephanie Goetz Stephanie.Goetz@mt.gov (406) 439-3038
Claims Specialist, Jenifer Thompson jenifer.thompson@mt.gov (406) 444-3997
Program Officer, Dee Burnham Dee.Burnham@mt.gov (406) 444-4129
Claims Examiner, Devney Welsh devney.welsh@mt.gov (406) 444-4142

Facilities

Intensive Behavior Center General Contact Information For a complete listing see Boulder in Cities

Intensive Behavior Center General Contact Information For a complete listing see Boulder in Cities
Address Main Number Fax Number

310 E 4th Avenue

P.O. Box 87

Boulder, MT 59632-0087

(406) 225-4411 (406) 225-4414

Intensive Behavior Center Superintendent

Intensive Behavior Center Superintendent
Name Email Phone
Superintendent, Christina Espeland dchristina.espeland@mt.gov (406) 225-4405

Mental Health Nursing Care Center General Contact Information For a complete listing see Lewistown in Cities

Mental Health Nursing Care Center General Contact Information For a complete listing see Lewistown in Cities
Address Fax Number

800 Casino Creek Drive

Lewistown, MT 59457

(406) 535-2863

Mental Health Nursing Care Center Administrator

Mental Health Nursing Care Center Administrator
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Danielle Wichman danielle.wichman@mt.gov (406)-535-6944

Montana Chemical Dependency Center General Contact Information For a complete listing see Butte in Cities

Montana Chemical Dependency Center General Contact Information For a complete listing see Butte in Cities
Address Main Number Fax Number

525 East Mercury Street

Butte, MT 59701

(406) 496-5400 (406) 496-5437

Montana Chemical Dependency Center Administrator

Montana Chemical Dependency Center Administrator
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Joseph Zigmund joe.zigmund@mt.gov (406) 496-5430

Montana State Hospital General Contact Information For a complete listing see Warm Springs in Cities

Montana State Hospital General Contact Information For a complete listing see Warm Springs in Cities
Address Hospital Operator Fax Number

Warm Springs, MT 59756-0300

(406) 693-7000 (406) 693-7069

Montana State Hospital Main Staff

Montana State Hospital Main Staff
Name Email Phone
Acting Montana State Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Dan Bemporad, DO daniel.bemporad@mt.gov (406) 693-7010
Purchasing Specialist, Lorraine Evans levans@mt.gov (406) 693-7016

Veterans' Homes

Eastern Montana Veterans Home General Contact Information

Eastern Montana Veterans Home General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

2000 Montana Avenue

Glendive, MT 59330

(406) 283-5515

Eastern Montana Veterans Home Administrative Officer

Eastern Montana Veterans Home Administrative Officer
Name Email Phone
Administrative Officer, Christy Kemp christy.kemp@mt.gov (406) 377-8117

Southwest Montana Veterans Home General Contact Information

Southwest Montana Veterans Home General Contact Information
Address

65 Veterans Circle

Butte, MT 59701

Southwest Montana Veterans Home Administrative Officer

Southwest Montana Veterans Home Administrative Officer
Name Email Phone
Administrative Officer, Arin Boehmer arin.boehmer@mt.gov (406) 792-3100 ext. 3107

Montana Veterans Home General Contact Information

Montana Veterans Home General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

400 Veterans Drive

P.O. Box 250

Columbia Falls, MT 59912

(406) 892-0256

Montana Veterans Home Administrator

Montana Veterans Home Administrator
Name Email Phone
Facility Administrator, Joren Underdahl junderdahl@mt.gov (406) 892-3256

Operations Services Division

Financial Management General Contact Information

Financial Management General Contact Information
Address

2401 Colonial Drive

1st Floor

Helena, MT 59601-4909

Financial Management Staff

Financial Management Staff
Name Email Phone
Financial Manager,   (406) 444-9664
Financial Technical Analyst, Samantha Cooley scooley@mt.gov (406) 444-2472
Budget Analyst, Mae Schwartz mschwartz@mt.gov (406) 444-4691
Budget Analyst, Christy Dighans cdighans@mt.gov (406) 444-3269
Budget Analyst, Vacant   (406) 444-6984

Internal Control & Compliance Office General Contact Information

Internal Control & Compliance Office General Contact Information
Address

560 N Park

Helena, MT 59601-4909

Financial Management Staff

Financial Management Staff
Name Email Phone
Internal Control & Compliance Officer, Brenda Crawford brenda.crawford@mt.gov (406) 444-4084
Process Improvement Lead, Florence Mulheron florence.mulheron@mt.gov  
Compliance Specialist 2, Scott Scanson sscanson@mt.gov  
Compliance Specialist 2, Krista Holmquist krista.holmquist@mt.gov  
Compliance Specialist 2, Vacant    

Office of Administrative Hearings General Contact Information

Office of Administrative Hearings General Contact Information
Address

1100 North Last Chance Gulch

2nd Floor

Helena, MT 59601-4909

Office of Administrative Hearings Staff and Numbers

Office of Administrative Hearings Staff and Numbers
Name Email Phone
For Non-Child Suport Cases   (406) 444-2470
For Child Support Cases   (406) 444-9370
Administrator, Ford Hayes ford.hayes@mt.gov (406) 444-4259
Administrative Law Judge, Francis Clinch francis.clinch@mt.gov (406) 444-2470
Administrative Law Judge, Tricia Welnel twelnel@mt.gov (406) 444-2470
Administrative Law Judge, Shanni Barry shanni.barry2@mt.gov (406) 444-2470
Administrative Support Supervisor, Afrah Al Asadi afrah.ALAsadi@mt.gov (406) 444-2470
Administrative Assistant, Andrew Erickson andrew.erickson@mt.gov (406) 444-2470
Administrative Assistant, Darian Lord darian.lord2@mt.gov (406) 444-2470
Paralegal, Debra Demarais debra.demarais@mt.gov (406) 444-9370
FAX Number (For Non-Child Support Cases)   (406) 444-3980
FAX Number (For Child Support Cases)   (406) 444-6565

Business & Financial Services Division

Business & Financial Services Division General Contact Information

Business & Financial Services Division General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number

560 N Park

Helena, MT 59601

(406) 444-3130 (406) 444-9763

Business & Financial Services Division Staff

Business & Financial Services Division Staff
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Corinne Kyler ckyler@mt.gov (406) 444-7061
Grants and System Analyst, Ilia Balsley ilia.balsley2@mt.gov (406) 444-6504
Grants & System Analyst, Courtney Cozzie

courtney.cozzie2@mt.gov

(406) 444-1762
Financial Transparency Specialist, Monique England mengland@mt.gov (406) 444-4955

Medicaid Financial Unit 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Medicaid Financial Unit 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Manager, Walt Shaw walter.shaw@mt.gov (406) 444-6317
Budget Analyst, Sandy Miller Sandy.Miller@mt.gov (406) 444-3716
Accountant, Dallas Long dallas.long@mt.gov (406) 444-3086

Fiscal Operations Bureau

Fiscal Operations Bureau Staff 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Fiscal Operations Bureau Staff 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Chief, Marci Lewandowski Marcianne.Lewandowski@mt.gov (406) 444-5369
Cost Allocation Business Analyst, Shanon McMaster shmcmaster@mt.gov (406) 444-9045

Cost Accounting Section 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Cost Accounting Section 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Fiscal Manager, Andrew Vann avann@mt.gov (406) 444-5909
Accountant, Greta Pollock Greta.pollock@mt.gov (406) 444-7054
Accountant, Dave Tallman Dave.Tallman@mt.gov (406) 444-5934

Federal Reporting and General Ledger Section 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Federal Reporting and General Ledger Section 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Fiscal Manager, Christy Dighans cdighans@mt.gov (406) 444-5947
Supervisor, Steve Harr SHarr2@mt.gov (406) 444-3941
Lead Accountant, Chris Isaacson christina.isaacson@mt.gov (406) 444-4059
Accountant, Sandra Frigo sfrigo@mt.gov (406) 444-7049
Accountant, Sandy Levengood slevengood@mt.gov (406) 444-4049
Accountant, Jessika Sayler jessika.sayler@mt.gov (406) 444-5543
Accountant, Roxianne Verworn rverworn@mt.gov (406) 444-4538
Accountant, Sydney Loar sydney.loar@mt.gov (406) 444-5920

Reimbursement and Financial Investigations Section 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Reimbursement and Financial Investigations Section 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Marcianne Lewandowski marcianne.lewandowski@mt.gov (406) 444-5369
Manager, Aleasha Martin amartin@mt.gov (406) 444-3416
Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center and Intensive Behavior Center Financial Investigator, Kara Burckhard kara.burckhard2@mt.gov (406) 444-3961
Montana Chemical Dependency Center and Montana Veterans Home Financial Investigator, Peggy Bennetts   (406) 496-5407
Montana State Hospital Financial Investigator, Calvin Trainor ctrainor@mt.gov (406) 693-7229
Montana State Hospital Financial Investigator, Krista Henderson khenderson@mt.gov (406) 693-7505
Accounting Tech, Jennifer Winkler jennifer.winkler@mt.gov (406) 444-4499
Billing Clerk, Lauren Hastings lauren.hastings@mt.gov (406) 444-4486
Billing Clerk, Tess Wilson tess.wilson@mt.gov (406) 444-2659
Billing Clerk, Andrea Wincapaw andrea.wincapaw@mt.gov (406) 444-4497

Business Services & Internal Support Bureau 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Business Services & Internal Support Bureau 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
ISS Bureau Chief, Mary Munger mmunger@mt.gov (406) 444-4690
Accountant, Dawn Meier dawnanna.meier@mt.gov (406) 444-7270

Internal Support/Mail Room 111 N Sanders, Rms 3,4, and 5, Helena, MT 59601-4520
1400 Broadway, Rm A111, Helena, MT 59601-5231

Internal Support/Mail Room 111 N Sanders, Rms 3,4, and 5, Helena, MT 59601-4520
1400 Broadway, Rm A111, Helena, MT 59601-5231
Name Email Phone
Internal Support Manager, Scott Foskette scott.foskette@mt.gov (406) 444-3945
Lead Logistics Coordinator - Surplus, Vacant   (406) 444-3912
Program Coordinator, Tim Isaacson TIsaacson@mt.gov (406) 444-3453
Logistics Coordinator - Mail, Don Bartsch Donald.Bartsch2@mt.gov (406) 444-2583
Logistics Coordinator - Surplus, Kyle Maynard kmaynard@mt.gov (406) 439-2038
Logistics Coordinator - Surplus, Aaron Harbaugh aaron.harbaugh@mt.gov (406) 444-6806
Logistics Coordinator - Surplus, Vacant   (406) 417-9711
Cogswell Mailroom   (406) 444-9524
Internal Support FAX Number   (406) 444-7358

Accounts Payable 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Accounts Payable 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Fiscal Manager, Jessica Brown jessica.brown@mt.gov (406) 444-5932
Accounting Supervisor, Nina Wagner Nina.Wagner@mt.gov (406) 444-4060
A/P Financial Specialist, (406) 444-4937
Accounting Specialist, Jay Duncan jduncan@mt.gov (406) 444-5966
Accountant 2 Lead, Norena Buck norena.buck2@mt.gov (406) 444-4072
Accounting Technician, Dustin Hendrickson duhendrickson@mt.gov (406) 444-4257
Accounting Technician, Randi Havens randi.havens@mt.govrandi.havens@mt.gov (406) 444-5933
Accounting Technician, Katie Olsen katie.olsen@mt.gov (406) 444-3130

Records and Lease Management 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Records and Lease Management 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Records and Lease Specialist, Theresa Rush trush@mt.gov (406) 444-4547

Accounts Receivable Unit 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Accounts Receivable Unit 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Manager, Chad Roussan chad.roussan@mt.gov (406) 444-9791
AR & Internal Control Specialist, Elise Schultz elise.schultz@mt.gov (406) 444-7344
Lead Worker, Shawn Ratchford shawn.ratchford@mt.gov (406) 444-4061
Accounting Technician (Med Needy), Naomi Kaneen Kugler naomi.kaneen-kugler@mt.gov (406) 444-6314
Accounting Technician, Ross Barnes ross.barnes@mt.gov (406) 444-2657
Accounting Technician, Perrie Frydenlund perrie.frydenlund@mt.gov (406) 444-3106
Collections Specialist, Kaitlyn Olson kaitlyn.olson2@mt.gov (406) 444-0020
HELP Program Assistance   (866) 471-9621

Procurement and Contracts Unit 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601

Procurement and Contracts Unit 560 N Park, Helena MT 59601
Name Email Phone
Manager, Chad Roussan chad.roussan@mt.gov (406) 444-9791
AR & Internal Control Specialist, Elise Schultz elise.schultz@mt.gov (406) 444-7344
Lead Worker, Shawn Ratchford shawn.ratchford@mt.gov (406) 444-4061
Accounting Technician (Med Needy), Naomi Kaneen Kugler naomi.kaneen-kugler@mt.gov (406) 444-6314
Accounting Technician, Ross Barnes ross.barnes@mt.gov (406) 444-2657
Accounting Technician, Perrie Frydenlund perrie.frydenlund@mt.gov (406) 444-3106
Collections Specialist, Kaitlyn Olson kaitlyn.olson2@mt.gov (406) 444-0020
HELP Program Assistance   (866) 471-9621

Office of Inspector General (Quality Assurance Division)

Office of Inspector General, General Contact Information

Office of Inspector General, General Contact Information
Address P.O. Box

2550 Prospect Ave

STE 300

Helena, MT 59601-9757

P.O. Box 202953

Helena, MT 59620-2953

Inspector General

Inspector General
Name Email Phone
Inspector General, Michelle Truax mtruax@mt.gov (406) 444-4120

Certification Bureau General Contact Information

Certification Bureau General Contact Information
Address Main Number Fax Number Email

2550 Prospect Ave

STE 300

Helena, MT 59601-9757

P.O. Box 202953

Helena, MT 59620-2953

(406) 444-2099 (406) 444-3456 mtssad@mt.gov

Certification Bureau Staff

Certification Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Certification Bureau Chief, Tyler Smith tsmith8@mt.gov (406) 444-3459
Certified Nurse Aide Registry cna@mt.gov (406) 444-4980
CLIA Program, Michelle Griffin michelle.griffin@mt.gov (406) 558-9502
Compliance Technician I, Brittney Nelson bnelson2@mt.gov (406) 202-9316
Compliance Technician I, Rebecca Bradshaw becky.bradshaw@mt.gov (406) 444-4980
Compliance Technician I, Laura Carney lcarney@mt.gov (406) 437-4671
Health Facility Trainer, Team Lead, Katie Hiett Kathryn.Hiett@mt.gov (406) 558-9032
Life Safety Code, Emergency Preparedness, CLIA Supervisor, Daniel Payne Daniel.payne@mt.gov (406) 444-4170
Health Facility Surveyor, Mike Cagle Michael.Cagle@mt.gov (406) 439-8944
Health Facility Surveyor, April Graham april.graham@mt.gov (406) 202-9322
Health Facility Surveyor, Shan Skinner Shanda.Skinner@mt.gov (406) 439-5371
Health Facility Surveyor, David J. Rankosky drankosky@mt.gov (406) 437-4662
Health Facility Surveyor, Levi Streib Levi.Streib2@mt.gov (406) 439-8785
Health Facility Surveyor, Misti Axtman misti.axtman@mt.gov (406) 439-3625
Long Term Care Supervisor, Tina Smith tensina.smith@mt.gov (406) 444-4463
Health Facility Surveyor, Tammie Berg tberg@mt.gov (406) 437-4674
Health Facility Surveyor, Lisa Dana lisa.dana@mt.gov (406) 438-3564
Health Facility Surveyor, Danielle Ernst danielle.ernst@mt.gov (406) 431-2951
Health Facility Surveyor, Allison Veland Allison.Veland@mt.gov (406) 417-5518
Health Facility Surveyor, Katie Edgerton Katie.Edgerton@mt.gov (406) 202-9230
Health Facility Surveyor, Carlie Haeffner carlie.haeffner@mt.gov (406) 202-8322
Health Facility Surveyor, Gail Nelson Gail.Nelson@mt.gov (406) 439-6729
Health Facility Surveyor, Judy Campeau Judy.Campeau@mt.gov (406)439-0324
Acute & Continuing Care /Complaint/Dispute Resolution Manager, Rachelle Jewison rachelle.jewison@mt.gov (406) 444-2038
Health Facility Surveyor, Jennifer Andersen jeandersen@mt.gov (406) 437-4670
Health Facility Surveyor, Ellen Burns ellen.burns@mt.gov (406) 461-8380
Health Facility Surveyor, Toshua Krushensky toshua.krushensky@mt.gov (406) 439-3847
Health Facility Surveyor, Dana Rutan dana.rutan@mt.gov (406) 437-4673
Health Facility Surveyor, Debbi Starr debra.starr@mt.gov (406) 417-8860
Health Facility Surveyor, Becky Geurin Rebecca.Geurin@mt.gov (406) 439-3591
Health Facility Surveyor, Susan Scott Susan.Scott@mt.gov (406) 439-3831
Abuse Hotline Toll Free Number (888) 224-5894

Licensure Bureau General Contact Information

Licensure Bureau General Contact Information
Address Fax Number

2550 Prospect Ave

STE 300

Helena, MT 59601-9757

P.O. Box 202953

Helena, MT 59620-2953

(406) 444-1742

Licensure Bureau Staff

Licensure Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Administrative Assistant, Chantelle Schrecengost Chantelle.Schrecengost@mt.gov (406) 444-2676
Licensure Bureau Chief, Tara Wooten tara.wooten@mt.gov (406) 439-2504
Licensing Technician, Gayl Kearns gayl.kearns@mt.gov (406) 444-4196
Construction Consultant, Brian Nelson brian.nelson@mt.gov (406) 444-6794
Facility Surveyor Supervisor, Trish Harrington trish.harrington@mt.gov (406) 417-5465
HC Facility Surveyor, Noelle Markland nmarkland@mt.gov (406) 417-9504
HC Facility Surveyor, Linda Egebjerg legebjerg@mt.gov (406)439-3607
HC Facility Surveyor, Brett Christian bchristian@mt.gov (406) 439-2210
HC Facility Surveyor, Laura Ashford Laura.Ashford@mt.gov (406) 439-8297
Residential Care Licensing Surveyor, Christiano Esparza Christiano.Esparza@mt.gov (406) 417-5173
Residential Care Licensing Surveyor, Deborah Mehring Deborah.Mehring@mt.gov (406) 422-7932
Residential Care Licensing Surveyor, Christopher Sowell christopher.sowell@mt.gov (406) 417-5176
Residential Care Licensing Surveyor, Sabrina Charlson sabrina.charlson@mt.gov (406) 417-5172
Residential Care Licensing Surveyor, Teresa Burtell teresa.burtell@mt.gov (406) 202-5823

Program Compliance Bureau

Program Compliance Bureau Staff 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Fax Number: (406) 444-0778

Program Compliance Bureau Staff 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Fax Number: (406) 444-0778
Name Email Phone
Program Compliance Bureau Chief, Heather Smith HeatherSmith@mt.gov (406) 444-4171
Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM), Valerio Varani valerio.varani@mt.gov (406) 444-9365

Quality Control Section 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953

Quality Control Section 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Name Email Phone
Quality Control Supervisor, Ashley Alexander ashley.alexander2@mt.gov (406) 438-3332
Quality Control Team Lead, Heather Kerker hkerker@mt.gov (406) 444-3811
Quality Control Team Lead, Theresa Matye tmatye2@mt.gov (406) 437-1902
Quality Control Auditor, Kristyn Anderson kanderson2@mt.gov (406) 453-0585
Quality Control Auditor, Alex Aleman alexander.aleman@mt.gov (406) 202-9434
Quality Control Auditor, Laura McCain laura.mccain2@mt.gov (406) 202-6252
Quality Control Auditor, Michelle Gagne mgagne@mt.gov (406) 437-1553
Quality Control Auditor, Cody Trogdon cody.trogdon@mt.gov (406) 329 5435
Quality Control Auditor, Jamie LaCroix jlacroix@mt.gov (406) 794-6877
Quality Control Auditor, Heidi Mann Heidi.Mann@mt.gov (406) 202-0926
Quality Control Auditor, Jessie Odlin jessie.odlin@mt.gov (406) 417-9450
Quality Control Auditor, Curtis Nebel curtis.nebel@mt.gov (406) 202-9083

Program Integrity Section 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Fax Number: (406) 444-0778

Program Integrity Section 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Fax Number: (406) 444-0778
Name Email Phone
Program Integrity Supervisor, Amy Kohl Amy.Kohl@mt.gov (406) 444-9356
Program Integrity Team Lead, Martin Guhl mguhl@mt.gov (406) 417-5417
Program Integrity Specialist, Christen LeBlanc-Birkholz Christen.LeBlancBirkholz@mt.gov (406) 417-8227
Program Integrity Investigator, Yvonne Perry yperry@mt.gov (406) 370-2822
Program Integrity Investigator, Lana Madsen lana.madsen@mt.gov (406) 417-0702
Program Integrity Investigator, Nancy White nwhite@mt.gov (406) 459-8013
Program Integrity Investigator, Cassie Cable Cassandra.Cable@mt.gov (406) 439-6377
MEQC Team Lead, Andrew Lackey Paul.Lackey@mt.gov (406) 444-1582
MEQC Reviewer, Brenda Paulsen bpaulsen@mt.gov (406) 444-4166
MEQC Reviewer, Francisca Orr Francisca.Orr@mt.gov (406) 444-0326
Recipient Fraud Referral Hot Line (800) 201-6308

Surveillance Utilization Review Section 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Fax Number: (406) 444-0778

Surveillance Utilization Review Section 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Fax Number: (406) 444-0778
Name Email Phone
SURS Supervisor, Jennifer Tucker jtucker2@mt.gov (406) 444-4586
Lead Program Integrity Compliance Specialist, Summer Roberts summer.roberts@mt.gov (406) 444-4281
Program Integrity Compliance Specialist, Heidi Kandilas heidi.kandilas@mt.gov (406) 444-5993
Program Integrity Compliance Specialist, Jaymie Larsen Jaymie.Larsen2@mt.gov (406) 444-3282
Program Integrity Compliance Specialist, Alyssa Clark alyssa.clark@mt.gov (406) 444-9353
Program Integrity Compliance Specialist, Lori Beniger Lori.Beniger@mt.gov (406) 444-6977
Program Integrity Compliance Specialist, Kimberly Brault Kimberly.brault@mt.gov (406) 444-0013
Program Integrity Compliance Specialist, Kirsten Virag kvirag@mt.gov (406) 444-6826
Program Integrity Compliance Specialist, Rachel Savage Rachel.Savage@mt.gov (406) 444-4240

Third Party Liability 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Toll Free Number (Outside Helena): (800) 694-3084
Fax Number (Helena): (406) 444-0778

Third Party Liability 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Toll Free Number (Outside Helena): (800) 694-3084
Fax Number (Helena): (406) 444-0778
Name Email Phone
Supervisor, Sara Sparks Sara.Sparks@mt.gov (406) 444-4172
TPL Recovery Lead, Lori Cole lori.cole@mt.gov (406) 444-7313
TPL Tort Recovery Lead, Ryan McAlpin Ryan.McAlpin@mt.gov (406) 444-9361
TPL Recovery Officer, Scott Sala scott.sala@mt.gov (406) 444-4552
TPL Recovery Officer, Brian Weiss brian.weiss2@mt.gov (406) 444-4177
TPL Recovery Officer, Katey Fossum Katey.Fossum@mt.gov (406) 444-6004
TPL Tort Recovery Officer, Karen Moffitt karen.moffitt@mt.gov (406) 444-9085
TPL Tort Recovery Officer, Donald Raulston Donald.Raulston@mt.gov (406) 444-2466
TPL Tort Recovery Officer, Danielle Porter Danielle.Porter@mt.gov (406) 444-5971

Program Support & Improvement Section 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953

Program Support & Improvement Section 2550 Prospect Ave STE 300, Helena, MT 59601-9757
PO Box 202953 Helena, MT 59620-2953
Name Email Phone
Administrative Supervisor, Leslie Howe lhowe@mt.gov (406) 444-9519
Flex/CON Program Officer, Sadie Jones Sadie.Jones@mt.gov (406) 444-2868
Program Officer / Radiological Coordinator, Valerio Varani valerio.varani@mt.gov (406) 444-9365
Administrative Assistant, Samantha Kroll Samantha.Kroll@mt.gov (406) 444-0476

Technology Services Division

Technology Services Division Contact Information

Technology Services Division Contact Information
Address

2550 Prospect Ave

Ste 200

Helena, MT 59601

Technology Services Division Staff

Technology Services Division Staff
Name Email Phone
Chief Information Officer, Carrie Albro Carrie.Albro@mt.gov (406) 444-9407
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Kristin Gutowsky Kristin.Gutowsky@mt.gov (406) 444-0647
Security & Compliance Manager, Michael De la Torre Michael.DelaTorre@mt.gov (406) 444-0329
Information Security Analyst, Vacant   (406) 444-9291
Information Security Analyst, Dylan Robinson dylan.robinson@mt.gov  

Application Development and Hosting Bureau Chief 2550 Prospect Ave, Ste 200, Helena, MT. 59601
Fax Number: (406) 444-9739

Application Development and Hosting Bureau Chief 2550 Prospect Ave, Ste 200, Helena, MT. 59601
Fax Number: (406) 444-9739
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Michael Crook michael.crook@mt.gov (406) 444-0986

Application Development and Support Section (ADSS) 2550 Prospect Ave, Ste 200, Helena, MT. 59601

Application Development and Support Section (ADSS) 2550 Prospect Ave, Ste 200, Helena, MT. 59601
Name Email Phone
Chief Data Officer, Brett Lutkehus blutkehus@mt.gov (406) 444-4597
Enterprise Architect, Tania Cubell tania.cubell@mt.gov  
Data Engineer, John Peterson john.peterson2@mt.gov  
Data Engineer, Kevin Peterson kevin.peterson@mt.gov (406) 444-6983

Enterprise Applications Section

Enterprise Applications Section
Name Email Phone
Computer Supervisor, Thomas Judge tjudge@mt.gov (406) 444-5489
Lead Computer Application Engineer, Marty Wangen MWangen@mt.gov (406) 444-5994

Computer Programmer, Julia Vogt

Julia.vogt@mt.gov  
Computer Application Engineer, Shane Echo secho@mt.gov (406) 444-4080
Computer Programmer, Vacant   (406) 444-4078
Computer Programmer, Austin Stewart austin.stewart@mt.gov (406) 444-0050
Computer Programmer, Gaberial Darity gaberial.darity@mt.gov (406) 444-5996
Computer Application Engineer, Paul Nagel paul.nagel@mt.gov (406) 444-0922
Computer Programmer, Tim Determan timdeterman@mt.gov (406) 444-0902
Computer Programmer, David Potts david.potts@mt.gov  

Java Development Section

Java Development Section
Name Email Phone
Computer Supervisor, Stacey Williams swilliams@mt.gov (406) 454-8565
Computer Application Engineer, Sasha Harlow sashaharlow@mt.gov (406) 444-4079
Computer Application Engineer, John Monday jmonday@mt.gov (406) 444-4379
Senior Computer Application Engineer, Connor Murnion connor.murnion@mt.gov (406) 444-4448
Computer Programmer, Dylan Rosenbaum dylan.rosenbaum@mt.gov (406) 444-9402
Computer Application Engineer, Josh Cullings Joshua.Cullings@mt.gov (406) 444-5349
Computer Programmer, Karl Brandenberger karl.brandenberger@mt.gov (406) 444-1308

Systems Hosting and Data Operations (SHADO) Staff 2550 Prospect Ave, Ste 200, Helena, MT. 59601

Systems Hosting and Data Operations (SHADO) Staff 2550 Prospect Ave, Ste 200, Helena, MT. 59601
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Michael Crook michael.crook@mt.gov (406) 444-0986

Support and Security Bureau General Contact Information

Support and Security Bureau General Contact Information
Address

2550 Prospect Ave

Ste 200

Helena, MT 59601

Technical Support Services

Technical Support Services
Name Email Phone
Supervisor, Christi Mock cmock@mt.gov (406) 444-9602
IT Systems Administrator 1 Lead, Scott Pomajevich KScott.Pomajevich@mt.gov (406) 444-7463
IT Systems Administrator 1 , Billings, Jesse Hartmann jhartmann@mt.gov (406) 238-9612
IT Systems Administrator 1 , Gary Hudders gary.hudders@mt.gov (406) 444-5929
IT Systems Administrator 1 , Robert Markovich robert.markovich@mt.gov (406) 444-2794
IT Systems Administrator 1, Alex O’Leary Alexander.OLeary@mt.gov (406) 444-7621
IT Systems Administrator 1 , Shawn Schreiber shawn.schreiber@mt.gov (406) 496-4924
IT Systems Administrator 1 , Randy Welch Randy.Welch@mt.gov (406) 444-1832
IT Systems Administrator 1 , Chad Williams chadwilliams@mt.gov (406) 444-3946

Network and Security Unit Fax Number: (406) 444-5924

Network and Security Unit Fax Number: (406) 444-5924
Name Email Phone
Supervisor, Vacant    
Computer Security Lead, Sherry Mitschke shmitschke@mt.gov (406) 444-9406
Computer Security Engineer, Jarrod Lindseth jlindseth@mt.gov (406) 657-3176
Computer Security Engineer, Casey McMahon casey.mcmahon@mt.gov (406) 444-6043
Computer Security Specialist, Travis Willett Travis.Willett@mt.gov (406) 444-5630
Computer Security Specialist, Joseph Hudson joseph.hudson@mt.gov (406) 444-4133
Computer Security Specialist, Meghan Johnson Meghan.Johnson2@mt.gov (406) 444-1794

Technology Services Center (Help Desk) 2550 Prospect Ave, Ste 200, Helena, MT 59601
Fax Number: (406) 444-5924

Technology Services Center (Help Desk) 2550 Prospect Ave, Ste 200, Helena, MT 59601
Fax Number: (406) 444-5924
Name Email Phone
Supervisor, Daniel Allen daniel.allen@mt.gov (406) 444-7497
Computer Support Specialist Lead, Lexi Malchow lexy.malchow@mt.gov (406) 444-9641
Computer Support Specialist, James Hillman james.hillman@mt.gov (406) 444-5283
Computer Support Specialist, Dan Volpe Dan.Volpe@mt.gov (406) 444-9554
Computer Support Specialist, Louis Candell Louis.Candell2@mt.gov (406) 444-0113
Computer Support Specialist, Vastin Camarata Vastin.Camarata@mt.gov (406) 444-4598
Computer Support Specialist, Kyler Buckley kyler.buckley@mt.gov (460) 444-5487 

Project Management Bureau General Contact Information

Project Management Bureau General Contact Information
Address

2550 Prospect Ave

Ste 200

Helena, MT 59601

Project Management Bureau Staff

Project Management Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Bureau Chief, Danielle Murphy danielle.murphy@mt.gov (406) 444-1911
Lead Technical Project Manager, Roz Watson roz.watson@mt.gov (406) 444-1931
Project Manager, Aubrey Currie Aubrie.currie@mt.gov (406) 444-9503
Project Manager, Stephanie LeFeuvre stephanie.lefeuvre@mt.gov (406) 329-1124
Project Manager, Sarah Patten Sarah.Patten@mt.gov (406) 202-9249
Project Manager, Holly Pierce holly.pierce@mt.gov (406) 417-8060
Project Manager, Vacant    
Project Manager, Katie Preeshl katie.preeshl@mt.gov (406) 444-0655
Project Manager, Julianne Royer Julianne.royer@mt.gov (406) 300-7498
Project Manager, Carlos Vélez Carlos.velez@mt.gov (406) 444-2091
Deloitte Help Desk   (855) 682-4463

Medicaid Systems Support Program General Contact Information MSSP Team does not support Medicaid eligibility intake or redetermination.

Medicaid Systems Support Program General Contact Information MSSP Team does not support Medicaid eligibility intake or redetermination.
Address

2550 Prospect Ave

Ste 200

Helena, MT 59601

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59604-4210

Project Management Bureau Staff

Project Management Bureau Staff
Name Email Phone
Medicaid Systems Administrator, Shellie McCann rmccann@mt.gov (406) 841-5025
Deputy Medicaid Systems Administrator, Jenne Caudle jenne.caudle@mt.gov (406) 841-5019
MPATH Program Manager, Tim Peterson tpeterson@mt.gov (406) 841-5018
MPATH Technical Manager, Justin Lieberg justin.lieberg@mt.gov (406) 437-4475
MPATH Project Manager, Betty Franklin betty.franklin@mt.gov (406) 439-2601
MPATH Project Manager, Crystal Nachtsheim crystal.nachtsheim@mt.gov (406) 841-5236
MPATH Project Manager, Denise Juvik denise.juvik@mt.gov (406) 465-5203
MPATH Project Manager, Helena Breidenbach helena.breidenbach@mt.gov (406) 422-6237
MPATH Project Manager, Jamie Olsen jgainesolsen@mt.gov (406) 599-5422
MPATH Project Manager, Jen Carlson jennifer.carlson@mt.gov (406) 841-5020
MPATH Project Manager, Lora McDaid lora.mcdaid@mt.gov (406) 459-7890
MPATH Business Analyst, Aaron Hahm ahahm@mt.gov (406) 841-3803
MPATH Business Analyst, Angie Sims angela.sims@mt.gov (406) 417-8283
MPATH Business Analyst, Brittany Craig Brittany.Craig@mt.gov (406) 417-5888
MPATH Business Analyst, Chrissie Nicholls christina.nicholls@mt.gov (406) 202-4442
MPATH Business Analyst, Donovan Lucibello donovan.lucibello@mt.gov (406) 202-9660
MPATH Business Analyst, Emily Shahan emily.shahan@mt.gov (406) 417-8827
MPATH Business Analyst, Katy Gordon katy.gordon2@mt.gov (406) 417-8842
MPATH Business Analyst, Kristan Amdahl kristan.amdahl2@mt.gov (406) 438-6517
MPATH Business Analyst, Laurie Noem laura.noem@mt.gov (406) 431-8661
MPATH Business Analyst, Shea Vogl shea.vogl@mt.gov (406) 439-8460
MPATH Business Analyst, Vanessa Sollars vanessa.sollars2@mt.gov (406) 439-7341