Montana Historical Society

General Information

General Information
Address Museum Phone Toll Free Website Organization Chart (PDF)

225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena, MT
59620-1201

444-2694 Toll Free mths.mt.gov MTHS Org Chart

Director's Office

Director's Office
Name Email Phone
Director, Molly Kruckenberg mkruckenberg@mt.gov 444-5485
Public Information Officer, Colton Tash colton.tash@mt.gov 444-6843
Public Relations Manager, Virginia Sullivan virginia.sullivan@mt.gov 444-4013
Development Coordinator, Claudia Bickel claudia.bickel@mt.gov 444-4713
Membership Coordinator, Jenni Carr jenni.carr@mt.gov 444-1799

Administration

Administration
Name Email Phone
Administrator, Emily McKeever, CPA emily.mckeever@mt.gov 444-4699
Fiscal Officer/Accountant, Bo Antila bo.antila@mt.gov 444-0702
Accountant, Vacant 444-7768
Accountant, Cindy Davis cindy.davis@mt.gov 444-0130
Accountant, Monica Latham monica.latham2@mt.gov 444-2065
Accountant, Stacey Martell smartell@mt.gov 444-0027
Human Resources Generalist, Beth Strandberg beth.strandberg2@mt.gov 444-2697
Payroll & Benefits Specialist, Carol Loomis carol.loomis@mt.gov 444-0103
Information Technology Administrator, Sue Leferink sleferink@mt.gov 444-0245
Information Technology Support, Bennet Aube bennet.aube@mt.gov 444-1927
Information Technology Support, Peter Van Horn pvanhorn@mt.gov 444-2648
Database Administrator, Mike Bakker mike.bakker@mt.gov 444-2430

The Gift Shop

The Gift Shop
Name Email Phone
Toll Free Number (Outside Helena) 1-800-243-9900
General Information 444-2890
Store Manager, Aly Arnold aly.arnold@mt.gov 444-2890
Assistant Manager, Becca Jones becca.jones@mt.gov 444-2890
Sales Associate, Kay kaylee.crum@mt.gov 444-2890
Sales Associate, Jay Tussing gerald.tussing@mt.gov 444-2890

Facility & Security

Facility & Security
Name Email Phone
Facility & Security Manager, Jerry McGee jmcgee@mt.gov 444-4693
Facilites & Events Coordinator, Allison Leake allison.leake@mt.gov 444-5187
Security, Brad Russell bradley.russell@mt.gov 444-4693
Security, Buddy Rivera buddy.rivera@mt.gov 444-3695
Security, Chevelle Evans chevelle.evans@mt.gov 444-3695
Security, Chris Johnson christopher.johnson@mt.gov 444-3695
Security, Curt McAlpin curtis.mcalpin@mt.gov 444-3695
Security, Marco Uribe marco.uribe@mt.gov 444-3695
Security, Paul Degolier paul.degolier@mt.gov 444-3695
Security, Scott Kanerva scott.kanerva@mt.gov 444-3695
Security, Sierra Coster sierra.coster@mt.gov 444-3695

Outreach & Interpretation

Outreach & Interpretation
Name Email Phone
Outreach & Interpretation Program Manager, Martha Kohl mkohl@mt.gov 444-4740
Community Engagement Specialist, Laura Marsh laura.marsh@mt.gov 444-4789
Interpretive Historian, Melissa Hibbard melissa.hibbard@mt.gov 444-4741
Interpretive Historian/Sign Program Coordinator, Christine Brown christine.brown@mt.gov 444-1687
Montana 250 Coordinator, AshLy Tubbs ashly.tubbs@mt.gov 444-4767
Museum Education Officer, Darby Bramble darby.bramble2@mt.gov 444-2412
Tour Guide, Anthony Schrillo anthony.schrillo@mt.gov 444-4794
Tour Guide, Carly White carly.white@mt.gov 444-0125
Volunteer Coordinator, Katie White kwhite@mt.gov 444-9553

Museum

Museum Main

Museum Main
Name Email Phone
Museum Manager, Jennifer Bottomly O'looney jbottomly-o'looney@mt.gov 444-4753
Administrative Assistant, MaryAnn George maryann.george@mt.gov 444-4710

Curatorial Office

Curatorial Office
Name Email Phone
Curator of Collections, Amanda Streeter Trum astreetertrum@mt.gov 444-4719
Curator, Hans Schrader hans.schrader@mt.gov 444-2661
Curator of Indigenious Collections, Nina Sanders  nina.sanders@mt.gov 444-4719

Collections

Collections
Name Email Phone
Head of Collections, Kendra Newhall knewhall@mt.gov 444-0359
Conservation Specialist, Heather Doyle heather.doyle@mt.gov 444-0609
Registrar, Aaron Rau aaron.rau@mt.gov 444-0282

Exhibits Office

Exhibits Office
Name Email Phone
Curator of Exhibits, Aaron Genton aaron.genton@mt.gov 444-4711
Museum Facilities Specialist, Samuel Lindgren samuel.lindgren@mt.gov 444-4712
Exhibits Preparator, Jacob Franklin jacob.franklin@mt.gov 444-4729
Experiential Graphic Designer, Elise Perpignano elise.perpignano@mt.gov 444-5171

Publications

Publications Main

Publications Main
Name Email Phone
Editor/Program Manager, Jeff Bartos jeff.bartos@mt.gov 444-2702

Montana The Magazine of Western History

Montana The Magazine of Western History
Name Email Phone
Subscription Orders 1-800-243-9900
General Information 444-4708
Associate Editor, Shannon Kelly shannon.kelly@mt.gov 444-0090 
Associate Editor, Cody Ewert cody.ewert@mt.gov 444-0974
Business Manager, Karen Ogden karen.ogden@mt.gov 444-4708

Library & Archives

Library & Archives Main

Library & Archives Main
Name Email Phone
Library & Archives Manager, Roberta Gebhardt rgebhardt@mt.gov 444-4702
Reference Services mthslibrary@mt.gov 444-2681

Archives

Archives
Name Email Phone
State Archivist, Rich Aarstad raarstad@mt.gov 444-6779
Archivist/Oral Historian, Anneliese Jakle ajakle@mt.gov 444-4774
Archivist, Abigail Coupe abigail.coupe@mt.gov 444-5190
Archivist, Tabitha Masters tabitha.masters@mt.gov 444-7482
Archivist, Lindsey Mick lindsey.mick@mt.gov 444-7427
Digital Projects Archivist, Terence Kratz terence.kratz@mt.gov 444-0111

Library

Library
Name Email Phone
Library Manager, Dan Karalus daniel.karalus@mt.gov 444-7428
Technical Services Librarian, Maggie Meredith maggie.meredith@mt.gov 444-9526
Librarian, Nani Hodges nalani.hodges@mt.gov 444-4787
Reference Archivist, Cassidy Vander Voort cassidy.vandervoort@mt.gov 444-7415
Reference Historian, Dylan Yonce dylan.yonce@mt.gov 444-2696

Photograph Archives

Photograph Archives
Name Email Phone
Photograph Archives Reference Services photoarchives@mt.gov 444-4739
Photograph Archives Manager, Jeff Malcomson jmalcomson@mt.gov 444-0261
Archival Photographer, Vacant 444-3514
Senior Photograph Archivist, Heather Hultman heather.hultman@mt.gov 444-3668
Photograph Archivist, Dave Colamaria dave.colamaria@mt.gov 444-0114
Photograph Archives Technician, Patty Davis patricia.davis@mt.gov 444-4739

State Historic Preservation Office

State Historic Preservation Office Main

State Historic Preservation Office Main
Name Email Phone
Program Mgr./State Historic Preservation Officer, Pete Brown pebrown@mt.gov 444-7718
Program Officer, Melissa Munson melissa.munson@mt.gov 444-7715
Grants Manager/Accounting, Vacant
Cultural Records/Data Manager, Damon Murdo dmurdo@mt.gov 444-7767
Cultural Records Assistant, Steffany Wood steffany.wood@mt.gov 444-4724

Preservation Officers

Preservation Officers
Name Email Phone
Historic Architecture Specialist, Lindsay Tran lindsay.tran@mt.gov 444-7717
National Register Coordinator, John Boughton jboughton@mt.gov 444-3647
Community Preservation Coordinator, Kate Hampton khampton@mt.gov 444-7742
Review & Compliance Officer, RJ Hillman robert.hillman@mt.gov 444-7719
Review & Compliance Officer, Samantha McGowen samantha.mcgowen@mt.gov 444-6485
State Archaeologist, Jessica Bush jbush2@mt.gov 444-0388