BOARD APPOINTEES AND VACANCIES

 

Section 2-15-108, MCA, passed by the 1991 Legislature, directed that all appointing authorities of all appointive boards, commissions, committees, and councils of state government take positive action to attain gender balance and proportional representation of minority residents to the greatest extent possible.

 

One directive of 2-15-108, MCA, is that the Secretary of State publish monthly in the Montana Administrative Register a list of appointees and upcoming or current vacancies on those boards and councils.

 

In this issue, appointments effective in January 2012 appear.  Vacancies scheduled to appear from March 1, 2012, through May 31, 2012, are listed, as are current vacancies due to resignations or other reasons.  Individuals interested in serving on a board should refer to the bill that created the board for details about the number of members to be appointed and necessary qualifications.

 

Each month, the previous month's appointees are printed, and current and upcoming vacancies for the next three months are published.

 

IMPORTANT

 

Membership on boards and commissions changes constantly.  The following lists are current as of February 1, 2012.

 

For the most up-to-date information of the status of membership, or for more detailed information on the qualifications and requirements to serve on a board, contact the appointing authority.

 

BOARD AND COUNCIL APPOINTEES FROM JANUARY, 2012

 

Appointee                                       Appointed by               Succeeds               End Date/

 

Board of Hearing Aid Dispensers (Secretary of State)

Mr. Wyman McDonald                 Governor                      Lieberg               1/9/2012

Ronan                                                                                                                       7/1/2014

Qualifications (if required):  public representative with a hearing aid

 

Judicial Nomination Commission (Justice)

Mr. Hubert Abrams                       Governor                      reappointed       1/4/2012

Wibaux                                                                                                                      1/1/2016

Qualifications (if required):  public representative

 

Ms. Mona Charles                        Governor                      reappointed       1/4/2012

Kalispell                                                                                                                    1/1/2016

Qualifications (if required):  public representative

 

Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee (Agriculture)

Mr. Marvin Frank                           Governor                      reappointed       1/4/2012

Joliet                                                                                                                      12/21/2014

Qualifications (if required):  alfalfa seed grower

 

Mr. Ernest Johnson                      Governor                      reappointed       1/4/2012

Chinook                                                                                                                12/21/2014

Qualifications (if required):  alfalfa seed grower

 

Mr. John Mehling                          Governor                      reappointed       1/4/2012

Hardin                                                                                                                   12/21/2014

Qualifications (if required):  alfalfa seed grower

 

Montana Election and Technology Advisory Council (Secretary of State)

Ms. Sandra Boardman                 Secretary of State       reappointed       1/9/2012

Chinook                                                                                                                    1/2/2014

Qualifications (if required):  Blaine County Clerk & Recorder

 

Ms. Jeri Custer                              Secretary of State       reappointed       1/9/2012

Forsyth                                                                                                                      1/2/2014

Qualifications (if required):  Rosebud County Clerk & Recorder

 

Ms. Janice Hoppes                       Secretary of State       reappointed       1/9/2012

Conrad                                                                                                                      1/2/2014

Qualifications (if required):  Pondera County Clerk & Recorder

 

Ms. Charlotte Mills                        Secretary of State       reappointed       1/9/2012

Bozeman                                                                                                                  1/2/2014

Qualifications (if required):  Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder

 

Ms. Kathie Newgard                     Secretary of State       reappointed       1/9/2012

Polson                                                                                                                       1/2/2014

Qualifications (if required):  Lake County Election Administrator

 

Ms. Bonnie Ramey                       Secretary of State       reappointed       1/9/2012

Boulder                                                                                                                     1/2/2014

Qualifications (if required):  Jefferson County Clerk & Recorder

 

Mr. Bret Rutherford                       Secretary of State       reappointed       1/9/2012

Billings                                                                                                                      1/2/2014

Qualifications (if required):  Yellowstone County Election Administrator

 

Ms. Vickie Zeier                             Secretary of State       reappointed       1/9/2012

Missoula                                                                                                                   1/2/2014

Qualifications (if required):  Missoula County Clerk & Recorder

 

Trauma Care Committee (Governor)

Ms. Leah Emerson                       Governor                      reappointed       1/11/2012

Ronan                                                                                                                     11/2/2015

Qualifications (if required):  representative of the Western Region Trauma Care

 

Ms. Kristen Lowery                       Governor                      reappointed       1/11/2012

Deer Lodge                                                                                                            11/2/2015

Qualifications (if required):  representative of the Montana Trauma Coordinators

 

Dr. Dennis Maier                           Governor                      reappointed       1/11/2012

Billings                                                                                                                    11/2/2015

Qualifications (if required):  representative of the Montana Committee on Trauma

 

Mr. Sam Miller                               Governor                      reappointed       1/11/2012

Bozeman                                                                                                                11/2/2015

Qualifications (if required):  representative of the Eastern Region Trauma Advisory Council

 

Ms. Elaine Schuchard                 Governor                      reappointed       1/11/2012

Glasgow                                                                                                                  11/2/2015

Qualifications (if required):  representative of the Emergency Nurses Association

 

Mr. Tim Sinton                               Governor                      reappointed       1/11/2012

Choteau                                                                                                                  11/2/2015

Qualifications (if required):  representative of the Central Region Trauma Advisory Council