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Board of Directors

Paul
Reichert

MEDA Board Secretary

Jim
Atchison

MEDA Board Member At-Large

Sarah
Converse

MEDA Board Member At-Large

Christy
Cummings-Dawson

MEDA Board Member At-Large

Rick
Edwards

MEDA Board Treasurer

Tori
Matejovsky

MEDA Board President

Brian
Obert

MEDA Board Past President

Board Members

Charter Board Members

Carly Wheatley

Snowy Mountain Development Corporation

Paul Reichert

Prospera Business Network

Jim Atchison
Southeastern Montana Development Corporation
Kathleen Tarkalson
Anaconda Local Development Corporation
Tori Matejovsky
Great Northern Development Corporation
Christy Cummings-Dawson
Montana West Economic Development
Steve Arveschoug
Big Sky Economic Development Authority
Kelly Sullivan
Butte Local Development Corporation
Grant Kier

Missoula Economic Partnership

Brian Obert
Montana Business Assistance Connection
Terra Burman
Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation
Paul Tuss
Bear Paw Development Corporation
Brett Doney
Great Falls Development Authority

Ex Officio Board Members

Jason Rittal
Montana Association of Counties
Adam Schafer
Montana Department of Commerce
Jim Brent Donnelly
U.S. Small Business Administration
Aaron Pratt
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Kathleen Williams
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Scott Osterman
Montana Department of Commerce
Andy Shirtliff
MT League of Cities and Towns
Mike Parcel
MT Department of Labor & Industry

Rotating Board Members

Paddy Fleming

Montana Manufacturing Extension Center

Sarah Converse

Montana Department of Sweetgrass Development

Russ Fletcher

Montana Associated Technology Roundtables

Leslie Messer

Richland Economic Development

Rick Edwards

NorthWestern Energy

Becky Bey

KLJ

Jacy Head

Beartooth RC&D

Adam Gill

MT Facility Finance Authority

Tracy McIntyre

Montana Cooperative Development Center