Our Leaders

THE NORTHERN PLAINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Northern Plains Resource Council is its members. Each year, members vote to elect new organizational officers and at-large members of the Board of Directors. In addition, each affiliate elects its own representatives to the Northern Plains Board. The Board meets frequently throughout the year to manage the affairs of Northern Plains. Northern Plains' leaders are ordinary Montanans that are extremely active with either their local affiliate, a council-wide campaign, or a special committee. Board members for 2007 include:

BOARD Officers

• Chair: Beth Kaeding, Bozeman
• Vice Chair: Jeanie Alderson, Birney
• Treasurer:  Barbara Varnes, Cooke City
• Secretary: Janet McMillan, Greenough
• Assistant Treasurer: Frank Kuehn, Billings
• Assistant Secretary: Nellie Israel, Joliet
  
• Past Chair: Mark Fix, Miles City
  

AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBERS

• Walter Archer, Olive
  
• Norma Bixby, Lame Deer
• Jodi Medlar, Helena
• Brad Sauer, Miles City
  

AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD

• Bear Creek Council: Carolyn Duckworth, Gardiner and Julia Page, Gardiner
• Beartooth Alliance: John Oldemeyer,  Cooke City

• Bull Mountain Land Alliance: Jeanne Charter, Shepherd and Ellen Pfister, Shepherd

• Carbon County Resource Council: Clare Witcomb Red Lodge
• Cottonwood Resource Council: Toni Lusk, Reed Point and Charlie French, Big Timber
• Custer Resource Alliance: Deborah Hanson, Miles City
• Dawson Resource Council: Dennis Getz, Glendive and Irene Moffett, Fallon
  
• McCone Agricultural Protection Organization: Lyle Quick, Circle
• Rosebud Protective Association: Clint McRae, Forsyth
• Stillwater Protective Association: Lana Sangmeister, Nye and Joan Brownell, Fishtail
  
• Yellowstone Valley Citizens Council:  Ed Gulick, Billings and  Ron Fenex, Billings

STANDING TASK FORCES

In addition to the Board, Northern Plains members work together on standing issue task forces to help keep Montana a great place to live, work and raise a family. Task Forces deal with specific concerns or projects that affect the lives and livelihoods of our members and affiliates. For 2007, the chairmen and women of Northern Plains' standing task forces include:

• Agriculture: Dan Teigen, Teigen
  
• Coal Bed Methane: Mark Fix, Miles City
  
• Clean Energy: Mary Fitzpatrick, Billings
  
• Good Neighbor Agreement: Jerry Iverson, Big Timber
  
• Organization and Finance: Frank Kuehn, Billings