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Montana SHRM State Council

    2025 Montana State Council SHRM

    Leadership Team

    State Council Director
    Andre Mehan
    Director of Human Resources
    Whitefish, MT
    andre.mehan@gmail.com
    State Council Director-Elect
    Alona Simonovich, SHRM-SCP
    Director of Human Resources
    Clearwater Credit Union
    Missoula, MT
    Past State Council Director

    Ronda Wakefield, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CPHR
    Director of Employee Development & Success
    Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
    Cell:  406-250-1120
    rwakefield@quinnshotsprings.com

    Administrative Director
    Sarah Raymond
    Dragonfly Solutions, LLC
    406-880-7862
    sarah.raymond13@gmail.com
    Conference Coordinator 2025 
    Michelle Cohens
    HR, Sletten Construction Company
    Great Falls, MT
    Work:  406-454-6418
    Cell: 406-750-3623
    mcohens@sletteninc.com
     
     
     

    Financial Director
    Deby Murch, CUHRCP, SHRM-CP, PHR
    VP Human Resources / Administration
    Valley Credit Union
    Billings MT

    dmurch@valleyfcu.com
    Work:  (406) 655-5091
    Certification Director
    Jennifer Butler

    Organizational Health Manager
    Montana State Fund
    Helena, Montana

    Jennifer.Butler@mt.gov

     
    College Relations Director

    Sarah Lappin, Interim Manager, HRBP Hi-Line
    Human Resource Business Partner
    Logan Health

    Cell: 406-407-4282
    slappin@logan.org
    Communications Director

    Brittany Waiss
    Human Resources Manager
    Kettlehouse Brewery
    brittanywaiss@gmail.com
    406-370-4636

    Diversity Director 
    Catherine Johnson
    Talent Specialist/Business Partner Resource
    Columbia Hospitality
    cjohnson@columbiahospitality.com
    Foundation Director
    Amanda Keith

    Southwest Valley Chapter
    amandarosa1217@gmail.com

    https://swmt.shrm.org/

    Hospitality Director
    Miriam Lewis, SHRM - CP
     HR and Office Manager
    O2/ZaneRay
    406.249.5804

    miriam@zaneray.com
    Legislative Director
    Grover Wallace

    President - Grover Wallace and Associates Leadership and HR Resources LLC
    719-233-8722

    wallace_grover@yahoo.com
    Membership Director
    Austin Hobza, SHRM-SCP
    HR Manager
    PDT, Inc.
    Work: ​406-541-4255
    austin.hobza@pdtdental.com
    Technology Services Director
    Deborah Derrick Gass, SHRM-CP, PHR
    Missoula, MT

    Workforce Development Director
    Anna Kazmierowski, CEO
    A2Z Staffing Solutions Helena
    406-443-7664
     

     

    Finance Director Apprentice
    Karen Paulson, SHRM-CP, Controller
    Anderson Masonry, Inc.
    karen@andersonmasonryinc.com