Paul BABB Butte. Community
Relations Manager with
NorthWestern Energy; Butte
Family YMCA Board President
Blaine JUEDEMAN Geraldine.
CHS Inc. Locations Manager and
Grain Procurement Merchandiser
Nick MILLER Helena.
Construction Manager and Vice
President of Missouri River
Contractors
Katie COOPER Willow Creek.
Director and ranch hand at Cooper
Hereford Ranch; Co-owner of
McDonagh Construction; Team
leader for Willow Creek Water
Users’ Association
Bryan LORENGO Anaconda.
Safety Consultant for the MT
Logging Association; Anaconda
School Board Chairman
Tracy MOSLEY Wilsall.
MSU Park County Agriculture and
Natural Resource Extension Agent;
Vice Chair of the Park County
Cooperative Weed Management
Area
Lacey EHLKE Townsend.
Co-owner of Ehlke Herefords;
Young Stockgrowers Chair;
Secretary/Treasurer of the Montana
Hereford Association
Brian MARLER Great Falls.
Marketing and western region
asphalt sales for Calumet-Montana
Refining
Maggie NUTTER Sweetgrass.
Co-owner of Certain Creek Ranch;
President of Marias River Livestock
Association
Chaley HARNEY Billings.
ExecutiveDirector of the Montana
Beef Council; Liason to the Chefs
and Cooks Association of Montana
Farrah MCGREGOR Cascade.
VP of Customer Solutions for
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Darcia PATTEN Broadus.
Co-owner of Graham MT Ranch,
Inc.; President of the Powder
River/ Carter County Farm Bureau;
Montana Farm Bureau Equine
State Chair
Nicole ROLF Miles City. National
Affairs Director for Montana Farm
Bureau Federation; President of the
Montana 4-H Foundation
Megan HEDGES Chester.
Vice President of Heydon Farms,
Inc; Western Ag Research Station
Advisory Board Member
CLASS II (2015-2017)
Jill HEROLD Shepherd.
Agronomist and Sustainable
Solutions Specialist for Syngenta;
President of Yellowstone
Cattlewomen
TOM HOUGEN Melstone.
Owner of Hougen Ranch; National
Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Region V Policy Vice President
Twenty adults were
competitively selected for
Class II. They represent a
broad cross-section of
natural resource industries
across Montana and
have demonstrated
leadership potential and
willingness to serve
in decision making roles upon
completing the program.
Molly SCHWEND Laurel.
Manager of Community Relations
and Public Affairs at Cloud Peak
Energy
Jacob SMITH Glen. Part owner
of Smith 6-S Livestock
Montana’s natural resource
Karli JOHNSON Sidney.
Finance Manager at R&J Ag
Supply; Sidney Chamber Board of
Directors
industries gain educated
and empowered leaders.
LaVon WAGLER Wolf Point.
CHS Inc. Location Manager