Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education - Staff Directory

Clayton Christian

Commissioner of Higher Education

Jasmine Casanovas

Executive Assistant to the Commissioner

Galen Hollenbaugh

Deputy Commissioner for Government Relations and Communications

Leanne Kurtz

Communications Director

Tamara Turner

Administrative Support Specialist

Joe Thiel

Interim Deputy Commissioner, Academic, Research & Student Affairs

Susan Balter-Reitz

Director of Online Initiatives

Angela DeWolf King

Director of Transfer and Special Projects

Ciera Franks-Ongoy

Student Success and Perkins Compliance Program Manager

Angela McLean

Director of American Indian / Minority Achievement and K-12 Partnerships

Crystine Miller

Director of Student Affairs and Student Engagement

ML Rutherford

Perkins Program Manager

Amber Spring

Associate Director of Student Wellbeing

Chase Stahl

CTE & Special Projects Data Specialist

Jacque Treaster

Director of Dual Enrollment and Career & Technical Education

Anthony Warren

TRIO Pre-College Programs Director

Collena Brown

Pre-College Advisor (Lodge Grass & Hardin Area Public Schools)

Dawes Elwood

METS College Access Manager

Carla Guarisco

Pre-College Advisor II (Flathead Area Schools)

Elizabethe Maloney-Barrett 

Pre-College Advisor (Great Falls Area Schools)

Mandy Moran

Pre-College Advisor (Pablo Area Public Schools)

Annsley Pugh

Pre-College Advisor (Great Falls and Browning Area Public Schools)

Rowland Wilber

Pre-College Advisor (Great Falls Area Schools)

Vacant

METS Program Specialist

Vacant

EOC Outreach Advisor, Butte Service Area

Vacant

EOC Program Specialist

Vacant

EOC Outreach Advisor, Missoula Service Area

Jeannie Origbo

Director, GEAR UP

John Kilgour  

GEAR UP Program Manager

Madie Moore

GEAR UP Senior Project Manager

Alex Sutherland

GEAR UP Data Analysis Manager

Jake Troyer

GEAR UP Communication Manager

Karen Wilson

GEAR UP School Grants Manager

Tyler Trevor

Deputy Commissioner for Budget & Planning, Chief of Staff

Jamie Dushin

Accounting Manager

Angelina Fillinger

Accounting Specialist

Chad Lee

MUS Accountant

Scott Lemmon

Director of Admissions and Enrollment Strategy

Shauna Lyons

MUS Director of Budget & Planning

Eric Meredith

Developer and Business Intelligence Manager

Sheila Newlun

Scholarship Coordinator

Brian O'Connor

Chief Procurement Officer

Morgan Sabol

Accounting Associate II

Jared Smith

OCHE IT Systems Administrator

Marlys Stark

Student Assistance Support Manager

Dan Stevenson

MUS Director of Facilities Planning

John Thunstrom

MUS IT Director

Amy Unsworth

Director of Student Assistance

Margaret Wallace

Director of Assurance, Risk Management, and Workers' Compensation

Kerry Davant

Executive Director of Human Resources

Jackie Salveson

Director of Human Resources & Labor Relations

Karen Wood

Associate Director of Employee Wellbeing

Mary Lachenbruch

Executive Director of Insurance & Benefits

Neal Andrews

MUS Wellness Program Manager/Fitness Specialist

Amy Berry

Associate Director of Benefits

Chelsi Dupler

Benefits Enrollment and Accounting Specialist

Joan Fabricius

Registered Nurse Case Manager

Kelsey Hartzheim

MUS Benefits & Wellness Specialist

Jane Liedle

Benefits and Medicare Specialist and Training Expert

Kelley Shields

Benefits Communications Manager

Traci Swingley

Benefits Specialist

Ali Bovingdon

MUS Chief Legal Counsel

Hannah Tokerud

Associate Legal Counsel