Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education - Staff Directory
Last updated: March 10, 2025
Administration
Clayton Christian
Commissioner of Higher EducationJasmine Casanovas
Executive Assistant to the CommissionerGalen Hollenbaugh
Deputy Commissioner for Government Relations and CommunicationsLeanne Kurtz
Communications DirectorTamara Turner
Administrative Support SpecialistAcademic, Research & Student Affairs
Joe Thiel
Interim Deputy Commissioner, Academic, Research & Student AffairsSusan Balter-Reitz
Director of Online InitiativesAngela DeWolf King
Director of Transfer and Special ProjectsCiera Franks-Ongoy
Student Success and Perkins Compliance Program ManagerCrystine Miller
Director of Student Affairs and Student EngagementML Rutherford
Perkins Program ManagerAmber Spring
Associate Director of Student WellbeingChase Stahl
CTE & Special Projects Data SpecialistJacque Treaster
Director of Dual Enrollment and Career & Technical EducationMontana Educational Talent Search (METS)
Anthony Warren
TRIO Pre-College Programs DirectorCollena Brown
Pre-College Advisor (Lodge Grass & Hardin Area Public Schools)Dawes Elwood
METS College Access ManagerCarla 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 SpecialistEducational Opportunity Center
Vacant
EOC Outreach Advisor, Butte Service AreaVacant
EOC Program SpecialistVacant
EOC Outreach Advisor, Missoula Service AreaGaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
Jeannie Origbo
Director, GEAR UPJohn Kilgour
GEAR UP Program ManagerMadie Moore
GEAR UP Senior Project ManagerAlex Sutherland
GEAR UP Data Analysis ManagerJake Troyer
GEAR UP Communication ManagerKaren Wilson
GEAR UP School Grants ManagerBudget, Administration & Planning
Tyler Trevor
Deputy Commissioner for Budget & Planning, Chief of StaffJamie Dushin
Accounting ManagerAngelina Fillinger
Accounting SpecialistChad Lee
MUS AccountantScott Lemmon
Director of Admissions and Enrollment StrategyShauna Lyons
MUS Director of Budget & PlanningEric Meredith
Developer and Business Intelligence ManagerSheila Newlun
Scholarship CoordinatorBrian O'Connor
Chief Procurement OfficerMorgan Sabol
Accounting Associate IIJared Smith
OCHE IT Systems AdministratorMarlys Stark
Student Assistance Support ManagerDan Stevenson
MUS Director of Facilities PlanningJohn Thunstrom
MUS IT DirectorAmy Unsworth
Director of Student AssistanceMargaret Wallace
Director of Assurance, Risk Management, and Workers' CompensationHuman Resources
Kerry Davant
Executive Director of Human ResourcesJackie Salveson
Director of Human Resources & Labor RelationsEmployee Wellbeing
Karen Wood
Associate Director of Employee WellbeingHealth & Retirement Benefits
Mary Lachenbruch
Executive Director of Insurance & BenefitsNeal Andrews
MUS Wellness Program Manager/Fitness SpecialistAmy Berry
Associate Director of BenefitsChelsi Dupler
Benefits Enrollment and Accounting SpecialistJoan Fabricius
Registered Nurse Case ManagerKelsey Hartzheim
MUS Benefits & Wellness SpecialistJane Liedle
Benefits and Medicare Specialist and Training ExpertKelley Shields
Benefits Communications ManagerTraci Swingley
Benefits SpecialistLegal Division
Ali Bovingdon
MUS Chief Legal CounselHannah Tokerud
Associate Legal Counsel