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Rocky Mountain West Region

  • Contact the Rocky Mountain West Team

    3040 Continental Drive
    PO Box 3838
    Butte, MT 59702
    800-275-6228
Our Rocky Mountain West regional team serves Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.

This team specializes in local food system support and outreach, with an emphasis on farm to school and institution, farmers market success, nutrition education, and food access programs. The team also provides education and advocacy support through the Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition. Our Rocky Mountain West team’s fields of expertise include organic pulse crops, agricultural insurance, regenerative grazing, and livestock product marketing.  

Our Rocky Mountain West region includes our Energy Services team, which partners with utilities to identify energy conservation measures for homes and businesses and reduce energy consumption, our energy assistance program staff, and most of our operations and accounting staff, who work out of our Butte, MT, headquarters. 

Meet the Rocky Mountain West Region Team

Staff

Jeff Amerman

Chief Financial Officer
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Carl Berntsen

Energy Program Director
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Andrew Coggins

Agriculture Specialist
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Brian Coldiron

Accountant
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Steve Descharme

Accountant
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Danielle Duni

Agriculture Specialist
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John English

IT Director
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Maura Henn

Agriculture Specialist, Regional Coordinator
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Karen Henningsen

Human Resources Assistant
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Tammy Howard

Agriculture Specialist – Senior Manager
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Amber Ketelsen

Grants Administrative Assistant & Facilities
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Marisa Larson

LIHEAP Clearinghouse and NEAR Manager
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Guy LeGrant

National Energy Assistance Referral Specialist
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Nathan Lewis

Web Developer
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Cassie Lindau

Human Resources Manager
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Anna Meadow

Administrative Assistant
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Jodi Michlig

Accountant
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Danielle Miska

Senior Commercial Energy Engineer
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Tracy Mumma

Agriculture Specialist, Editor
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Paul Nehring

Technical Assistance Provider
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Alyssa Ness

Administrative Assistant Grants & Proposals
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Jason Otten

IT Systems Administrator
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Colleen Rabson

Accountant
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Omar Rodriguez

Agriculture Specialist
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John Ryan

IT Systems Support Technician
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Jennifer Sherman

NEAR/LIHEAP Specialist
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Amy Smith

Graphic Designer
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Claudia Smith

Grants Administrative Manager
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Christina Stewart

Accountant
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Kristi Van Hoosen

Administrative Assistant - Travel & Publications Coordinator
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Their Vasina-L’Hirondelle

National Energy Assistance Referral Specialist
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Nichole Walker

National Energy Assistance Referral Specialist
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Ilona Wilde

Program Manager – Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) Initiative