Leadership
The Montana Land Reliance is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and assisted by a non-voting Council of Trustees composed of leaders from across the state. MLR’s supporting organization, the Montana Land Reliance Foundation, works to ensure the long-term financial strength of MLR’s mission. Together, they provide strategic guidance, fiduciary oversight, and long-term vision for the organization.
Board of Directors
Shane Colton
President
Attorney
Billings, MT
Taya R. Cromley, PhD
Vice President
Psychologist
Clyde Park, MT
Phil Rostad
Secretary-Treasurer
Rancher
White Sulphur Springs, MT
George Olsen
Retired CPA
Helena, MT
Rick Berg
Rancher
Martinsdale, MT
Kirsten Feldman
Businesswoman
New York, NY
David Leuschen
Founder/Senior Managing Director Riverstone Holdings, LLC
Roscoe, MT/New York, NY
Chris Montague
Business Owner
Billings, MT
Julie Pribyl
Rancher
Great Falls, MT
Katie Pribyl
Rancher
Great Falls, MT
Errol Rice
Consultant
Bozeman, MT
Jerry Sorensen
Retired Land Asset Management
Bigfork, MT
Dan Vermillion
Business Owner
Livingston, MT
Council of Trustees
John Carron, PhD
Hydros Consulting
Boulder, CO
Bob Hall
Businessman
Livingston, MT/New York, NY
Joanie Hall
Businesswoman
Livingston, MT/New York, NY
Sidney (Skip) Herman
Managing Partner Bartlit Beck LLP Plenchar & Scott LLP
Big Timber, MT/ Chicago, IL
Judy Hutchins
Landowner
Heron, MT
Hamilton E. “Tony” James
President & Chief Operating Officer The Blackstone Group
Twin Bridges, MT/ New York, NY
David S. Joys
Retired
Nye, MT/ New York, NY
Kathryn Kelly
Retired
Bozeman, MT
Jim Messina
President & CEO The Messina Group
Washington, D.C./ Clyde Park, MT
Kim Montag
Accountant
McAllister, MT
David R. Paoli
Partner Paoli & Leisher, P.C.
Missoula, MT
Monica Conrad Paoli
Businesswoman
Missoula, MT
William Taylor, III
Partner Zuckerman Spaeder LLP Goldstein/Taylor/Kolker
Emigrant, MT/ Washington, DC
Kendrick R. Wilson, III
Retired Businessman
Emigrant, MT/Florida
MLR Foundation Board
Nick Bucklin
President
Mill Valley, CA
Skip Olinger
Vice President
Bozeman, MT
Chris Montague
Secretary-Treasurer
Billings, MT
Kirsten Feldman
New York, NY
John Heyneman
Sheridan, MT
Errol Rice
Bozeman, MT
Kirk Wortman
Jackson Hole, WY
Future Montana Committee
MLR’s Future Montana Committee (FMC) is a group of diverse young professionals from across Montana and the country dedicated to advancing MLR’s mission. FMC members represent the next generation of conservation leaders. Through outreach, advocacy, and philanthropy, they help strengthen the future of land conservation in Montana.
Kori Anderson
Political Operations Director
Corvallis, Montana
Freddy Avis
Film Composer & Music Director
Bozeman, Montana
Nick Bucklin
Managing Director, Client Advisor Freestone Capital Management
Mill Valley, California
Augusta “Gusty” Clarke
Entrepreneur
New York, New York
Parker Corbin
COO US Power and Gas Trafigura
Houston, TX
Steven Davis
Director Medical Division Zoot Enterprises
Bozeman, Montana
Emily Lammers
Vice President, Global Program Manager for Disruptive Technology Franklin Templeton
Salt Lake City, Utah
Brian McCurdy
Cofounder Alluvial Power
Bozeman, Montana
Dan Mahoney
Ranch Broker Fay Ranches
Missoula, Montana
Errol Rice
Senior Policy Advisor Bureau of Land Management
Bozeman, Montana
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