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DAVID MCCUMBEREDITOR AND GENERAL MANAGERThe Montana Standard

Welcome to the 20 Under 40 class of 2020.

In social work, finance, education, commerce, the law and more, these 20

southwest Montanans have one thing in common — in addition to attaining profes-sional success, they find time to give back, to help our children and seniors, to help the less fortunate, to help their communities be better places for all of us to live.

Still in their 30s when this particularly trying year began, they each have found ways to lighten the load for others, often eclipsing the efforts of those with longer professional resumes.

The selections weren’t easy. The Montana Standard received more nominations than ever before, and so many of them were de-serving of recognition. Some of them have many more years of eligibility remaining, and so we expect to have more opportuni-ties to honor them.

We are grateful to those who took the time to nominate a friend, family member or col-league. Interestingly, some of the nomina-tors are among those who have been hon-ored in past years.

In any event, we are proud to introduce our latest 20 to you, and please join us in con-gratulating them for their accomplishments and their service. The best thing about rec-ognizing these young stars is that we know they’ll continue to make a difference in this wonderful place for years to come.

Meet our latest group of young, accomplished

honorees

Age: 33

Occupation: I am an attorney and partner at Everett Cook Law in Anaconda. I was born and raised in Anaconda and have been practicing law in my hometown for the last three years. I completed my undergrad at Montana Tech and I graduated from law school at the University of Montana/Alexander Blewett III School of Law. I have been blessed to come home and represent the people of this community in primarily personal injury and employment law cases. I love my job, I love the people I work with, and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to practice law under two of the most successful attorneys in the state of Montana.

Community and volunteer activities: In addition to being an attorney, I am also a father of two children. Nevaeha and Tytan, ages 15 and 14 respectively. They are always on the go, and the majority of my volunteer activities in-volve coaching them in sports and helping them with their

school-related activities. I can still beat both of my chil-dren pretty handily at basketball and I don’t foresee that changing anytime soon. Being a young father and chasing my kids around has been the best experience of my life, but I could not have gotten through eight years of college without the help and support of my family, including my parents and my cousin Melissa.

What do you like best about living, working and volunteer-ing in southwest Montana?

Now, I am settled in Anaconda, I have two dogs, I am expecting another child with my fiancé, and I am looking forward to building onto my family. I love Montana and the sense of community that comes with it. Montana is still small enough that people here make it a point to be friendly. Even during this time, when politics are polar-izing and defining relationships, Montana, for the most part, has been able to uphold civility. It is my plan to raise my children here, and hopefully all generations to come.

ADAM COOKMEAGAN THOMPSON, THE MONTANA STANDARD

Attorney Adam Cook is photographed in front of Everett Cook Law office in Anaconda.

Anaconda attorney returns home to practice, coach kids


Age: 39 (I’ll be 40 on Oct. 22!)

Occupation: I am an attorney and I work for a non-profit conservation organiza-tion called Ocean Conservancy. We work to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Together with our part-ners, we create science-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and com-munities that depend on it. I used to work in our Portland office, but have been work-ing remotely from home here in Butte for a little over five years now.

Community and volunteer activities: I am the chairman of the Butte-Silver Bow Board of Health. It is the Health Department’s job to protect the public from the introduction and spread of communicable disease. That task has been put to the test this year like never before, and the Department has risen to the challenge. But the Health Depart-ment does so much more, such as cancer screenings, immunizations, food safety, air quality monitoring, STD testing, and tobacco use prevention. All these things are done with a goal of making sure Butte is a healthy and safe community where all people thrive. It has been a wild year for public health and I am honored to serve the people of Butte and have the privilege to work alongside the talented and dedicated staff of the Health Department. I also sit on Action Inc.’s board. Among other things, Action Inc. helps people with housing and heating costs, offers youth empowerment programs, and runs Head Start. They are an extraordinary organization and Butte is a better place because of their work. I am also a member of the Superfund Advisory and Redevelopment Trust Authority (SARTA), which reviews and directs plans, programs, and projects that promote redevelopment of properties affected by past mining ac-tivities.

What do you like best about living, working and volunteering in southwest Montana? What else should people know about you?

Like many Butte kids, I was excited to get out of town and experience other places af-ter high school. I went to the University of Oregon, then I spent a few years in Wash-ington D.C. working on environmental policy, then my now-husband and I moved to Portland where I attended law school, focusing on environmental law, ocean and

coastal law, and hazardous waste law (i.e. CERCLA and Superfund). Once we had our first child, we quickly realized how much we missed Montana and that we wouldn’t want to raise kids anywhere else. After 15 years away, coming home was outstanding. Butte has such unbeatable charm and grit, and the recreation opportunities can’t be beat. There was also a new energy in town — you could tell that good things were hap-pening in Butte. I love that Butte is small enough that you frequently see familiar faces around town, but it’s also big enough to support a thriving artist community and a wonderful children’s theater. It’s a privilege to live, work, play, and volunteer in Butte and Southwest Montana.

IVY FREDRICKSONCommunity health, safety drive attorney to step up

MEAGAN THOMPSON, THE MONTANA STANDARD

Ivy Fredrickson is photographed in front of the main entrance to the butte-Silver bow County Health Department. Fredrickson, an attorney for the ocean Conservancy, is also on the board for the local health department.

Congratulations to Butte-Silver BowBoard of Health Chair Ivy Fredrickson

Butte-Silver BowBoard of Health andButte-Silver Bow

Health Department

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Butte for more than 8020 Under 40 nominees.

WELL DONE!

THANK YOU

We are lucky our community has somany talented, highly regarded

young professionals.


Age: 28

Occupation: Marketing coordinator for Pierce Flooring Stores across Montana; organizer of Graceful Gowns, and owner of Moonlight Marketing & Events

Community and volunteer activities: Last fall I started a non-profit called Graceful Gowns. I collect used prom, bridesmaid, and formal dresses and hand them out twice per year to high school girls in south-west Montana to use free of charge for their dances. I am the president of Butte Busi-ness Network, the marketing chair of Butte Young Professionals, track & field coordi-nator and serve on the Area Management Team for Southwestern Montana Special Olympics, and help coach throwing in the spring and summer with the Butte High track team and the Butte Track Club.

I was also selected as part of the class of 2020 ENCORE women’s leadership group through the Billings Chamber of Com-merce and participate in their NextGen group as well. Earlier this year, along side Butte Real Estate Group, we raised $1,500 playing cornhole against other local busi-nesses to raise money for a summer prom since the spring ones were canceled. We were not able to host the prom, so we gave all the money raised to 2020 seniors as scholarships.

Since being in Butte, I have created the Pierce Cares program, which focused on donations and sponsorships, recycling, community, and employee volunteering, as well as Pierce goes Pink program raising awareness for breast cancer. I implemented RED (Remember Everyone Deployed) T-shirt Friday in our Pierce stores, supported Education & Disability Services’ bi-annual fashion show for people with disabilities (in the fall show, the ladies wear dresses donated to Graceful Gowns), helped de-liver pizzas to Special Olympians for their virtual party, volunteered as a judge for Butte High Speech & Debate tourna-ment, helped raise money and goods for Safe Space. I plan to host an event (similar concept to their previous fundraiser “Purse Strings”) in early 2021 to benefit Safe Space on a larger level as well. Lastly, this fall I was honored to be a guest speaker on an in-ternational podcast called People 1st with John Parker where we talked about what it means to love yourself.

What do you like best about living, working and volunteering in southwest Montana?

I moved to Butte in the summer of 2017 and after the initial transition, I began to fall in love with the community and have met so many amazing people in just a short amount of time. I’m always surprised how charitable the community as a whole is. So many people do incredible things to help out others in Butte. I’ve never been around such generosity before being a part of this community. I owe a ‘thank you’ to so many people for all the help they have given me, my organization, my business, and my fun-draising efforts over the past few years.

The best part of living in Butte is fly fish-ing on the Big Hole with my husband, Luke, and our 3-year-old yellow Lab named Bo.

I also love a good cup of coffee, tea, or Redbull while reading business books and working on my next big idea.

What else should people know about you?I was diagnosed with alopecia areata

in 2018, which is an auto-immune dis-order that attacks hair follicles causing hair loss. At first, I took this really hard, and had many struggles associated with coping with the changes. I finally decided that I was going to do the things I wanted to do despite the struggles. It took forc-ing myself to have a positive attitude every day to get to the point where I was strong enough mentally to go after my dreams. It has always been a dream of mine to start my own business and to go back to school

to get my MBA (Master’s in Business Ad-ministration). This year, I did both! If I could pass on any words to the readers, it would be to go after your dreams and be the person the world meant for you to be! You got this!

AMY SCHULTEMarketing coordinator, volunteer overcomes adversity with attitude


Amy Schulte is photographed in her home office, where she works as the owner of moonlight marketing & events. Schulte also works as the marketing coordinator for Pierce Flooring Stores statewide and she is the organizer of Graceful Gowns, a nonprofit that helps teens get free prom dresses for special events at school.

I’m always surprised how charitable the

community as a whole is. So many people do incredible things to help out others in Butte.


Age: 40 (39 when nominated)

Occupation: Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Success/Dean of Students

Community and volunteer activities: I had the opportunity to volunteer my time with the Women of Tech Purse Strings events from 2015-2019. This event helped raise $116,503.53 for Safe Space.

What do you like best about living, working, and volunteering in southwest Montana?

I am a Northern California native who came to southwest Montana via North-central Florida. I love the people and access to the outdoors. My favorite winter activ-ity is ice skating at High Altitude with my family, floating various rivers during the summer, and day hikes in the fall. I inter-viewed at Montana Tech with the mindset that it would be an excellent practice run. However, after visiting Butte, meeting the

incredible staff and faculty, and learning more about the students, I knew I wanted this job in Butte, Montana over anywhere else. I love being the Dean of Students at Montana Tech. I get to interact and mentor such incredible young people who will go out and change the world. Montana Tech has offered me the opportunity to teach,

direct the Honors Program, influence uni-versity policy, and make friends all over the state through the Montana University Sys-tem. My husband likes to joke that I am a workaholic whose hobby is work, but when you love what you do, it isn’t work.

CARRIE VATHMentor for Tech students, volunteer for Safe Space


Carrie vath is photographed outside the building where she works as the associate vice chancellor of student success and dean of students at montana Technological University in butte.

Montana Tech has offered me the opportunity

to teach, direct the Honors Program, influence university policy, and make friends all over the state through the Montana University System.

What else should people know about you?

I have been able to travel all over the world through my pre-Montana Tech life as a primatologist (I have visited 31 coun-tries and I have learned four indigenous languages). I am a bit of a bird nerd, and you probably don’t want to watch any movie that has wildlife in it because I tend to point out all of the inaccuracies (I am looking at you Tarzan, Planet of the Apes, and Lion King). I love being a mother and wife to an incredible 4-year-old and a sup-portive husband.

CONGRATULATIONSto all those honored in

the 20 under 40.MONTANA TECH IS PROUD OF YOU!


Age: 38

Occupation: Community volunteer, coach at Copper City Strength & Conditioning

Community and Volunteer Activities: � St. James Hospital Foundation, Board

of Directors � Action Inc., Board of Directors � Butte Community Fitness Foundation,

board secretary � Butte Food Co-Op, steering commit-

tee � Uptown Butte Master Plan Commit-

tee, board secretary � SNöFLINGA—Montana’s Winter Fes-

tival, co-director � Butte Front Line Appreciation Group

(FLAG) Fund, co-founder � Butte Special Riders, volunteer � Project MŪV, coach � Hypoxia (Functional Fitness Compe-

tition), communications director


I grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, and lived in Baltimore, Maryland for 16 years before moving to Butte. While I love the hustle and bustle of the big city, I’m im-partial to the open spaces, mountains, riv-ers (and their accessibility) in southwest Montana. As someone who loves to ski, hike, and enjoy the outdoors, you cannot really find a better place than here.

But what makes this place extra special is the people. Through coaching and various community initiatives, I have met many bright and talented people who are invested in this community and its progress. From

small business owners to outdoor enthu-siasts to community advocates, people in southwest Montana genuinely want to help others and strengthen the fabric of this community.

There are ample ways here to get involved in a cause that is important to you, or start a business venture or program to fill a need

within the community. It has been so neat to be part of something that started out as “just an idea” or “a small event “ and culti-vating it into something bigger, or watching a friend take “just a business idea” to open-ing up storefront Uptown.

I am constantly in awe of how people and businesses here support each other and

forge such strong partnerships to meet a common goal. All of the community initia-tives that I am involved in rely on and thrive because of these partnerships. It’s a true testament to the saying “It takes a village ...”

What else should people know about you?I spent five years in healthcare consult-

ing before pursuing my master’s in Public Health and master’s in Business Adminis-tration from Johns Hopkins. During grad-uate school, I fell in love with nonprofit work, so I left consulting to pursue my dream job with the Ulman Foundation, a cancer support organization in Baltimore. I wore a number of different “hats” there — from running hospital-based cancer sup-port programs to peer-to-peer fundraising (and everything in between!).

In addition to coaching Cross Fit and powerlifting at Copper City Strength & Conditioning, I am heavily involved in boards, committees, and events here in Butte, where I am able to relive my non-profit glory days and put my skills to good use for the community.

Being active has always been an integral part of my life so it’s no surprise that in my free time, you can find me out and about with my three dogs (Daisy, Bruno, and Dewey), lifting a barbell at Copper City Strength & Conditioning, riding at Kissock Horse Center, attempting to fly fish on the Big Hole, hiking in Thompson Park, skiing at a local mountain, and exploring Montana with my husband/partner-in-adventure, Nate. When I’m not running around, I’m listening to a True Crime podcast, sipping a Headframe cocktail, or dreaming up an-other future project.

KRISSY KRACZKOWSKYFitness coach in awe of Butte’s sense of community


Krissy Kraczkowsky is photographed on the walking trail above butte where she often runs with her dogs. Since moving to butte, Kraczkowsky has found herself in the role of community volunteer and works as a coach at Copper City Strength and Conditioning in butte.

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Age: 38

Occupation: Intervention Specialist for the Butte School District SOARS (Support, Outreach, and Advocacy for the Resiliency of Students). I work in a team with three others — Ashley Choquette, Claire Hol-man, and Dan Larson. We wear a lot of hats, but we primarily have three functions:

1. Suicide prevention and mental health intervention. Our goal is to get kids the resources they need. Sometimes that’s counseling, or crisis intervention. Some-times their needs are more basic — like food, hygiene, or clothing. We give sui-cide prevention training to various grades throughout the year, and assess student mental health.

2. Social-emotional education. We go into the elementary classrooms to teach social emotional skills. We talk about emotions, stress management, peer rela-tionships, conflict resolution, all sorts of things.

3. Case management. We have a caseload of students who need a little extra support. We check in with our kids when they get to school, set up daily and weekly goals, then check out before they leave. Forming relationships with students is our number one priority. We want our kids to know that we’re always in their corner, and whatever they need, we’re there for them. Some-times it’s bigger things, like connecting them to outside resources, but lots of times

kids just need someone to talk to.

Community and volunteer activities: I’m the secretary of the Southwestern Wild-lands Chapter of the Montana Wilder-ness Association. Every summer, we lead guided hikes around southwest Montana. We also clear trails and work to control the spread of noxious and invasive weeds.

I also volunteer my services to the For-est Service for trail clearings and equip-ment packing. I’m a certified sawyer, and we use our horses to pack in equipment to the backcountry.

Finally, along with my friend Kelsey Chase, I run a local writers’ club called Copper Quills. Every year we participate in National Novel Writing Month and we also hold writing events throughout the year.


I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. I love the mountains, the rivers, the op-portunities to get lost in beautiful places. The people here are seriously “segrevious,’’ just wonderful, warm, people. I’m proud to take my son to the same fishing holes my grandfather fished as a boy.

What else should people know about you?I’m always trying to learn more about

mental health, and I sincerely believe that loving relationships are the best way to heal from trauma.

CALLIE BOYLESchool intervention specialist

saddles up for trail work


Callie boyle is photographed in front of east middle School where she works as an intervention specialist.

Age: 36

Occupation: I have been the principal at Whittier Elementary School for the past five years.

Community and volunteer activities: Within the community I was an assis-tant football coach for seven years until becoming the principal at Whittier El-ementary. I currently volunteer on the board for Little guy football, I volunteer and coach Little League softball every year, and coach a 10U magic softball team throughout the summer.


The community of Butte is really a great place to live. There are so many great people here and our community continues to pull together time and time again when someone is in need. I get to see on a daily basis how many great people and businesses are in our com-munity. I truly believe that we are lucky to live in such a great place. I honestly know without a doubt that we do have the best group of teachers and coaches leading our youth on a daily basis. I enjoy living in southwest Montana because I

enjoy being outdoors, hunting, camping at Georgetown Lake, and watching my daughters play softball, basketball and volleyball.

What else should people know about you?I am honored to be nominated for this

award. I would like to thank the Whittier family for being so EPIC and committed to making our school such a great place. I would also like to thank Mrs. Jonart, the school board for giving me such a great opportunity, the other administrators within the district for continually help-ing out and my wife for always encour-aging me to keep pushing forward. I look forward to doing whatever I can to help make our community even better. Go Wildcats!!

JOSH SCHADWhittier principal thankful to be

part of school district, community


Josh Schad is photographed in his office at Whittier elementary School where he is the principal. Among other things he encourages his students to learn about technology by helping with the school’s YouTube channel and morning news briefings. “We bought them this ring light so they could use it for their YouTube channel,” Schad said.

I get to see on a daily basis how many great

people and businesses are in our community. I truly believe that we are lucky to live in such a great place.


Age: 38

Occupation: I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education and a Master’s De-gree in Information and Technology, and currently am in my 13th year as a high school English teacher for the Butte High Career Center. The BHCC is the alternative high school program for at-risk students in the Butte School District. This role is challenging, but also immensely reward-ing. I have been able to help these students overcome obstacles and graduate from high school, some of whom are the first in their families to do so. Watching them overcome adversity and succeed is a major source of pride for me.

My career in education has led me to a role in union advocacy. I realized that be-ing a teacher also meant being an active member of the labor movement, support-ing educators within our community and throughout the state of Montana. I have worked my way up the ranks of the Butte Teachers’ Union and am currently serving in my third term as Vice President. I am the administrator of the BTU Scholarship Fund, which awards children and grand-children of current and former teachers scholarships for their post-high school educational endeavors. I have also lob-bied (and will continue to do so) for public education at the Montana Legislature and have served as a national delegate for the American Federation of Teachers and Na-tional Educators’ Association Conventions.

This election cycle, I was hired by the Montana Federation of Public Employees as a Political Organizer to help elect union-

endorsed candidates throughout the state. In addition to my teaching and union

activities, I spend a fair amount of time in our local gyms — coaching girls’ basketball and volleyball at East Middle School and refereeing for the Butte School District’s Rockies Program.

Community and volunteer activities: Through the local Southwest Montana

Central Labor Council, which is a “Union of Unions” in Butte, I assist in putting on

the annual Labor Day Picnic and Christmas in July, a yearly spaghetti feed fundraiser that benefits a local union member in need.

I spent several years as a volunteer bas-ketball and soccer coach through the Butte YMCA. This year, I will complete my fourth year of volunteer coaching for boys’ bas-ketball through the Rockies’ program. I have also been lucky enough to help coach my sons and their peers on traveling bas-ketball teams, The Copper City Crossovers, and Copper Kings.

In 2018, I joined the committee to pass the Project Safe Schools bond that allowed for the $35 million renovations being done in Butte’s elementary and middle schools.

Last year, I was proud to spearhead a community effort that raised over $6,000 to ensure that every student in Butte was able to attend the State Class AA Football Championship game played at Naranche Stadium at no cost to them.

Finally, even though I have never played an inning of softball in my life, I serve on the board of Mile High Little League, managing their website and social media accounts.


I am a product of this community — I grew up in Butte’s historic uptown, I received a quality education at our public schools, and proudly represented the Bulldogs on the court and the track. My grandma, Lou Ann Mengon instilled in me the idea that Butte, America was the best place on earth because of its people and I could not agree more. I am constantly blown away by the generosity and support our community is willing to give to each other. I truly believe there is no better place to grow up or to raise a family. It is my hope that I can give back to Butte a fraction of what it has given to me throughout my life.

What else should people know about you?I am the mom of two sons, Tocher, 13,

and Miner, 12, who keep life fun and full of laughter. I am married to a Butte firefighter, Kelly J. Lee, and proud daughter of two re-tired teachers, Mike and Kris Mengon.

KRYSTIN MENGON-LEECareer center teacher is strong union advocate


Krystin mengon-Lee is photographed in the hallway outside her classroom, where she teaches high school English at the butte High Career Center.

The Butte School District would like to extend ourcongratulations to Krystin Mengon-Lee and Josh Schad on

being selected as honorees for the 20 Under 40!Thank you for your commitment and dedication to ourButte School District students, families, and the entire

Butte Community. Krystin and Josh both deserve our fullrecognition and appreciation as a school district and community.


Age: 37

Occupation: I am the broker/owner of Butte Real Estate Group. We are a startup broker-age firm with six agents, one office manager, and one marketing consultant. We have been in business since May of 2019. I got my start in real estate four short years ago with a great local brokerage. I had a fantas-tic teacher to show me the ropes. I became a top producer within my first year. I fell in love with the business, and the opportunity it afforded me to do more for my commu-nity and clients. I started my own broker-age because I love building ideas, teams, and people. I wanted to utilize my background in organizational development and training to create a dynamic team of agents. I wanted to create something to hand off to my daugh-ters when they are ready. My business goals are set to build up my agents and help them have the same success I had as a new agent. I am so proud of all five of them and what they have accomplished.

I am also a real estate investor. My com-pany purchases deteriorated properties and flips them into beautiful rentals for our community. My husband, Brandon, who started his own company this year, does the contracting for these projects. We own five properties.

Community and volunteer activities: Serv-ing our community and clients is writ-ten into my brokerage mission and vision statement. When I am selecting agents, I dig deeply into their passion for community in-volvement. This summer we teamed up with Moonlight Marketing and held a cornhole tournament to raise money for southwest Montana’s outdoor senior prom. The prom ended up getting canceled because of Covid, so we gave the money away as scholarships. In the spring, we held a “Tablets for Teach-ers” event where we raised enough money to buy an entire kindergarten classroom new tablets. We also donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters and have done drives for the animal shelter. I have organized drives for supplies for the elderly in nursing homes and assisted living facilities as well. Our agents do blood drives and park cleanups regularly. Our newest partnership is with Safe Space. We are planning a big event in February, Covid permitting. Outside of my brokerage, I also serve on the Board of Directors for GAR,

which is the main REALTOR® association Butte belongs to.


I was born and raised here and have tre-mendous pride in our community. I love our strength and pride as a community. I couldn’t do any of what I do without the willingness of our community and my team, who is always willing to step up and help. Butte has been behind me, encouraging and supporting me, every step of the way while I was building my businesses. I’m excited for the next leg of my journey where I pay it forward. I get to lead a tremendous group of agents to build their own businesses, while continuing to serve our community. My favorite thing about SW Montana is the outdoor recreation. I love mountain biking, hiking, and backpacking. I feel spoiled liv-ing here.

What else should people know about you?I am a mother to three beautiful daugh-

ters; Hannah (18), Abbie (16), and Grace (11). I am married to a very kind and handsome Marine named Brandon. Most people don’t know I was an Army Reservist, too. I have a soft spot for veterans. I am an obsessed beagle owner. Scout & Hudson go every-where with me. In my personal time, I am a martial artist. I practice Brazilian jiu jitsu, kickboxing, boxing (that is new for me), and MMA. I love hobbies that are hard and re-quire discipline. Doing a cage fight has been a bucket list item for me since I was 27. I am currently training for my first fight. Lastly, I love writing and teaching. I developed a training program to empower women work-ing in a male-dominated work setting and was fortunate enough to present it at local, national, and international conferences. I am looking forward to doing more of that.

TRACY MILLERReal estate broker is also high-energy volunteer


Tracy miller is photographed with her sidekicks in the conference room of butte real estate Group where she is the broker and owner of the startup firm.

I couldn’t do any of what I do without the

willingness of our community and my team, who is always willing to step up and help.

TracyMiller

We are proud of you forall of your accomplishments,your drive and your dedicationto our Community.

Congratulation YourReal Estate Team!

congratulationson your Nominationin 20 Under 40

Age: 35

Occupation: Attorney. I graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 2012, and received my Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation at the University of Washington in 2013. My practice is focused on probate, estate planning and business organizations.

Community and volunteer activities: I cur-rently serve on the board of directors for the following local organizations: Butte Emer-gency Food Bank, The Exchange Club of Butte and the Butte-Silver Bow Community Foundation. I’m also a member of P.E.O.


After I graduated law school and com-pleted my LL.M. in Seattle, I wanted to return to Montana to practice law. I was hired at the Corette law firm, my first job

as an attorney, and have been fortunate to work with experienced attorneys who also encourage civic-mindedness. I have met a lot of hardworking and community focused people who have led me to also participate in some really worthwhile organizations that make a positive impact in so many areas and that work to improve and promote our community. There are many more deserv-ing members of our community than myself, and they are the ones who inspire me in their selfless efforts to elevate the community.

What else should people know about you?I grew up in Shelby, which is a small town

that like Butte cares about and supports each other in difficult times. I am glad my children live in a community like Butte that values those qualities too. We are grateful to live in a place where we can take advantage of all the outdoor recreation opportunities in the area, and spend time with our family and friends.

ANGIE HASQUETAttorney follows example of others in volunteer work


Angie Hasquet is photographed in front of the Mayer Building on Park Street where she is an attorney.

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For this very deserving 20 under 40Honor. We thank her for her hard workand dedication to her work making her

one of the best in her field.

Corette Black Carlson and Mickelson P.C.129 W. Park St. Suite 300 Uptown Butte.

406-782-5800


Age: 38

Occupation: Financial Advisor with Edward Jones

Community and Volunteer Activities: � Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butte Silver

Bow — Big Sister & Big Couple � Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butte Silver

Bow — board member � Butte Exchange Club

What do I like best about living, working, and volunteering in southwest Montana?

The Butte community is something I had not experienced before. I have been blown away with how giving and kind the people are — the people who live in this area are the best thing about living here.

My favorite volunteer activities thus far have been “Give a Kid a Flag” and “Field of Honor” with the Butte Exchange Club.

Both of my parents served so these two events mean a great deal to me.

I also have enjoyed being on the board for BBBS of Butte and being a Big Sister (and now a Big Couple) in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. There are a lot of great youth here.

I feel lucky to be growing my business here while I can give back to the commu-nity and still enjoy the surroundings areas. The location is phenomenal to be able to enjoy the outdoors — hike, camp, or ski. I am grateful to be living here.

What else should people know about you?I enjoy working with my clients and

helping them with their goals throughout their life.

I’m married to my amazing husband, Nick. We just welcomed our son, Carter, into the world on October 11. We have two dogs, Cinch and Joe Pickett.

DEBRA ELINGSFinancial planner, Butte Exchange Club volunteer

Debra elingsPROVIDED

PHOTO BY DAVE SHEPARD

CongratulationsBrianne Downey

on being named aTop 20 Under 40

We are excited to Congratulateyou on this honor, your drive andintelligence make you a greatmember of the team and anasset for the Butte Community.

Butte-Silver BowCommunity Development


Age: 37

Occupation: I am the Financial and Project Manager for three of Butte-Silver Bow’s Urban Renewal Districts (URD): The Up-town URA, East Butte RRA and the newly created South Harrison Avenue URD. These districts were created to promote redevelopment and stimulate investment within the target areas. I work with prop-erty owners and developers to package grant or loan applications for a variety of property development projects.

I graduated from Montana State Uni-versity in 2007 with a Master’s in Profes-sional Accountancy and had opportunities to work in several locations around Mon-tana, but Butte was a natural fit because of my deep local roots. My dad grew up one of 12 children in Centerville on the Butte Hill and I graduated from Anaconda High School.

My career started at Newland and Com-pany, where I learned the ropes of public accounting. I particularly enjoyed audit-ing and especially local government audits. The late Mr. Dick Tamblyn was a wonderful mentor of mine.

I then had the opportunity to enter the private side of accounting as Controller at two area resorts — Fairmont Hot Springs Resort and The Ranch at Rock Creek. Hos-pitality was a great fit for my personality. I moved several times growing up, spending time in Big Timber, Libby and Anaconda, so I learned to be outgoing and willing to meet and talk to new people.

My current position with Butte-Silver Bow is a perfect blend for my background. I have the technical skills needed in gov-ernmental accounting as well as the soft skills required when introducing people to our wonderful community.

Community and volunteer activities:I am very proud to be on the Board of Di-

rectors of the Butte Education Foundation. I have two daughters, Ellie, 11, and Addie, 8, in the Butte Public School District. I feel that education is so important, and I want to do everything I can to support our ad-ministrators, teachers, and students.

I also have been involved in the Uptown Toastmasters group. It is important to challenge yourself and push outside your comfort zone, which is exactly what public

speaking is to me! I have learned so much from that amazing group of people.

Another fun activity my girls and I par-ticipate in is the annual Spring Bobcat Scholarship Social — Go Cats! I serve on the planning committee and my girls help with the auction. It has been great to in-clude my girls in this event.


What’s not to love about Butte and the surrounding area? We have amazing sum-mer festivals, great local restaurants, a

wonderful school system, opportunities for recreation, fascinating history and architecture, and most of all wonderful people. I feel so fortunate to be able to raise my daughters here. They are developing a strong sense of community pride and what it means to be from Butte.

What else should people know about you?It is an exciting time for Butte in terms

of growth and redevelopment and I am so incredibly proud to be a part of the Com-munity Development Team at Butte-Silver Bow!

BRIANNE DOWNEYCounty project manager serves on education board


brianne Downey is photographed in front of the courthouse where she works as the URA financial and project manager for butte-Silver bow.

We have amazing summer festivals,

great local restaurants, a wonderful school system, opportunities for recreation, fascinating history and architecture, and most of all wonderful people.

Age: 31

Occupation: I was raised in Butte and gradu-ated from Butte High School in 2007. I went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Human Services with a concentration in Child and Family Services. I currently serve as the Shelter Administrator, Children’s Group Facilitator, and Victim’s Advocate at Safe Space. Safe Space is a non-profit organiza-tion, which provides residential and non-residential services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Our goal is to provide assistance to primary and second-ary survivors, with the goal of breaking the inter-generational cycle of violence.

As an advocate, I assist survivors through the process of leaving an unsafe relation-ship or recent sexual assault. This consists of working on a 24/7 crisis line serving Butte Silver-Bow and five surrounding counties. I respond on-scene to clients’ homes, hospi-tals, and police stations to provide informa-tion and support to survivors. Clients are provided with food, safe shelter, clothing, and assistance with obtaining their own housing. I also join clients during police interviews, court hearings, and sexual as-sault exams in order to advocate for them.

Working as the Children’s Group Facili-tator and Shelter Administrator, I am able to work with children while their loved one attends our weekly support group. I gather statistical data to obtain shelter commodi-ties and assist in grant writing, as well as run the Safe Space website and social media pages. I also present information regard-ing domestic violence and sexual assault to Butte Silver-Bow and the surrounding counties in southwest Montana to edu-cate others on healthy relationships. This job truly is a group effort and would not be possible without the support and teamwork from Safe Space staff, our Executive Direc-tor, and Board of Directors.

Community and volunteer activities: I volunteered at Safe Space before officially

becoming part of the team. It was a great opportunity to learn more about a local non-profit organization. I served as the Volunteer Coordinator, which allowed me to organize volunteer advocacy training for the community. I have also taken part in de-veloping and organizing events in the area, such as the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes and Take Back the Night March, as well as the Rock Against Rape concert. Each October, I have the privilege of organizing the annual Officer of the Year Award presented by Safe Space to award a peace officer who has gone beyond the call of duty when responding to a domestic violence or sexual assault call.


Montana really is the Last Best Place on Earth. When a family or a business falls on hard times, the Butte community teams up to help it move more smoothly through its troubles. Agencies like Safe Space would not be available to the community without their continued support and dedication, and I am so proud to be a part of that.

What else should people know about you?I would not be where I am today with-

out the love and support of my parents, my husband Jon, and our children Brayden and Brooklynn.

AMBER KETELSEN

Safe Space administrator volunteers for women’s causes


Amber Ketelsen works as the shelter administrator, group facilitator for the children’s group and the victim’s advocate at Safe Space where she began working as an intern almost a decade ago.

As an advocate, I assist survivors through the

process of leaving an unsafe relationship or recent sexual assault. This consists of working on a 24/7 crisis line serving Butte Silver-Bow and five surrounding counties.


The staff andBoard of Directors of Safe

would like to congratulate ourshelter administrator,Amber Ketelsen,

for being named one of the20 under 40 for 2020.

We are so fortunateto have her in our

program! Amber hasbecome the heartand backbone ofSafe Space duringthe past five years!

We areso proud of her.

THE MONTANA STANDARD 20 UNDER 40 | NOVEMBER 1, 2020 | 17

Age: 40 (39 when nominated)

Occupation: Senior Financial Analyst, NorthWestern Energy. I graduated from Butte High in 1999. I attended the Uni-versity of Montana, and received my bach-elor’s degree in business administration in 2003 and master’s degree in Accountancy in 2004. I am a licensed Certifi ed Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Mon-tana. I spent a year in Billings working for KPMG doing public accounting audit work. I joined NorthWestern Energy’s Internal Audit Department in 2005 and transitioned to NorthWestern Energy’s Financial Planning & Analysis Depart-ment in 2009. Since then, I have worked on a variety of large scale utility fi nancial projects along with budget development & administration.

Community and Volunteer Activities: Mem-

ber of the Butte Exchange Club, active member and lector at Holy Spirit Church (former Holy Spirit Parish), fi nance council member, and past president of Butte Ducks Unlimited.


The people. The people in southwest Montana are some of the friendliest, out-going, hardest working folks with “can do” attitudes that elevate them above others. I feel extremely fortunate to live, work, and recreate in southwest Montana.

What else should people know about you? I enjoy spending time with my wife An-

gie, my two children Bridget and Mack, and my dogs. I like to be out enjoying the down-hill skiing and bird hunting in Montana as much as possible.

QUINN McCARTHYFinancial analyst and active church, community member

PROVIDED PHOTO

Quinn McCarthy is a senior fi nancial analyst at NorthWestern Energy.

The people in southwest Montana are

some of the friendliest, outgoing, hardest working folks with “can do” attitudes that elevate them above others. I feel extremely fortunate to live, work, and recreate in southwest Montana.

From everyone at NorthWestern Energy,congratulations to Quinn McCarthy foryour deserving recognition as an honoreeof The Montana Standard’s 20 Under 40.Thank you for your unwavering dedicationto create a future that is undeniably andreliably bright.

Congratulations to our20 Under 40 honoree!


Age: 38

Occupation: I practice family medicine with operative obstetrics (full spectrum clinic & hospital care of newborns, kids and obstetrics).

I am the medical director of A1 Ambu-lance. I have provided physician oversight for some local pharmacies. I participate in city-wide high school physicals as well as Montana Tech Sports physicals. I serve as the family physician for Montana Tech athletes.

Community and volunteer activities: I am from Butte and feel incredibly blessed to have returned to my hometown to provide medical care to the community. My nurse (Morgan) and I strive to take excellent care of patients. I love my job and am so lucky to have great patients. I can’t think of any-thing better than delivering babies and car-ing for people at all ages and stages. Every stage has its own challenges and rewards. I hope that I can be a support to patients in their time of need and help guide them through difficult situations, as well as being there for the best days of their lives. I have been practicing in Butte since 2012. There has been nothing better than watching kids go from newborn babies to starting school. Seeing teens and adults go through difficult times and come out on the other side is so rewarding. I truly can’t think of a better job.


I love playing outdoors (camping, hiking, skiing, going to the lake, etc). We have an abundance of outdoor activities in south-west Montana.

What else should people know about you?Most importantly, I have three kids (4, 3

and 1). I love spending time with them. Ev-erything is an adventure to a kid. My hus-band (Jeff) and I do all kinds of fun activi-ties as a family. The kids help me to see the world from a different view. I am so happy that they can grow up in a community with such great people and support.


Dr. Kate mcGree is a family medicine specialist at SCL medical Group at St. James Healthcare in butte.

Age: 35

Occupation: Physician at St. James Healthcare, SCL Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Community and volunteer activities: The community of Butte and southwest Mon-tana is wonderful. I have had the pleasure of caring for many of the women and families in our immediate community and nearby. I participate in outreach medi-cal clinics in Boulder and Deer Lodge. I hope we can expand into other areas and bring OBGYN care to places that need it. I collaborate with the county health de-partment, community health center and other state programs to promote women’s health.

As a clinical professor at the University of Washington and Gonzaga I train physi-cians, physician assistants and nurses in the making. I love having students rotate through our clinic and hospital. They are able to see first hand the rewards of taking care of the people around them.

I founded the New Moms group, which is a postpartum support group for new mothers. Funding is from the St. James Foundation, which I also support. In-person meeting has been difficult recently, but we are getting creative in how to make these important connections between new families.

A few months ago I organized a peace-ful protest on the Butte-Silver Bow court-house steps supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement. We are a tight-knit and supportive community, which was evident that night. It was a way to con-tribute to a larger movement, and partici-pate in a nationwide conversation about social justice.


I love the people of southwest Montana. There is so much interesting history and pride. I believe the people who live here really want to be here and make Butte and southwest Montana the best place. There are so many ways to stay active in our community — I hope to keep finding new ways to get involved.

What else should people know about you?My husband and I both grew up out-

side of New York City, and moved to Butte from Brooklyn about three years ago. We’ve also lived in Washington, DC, New Orleans and Maine (medical train-ing takes you everywhere!). He is a social worker, now working at Elkhorn Treat-ment Center in Boulder. We have two beautiful daughters, Charlotte (4) and Louisa (2). We consider ourselves junior adventurers, and love spending time ex-ploring Montana!

KATE McGREEDoctor returns to hometown to give back to community

LAURA TWISTDoctor supports women’s

causes, social justice


Dr. Laura Twist is photographed in an operating room at St. James Healthcare, SCL Health, where she works as a physician in the department of obstetrics and Gynecology.

There has been nothing better than watching

kids go from newborn babies to starting school. Seeing teens and adults go through difficult times and come out on the other side is so rewarding. I truly can’t think of a better job.

Age: 35

Occupation: PA (physician assistant) St. James Healthcare Emergency Department Community and volunteer activities:

� Butte Community Fitness Foundation, president

� BCFF Inc., aka the Butte Community Fitness Foundation, is the non-profit which financially supports SNöFLINGA. Our mis-sion at BCFF Inc. is to promote accessible and affordable everyday exercise and move-ment for the Butte community.

� SNöFLINGA, co-chair. Swedish for “snowflake,” SNöFLINGA is a free, com-munity-sponsored festival that takes place in and around Butte during the winter. Every January since 2016, this festival has encour-aged people to: Get Outside, Be Active, En-joy Winter, and Celebrate Community.

� MTAPA (Montana Academy of Physi-cian Assistants) Board member since 2017. Currently serving as president. Professional advocacy organization serving PAs (physi-cian assistants) across the state of Montana.

� Mile High Nordic Ski Education Foun-dation (MHNSEF)

� Volunteer coach for the junior nordic ski program

� Highlands Cycling Club � Volunteer member for the safety com-

mittee.


Butte is the type of community that en-courages me to pursue my passions for healthcare, community development, and the outdoors where I’m honored to network with so many amazing people. At St. James Healthcare I work alongside a diverse group of talented professionals in the Emergency Department and with the Montana Sports Medicine Program, who are always working to improve the health and well-being of our community. I started working here in early April in response to the COVID pandemic and it never ceases to impress me how adapt-able the Emergency Department has been in responding to the evolving pandemic situa-tions. These days, when I’m not on shift in the ED, my other main job is recess monitor at Butte Central Elementary. Helping with the SNöFLINGA is an outlet where I can combine my passions for the outdoors and improved health (via physical activity). It’s

been an amazing journey to watch this grass-roots effort take off into a full scale winter festival. The interconnections between our donors, event leads, volunteers, and par-ticipants is something unique that only a Butte-tough community like this can pull off. What I probably love most of all about living, working here are the bluebird sunny days spent on my mountain bike or skis.

What else should people know about you?Butte has always been my destiny, and I

fully attribute me landing here to fate. I grew up in Pocatello, ID but both of my parents are from Butte. When we were young, my sib-lings and I used to beg my parents to move to Butte (so we could be closer to our grand-parents and cousins). Even though we were finishing grad school and living in Idaho, my husband Kevin Heglund and I were married in Butte in 2011 because it was an in between location for our Idaho and Minnesota friends and family. I started my first job as a PA at Montana Orthopedics with Dr. Gallagher in 2012 out of pure Irish luck. I initially heard about the job from a PA friend in Missoula, and then got offered the job only after my best friend from Pocatello’s fiance turned down his offer for this job. I was fortunate to find a job in a place I already loved. We joke that we are raising our children (Ansel and Keira) as “polar bear cubs” and have them outside as much as possible with us. Lastly, there’s no way I could be involved with so many things if it weren’t for the never-ending support of my family and friends.

JENNY HEGLUNDPhysicians assistant finds her

way back to Butte outdoors


Jenny Heglund is photographed in the ER at St. James Healthcare where she works as a physician assistant.


Celebrating our very own

20 Under 40.

We are proud to support the young leaders of our community.We know your efforts and achievements are building a stronger,happier and healthier community for future generations.

St. James Healthcare is focused on quality, and driven to providethe best patient care experience in the region. Our core valuesare proudly reflected in Dr. McGree, Dr. Twist, Jenny and Krissy.Congratulations!

Kate McGree, DOSCL Health Medical Group - Butte

Jenny Heglund, PASt. James Healthcare

400 South Clark Street, Butte, MT | 406-723-2500 | sjh-mt.org

Laura Twist, MDSCL Health Medical Group - Butte OB/GYN

Krissy KraczkowskySt. James Foundation Board Member


Age: 38

Occupation: For the past seven years I have been the HR manager with a 100% em-ployee owned environmental engineering firm, Pioneer Technical Services. As the HR manager, I develop and implement sourc-ing, recruitment, assist in hiring, orienta-tions and retention. I have worked for this company for a total of 14 years. During my tenure I have held two positions, IT Sup-port Specialist and HR Manager. I am so privileged to be able to work with such a great bunch of individuals.

Prior to joining Pioneer, I graduated from Butte High in 2001 and Montana Tech in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Information Technology. While at-tending both, I worked for the law firm of Corette Pohlman and Kebe, which built a great foundation for my professional career.

Community and volunteer activities: At the end of this year, I will have completed my 12th year of being the elected Commis-sioner of District 3 of the Butte Silver Bow Council of Commissioners. I have been the Chairman of the Council for the past four years and have served as a member/chair of many of the subcommittees while on the Council. I am a past President of the Montana League of Cities and Towns and a member of other boards such as Butte Lo-cal Development, Port of Montana, Public Housing Authority, St. James Foundation and the Butte Chamber of Commerce. I was also a member of the Home Atherton Volunteer Fire Department for nine years. In 2019, I was selected to be a participant of Class IV of REAL MT, (Resource Edu-cation and Agriculture Leadership), which has been a phenomenal experience.


The city of Butte, the community and its people are some of the best parts of being in Montana. There is a true sense of com-passion as people are always willing to lend a helping hand to one another. You are al-ways part of something, whether it’s your work team, your neighborhood, or your friends and family. I’ve seen the people of Butte come together so many times for each

other. This is now more than ever apparent through the current pandemic. It’s easy to live, work and give back by volunteering when you are surrounded by that kind of support.

I couldn’t ask for anything better than having my immediate family close. I am also fortunate to be able to assist in tak-ing care of my 95-year-old great aunt who still is able to live on her own, put me in my place and share all her stories and memo-ries of Butte history.

Finally, what is not to love about the recreational opportunities that southwest Montana has to offer? I’m fortunate to live in an area where we have access to so much, so close to home.

What else should people know about you?Thank you for this 20 under 40 nomi-

nation. It is nothing but a pleasure being involved, volunteering and representing the people of Butte. As I close the chapter of being a commissioner of Butte, I look forward to what the future will bring as I continue to be involved in this great com-munity. Thank you to all who have sup-ported me, challenged me and even those that disagreed with me, because of you I have been able to have a voice and role in this community.

JOHN MORGANHuman resources director served 12 years on council

PROVIDED PHOTO BY ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ

morgan

John MorganOn your Selection in

20 Under 40Your dedication to our Community and drive tomake Butte a better place is a testament to theperson you are.We appreciate all you do for Butteand Pioneer and are honored to have you as part

of our team.

Engineering and Environmental Services

www.pioneer-technical.com

Congratulations


Age: 30

Occupation: Teacher/grant director for 21st Century Community Learning Cen-ters that benefits after-school programs and summer school programs in Ana-conda.

Community and volunteer activities: Nine years of coaching golf, five years coach-ing wrestling, AJSHS Leadership Academy advisor four years, Anaconda High School winter athletics PA announcer, member of Anaconda Ancient Order of Hiberni-ans, Anaconda’s Got Talent MC, volunteer sports referee, and various other volun-teer/community activities.


I love living, working, and volunteering in southwest Montana because it is home. Growing up in Butte, I learned a lot about what it means to be proud of your com-munity, and to help wherever you can. I have been fortunate to call Butte and Ana-conda home for most of my life and I love the people of both communities. People in Butte and Anaconda are always willing to help each other and will go above and beyond to make our communities better. I love being around my family and being able to raise my kids in a great community where everyone looks out for one another. I love the involvement by people in Butte and Anaconda, and how tight-knit the people are with one another. I love our students and hope to see them become successful members of our communities in the future. I am very lucky to live, work, and be supported by such great people. There’s truly no place quite like Butte or Anaconda.

What else should people know about you?I was born and raised in Butte, Montana

where I attended Greeley Elementary, East Middle School, and graduated from Butte High School in 2008. I then attended Montana Tech before transferring to the University of Montana Western where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education English in the winter of 2012. I spent my first two years teach-ing and coaching in Eureka, Montana and then moved to Anaconda in 2015. I taught

junior and senior English, coached golf and wrestling, and in 2018, I received my master’s in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education. I was then an administrator at AJSHS for a year as the Vice-Principal/Junior High Ath-letic Director and then a year as Assistant Principal 3-12/Junior High Athletic Direc-tor/District Testing Coordinator at Fred Moodry and AJSHS. Now, I am currently in my eighth year in education teaching junior and senior English and hope to be in an administrative role again. Outside of work, I enjoy golfing, skiing, and spending time with family and friends at the lake. I

love being active and spending time out-side with my family. I have three children, Declan and Oscar, both 4, and Sloane, 2 months, and a Corgi, Gus, with my wife, Erin, so we have a very busy household. I enjoy spending time in Anaconda and going to community and school events throughout the year. I would like to thank all of my family, friends, mentors, and col-leagues who have supported me through-out the years. I would not be where I am today without your help, and I look for-ward to continuing to help students and the community of Anaconda for years to come. Thank you.

JAKE KELLYAnaconda teacher, volunteer coach enjoys tight-knit town


Jake Kelly is photographed in front of Anaconda High School where he works as a teacher, grant director for 21st Century Community Learning Centers and volunteers in numerous community athletic endeavors.

I love our students and hope to see them

become successful members of our communities in the future. I am very lucky to live, work, and be supported by such great people. There’s truly no place quite like Butte or Anaconda.


Age: 33

Occupation: Economic developer for Ana-conda Local Development Corp.

Community and volunteer activities: I have consistent opportunities to be a part of the community while hopefully making a dif-ference as a member of Anaconda Trail Society, Accelerate Anaconda, Anaconda NextGen, Montana Economic Develop-ers Association, Anaconda Chamber of Commerce, Anaconda Housing Authority, Anaconda Deer Lodge County Economic Development Advisory Board, Southwest Montana Community Health Center.


Southwest Montana is a unique place to

work, play, and live. It is arguably one of the most beautiful places in the world, and the people in this place are hard-working and community-minded. The recreation is second to none and every day in my work is exciting because the people here find a way to succeed in business and I get to be a part of that. The communities in southwest Montana have faced economic challenges for many years and we are in an exciting time where smart growth and prosperity are starting to be the face of the communities. We are becoming a ro-bust place to work, play, and live. When it comes to volunteering you can’t find communities that come together more than southwest Montana. When someone is in need the people will always step up to the plate to take care of the people that we know and love in these towns. I can’t

imagine at this point being anywhere else.

What else should people know about you?I’ve been extremely passionate about

Anaconda and the people in it for as long as I can remember. I’ve been an avid vol-unteer in the community from a very young age. My teachers in high school often com-mented that I volunteered more than I went to class. Today I have been so fortunate to find a job that entails so many things that I love doing for the community. Every day in my work is a different adventure, be it community development, business expan-sion and retention, housing development, or so many other things. I’m excited to have been given the opportunity to assist in the success of Anaconda and southwest Mon-tana and look forward to what is to come for myself, the town, and the region.

ADAM VAUTHIEREconomic developer loves to work, volunteer for his town


Adam vauthier, the economic developer for Anaconda Local Development Corp., is photographed at a historic building that he helped to revitalize on Park and main Street in downtown Anaconda.

When it comes to volunteering you can’t

find communities that come together more than southwest Montana. When someone is in need the people will always step up to the plate to take care of the people that we know and love in these towns. I can’t imagine at this point being anywhere else.


Adam CookAttorney at Everett Cook Law, PLLC

Adam VauthierExecutive Director at Anaconda Local Development Corporation

Jake KellyAssistant Principal Anaconda School District

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