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The MACo Board consists of the Executive Committee, Past Presidents of MACo who are serving as elected county officials, the elected chairperson from each of the twelve regional districts, and representatives from other county elected official associations, as provided for in the MACo By-laws.

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Name Position County Email
Doug Martens President Rosebud dmartens@rosebudcountymt.com
Jason Strouf 1st Vice President Custer j.strouf@co.custer.mt.us
Roman Zylawy 2nd Vice President Mineral rzylawy@gmail.com
Shane Gorder Immediate Past President Richland sgorder@richland.org
Mike McGinley Fiscal Officer
(re-elected 20/2020, 2-year term)
Beaverhead mmcginley@beaverheadcounty.org
Denis Pitman Urban County Rep. Yellowstone dpitman@co.yellowstone.mt.gov

Past Presidents Currently Serving as Elected County Officials

Name Time Served County Email
Jim Hart President 2019-2020 Madison jhart@madisoncountymt.gov
Bill Barron President 2018-2019 Lake bbarron@lakemt.gov
Todd Devlin President 2016-2017 Prairie clerkrecorder@prairiecounty.org
Joe Briggs President 2013-2014 Cascade jbriggs@cascadecountymt.gov
Greg Chilcott President 2012-2013 Ravalli gchilcott@rc.mt.gov
John Ostlund President 2010-2011 Yellowstone jostlund@co.yellowstone.mt.gov
Carl Seilstad President 2009-2010 Fergus cseilstad@co.fergus.mt.us
Mike McGinley Preisdent 2008-2009 Beaverhead mmcginley@beaverheadcounty.org
Carol Brooker President 2002-2004 Sanders cbrooker@co.sanders.mt.us
Bob Mullen President 1985-1986 Jefferson bmullen@jeffersoncounty-mt.gov

District Chairs

Name District County Email
Gary MacDonald District #1 Roosevelt comm@rooseveltcounty.org
Jerry Collins District #2 Garfield collinscohagen@outlook.com
Steve Baldwin District #3 Fallon baldwins@midrivers.com
Larry Hendrickson District #4 Liberty com@co.liberty.mt.gov
Jane Weber District #5 Cascade jweber@cascadecountymt.gov
Sandy Youngbauer District #6 Fergus syoungbauer@co.fergus.mt.us
Bill Wallace District #7 Sweet Grass sgcommish@itstriangle.com
Andy Hunthausen District #8 Lewis & Clark ahunthausen@lccountymt.gov
Bill Berg District #9 Park bberg@parkcounty.org
Dave Stipe District #10 Lake dstipe@lakemt.gov
Dave Strohmaier District #11 Missoula dstrohmaier@missoulacounty.us
Tom Rice District #12 Beaverhead trice@beaverheadcounty.org

District Vice Chairs

Name District County Email
Richard Dunbar District #1 Phillips commissioners@phillipscounty.mt.gov
Todd Devlin District #2 Prairie mtdevlin@gmail.com
Kevin Krausz District #3 Custer k.krausz@co.custer.mt.us
Mark Peterson District #4 Hill petersonm@hillcounty.us
Mary Ann Harwood District #5 Toole mharwood@toolecountymt.gov
Vacancy District #5  
George Real Bird III District #7 Big Horn cwells@bighorncountymt.gov
Cory Kirsch District #8 Jefferson ckirsch@jeffersoncounty-mt.gov
Scott MacFarlane District #9 Gallatin scott.macfarlane@gallatin.mt.gov
Pam Holmquist District #10 Flathead pholmquist@flathead.mt.gov
Vacancy District #11  
Ralph “Rem” Mannix District #12 Powell rmannix@powellcountymt.gov

Elected Official Association Representatives

Name County Position County Email
Leo Gallagher County Attorneys Lewis & Clark lgallagher@lccountymt.gov
Kody Farkell Clerk & Recorders Pondera ponderaclerk@3rivers.net
Elizabeth Ball Clerks of District Court (East) Rosebud lball@mt.gov
Carly Anderson Clerks of District Court (West) Beaverhead canderson4@mt.gov
Bob Rosipal Coroners Cascade brosipal@cascadecountymt.gov
Linda Cantin Magistrates Park lcantin@mt.gov
Susan Beley School Superintendents Wheatland sbeley@mt.gov
Brian Gootkin Sheriffs & Peace Officers Gallatin brian.gootkin@gallatin.mt.gov
Dan Whitesitt Treasurers Ravalli dwhitesitt@rc.mt.gov