Division Administrator Ken Mesch
Ken Mesch is administrator of the Disaster and Emergency Services Division of the Montana Department of Military Affairs.
Previously, he served as disaster and emergency services coordinator for Stillwater County, Montana
Ken spent much of his career in public service with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, where worked as an epidemiologist, legislative liaison, federal Superfund program coordinator, emergency response coordinator, later heading the agency’s Emergency Medical Services Division, Consumer Protection Division, and External Affairs office.
Before joining state government in Colorado, he worked for the Boulder County Health Department as an environmental health specialist. He sat on the faculty of Denver University’s University College Graduate School and on the Colorado Commission for Indian Affairs. Ken earned his Bachelor’s Degree in environmental biology and his Master’s Degree in public administration from the University of Colorado and is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Public Administration’s Environmental Management Institute.
Outside work, Mesch enjoys falconry, fishing and playing guitar.
