About Disaster and Emergency Services (DES)

Mission:
Montana DES will take the lead in coordinating comprehensive emergency management in Montana.

Vision:
Guide Montana to build disaster resistant communities.
  Accomplished through:

Goals of the Division:

Directory:

Disaster and Emergency Services
P.O. Box 4789 - 1900 Williams Street
Fort Harrison, Montana 59636-4789
PHONE: (406) 841-3911 - FAX: (406) 841-3965
State Emergency Coordination Center FAX: (406) 841-3966
SECC Operations Section e-mail:
mtdes@mt.gov

PERSONNEL DIRECTORY April 2, 2007
Administrator Dan McGowan (406) 841-3911
e-mail:dmcgowan@mt.gov
Deputy Administrator Steve Knecht (406) 841-3961
e-mail:sknecht@mt.gov
Public Information Officer Monique Lay (406) 841-3963
e-mail: mlay@mt.gov
Homeland Security Grants Director Sheri Lanz (406) 841-3969
e-mail:sheris@mt.gov
Homeland Security Specialist (Compliance) Andee Dunick (406) 841-3957
e-mail:adunick@mt.gov
Homeland Security Program Director (Grants) Dan Sullivan (406) 841-3948
e-mail:dsullivan2@mt.gov

PLANNING SECTION

Planning Section Chief Dave Maser (406) 841-3962
e-mail:
dmaser@mt.gov
Training and Exercise Branch Director Fred Naeher (406) 841-3968
e-mail: fnaeher@mt.gov

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Finance Section Chief Dick Nelson (406) 841-3946
e-mail:
dnelson@mt.gov
Accounting Technician TBD (Temp) (406) 841-xxxx
e-mail:

LOGISTICS SECTION

Logistics Section Chief VACANT (406) 841-XXXX
e-mail:
Facilities Unit Leader Ty Hilger (406) 841-3952
e-mail:
thilger@mt.gov
GIS Unit Leader Jens Bolstad   (406) 841-3955
e-mail: jbolstad@mt.gov

OPERATIONS SECTION

Operations Section Chief Larry Ross (406) 841-3959
e-mail:
lross@mt.gov

Recovery Branch

Recovery Branch Director Tim Thennis (406) 841-3997
e-mail: tthennis@mt.gov
Hazard Mitigation Unit Leader Kent Atwood (406) 841-3960
e-mail:
katwood@mt.gov
Individual Assistance Unit Leader Janice Traynor   (406) 841-3944
e-mail: jtraynor@mt.gov

Response Branch

Response Branch Director

Bud Revious  (406) 841-3964
e-mail:brevious@mt.gov

Field Services Branch

District 1

Martha Jo Smith
E-Mail:
marsmith@mt.gov
Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes
Deer Lodge
Flathead
Granite
Lake
Lincoln
Mineral
Missoula
Powell
Ravalli
Sanders
Butte/Silver Bow

District 2

Ed Gierke
E-Mail:
egierke@marsweb.com
Blackfeet Nation
Blaine
Cascade
Chouteau
Fort Belknap Tribes
Glacier
Hill
Liberty
Pondera
Rocky Boy's Tribe
Teton
Toole
City of Great Falls

District 3

Bob Fry
E-Mail:
bfry@parkcountyrfd.org
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Gallatin
Jefferson
Lewis & Clark
Madison
Meagher
Park
Sweet Grass

District 4

Norman R. Parrent
E-Mail:
d4des@midrivers.com
Carter
Custer
Dawson
Fallon
Garfield
McCone
Powder River
Prairie
Richland
Wibaux

District 5

Charlie Hanson
E-Mail:mailto:desdist5@imt.net
Big Horn
Carbon
Crow Nation
Golden Valley
Musselshell
Northern Cheyenne Nation
Rosebud
Stillwater
Treasure
Wheatland
Yellowstone

District 6

Mark Gruener
E-Mail:
mailto:mgruener@mcn.net
Daniels
Fergus
Fort Peck Tribes
Judith Basin
Petroleum
Phillips
Roosevelt
Sheridan
Valley

Last revised 4/2/2007