Ryan Busse, Vice Chairperson, has been involved with Montana Conservation Voters for the past three years and is one of the founding members of the Flathead Chapter that began during that same time period. Since that time he has served as a State Board Representative as well as a former Vice Chair.

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Rachel Carrol, Secretary, is from Helena and spends her working hours with the Montana Human Rights Network. She has a MS in Sociology from Utah State University with a focus in Social Change and Development. She received her BA in Sociology from the University of Montana, as well as her Certification in Nonprofit Administration from American Humanics.  Rachel is also the co-chair for the Helena Peace Seekers and has in addition worked in the areas of rural sustainable development, workers rights, and environmental justice.  She is originally from Great Falls and loves to spend time in the great outdoors.  Rachel has greatly enjoyed spending time volunteering with the Montana Conservation Voters annual meeting and volunteering for MCV endorsed candidates around the state.  She is dedicated to educating and advocating for the conservation of our natural environment and to building stronger environmental voice in the political arena.
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MCV Board of Directors Treasurer Dave Tyler, Belgrade, is a civil engineer who owns and operates Thirteen Mile Lamb and Wool Company with his partner, Becky Weed.

This is a certified organic sheep ranch and wool processing mill, with a predator-friendly ethic.

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Rich Day, Butte, currently works as MWF’s Teaming with Wildlife Coordinator and Communications Coordinator. He served as MWF’s first full-time executive director.

Rich, as the regional director in California and Nevada for the Mule Deer Foundation,

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Ben Graybill, Great Falls, was born into a politically active family. He worked in a variety of campaigns - mayoral to presidential. He completed law school in 1988, and for the last eighteen years has represented injured persons and victims of fraud.

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Holly Hill, Butte, is a native Montanan who grew up on a cattle ranch in the Deer Lodge Valley. She currently serves as a Program Specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, working to inform and motivate Montanans to take action for clean local energy, energy efficiency and climate change mitigation. She received her B.A. from Carleton College in 2003. Her interest in climate issues was sparked while researching climate variations recorded in ocean sediments in the Caribbean. In her free time, Holly enjoys skiing, cycling, triathlons, and farmers' market shopping. Holly's involvement with Montana Conservation Voters has been through her work on climate change. 
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Dan Short, Kalispell, is a long time hunting, fishing, floating and hiking enthusiast.  He is a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch, where he has worked for 12 years.  Dan is involved in a number of conservation groups and is currently the Vice Chairperson of the State Council of Montana Trout Unlimited.  He has participated in MCV's Flathead Chapter, has been active with MCV endorsement interviews, and has helped with candidate campaigns including meeting voters at their doors and helping with fundraising.  He has two children and one grandson who he is teaching how to fish. more...

Michelle Stearns, Arlee, is a counselor in the Missoula school system. She grew up in the headwaters of the Musselshell River. After receiving her graduate counseling degree from MSU, and a brief stint in Helena, she moved to Missoula to begin her counseling career, and where she served on other community boards. She and her husband, Pat Smith, live in Arlee and share a passion for the Montana outdoors.
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MCV Alternate Gallatin-Park Chapter Director David Chambers, Bozeman, is the president of the Center for Science in Public Participation, a non-profit corporation that provides technical assistance on mining and water quality to public interest groups and tribal governments in the US and Canada.… more...