Missoula Chapter

MCV has a community chapter in Missoula County for grassroots action and accountability work.

Missoula Chapter Staff Contact:

Ross Prosperi
MCV Missoula Office
P.O. Box 9335
Missoula, MT 59807
406-542-1055 p/f

Missoula Chapter Leadership

• Chairperson - Garrett Budds - While completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Montana, Garrett was drawn to the beauty of Montana's landscape and the need to protect it. He recently completed his law degree at UM, and is now finishing an M.S. in Environmental Studies. Garrett volunteers for many conservation organizations, and is zealous about finding politically palatable ways to protect our communities and watersheds.
• Vice-Chairperson - Cindy Scavarda - recently graduated from the University of Montana with a master's degree in mathematics, Cindy is an enthusiastic teacher, outdoor educator, and conservationist. Favorite activities include spending time with her family, kayaking, hiking, biking, and reading, going to garage sales and visiting ice cream shops.
• Secretary - Vacant
• Chapter Rep. to MCV Board of Directors - Jackie Corday - She leads the City's open space acquisitions. Previously, Jackie was a planner for the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants. She also practiced real estate, land use and environmental law in Oregon and Montana. Jackie received her B.A. in environmental Biology from Humboldt State University and her law degree from University of Oregon School of Law.
  
• Alternate Chapter Rep. to MCV Board of Directors Robin Saha - is assistant professor in the environmental studies department at the University of Montana. His teaching and research interests focus on environmental justice, health and policy with an emphasis on community engagement and empowerment. He is committed to providing assistance to contaminated communities and works actively on tribal environmental issues in Montana. Robin served on the MCV Missoula chapter steering committee.
  
• Board Members at Large
  Alex Taft - is retired and serves on the boards of Mountain Line and Five Valleys Audubon. He is a member of Missoula Advocates for Sustainable Transportation and past chair of the Missoula County Democrats. He served in leadership roles as a transportation professional in Boston; Wilmington, DE; and Washington, DC. Alex served on the MCV Missoula chapter steering committee.
  Derf Johnson -grew up in the Gallatin Valley and received his undergraduate degree from the UM in Environmental Studies. Derf's broad activism includes former service as the board chair and a lobbyist for MontPIRG. He currently attends the UM law school.
  Jason Keily - has been an MCV member for several years and is Co-Chairperson of Montana Conservation Voters. Jason lives in Missoula with his wife Gita and two lovely children. Jason served on the MCV Missoula chapter steering committee.
  Rob Roberts - works for Trout Unlimited out of Missoula. He organizes stream restoration projects in historic mining areas - with a focus on improving habitat and connectivity for bull trout and westslope cutthroat, mostly in the Middle Clark Fork River sub-basin. Before coming to Trout Unlimited, he spent more than two years with the Peace Corps "at the end of a dirt road in Madagascar" and graduated with a degree in Psychology from Wake Forest University. He is currently saving money to learn how to paraglide.