Governor's Awards

Congratulations to the 2023 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Performance Recipients!

 
Established in 1990 by Governor Stan Stephens, the Governor's Awards for Excellence provide an opportunity to honor and recognize exceptional state employees in Montana State Government.

Agency Contact Information

 

Department Primary Contact Email Secondary Contact Email
Dept of Administration Chris Bacon  cbacon@mt.gov    
Dept of Agriculture Jesse May jesse.may@mt.gov Traci Merzlak traci.merzlak@mt.gov
Board of Education Kris Stockton kmstockton@mt.gov Julie Balsam jbalsam@mt.gov
Commerce Mandy Rambo mandy.rambo@mt.gov Elena Gallant-Velez elena.gallant-velez@mt.gov
Commissioner of Higher Education Jackie Salveson jsalveson@montana.edu  Kevin McRae kmcrae@montana.edu
Commissioner of Political Practices Kym Trujllo ktrujillo@mt.gov
Dept of Corrections Mike Hughes michael.hughes@mt.gov Charlotte Hafer  chafer@mt.gov
Dept of Environmental Quality Christina Lipetzky clipetzky@mt.gov James Fehr james.fehr@mt.gov
Dept of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Jeff Kirksey jkirksey@mt.gov Greg Lemon glemon@mt.gov
Governor's Office Patty Hoover patricia.hoover@mt.gov Errolyn Lantz elantz@mt.gov
Dept of Justice June Henderson jhenderson@mt.gov Melissa Gardner melissa.gardner@mt.gov
Labor & Industry Rhonda Morgan
Table with agency contact information for Governor's Awards
rmorgan@mt.gov
 Rende Mackay
rmackay@mt.gov
Livestock Michael Spatz michael.spatz2@@mt.gov    
Military Affairs Mandi Edlin Mandi.Edlin@mt.gov Damien Maricich damien.maricich@mt.gov
Montana Arts Council Kristin Burgoyne kburgoyne@mt.gov
Montana Historical Society Emily McKeever emily.mckeever@mt.gov Carol Loomis carol.loomis@mt.gov
Montana Public Service Commission/Regulation Tina Limesand tlimesand@mt.gov Staci Litschauer slitschauer@mt.gov
Montana School for the Deaf & Blind Paul Furthmyre pfurthmyre@msdb..k12.mt.us Donna Schmidt dschmidt@msdb.k12.mt.us
State Auditor Jeff Plum jeffrey.plum@mt.gov Molly Plummer / Mary Belcher molly.plummer@mt.gov; mary.belcher@mt.gov
Montana State Fund Angel Volden avolden@mt.gov Verena Maeder verena.meader@mt.gov
Montana State Library Sharon Hardwick shardwick@mt.gov Jennie Stapp jstapp2@mt.gov
Natural Resources & Conservation Christy Stapley cstapley@mt.gov Becky Quick rebecca.quick@mt.gov
Office of Public Instruction Anna Hoerner anna.hoerner@mt.gov
Office of State Public Defender Brett Schandelson brett.schandelson@mt.gov Andrea Moore andrea.moore@mt.gov
Public Health & Human Services Jon Ebelt jebelt@mt.gov Ciarra Krantz  ciarra.krantz@mt.gov
Revenue Sherry Adamson sherry.adamson@mt.gov Dayle Williams Dayle.Williams@mt.gov
Secretary of State's Office Julie Lake julake@mt.gov Susan Ames sames@mt.gov
Transportation Michelle Keele mkeele@mt.gov Elisa Schock eschock@