Montana SHRM State Council

2026 Montana SHRM State Council Leadership Team

State Council Director
State Council Director

Andre Mehan
Director of Human Resources
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center
Phone 1-406-283-7168
andmeh@cabinetpeaks.org

State Council Director-Elect
State Council Director-Elect

Alona Simonovich, SHRM-SCP
Director of Human Resources
Clearwater Credit Union
Missoula, MT
Work: 406-523-3318
Alona.Simonovich@clearwatercreditunion.org

Past State Council Director
Past State Council Director

Ronda Wakefield, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CPHR
Director of Employee Development & Success
Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
Cell:  406-250-1120
rwakefield@quinnshotsprings.com

Administrative Director
Administrative Director

Sarah Raymond
Dragonfly Solutions, LLC
406-880-7862
sarah.raymond13@gmail.com

Conference Coordinator 2025 & 2026
Conference Coordinator 2025 & 2026

Michelle Cohens
HR, Sletten Construction Company
Great Falls, MT
Work:  406-454-6418
Cell: 406-750-3623
mcohens@sletteninc.com

Financial Director
Financial Director

Karen Paulson, SHRM-CP
Controller
Anderson Masonry, Inc.
karen@andersonmasonryinc.com 

Certification Director
Certification Director

Jennifer Butler, SHRM-CP
Corporate Operations Program Manager
Montana State Fund
Helena, Montana
Jennifer.Butler@mt.gov

College Relations Director
College Relations Director

Sarah Stout, SHRM-CP
Manager HR Business Partner
Logan Health
Cell: 406-309-1443
Sarahstout@logan.org

Communications Director
Communications Director

Brittany Waiss, ACC, SHRM-SCP, PHR
Director of Human Resources
KettleHouse Brewing Company
brittanywaiss@gmail.com

Diversity Director 
Diversity Director 

Catherine Johnson, SHRM-CP
Talent Specialist/Business Partner Resource
Columbia Hospitality
cjohnson@columbiahospitality.com

Foundation Director
Foundation Director

Amanda Keith, SHRM-SCP
Southwest Valley Chapter
amandarosa1217@gmail.com
https://swmt.shrm.org/

Hospitality Director
Hospitality Director

Miriam Lewis, SHRM - CP
HR Advisor - USA
miriam.kratz.lewis@gmail.com

Legislative Director
Legislative Director

Grover Wallace
President - Grover Wallace and Associates Leadership and HR Resources LLC
719-233-8722
wallace_grover@yahoo.com

Membership Director
Membership Director

Maureen Bryan SVP
HR/Employee Development
Park Side CU
Whitefish, MT
Work:  406-863-1410
mbryan@parksidefcu.com

Technology Services Director
Technology Services Director

Deborah Derrick Gass, SHRM-CP, PHR
Missoula, MT
dgass@msn.com

Workforce Development Director
Workforce Development Director

Anna Kazmierowski, CEO
A2Z Staffing Solutions Helena
anna@a2zmontana.com
406-443-7664