State-Tribal Economic Development (STED) Commission

Website https://gov.mt.gov/boards_appointments/BoardsView.aspx?Board_ID=281

Agency Department of Commerce

Authority Montana Code Annotated http://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0900/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0310/0900-0010-0010-0310.html

Function Advisory Council

Description Commission is tasked with assisting, promoting, developing, and providing initiative recommendations for accelerating economic development on Reservations in the areas of business expansion, manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, and community development.

Total Positions 13

Total Positions Appointed by the Governor 13

Term Length 3 Years

Current Members

Last Name	First Name	Board Position	Contact Information	Term Start	Term End
Backbone	Shawn	Crow Tribe	PO Box 159 Crow Agency, Montana 59022	6/30/2021	6/30/2024
Cuts The Rope	Delina	Representative of the Fort Belknap Indian Community	656 Agency Main St Harlem, Montana 59526	12/3/2021	6/30/2024
Fisher	Melissa	Northern Cheyenne Tribe Representative	PO Box 128 Lame Deer, Montana 59043 (406) 477-6284	6/30/2020	6/30/2023
Fyant	Shelly	Representative of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT)		11/13/2020	7/1/2023
Gray	Gerald	Little Shell Tribe	2804 3rd Ave N Billings, Montana 59101	6/30/2021	6/30/2024
Haugen	Lafe	Northern Cheyenne Tribal Alternate Representative	PO Box 128 Lame Deer, Montana 59043 (406) 477-6284	6/30/2021	6/30/2023
Kuhl	Misty	Director of Indian Affairs	PO Box 200503 Helena, Montana 59620	1/4/2021	1/5/2025
Martell	Shannon	Representative of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes - Alternate	PO Box 1027 Poplar, Montana 59255 (406) 650-8091	6/30/2022	6/30/2024
Osterman	Scott	Department of Commerce Representative	PO Box 200501 Helena, Montana 59602	1/4/2021	1/5/2025
Reevis	Cheryl	Blackfeet Nation Representative	PO Box 850 Browning, Montana 59417	7/1/2021	6/30/2024
Sangrey	Richard	Representative of the Chippewa Cree Tribe	Chippewa-Cree TBC, PO Box 544 Box Elder, Montana 59521	12/24/2020	7/1/2023
Twoteeth	Len	Alternate for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes	PO Box 278 Pablo, Montana 59855	11/13/2020	7/1/2023

Current Openings

	Position	Term Length	Intended Start Date
Apply Now!	STED - Northern Cheyenne Tribal Representative - 7/1/2017		ASAP
Apply Now!	Representative of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT)	3 Years	ASAP
Apply Now!	Representative of the Chippewa Cree Tribe	3 Years	ASAP
Apply Now!	Blackfeet Nation Representative		ASAP

9/21/2023 12:29 PM