Cederberg, Waller appointed committees by governor

From the Office of the Governor

Gov. Steve Bullock announced the following appointments Friday, including Max Cederberg of Turner to the Wheat and Barley Committee and Liberty Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Matt Waller of Chester to the Trauma Care Committee.

The full list of Friday’s appointees is:

State Council for the Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

  • Superintendent Tom Moore, Great Falls. Qualification: Superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children. Moore is the incoming Superintendent of Great Falls Schools.

Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors

  • Dr. Ruhul Amin, Bozeman. Qualification: Professional engineer, mechanical. Amin is a professor and Mechancial Engineering Program coordinator at Montana State University, Bozeman.

  • Ray Gross, Dillon. Qualification: Professional and practicing land surveyor. Gross is a professional engineer and professional land surveyor and owns Raymond Gross Engineering & Surveying, Inc.

  • Tom Pankratz, Clancy. Qualification: Professional engineer, electrical. Pankratz is the director of major management for NorthWestern Energy.

  • Roger Wagner, Nashua. Qualification: Representative of the public not engaged in or directly connected with the practice of engineering or land surveying. Wagner is a retired farmer in Valley County.

Montana Heritage Preservation and Development Commission

  • Virginia Court, Billings. Qualification: Public at-large. Court is a former state legislator.

  • Shera Konen, Butte. Qualification: Broad experience in business. Konen is the talent manager for Warm Springs Productions.

  • Philip Maechling, Florence. Qualification: Experience in community planning. Maechling is a former planner and is an independent contractor.

  • Marilyn Ross, Twin Bridges. Qualification: Experience in historic preservation. Ross is a retired county commissioner.

State Library Commission

  • Bruce Newell, Helena. Qualification: Public Representative. Newell is a retired librarian and former director of the Montana Library Network.

Board of Livestock Loss

  • Seth Wilson will serve as chair.

Board of Medical Examiners

  • Dr. Anna Earl, Great Falls. Qualification: Doctor of medicine — MD. Earl is a family physician for the Great Falls Clinic.

Board of Optometry

  • Pete Fontana, Great Falls. Qualification: Representative of the public not engaged in the practice of optometry. Fontana is a real estate appraiser and owner of Cornerstone Appraisal Services.

  • Dr. Doug Kimball, Bozeman. Qualification: Registered optometrist. Kimball is an optometrist with practices in Bozeman and Belgrade.

Board of Pharmacy

  • Dr. Starla Blank, Clancy. Qualification: Licensed pharmacist. Blank is the director of pharmacy at St. Peter’s Health.

  • Dr. Paul Brand, Florence. Qualification: Licensed pharmacist. Brand is a pharmacist and the owner of Florence Pharmacy.

Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

  • Jenn Reisenauer, Deer Lodge. Qualification: Licensed physical therapist. Reisenauer is the physical therapy director for the Deer Lodge Medical Center.

Montana Pulse Crop Committee

  • Matt Franks, Sheridan. Qualification: Representative of the pulse industry who is appointed by the governor and operates a collection facility that purchases pulses in Montana, ex-officio member. Franks Manages the Pea and Lentil Processing Facility for Columbia Grain Inc.

  • Sreekala Bajwa, Bozeman. Qualification: Dean of Agriculture of Montana State University in Bozeman, ex-officio member. Bajwa is the Dean of Agriculture at Montana State University, Bozeman.

Board of Real Estate Appraisers

  • Pete Fontana, Great Falls. Qualification: Licensed or certified real estate appraiser. Fontana is a real estate appraiser and owner of Cornerstone Appraisal Services.

  • Myles Link, Missoula. Qualification: Representative of the public who is not engaged in the occupation of real estate appraisal. Link is a mortgage loan officer for Opportunity Bank of Montana.

  • George Luther, Miles City. Qualification: Licensed or certified real estate appraiser. Luther owns Luther Appraisal Services Inc.

Board of Realty Regulation

  • Eric Ossorio, Big Sky. Qualification: Licensed real estate broker, salesperson or property manager. Ossorio is the Supervising Broker at Engel & Völkers Montana.

  • Josh Peck, Butte. Qualification: Representative of the public who is not a state government officer or employee and who is not engaged in business as a real estate broker, a salesperson, or a property manager. Peck is the co-owner of Ripple Event Management and the Marketing & Events.

Coordinator for NorthWestern Energy

  • Dan Wagner, Billings. Qualification: Licensed real estate broker, salesperson or property manager. Wagner is the broker/owner of RE/MAX Experts.

  • Kevin Wetherell, Seeley Lake. Qualification: Licensed real estate broker, salesperson or property manager. Wetherell is the CEO and real estate broker at Clearwater Montana Properties Inc.

Board of Regents of Higher Education

  • John Miller, Missoula. Qualification: Student rgent. Miller is a student at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law, University of Montana who received his undergraduate at Montana State University in Bozeman in business management.

Teachers’ Retirement Board

  • Dan Trost, Helena. Qualification: Representative of the public. Trost is a financial advisor with Trost Wealth Management.

Trauma Care Committee

  • Matt Waller, Chester. Qualification: Montana Hospital Association representative. Waller is the chief executive officer of Liberty Medical Center.

Water and Wastewater Operators’ Advisory Council

  • Andy Loudermilk, Kalispell. Qualification: Water treatment plant operator holding valid certificate. Loudermilk is a water treatment plant operator for Bigfork.

Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education

  • Sheila Stearns, Missoula. Qualification: Member engaged in a professional occupation. Stearns is the former commissioner of higher education and engaged in education consulting.

Montana Wheat and Barley Committee

  • Llew Jones, Conrad. Qualification: Citizen of Montana who derives a substantial portion of the member’s income from growing wheat or barley in this state and be a resident of with farming operations in District III, consisting of Liberty, Toole, Glacier and Pondera Counties, Republican. Jones is the Owner of Jones Ranch, a farm/ranch operation in Pondera County, the owner of a few regional businesses and a state representative from the area.

  • Max Cederberg, Turner. Qualification: Citizen of Montana who derives a substantial portion of the member’s income from growing wheat or barley in this state and be a resident of with farming operations in District II, consisting of Valley, Phillips, Blaine and Hill Counties, Democrat. Cederberg is a farmer and rancher in Blaine County.