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Mission West CDP / About Us / Board of Directors

Board of
Directors

Community members and regional leaders who provide governance and strategic direction for Mission West CDP as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Governance

Community-Led
Governance

The Mission West CDP Board of Directors is composed of community members, business leaders, and regional stakeholders from across our service area. The board provides fiduciary oversight, strategic direction, and accountability for the organization's programs and resources.

Board members serve in a volunteer capacity and represent the diversity of the communities Mission West CDP is designed to serve. Their connection to the region, to its businesses, farms, cooperatives, and communities, keeps the organization grounded in the needs of the people we work with every day.

Mission West CDP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN: 81-0489999. Annual financial disclosures are available on our Organization Materials page.

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Current Board

13 Board Members

Our board includes officers elected by the full board and at-large members representing the region.

Officers
Sjaan Vincent, Board Member
Sjaan Vincent
President
Agriculture
Brian Crain
Vice President
Banking & Finance
Board Members
Kimberly Sassaman, Board Member
Kimberly Sassaman
City Government (Retired)
Roxanne Duckworth, President
Roxanne Duckworth
Past President
Banking & Finance
Jay Preston, Past President
Jay Preston
Telecommunications
Dan Rowan, Board Member
Dan Rowan
Sanders County Commissioner
George Simpson, Board Member
George Simpson
Polson Police Department
Patrick Mangan, Board Member
Patrick Mangan
MSU Extension
Mike Dolson, Board Member
Mike Dolson
CSKT
Brenda Dennis
Banking & Finance
Roman Zylawy, Board Member
Roman Zylawy
Mineral County Commissioner
Steve Stanley, Board Member
Steve Stanley
Lake County Commissioner
Billie Lee
Lake County Grants Administrator
Nonprofit Governance

Accountable to the Communities We Serve

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Mission West CDP is governed by a volunteer board that provides oversight of organizational strategy, finances, and program direction. The board is accountable to the public and to the communities the organization serves.

Annual Form 990 filings, board meeting minutes, and planning documents are publicly available. Our commitment to transparency reflects the cooperative values at the heart of our work.

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Supporting Rural
Western Montana

Mission West CDP's board and staff are committed to 25+ more years of building economic opportunity in the communities of western Montana. Interested in serving on our board? We'd love to hear from you.

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Mission West CDP

People · Place · Prosperity

Twenty-five years building rural western Montana through economic development, cooperative enterprise, and community investment.

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    Ronan, MT 59864
  • Phone (406) 676-5901
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