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Mission West CDP / About Us / Our Team

Our Team

Across four departments, we work every day to support businesses, cooperatives, farmers, and communities throughout western Montana.

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The People Behind the Work

A Small Team With a Wide Reach

Mission West CDP's staff brings expertise in business lending, food safety, cooperative development, economic planning, and community organizing. Our small team reaches across three counties and the Flathead Indian Reservation through deep knowledge of the rural western Montana economy and sustained relationships with the communities we serve.

You can reach any staff member directly using the contact information below, or connect with the whole team through the main office at (406) 676-5901 or info@missionwestcdp.org.

Exterior of the Mission West Community Development Partners office in Ronan with the MW sign
Staff Directory

12 Staff Members

Our team is organized across four departments plus organizational leadership and administration.

Leadership
Jan Tusick, Executive Director / Food Center Director
Jan Tusick
Executive Director / Food Center Director
(406) 676-5905 jan.tusick@missionwestcdp.org
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Business Development Center
Westyn Kiehn, Business Development Program Manager
Westyn Kiehn
Business Development Program Manager
(406) 676-5913 westyn.kiehn@missionwestcdp.org
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John Whitworth, Senior Loan Program Manager
John Whitworth
Senior Loan Program Manager
(406) 676-5911 john.whitworth@missionwestcdp.org
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Terrell LaForge, Business Development Coordinator
Terrell LaForge
Business Development Coordinator
(406) 676-5928 terrell.laforge@missionwestcdp.org
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Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center
Travis White, Food & Ag Center Facility Operations Manager
Travis White
Food & Ag Center Facility Operations Manager
(406) 676-5914 travis.white@missionwestcdp.org
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Blake Lineweaver, Local Food Promotion Manager
Blake Lineweaver
Local Food Promotion Manager
(406) 676-5927 blake.lineweaver@missionwestcdp.org
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Jennifer Ruggless, Office Manager, MWCDP/MMFEC
Jennifer Ruggless
Office Manager, MWCDP/MMFEC
(406) 676-5901 jennifer.ruggless@missionwestcdp.org
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Nickolas Wilkins, Processing Manager
Nickolas Wilkins
Processing Manager
(406) 676-5915 nickolas.wilkins@missionwestcdp.org
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Cooperative Development Center
Taylor Lennox, Co-op Development Program Manager
Taylor Lennox
Co-op Development Program Manager
(406) 676-5906 taylor.lennox@missionwestcdp.org
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Community Economic Development
Brittany Simonich, Community Economic Development Program Manager
Brittany Simonich
Community Economic Development Program Manager
(406) 676-5919 brittany.simonich@missionwestcdp.org
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Karl Sutton, REAP Specialist & Brownfields Program Manager
Karl Sutton
REAP Specialist & Brownfields Program Manager
(406) 676-5901 karl.sutton@missionwestcdp.org
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Administration
Susan Misgen, Bookkeeper
Susan Misgen
Bookkeeper
(406) 676-5908 susan.misgen@missionwestcdp.org
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Mission West CDP

Learn about our board of directors, the region we serve, and our public financial documents.

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Board of Directors

Twelve community members and regional leaders providing governance and strategic direction.

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Our Region

Lake, Sanders, and Mineral counties plus the Flathead Indian Reservation.

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Organization Materials

Form 990, annual reports, and planning documents for public review.

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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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