Staff

Joined: April 2023

Profession: I started my banking career in 2013 at Flathead bank of Kalispell but have been with First Interstate Bank for 7 years. I am currently the branch manager at our Evergreen office.

Family: I am a proud mom of two amazing boys

Community Activities/Associations: President of the Wildcat Athletic Endowment Association, PTO Member, Member of the Evergreen Chamber Special Events Committee and the Show N' Shine Committee

Joined: July 1, 2012

Education: Graduate of Flathead County High School, 1965; BS degree in biology and chemistry, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA, 1969; Graduate work at U.S. Naval War College, Newport RI and National Defense University, Fort McNair, VA

Profession: Snappy’s, since June of 1972. Owner since 1978. Working with son Jon, junior owner and Vice President, and toward retirement. Retired naval officer, October 1994.

Family: Wife Mary, retired RN; son Jon, also a graduate of Whitworth; and daughter Sarah Anne, hydrogeologist in eastern Montana.

Community Activities/Associations: Life Member, Salvation Army Kalispell Corps Advisory Board; 20-year board member, Evergreen Water & Sewer District; 10-year board member and past President, Glacier Symphony; plus, numerous other community boards.

Hobbies: People, music, history, reading and more people

Joined: At inception – September 20, 2012

Education: BS Degree in General Economics from Weber State University. Master’s Degree in Business Administration from University of Montana

Profession: Commercial Loan Officer, Stockman Bank. I’ve been a banker since 1994.

Family: Son, Peyton.

Community Activities/Associations: Flathead Farm Mutual Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Evergreen

Hobbies: Golf, Basketball, hiking, biking, working out, reading, hanging out with my son

Education: Graduated Flathead High School 1979.

Profession: United States Marine Corps 1979-1984, Automobile Business 1984-2014, Owner of The Hardware Store 2014-2021

Hobbies: Restoring old cars, woodworking, and welding

Education: Graduate Flathead High School, AA from Flathead Community College, Many continuing educational opportunities, Student of School of Hard Knocks.

Profession: Owner Mahugh Fire & Safety / Northern Rockies Fire. Fire Chief Creston Fire District.

Family: Married, Luann Mahugh. Adult Son Chris

Community Activities/Associations: Member of the Flathead County Fire Investigation Team, involved in many community activities including Crimestoppers, 4-H, Lions, local area Chamber of Commerce and many more.

Hobbies: Spending time with my wife Luann outside of work, Camping, Boating, working to improve my community, Learning every day.

Joined: June 2024

Education: I am the CEO for NW MT Stand Down & Food Pantry. My passion is to help support our community by having a direct positive impact on their lives and providing a helping hand up. I am excited to be part of the Chamber that allows me to give back to our amazing community.

Education: Graduated from Columbia Falls High School in 1980, and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Empire State College – State University of New York.

Profession: 40+ years of experience in small business management, sales, service, and marketing. He has worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years including the last 23 years with State Farm Insurance.

Family: TJ married Linda Bray, a Lubbock, Texas native, in 1994. They are the proud parents of 6 children and 2 grandchildren.

Community Activities/Associations: Rotary Club of Evergreen, Evergreen Water and Sewer District, Evergreen School District #50, and Evergreen Community Partners. TJ is also a founder and board member of the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he is a member of Montana West Economic Development, Bigfork and Columbia Falls Booster Clubs, Glacier Symphony/Chorale contributor, Whitefish Special Olympics Winter Games Sponsor, Stillwater Christian School contributor, founder and organizer of the Canyon Creek Sweetheart Run and Mountain Madness ATV Scramble, past firefighter for Bad Rock Volunteer Fire Department, member and leader in his local Christian church, and many others.

Hobbies: In his spare time TJ enjoys his family, sleeping in, the great Montana outdoors, all things auto racing, snowmobiling, 4-wheeling, basketball (seriously??), reading, playing the piano, and almost anything related to music.

Profession: Account Executive Staples

Hobbies: Mary Kay consultant

Profession: Operation Supervisor at Evergreen Glacier Bank

Family: I am married to my high school sweetheart Jason .

Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with my husband, children & 5 grandchildren

Joined: 2020

Education: Bachelor Degree in PE and Real Estate

Profession: Entrepreneur

Family: Son, Sam..very proud mom

Community Activities/Associations: Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Evergreen Rotary board member, Flathead Valley Exchange Club board member, Leadership Flathead steering commitee

Hobbies: Riding motorcycle, boating, hiking, camping, projects around the house

Education: Graduate of Flathead High School, attended Western Montana College, Certification in Medical Records from American Medical Records Association.

Profession: Medical Records Administrator, Colonial Manor 1984-1986, Medical Records Administrator, Parkside Nursing Facility 1987-1989, Owner of The Moving Image Health & Fitness Center 1989-2009, Advertising Representative, The Daily Inter Lake 2012-2018, Executive Director, Evergreen Chamber of Commerce

Community Activities/Associations: Active in our church on all levels of leadership, local, deanery and diocese.

Hobbies: Hiking, snowshoeing, quilting, and I am an avid reader.

Education: Ben grew up in Kalispell, MT in the Mission Village neighborhood overlooking Village Greens Golf Course and attended the “new” Edgerton School the first year it opened. After attending Linderman School, The Kalispell Junior High, and graduating from Flathead High School; Ben went to Linfield University in McMinnville, OR on a football scholarship and graduated with a degree in Psychology. After college, Ben immediately moved back to the Flathead Valley and enjoyed a 20 year career in counseling, marketing, and business development at Wilderness Treatment Center in Marion, MT. From there he became the Marketing Manager at Averill Hospitality in Whitefish, circled back into social services as the Director of Social Work at Immanuel Lutheran Communities and most recently was the Health, Wellness, and Suicide Prevention Specialist for Kalispell Public Schools. Ben’s broad range of skills and background will mesh well in his new endeavor of Assistant Director of Evergreen Chamber of Commerce. Ben enjoys all that Montana has to offer but especially skiing, golfing and rafting with his two boys Logan (8) and Derek (6)

Profession: Compliance Assistant- TrailWest Bank-Evergreen