Board of Regents Members
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Stephen Barrett Term Expires February 1, 2012 Stephen Barrett was appointed to the Board of Regents in March 2005 by Governor Brian Schweitzer. He is a senior attorney and businessperson with extensive experience in complex litigation, land use planning, real estate development, managing software development, and service on nonprofit boards. He's a member of the Crowley, Haughey, Hansen, Toole & Dietrich law firm (of counsel), emphasizing business issues, real estate development, and land use planning. He has been an associate professor at Montana State University-Bozeman where he lectured on contracts and commercial law, generally for architects and engineers. Mr. Barrett is a member of the State Bars of Montana and California, the U.S. District Court, Districts of Montana and California, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. He has served as board member and president of Eaglemount in Bozeman and is currently chair of the Big Sky Owners Association. Mr. Barrett graduated from MSU in 1967 and received his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1975. Mr. Barrett lives in Bozeman with his wife Janis, who is also an MSU graduate. They have two grown children, son Josh who is a lawyer in Portland, Oregon, and daughter Megan who is an English teacher in Portland, Oregon. |
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Todd Buchanan (Vice Chair) Term Expires February 1, 2014 Buchanan is the co-owner and a financial advisor with Buchanan Capital, Inc., in Billings. He graduated from Montana State University-Bozeman with a bachelor of science in business marketing. Following graduation, he spent over two years with the U.S. Peace Corps in Nicaragua as a small business development specialist. After starting his investment advisor career in 2000 while living in Great Falls and Bozeman, he took the job as Executive Director of ZooMontana to get home to Billings, joining Buchanan Capital in 2003. He and his wife Brooke and their two children stay active with numerous community boards and statewide activities. |
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Angela McLean (Chair) Term Expires: Feb. 1, 2017 After graduating from Twin Bridges High School in 1989, Angela McLean continued her education at Western Montana College in Dillon, Montana earning her Broadfield Social Studies degree in 1994. In 2000, Angela earned her Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Montana. In November 2005, she became Nationally Board Certified in Social Studies-History/Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Currently Angela serves as a facilitator for teachers seeking National Board Certification. Her first teaching job was in the Arlee High School and Middle School. She taught there until 1997 when she acquired a teaching position at Anaconda Senior High School. Since 1999, Angela has taught various courses for Montana Tech's Jump Start program including: American History and Government, Sociology and Psychology. In addition to her teaching duties, Angela helped her district secure a Teaching American History Grant from the U.S. Department of Education in 2002. In 2005, 2006, and 2008, she coached three state champion We the People teams. In October 2007, Angela was named Montana 's Milken Educator. In the Spring of 2006, Governor Schweitzer appointed Angela to the Montana Board of Public Education. She was elected Vice Chair of that board in January 2007 and held that post until her appointment to the Montana Board of Regents in 2010. Angela is married to Anaconda attorney, Mike McLean. They have two children, Colin and Ellen. She enjoys spending quality time with her family, as well as, skiing, bicycling, hiking and camping. |
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Major Robinson Term Expires: February 1, 2018 Major Robinson is President of REDSTONE Consulting which provides organization, business and project development services to Tribes, Indian organizations and private businesses. Prior to establishing REDSTONE Consulting, Mr. Robinson was Governor Schweitzer's acting Coordinator of Indian Affairs and senior economic development specialist. He co-founded the Montana Indian Business Alliance, as well as the Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance and The People's Partners for Community Development. Since earning his degree in architecture from the University of New Mexico in 1986, he has lived and worked in Los Angeles, Tokyo, New York and Orlando working as a creative manager for companies such as Disney, Universal Studios, Landmark Entertainment, Iwerks Entertainment and Sussman & Prejza. Major and his wife, Michelle, reside in Billings with their three children. |
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Student Regent Appointment Profile
Joseph Thiel (Student Regent) Term Expires June 30, 2012 When he is not studying or participating in club activities, Thiel enjoys hiking, skiing and all other outdoor pursuits Montana has to offer. |
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Paul TussAppointed November 1, 2011 Paul Tuss is the executive director of Bear Paw Development Corporation, an economic development group for the region surrounding Havre. He is an Anaconda native and graduate of the University of Montana. |
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