MEET THE BRAND MT TEAM
Main Office
Jenny Pelej
Division Administrator
406.841.2896
JPelej@mt.gov
Accountability one, accountability two, accountability three. Perhaps another sentence goes here if it's short and concise.
Theresa Erickson
Executive Assistant
406.841.2730
Theresa.Erickson@mt.gov
Public support (directing phone calls and walk-ins, taking Tourism product orders) Staff support (Invoices, ProCards, Travel forms - DocuSign & Perceptive/ W9 & EFT submittion/ Vehicle scheduling & maintenance/ general Records Management & Contract questions)
Public walk-in and phone assistance. Staff support with Travel, ProCard, Invoices, W9's & EFT's, Records Management, and special projects.
Information Technology
Budget and Operations
Anna Marie Moe
Bureau Chief
406.841.2797
Amoe@mt.gov
Accountability one, accountability two, accountability three. Placeholder sentence goes here, to potentially be replaced with a fun fact about Anna Marie or anything else she might want to include.
Jo Morand
Accountant
406.841.2798
jmorand@mt.gov
Contract support/ monthly budget reports/ Accruals/ ProCards, Travel, Invoices-DocuSign & Perceptive/ W9 & EFT submissions.
DO/Accounting Financial Specialist/ Contract Specialist for Brand MT & Business MT
Carmen Williams
Administrative Assistant
406.841.2870
CarmenWilliams@mt.gov
Public walk-in & phone support (Tourism product orders)/ Staff support (special project help, vehicle scheduling, supply ordering)
Front line support for walk in and phone calls. Staff support for Brand/Business MT.
Mt Film Office
Allison Whitmer
406.841.2881
allison.whitmer@mt.gov
Oversees Film Office, interfaces with initial producer or production company calls for inquires on Montana, and the Media Act program. If Stacey is not available, will take calls on Big Sky Grant Program, will take Location inquiry calls if Sean not available. Press and Legislative inqiury calls. Union and labor relations, calls from other film commissions or economic development agencies. Initial calls from Film Festivals, events. Montana Ambassador.
Laura Benedict
Office Coordinator
406.841.2764
Laura.Benedict@mt.gov
Manage crew/talent/support services directory; Write quarterly newsletter; Edit videos for the Film Office; Track yearly productions; Track budget; Assist productions with crew/support service/general needs; Assist with social media posts; Arrange travel; Field calls and emails; Assist International Travel with databases, itinerary, and travel arrangements; Various other duties
MT Office of Tourism
Jan Stoddard
Bureau Chief
406.841.2894
jstoddard@mt.gov
Oversees Office of Tourism including oversight of DMOs (Regions and CVBs), TAC (Tourism Advisory Council), Made in Montana programs, Destination Development, Product Development, and Community Developments.
Alana Cunningham
Marketing Specialist
406.841.2781
alana.cunningham@mt.gov
PR Specialist for the Office of Tourism & Made in Montana
Barb Sanem
Compliance Specialist
406.841.2769
bsanem@mt.gov
Oversee distribution of bed tax funds to the Regions and CVBs (DMOs). Track and post Lodging Facility Use Tax collections on the website.
Michele Cushman
Tourism Grant Manager
406.841.2796
mcushman2@mt.gov
Tourism Grant Program Annual Application Cycle for Projects. Destination Event Based Grant Cycle. Community/Industry Outreach. Assist with MiM Tradeshow as Needed. Plus Conference on Tourism, Eastern Montana Initiative as Needed, and other Grant Related Funding Opportunities.
Manager of the Tourism Grant Program which provides an annual cycle for projects in the Fall and an event-based grant cycle in the Spring.
Marketing
Kate Vigeland
Content Marketing Manager
406.841.2788
kate.vigeland@mt.gov
Content Manager. Oversees editorial content on VisitMT.com. Oversees management of the Digital Asset Management System (Webdam), and assists with asset development. Oversees Montana tourism publications (internal and third party.)
