February 2021 From the Directors ......................................................................... 2 Staff Contact Teams ...................................................................... 4 Legislative Services Division ..................................................... 8 Central Services Office ..........................................................................................10 Office of Legislative Information Services ..............................................10 Legal Services Office .............................................................................................11 Office of Research & Policy Analysis ...........................................................12 Legislative Environmental Policy Office ..................................................12 Services Division Staff ................................................................14 Committee Staff & Bill Drafters ....................................................................... 15 Information Resources ..........................................................................................23 Computer Support ...................................................................................................26 Technical Editors .......................................................................................................34 Bills Processing ..........................................................................................................36 Legislative Fiscal Division ........................................................39 Fiscal Division Staff ......................................................................42 Legislative Audit Division ......................................................... 51 Performance Audits ................................................................................................52 Information Systems Audits ..............................................................................53 Financial-Compliance Audits ...........................................................................54 Audit Division Staff .......................................................................56 Financial-Compliance Auditors ......................................................................57 Performance Auditors ..........................................................................................66 Information System Auditors ............................................................................70 Audit Support Staff...................................................................................................72 Index of All .......................................................................................74 1 Susan Byorth Fox Executive Director Legislative Services Division Amy Carlson Legislative Fiscal Analyst Legislative Fiscal Division Angus Maciver Legislative Auditor Legislative Audit Division 2 We are proud to introduce and interests, and, where you to the staff of the appropriate, their areas Legislative Branch. These of policy and budget talented, dedicated, and expertise, so you can experienced employees have contact them directly with already spent hundreds of hours your specific concerns. preparing for the 2021 session so We have provided you information on that you can do your job more efficiently staff contact teams — made up of policy, and effectively. legal, and budget staff and audit managers We welcome the opportunity to help — in order to provide transparent service you in any way we can as you undertake to the Legislature. Our objectives are to the important duties to which you were provide legislators with an initial point of elected. contact in each policy and budget area and to ensure that there is no wrong door for You’ll see that the staff entries in this guide assistance. Anyone on the team can assist are organized by the role the individual in obtaining the information you need. plays during the Legislature, to help you determine whom to approach with We hope this guide will help you determine what type of question. The entries also who best can answer your questions or include each employee’s job title, contact assist you with your work. Please feel free information, background information to contact us any time! 3 BUSINESS, LABOR, EDUCATION HEALTH & HUMAN & ECONOMY SERVICES Employment, workforce K-12, post-secondary, school Health care, health delivery, development, economic finance, tribal government mental health, human services development RESEARCH/LEGAL: RESEARCH/LEGAL: RESEARCH/LEGAL: • Jameson Walker, p. 21 • Pad McCracken, p. 18 • Sue O’Connell, p. 20 • Laura Sankey Keip, p. 20 • Alexis Sandru, p. 20 FISCAL: • Cori Hach, p. 17 FISCAL: • Molly DelCurto, p. 43 FISCAL: • Kris Wilkinson, p. 48 • Katie Guenther, p. 44 • Julia Pattin, p. 46 • Jon Arnold, p. 43 AUDIT: • Ariel Hammerquist, p. 44 AUDIT: • Joshua Poulette, p. 47 • Miki Cestnik, p. 70 • Jen Erdahl, p. 59 • Amber Robbins, p. 67 AUDIT: • William Soller, p. 67 • William Soller, p. 67 • Alyssa Sorenson, p. 68 • Jessica Curtis, p. 58 • Hunter McClure, p. 70 • Chris Darragh, p. 58 • Alexa O’Dell, p. 61 • Sarah Carlson, p. 65 • Jeane Carstensen-Garrett. • Miki Cestnik, p. 70 p. 57 • Alexa O’Dell, p. 61 • Amber Robbins, p. 67 • William Soller, p. 67 • Jessica Curtis, p. 58 4 In an effort to provide easy access to legislative staff who can assist in specific policy and budget topic areas, we created a list of staff with relevant topic experience. If you have questions regarding a specific area of policy or budget, these staff have relevant experience and can be your first point of contact. LOCAL NATURAL PUBLIC SAFETY GOVERNMENT RESOURCES & JUSTICE Issues intersect in many budget Environment, fire, agriculture, Corrections, courts, public and policy areas water, fish, wildlife, parks, land defenders, attorney general, use, energy, telecommunications justice, disaster & emergency management RESEARCH/LEGAL: RESEARCH/LEGAL: RESEARCH/LEGAL: • Toni Henneman, p.17 • Joe Kolman, p. 18 • Julianne Burkhardt, p. 17 • Ginger Aldrich, p. 15 • Hope Stockwell, p. 21 • Rachel Weiss, p. 22 • Jason Mohr, p.19 • Sheri Scurr, p. 21 FISCAL: • Sonja Nowakowski, p.19 • Joe Carroll, p. 16 • Trevor Graff, p. 17 • Cathy Duncan, p. 43 • Joe Carroll, p. 16 FISCAL: AUDIT: FISCAL: • Marci Lewandowski, p. 45 • Kris Wilkinson, p. 48 • None (legislative audit • Cathy Duncan, p. 43 functions do not extend to • Rob Miller, p. 46 AUDIT: local government) • Chase Walker, p. 48 • Shenae Stensaas, p. 63 AUDIT: • Kelly Zwang, p. 64 • Sarah Carlson, p. 65 • William Soller, p. 67 • John Fine, p. 59 • Jeremy Verhasselt, p. 69 • John Harrington, p. 66 • John Harrington, p. 66 • Amber Robbins, p. 67 • Shandell VanDonsel, p. 63 • James Sutcliffe, p. 68 • Delsi Osmanson, p. 62 • Nolan Preeshl, p. 62 • Chris Darragh, p. 58 5 STATE FINANCES, STATE REVENUE, & ADMINISTRATION TAXATION & PUBLIC SERVICES State revenue, expenditures & Elections, veterans, public projections, taxation retirement, state employees, transportation, redistricting RESEARCH/LEGAL: RESEARCH/LEGAL: • Megan Moore, p. 18 • Sheri Scurr, p. 21 • Jaret Coles, p. 16 • Ginger Aldrich, p. 15 • Julie Johnson, p. 17 • Rachel Weiss, p. 22 FISCAL: FISCAL: • Amy Carlson, p. 39 • Katie Guenther, p. 44 • Susie Lindsay, p. 46 • Alice Hecht, p. 45 • Sam Schaefer, p. 47 • Sam Schaefer, p. 47 AUDIT: AUDIT: • Jeane Carstensen- Garrett • Amanda Sayler, p. 77 p. 57 • Karen Simpson, p. 62 • Alyssa Sorenson, p. 68 • William Soller, p. 67 • Karen Simpson, p. 62 • James Sutcliffe, p. 68 • Chris Darragh, p. 58 • Katie Majerus, p. 61 6 Call 444. 0912 As always, the Legislative Service Desk is your centralized source for any questions you may have. 7 Legislative Services Division (LSD) operates under policies and guidelines set by the Legislative Council, a 12-member, bipartisan committee made up of legislative leaders and other members of the Senate and House of Representatives. 8 Susan Byorth Fox Director of Legislative Services Room 112, State Capitol (406) 444-3066 [email protected] • drafts bills and amendments • staffs committees • provides policy and legal research, reference and information technology services • provides administrative support services to the House, Senate, and other divisions of the Legislative Branch • supports the mission of the Legislative Council 9 Established in 1957 Central Services Office as the Montana Legislative Council, LSD This office includes purchasing, financial was originally created services, human resources services, bills and amendments processing, and by the Legislature as legislative printing and distribution. the first permanent Central Services employees maintain legislative agency to year-round Legislative Branch accounting and personnel records for permanent and provide information to temporary employees and legislators, legislators and the public process claims and payroll, prepare and monitor Legislative Branch budgets, and and to study selected purchase supplies and equipment. problems confronting Bills and amendments processing staff are the Legislature in responsible for the final input, proofing, the interims between and preparation of all introduced bills and the engrossing and enrolling of bills biennial sessions. during legislative sessions. The Legislative Printing Office operates during session and provides bills to the legislators, agencies, The division is organized lobbyists, and the public. into five functional offices, each of which is Office of Legislative nonpartisan and serves Information Services the entire