BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Cynthia Tsai
President
Chief Executive Officer
Tana Systems | Healthquest
Ronald E. Zook
Vice President
President & CEO
Swan Valley Medical
Corbin Schwanke
Secretary
Chief Administrative Officer, Genetics
Shodair Children’s Hospital
Carol Beam
Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer
Rocky Mountain Health Network

DIRECTORS

Chris Aageson
Cushing Terrell
Director of Business Development
Richard Bridges, Ph.D.
University of Montana
Professor & Director, Neuroscience Program Division of Biological Sciences
Chad DeLong
Hamilton High School
College and Career Readiness Coordinator
Jay T. Evans, Ph.D.
University of Montana
Director, Center for Translational Medicine
Teresa Gunn, Ph.D.
McLaughlin Research Institute
Associate Professor and Transgenic Facility Director
Mark Jutila, Ph.D.
Montana State University
Regents Professor, Microbiology and Cell Biology
Mike Kauffman
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Site Controller, Vaccines GIO Finance
Tim Layton
Genentech
Senior Manager, State Government Affairs
Greg Meiselbach
The Shelburne Group
Founder and Principal
Kole Mickolio, D.O.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Resident
Monica Serban, Ph.D.
University of Montana
Director, Montana Biotechnology Center
Joseph Thiel, Ph.D.
Montana University System
Interim Deputy Commissioner for Academic, Research and Student Affairs
Kurt Toenjes, Ph.D.
Montana State University Billings
Dean, College of Health Professions and Science
Blake Wiedenheft, Ph.D.
Montana State University
Professor, Microbiology and Cell Biology

STAFF

Sharon Peterson
Montana BioScience Alliance
Executive Director
Melanie Schwarz
Montana BioScience Alliance
Marketing & Communications
Jennifer Hansen
Montana BioScience Alliance
Operations Support