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Meet Our Faculty & Staff
Find out how the Local Government Center can help you by reading about the interests and expertise of our faculty and staff.
Director
Currently vacant
Associate Director
Currently vacant
Paul Lachapelle, Community Development Specialist
Email: paul.lachapelle@montana.edu Phone: 406-994-3620
Paul is the Montana State University Extension Community Development Specialist. His general responsibilities involve providing research, technical assistance and trainings and workshops on various community development topics to strengthen the social, economic and environmental well-being of communities across the state. Specifically, he works toward providing resources and programs in many areas including community strategic visioning, local governance, leadership development training, community tourism assessment and development, economic and business development, business retention and expansion projects, community profiling, conflict management and resolution, economic impact assessments, planning facilitation, and community surveys.
Read more about Paul's background and experience.
Molly Anderson, Administrative Associate
Email: molly.arrandale@montana.edu
Phone: 406-994-6694
Molly joined the Local Government Center in spring 2007 as an Administrative Associate. Her duties include managing the day-to-day operations of our office and supervising graduate assistants and work study students. She works with Jane and Edward to coordinate and evaluate training programs and workshops for local government officials. Molly also manages our website and assists with preparing, printing, and distributing Local Government Center and Extension Community Development publications. Please feel free to contact her if you would like to order a publication or have questions about who to contact in the Local Government Center.
Steven Swinford, Research Associate
Email: swinford@montana.edu
Steve Swinford received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Bowling Green State University where he specialized in Social Psychology and Quantitative Methodology. At Montana State University he teaches courses in Social Psychology, Statistics, and Research Methods. His work with the Local Government Center focuses on survey development and data analysis.
Visit Dr. Swinford's webpage.
Brianna Cain, Workstudy Student
Brianna joined the center in January 2008 and has been a big help in preparing workshop materials, keeping the office organized, and helping out with "odd jobs" around the center.
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