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MMEC's Business Advisors bring years of real-world manufacturing experience, a wide variety of specialized skills, and progressive management experience to helping Montana manufacturers. They are conveniently located in offices around Montana to better serve our clients, and often collaborate with each other – or even external experts -- whenever you need more specialized solutions. Our home office staff in Bozeman are always available to help as well. If you're not sure where to start, feel free to use our Contact Us form and we'll get you in touch with the right person.

Field Office Staff

Lane Gobbs

Business Advisor
Billings and Eastern Montana
Learn more about Lane

   Montana Manufacturing Extension Center  201 N Broadway Billings, MT 59101
   (406) 949-1699
   [email protected]

Steve Dybdal

Senior Business Advisor
Missoula and SouthWestern Montana
Learn more about Steve

   Missoula College, Ste 321
1205 E. Broadway Street
Missoula, MT 59802 
   (406) 493-5314
   [email protected]

Carolyn Kelman

Business Advisor
Great Falls and Northeastern Montana
Learn more about Carolyn

   Grow Great Falls Montana
405 3rd St. NW
Suite 203
Great Falls, MT 59404
   (978) 335-9107
   [email protected]

Alistair Stewart

Senior Business Advisor
Bozeman and Southwestern Montana
Learn more about Alistair

   Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
2310 University Way
Bldg. 2, Suite 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
   (406) 606-0050
   [email protected]

Brian Sullivan

Business Advisor
Butte and Southern Montana
Learn more about Brian

   Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
Thornton Building 5th Floor
65 East Broadway Street
Butte, MT 59701
   (406) 490-2744
   [email protected]

Claude Smith

Food and Process Specialist
Learn more about Claude

   Grow Great Falls Montana
405 3rd St. NW
Suite 203
Great Falls, MT 59404
   (406) 868-9474
   [email protected]

Home Office Team

Paddy Fleming

Director
Learn more about Paddy

   Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
2310 University Way
Bldg. 2, Suite 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
   (406) 249-9178
   [email protected]

Jenni West

Associate Director
Learn more about Jenni

   Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
2310 University Way
Bldg. 2, Suite 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
   (406) 994-3876
   [email protected]

Kathleen Rich

Business Manager
Learn more about Kathy

   Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
2310 University Way
Bldg. 2, Suite 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
   (406) 581-0197
   [email protected]

Jeff Peterson

Supply Chain Project Manager
Learn more about Jeff

   Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
2310 University Way
Bldg. 2, Suite 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
   (406) 404-0277
   [email protected]

Carla Little

Marketing Communications
Learn more about Carla

   Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
2310 University Way
Bldg. 2, Suite 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
   (406) 994-7273
   [email protected]