Board Members

Ed is a 1984 graduate of C.M. Russell High school and a 1989 graduate of Montana State University with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. Born and raised in Great Falls, Ed spent 9 years in Seattle working for The Boeing Company as a weapon system designer. He started his own business, Cable Technology Inc. in 1998 and recently expanded the business to Great Falls. Cable Technology designs and manufactures aerospace and military electrical assemblies and supplies product around the world. Ed has always been active in his community, as an elected County Trustee (Flathead), Chamber Board Member, Military Affairs Board Member, and as a Fire Department Captain, Search and Rescue Member, EMT and as a Varsity football coach. Ed's family includes mother Joan, wife Jessica and daughters Kenzy and Macy.

Active in the operations of Anderson Steel Supply, Inc. since 1973. President since 1994. Anderson Steel’s corporate headquarters is in Great Falls, Montana with a branch office and shop in Billings. We are structural and miscellaneous steel fabricators and the only fabricator in the northwest to also supply doors, frames, and commercial hardware and building specialties. The two divisions employ a total of 87 people.

J. C. was born and raised at Wolf Creek, Montana where he operated a ranching operation along with farming interests east of Great Falls until 1999. At that time, along with his wife Charlotte, the ranch was sold and Meadowlark Farms was increased to its present size through the purchase of additional farm land. An instrument rated pilot with privileges in single engine land and single engine sea aircraft, J. C. flies at least three times a week. He also attended Montana State University and served in the Montana Air National Guard. Affiliations include the Montana Pilots Assn. (past president of the GTF hangar), Experimental Aircraft Assn., Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn. (current airport support network volunteer for GTF), Idaho Aviation Assn., Utah Backcountry Pilots Assn., and the Montana Grain Growers Assn. J. C. and Charlotte have two daughters; Tammy, an air traffic controller at Salt Lake Approach who will soon be transferring to Billings as a supervisor and Courtney who works at the Sletten Cancer Institute as a Radiation Therapist.

Born and raised in Montana, Jeff graduated from Montana State University-Northern with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Elementary Education. Jeff served in the Montana Legislature from 1999 to 2007, serving two terms in the House and a term in the Senate. Jeff is the President /CEO of Mountain Peaks, Inc.. Jeff assists in many local community endeavors and is active promoting our local and statewide economic development efforts. He is married to Lisa Anderson Mangan, LCPC and they have a daughter, Taylor.

Mr. Morin, a Great Falls native and graduate of Great Falls High and Gonzaga University, has been active in public and private business development for the last 30 years. He worked for Arthur Anderson in Seattle Washington before moving into private enterprise. He founded a successful multi-state distribution company, which offered specialty chemicals, environmental sanitation products, and personal care items in 5 states for a Fortune 500 company. As president, he developed one of the fastest growing companies of its kind serving commercial and industrial facilities with a significant measure of growth sourced from providing products and services to hospitals and nursing homes. He served as President of Great Falls Capital Corporation and Energy West Resources, Inc. here in Great Falls. Currently he serves as Managing Director of Shell Trading Gas and Power in Montana offering energy services and supply to to vast array of customer/client groups including industrial, commercial, health care, and governmental facilities.

Owen was born and raised in Great Falls graduating from Great Falls High (the only public high school in Great Falls at the time). He graduated from the University of Puget Sound and did graduate work at University of Montana and UCLA. After working for the Defense Department as a government auditor for eight years in Los Angeles, he returned to Great Falls in 1976. He is currently President and CEO of both Lumber Yard Supply Co. and Flawless Auto Body. He has served the community in a volunteer capacity through many organizations and capacities over the past 32 years. He also taught computer classes at what is now MSU College of Technology. Most recently, his time has been devoted toward local economic development. Owen is married to Gayle and they have two children: Brooks Robinson, a cinematographer and stedicam operator in the film industry in Los Angeles, and Christy Austin, a day manager for a local restaurant in Great Falls. They have three grand-children.

Ray was raised in Eastern Oregon; he is a veteran and graduated with a MS Economics from Portland State University. He Worked for Pacific Steel 28 years in the Boise Idaho area. Ray then moved to Great Falls in 2003 to become President/CEO of Pacific Steel.

Born and raised in Great Falls, Montana, Cynthia graduated from C.M. Russell High School in 1984 and from Montana State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1988. She received her Professional Engineering License in Washington State in 1992 and her Accredited Airport Executive Certification in 2005. She was a Project Manager at 777 Empennage Composite Tooling for the Boeing Company from 1989-1993, Director of Construction for Buttrey Food and Drug 1996-1998, and the Airport Director of the Great Falls International Airport from 1998 to present. She is a Military Affairs Executive Committee Member, an Executive Board Member of Great Falls Development Authority, a Board Member of Great Falls Chamber of Commerce, and a Board Member of Montana Aeronautics Management Association. Cynthia and her husband, Peter T. Schultz, have three children.