Doug Bower, D.V.M.
3-year term

Treasurer

Doug Bower attended the University of California, Berkeley and worked in construction in Vail, Colorado prior to graduating from Colorado State University with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 1980.  Doug has had a veterinary practice in the Bitterroot Valley for over fifteen years.  Doug's wife of 34 years, Syntiya, is a doctor of oriental medicine; the couple's two children are both graduates of Darby High School with his daughter, Bonny-bleu, a recent graduate of the University of Montana and his son, Buck, a pilot for Delta Airlines.  Doug's passions are outdoor activities, the welfare of Darby's young people, and veterinary medicine.

Greg Seltzer, D.D.S.
3-year term

Greg Seltzer graduated with a B. A. in biology from the California State University, Northridge in 1974, and earned his D.D.S. from the School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, in 1980.  He has been a dentist in Hamilton for the past 27 years, has held offices in the Second District Dental Society (Greater Missoula area), and will continue his dental practice for the foreseeable future.  He is frequently involved on stage with the Hamilton Players community theater and with the "Comedy Exchange" improv group.  He has four adult children, three of which have graduated from or are attending the University of Montana, and is an avid Griz fan.  Greg's wife Nanette is a certified chemical dependency counselor in Hamilton.  Greg's pastimes include landscaping, international travel, history, scuba diving, skiing, golf, rafting, and art.

Patricia Furniss
3-year term

Vice Chair
Contact information: (406) 531-0538,

Patti Furniss has worked in the areas of employment, training, and workforce needs for the last 20 years.  Since 1999 Patti has been the manager of the Bitterroot Job Service Workforce Center, concerned with providing a skilled workforce for Ravalli County employers.  Efforts have been challenging as locally available training and educational opportunities have been limited.  Patti talks to the unemployed, underemployed, and individuals seeking training and educational opportunities every day, as well as having frequent contact with the range of local employers.  Patti has also served six years on the Literacy Bitterroot Board of Directors, currently serves as a Ravalli County Economic Development Authority Commissioner, and is President-Elect for the Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce.

John W. Robinson, J. D.
 2-year term

Secretary

John W. Robinson has an avid interest in providing quality college education to the Bitterroot population.  His interest in serving as a trustee was spurred by the necessity of people obtaining further education to enter the workforce in the age of information.  He has operated the family ranch in the Bitterroot Valley for forty-three years.  He has taught in the Victor School system, practiced law, and served as Ravalli county attorney.  He is presently retired and writes a column for the Ravalli Republic every two weeks.  He has the wisdom of time and broad experience.

AnnaVee Brandborg
2-year term

Jack Eggensperger
1-year term

Jack Eggensperger has lived in Montana for over 50 years, most of it in western Montana.  He graduated from Thompson Falls High School in 1968 and continued his education at the UM where he earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education.  He spent 25 years teaching, coaching, and serving as superintendent in a number of Montana school districts.  He is currently working as the GED/HSD program director at Trapper Creek Job Corps south of Darby.  He is married to Joanne and has two college-age children attending the UM.

Deborah Rogala
1-year term

Chair
Contact information: (406) 821-4631,

Deborah Rogala’s background encompasses teaching art, adventure recreation, career training, event coordination, continuing education administration, community development, and grant writing.  In her work for the public school system over the last decade, she coordinated school-to-work and after-school programs, giving her the opportunity to assess student needs and skill levels as well as the effect of the lack of locally available post-secondary education on students and their families.  Prior to working in the K12 system, Deborah was executive director of the Darby area Community Arts & Recreation Program.  Deborah has owned and operated a small guest ranch for 17 years with her woodworker husband Mark; they are currently preparing for an ‘empty nest’ when their youngest child graduates from Darby High School in 2008.