letter from chamber President/ceo

Your chamBer is leading the WaY.

Welcome to Billings, montana’s trailhead

With over a 150,000 area residents, Billings is Montana’s city. shaped by the Yellowstone River and sheltered by the sandstone Rimrocks, Billings is the leader in regional commerce, providing healthcare, transportation, exceptional shopping experiences, educational opportunities, and diverse cuisine, arts and culture to over 500,000 people throughout the region. this is a place of forever views, endless memories and the adventure of the untamed wilderness right outside our front door. explore trails along the Yellowstone, ride your bike atop the Rimrocks, or stroll through one of our many parks. Billings connects you with warm, genuine, hard-working people who have a unique Montana perspective – and who take the time to look you in the eye and welcome you as one of their own. this is the land that embraces a diversity of populations. the northern cheyenne and crow indian nations with unique languages, cultures and traditions, are an integral part of our community. Billings is also the place where you will find fingerprints from the old West, from William clark leaving his signature as he passed through with the lewis and clark expedition, to calamity Jane raising a ruckus right here in downtown Billings. Billings is a special place to live, work, and recreate. From here, you can travel back in time, or experience local culture and tradition all with friendly smiles and a welcoming spirits. the choice is yours, so get ready for the trek of a lifetime as you start your next adventure in Billings – Montana’s trailhead. Welcome,

John Brewer, cae President & ceo Billings chamber of commerce

John Brewer, cae - President & ceo John@BillingsChamber.com Jennifer reiser, cce, iom - chief operating officer jennifer@BillingsChamber.com megan stevenson – accountant Megan@BillingsChamber.com daniel J. Brooks - director; Business advocacy Daniel@BillingsChamber.com rené Beyl - operations & engagement manager Rene@BillingsChamber.com marya Pennington - communications and marketing manager Marya@BillingsChamber.com daron olson – Business development manager Daron@BillingsChamber.com alyssa Voeltz – member experience manager Alyssa@BillingsChamber.com Jack Jennaway - Business advocacy coordinator Jack@BillingsChamber.com Kyra cousins - member and operations specialist Kyra@BillingsChamber.com

Visit Billings staff

alex tyson - executive director, Visit Billings Alex@VisitBillings.com luke ashmore – Visit Billings special Projects & Programs manager Luke@VisitBillings.com alyson murnion - Visit Billings leisure marketing, sales & social media manager Alyson@VisitBillings.com

Visit southeast montana staff

Brenda maas - Visit southeast montana tourism marketing director Brenda@SoutheastMontana.com

2021-2022 Board officers

nichole mehling – chair Billings Clinic Julie seedhouse – chair elect Century 21 Hometown Brokers Jeremy Vanatta – treasurer PayneWest Insurance mike nelson – Past chair Northern Hotel

Board of directors

dr. scott ellner - Billings Clinic lenette Kosovich – Rimrock sean lynch - The Pub Station/1111 Presents heather mcdowell - Sibanye Stillwater david mitchell - Coldwell Banker Commercial CBS Wayne nelson - Stockman Bank Jess Peterson - Western Skies Strategies deborah Potter - Eide Bailly dave Worstell - Billings Gazette toby o’rourke – KOA, Inc. William henry – Be Better World lilly corning – Corning Companies carmelita dominguez – Montana Allergy & Asthma Specialists Krikor Jansezian – St. Vincent Healthcare

ex-officio memBers

steve arveschoug - Big Sky EDA chris Kukulski - City of Billings dr. stefani hicswa - MSU Billings dr. Bob Wilmouth – Rocky Mountain College greg upham - Billings Public Schools Katy easton - Downtown Billings Alliance leonard smith – Native American Development Corporation Becky Bey - KLJ