Montana Board of Housing Directors
Montana Board of Housing:
(left to right) Robert Gauthier, Jeff Rupp, J.P. Crowley, Jeanette McKee, Sheila Rice, Greg Gould (Board Council), Audrey Black Eagle, Bruce Brensdal (Executive Director), Betsy Scanlin
J.P. Crowley - Chairman
18 S Beattie St - Helena, MT 59601
(406) 459-0815 - jp@renthelena.com
Current Term: February 1, 2009 to January 1, 2013
J.P. graduated from Montana State University and owns and manages 40 apartment units in Helena. He was elected to the National Council of State Housing Boards in 2006. He has served on several nonprofit boards and formerly worked for U.S. Senator Max Baucus. He is married and has two young children. Mr. Crowley was appointed to the board by Governor Schweitzer in 2005 and elected chairman in 2007.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Scanlin - Vice Chairman
PO Box 65 - Red Lodge, MT 59068
(406) 446-1016 - bescanlin@msn.com
Current Term: February 1, 2009 to January 1, 2013
Betsy is a Red Lodge attorney and city councilwoman. She is active in historic preservation, performance and fine arts, and local, state and national politics. Ms. Scanlin has worked on local and state growth and housing issues for over a decade. Ms. Scanlin is new to the board in 2005.
Jeff Rupp - Secretary
1542 S Grand Ave - Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 587-4486 - hrdc9jr@aol.com
Current Term: February 1, 2009 to January 1, 2013
Jeff is the CEO/President of the Human Resource Development Council of District IX in Bozeman. He is a Montana native who has devoted over 25 years of his career to improving the lives of Montana families through community and economic development and social service programs. Mr. Rupp also serves on the Bozeman City Commission.
Audrey Black Eagle
PO Box 234 - Lodge Grass, MT 59050
(406) 638-7131 - a_blackeagle@crowhousing.org
Current Term: February 1, 2009 to January 1, 2013
Audrey is the executive director of the Apsaalooke Nation Housing authority in Lodge Grass and has been actively involved in housing for 11 years. Ms. Black Eagle is married to Cedric Black Eagle, the Tribal Chairman. She is new to the board in 2005.
Robert (Bob) Gauthier
36737 Bouchard Rd - Ronan, MT 59864
(406) 253-1903 Mobile - ahoy@ronan.net
Current Term: January 6, 2011 to January 1, 2015
Bob has worked for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for 25 years in various positions, including consumer credit counselor and director of the housing authority. Bob is a consultant and the chairman of Eagle Bank in Polson. He is currently involved full-time in the development and the management of real estate and has developed specialized training and technical assistance for Indian housing resources. Bob has served on many boards, including as a presidential appointee to the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Advisory Board.
Jeanette McKee
133 Creekside Dr - Hamilton, MT 59840
(406) 363-4647 - jeanettemckee.mt@gmail.com
Current Term: January 6, 2011 to January 1, 2015
Jeanette is a former legislator, and has served as development officer of the Montana Historical Society Foundation and as an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She's currently a real estate agent in Hamilton and serves on the Daly Mansion Board. She holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Montana.
Sheila Rice
509 1st Ave South - Great Falls, MT 59401-3604
(406) 761-5861 - srice@nwmt.org
Current Term: January 6, 2011 to January 1, 2015
Sheila has been the Executive Director of NeighborWorks Great Falls and NeighborWorks Montana since 2003. In 2005, she was selected for the NeighborWorks America Achieving Excellence Program at Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She was selected as the national NeighborWorks’ Emerging Leader of the Year in 2007. Sheila holds a BS in Chemistry and an MBA. She served in the Montana House of Representatives in 1991 and 1993 legislative sessions and was a member of the Montana Redistricting Commission in 2000. In 2009, she received HUD's Lightning Rod Mover and Shaker Award. She was appointed to the board of directors for the Montana Board of Housing in 2010.
