Board of Directors

Executive Committee


  • Dale Smith

    Dale Smith

    Dale Smith

    Board Position - Treasurer

    Company - First National Bank

    Company Position - Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

  • Jim Hastings

    Jim Hastings

    Board Position - Board Secretary

    Company - Campbell County Cemetery District

    Company Position - Board President

  • Lori Manning

    Lori Manning

    Board Position -  Board Vice President

    Company - S&S Builders

    Company Position - General Manager

    Lori grew up in Wyoming and has been a Gillette resident since 1987.  ...

  • Tyler Miller

    Tyler Miller

    Board Position - Board President

    Company - Earth Work Solutions

    Company Position - Owner & President

    Tyler Miller is the President and Owner of Earth Work Solutions, a ...

 

 

Directors


  • Dana Miller

    Dana Miller

    Board Position -  Director

    Dana started SignBoss LLC in September of 2010. To date, SignBoss has worked with 600+ Wyoming & National businesses to manufacture and ...

  • Del Shelstad

    Del Shelstad

    Board Position - Director

    Company - Campbell County

    Company Position - Commissioner

    Del is a third generation native of Gillette. He attended Sunshine Bible Academy in Miller South ...

  • Faron Ferguson

    Faron Ferguson

    Board Position - Director

    Company - Pinnacle Bank

    Company Position - Branch President

    Faron joined the Pinnacle Bank family in 2002 as Market President of the Newcastle ...

  • Joe Roth

    Joe Roth

    Board Position - Director

    Company - Powder River Energy Corp. (PRECorp)

    Company Position - Vice President of Member Service

    Joe, a fifth-generation Wyoming resident who graduated with ...

  • Josh McGrath

    Josh McGrath

    Board Position - Director

    Company - ERA Priority Real Estate

    Company Position - Owner & President

    Josh has long been a strong supporter of our community.  He is ...

  • Laurel Vickland

    Laurel Vickland

    Board Position - Director

    Company - Peregrine Global Services

    Company Position - Chief Social Responsibility Officer

    Through a lifetime of professional and personal worldwide experiences, Ms. Vicklund has ...

  • Matt Olsen

    Matt Olsen

    Board Position - Director

    Company - Campbell County

    Company Position - Executive Director - Public Works

  • Matt Shahan

    Matt Shahan

    Matt Shahan

    Board Position - Director

    Campbell County Health, CEO

    Matt Shahan is a Montana native with several years of leadership experience in rural healthcare. He holds both ...

  • Mike Cole

    Mike Cole

    Board Position – Director representing the City of Gillette

    Gillette City Administrator

    Mike has served as the Utilities Director for the City of Gillette since June 2017. ...

  • Nicole Wamsley

    Nicole Wamsley

    Board Position - Director

    Company - Komatsu

    Company Position - Human Resources Manager

    Nicole grew up in Wyoming and has been a Gillette resident since 2014.  She graduated ...

  • Rusty Bell

    Rusty Bell

    Board Position - Director

    Company - Rusty's Taxidermy

    Company Position - Owner

    Rusty was born and raised in Gillette, Wyoming. After graduating high school in 1992 from Campbell ...

  • Scott Durgin

    Scott Durgin

    Board Position - Director

    Company - Peabody Energy - Powder River Basin Operations

    Company Position - Senior Vice President

    Mr. Durgin joined Peabody Energy in 1995 and has ...

  • Shay Lundvall

    Shay Lundvall

    Board Position – Director representing the City of Gillette

    Mayor,  City of Gillette

    Mayor Shay Lundvall was born and raised in Gillette. He graduated college with a ...

  • Tom Brantz

    Tom Brantz

    Board Position - Director

    Company - First Interstate Bank

    Company Position - President

    Wyoming Native; Born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming Started employment with First Interstate Bank in ...

 

 

Ex-Officio


  • Gail Lofing

    Gail Lofing

    Board Position - Ex-Officio Director

    Company - Campbell County Chamber of Commerce

    Company Position - Executive Director

    Gail Lofing, IOM, is Executive Director at the Campbell County Chamber ...

  • Janell Oberlander

    Janell Oberlander

    Board Position - Ex-Officio Director

    Company - Gillette College

    Company Position - President

    Janell Oberlander is the President of Gillette College and has spent nearly three decades as ...

 

 

 

Staff


  • Marci Kelhi

    Marci Kelhi

    Board Position - Staff

    Company - Energy Capital Economic Development

    Company Position - Office Administrator

  • Mike Shober

    Mike Shober

    Board Position - Staff

    Company - Energy Capital Economic Development

    Company Position - Vice President of Operations

  • Phil Christopherson

    Phil Christopherson

    Board Position - Staff

    Company - Energy Capital Economic Development

    Company Position - CEO

    Phil is a Wyoming native and has lived in the state most of his ...

 

Strategic Plan


 

Coal Infrastructure Study

 

Energy Capital Economic Development Strategic Plan