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OUR MISSION

Our mission is to advance geotechnical engineering practice in the State of Montana by providing leadership on public issues, sharing professional experience, and promoting education.

OUR VISION

Our vision for: Start a Montana Chapter of the ASCE Geo-Institute where professionals can gather to enhance collaboration, share knowledge between ourselves during dinner events with guest speakers, create and improve the group’s website, and host joint activities with affiliated organizations. We plan to start having bi-monthly dinner meetings from August 2024 until April 2025. We will continue to improve organization and day-to-day operations of the group to facilitate information sharing and informed decisions based on the current budget.

CURRENT OFFICERS

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Leyla Safari, P.E.

President

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Treven Hembree, P.E.

President Elect

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Dustin Hutzenbiler, P.E.

Treasurer

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April Degel

Secretary

General Board Members
  • Ty Jahn, P.E. (Condon Johnson & Associates)
  • Jeff Jackson, P.E. (State Water Projects Bureau, Water Resources, Montana DNRC)
  • John Hepfner, P.E. (Big Sky Subsurface)
  • Matt Hoffmann, P.E. (Terracon)
  • Craig Madson, P.E. (Allied Engineering)
  • Amalesh Jana, PhD (Montana State University)
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