Montana District Export Council
Montana DEC Mission
The Montana DEC will support Montana exporters and provide a collective Montana exporter voice to advise on export education needs and disseminate education opportunities to its collective networks; and to advise policy makers on export policies under consideration and provide suggestions for future legislation.
Contact
Dianna Kegel, DEC Chair - dkegel@towhaul.com.
Linda Miller, DEC Vice Chair - lindam@pdtdental.com.
Carey Hester, DEC Executive Secretary - carey.hester@trade.gov.
Become a Member
Contact Carey Hester, U.S. Commercial Service, Montana Export Assistance Center, to inquire about Montana District Export Council membership.
Current Members
Agmor Inc. | Belgrade
Kyle Lukes
406.388.4403 | kylelukes@hotmail.com
agmor.com
Diversified Plastics, Inc. | Missoula
Harold Pinkston
406.543.6653 | HPinkston@dpiplastics.com
diversifiedplastics.com
Enell, Inc. | Havre
Mara Osborne
406.265.8250 | mara.osborne@enell.com
enell.com
ExportMontana - Montana Department of Commerce | Helena
Angelyn DeYoung
406.841.2783 | adeyoung@mt.gov
exportmontana.com
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Latishia Redhouse
406.371.3454 | latashia@indianag.org
indianag.org
Montana Manufacturing Extension Center | Bozeman
Jennifer West
406.994.3876 | jenniwest@montana.edu
montana.edu/mmec
MounTerra, Inc. | Missoula
Brigitta Miranda-Freer
406.544.0127 | brigitta@mounterra.com
mounterra.com
Nomad GCS
Clay Binford
888.755.1721 | clay.binford@nomadgcs.com
nomadgcs.com
PDT, Inc. | Missoula
Linda Miller
406.544.2620 | lindam@pdtdental.com
pdtdental.com
Resodyn Acoustic Mixers | Butte
Tibor Egervary
406.497.5401 / 406.565.2363 (C) | tibor.egervary@resodyn.com
resodynmixers.com
R.L. Winston Rod
Jeff Evans
406.684.5674 | jevans@winstonrods.com
winstonrods.com
Satic USA | Missoula
B.D. Erickson
406.493.1861 | bd@saticusa.com
saticshield.com
Spika Design & Manufacturing, Inc. | Lewistown
Katie Spika
406.535.5678 | katie.spika@spikamfg.com
spikamfg.com
The Law Office of Richard Hegger | Somers
Richard Hegger
406.890.4678 | Richardhegger@heggerlaw.com
TowHaul Corporation | Belgrade
Dianna Kegel
406.388.3424 | dkegel@towhaul.com
towhaul.com
UniversEL Consulting
Eleanor Inglis
406.580.7653 | universel.consultingmt@gmail.com
Wood's Powr-Grip Co., Inc. | Laurel
Barry Wood
406.628.8231 | barryw@wpg.com
wpg.com
Meeting Minutes
- September 6, 2018
- July 17, 2018
- May 21, 2018
- April 5, 2018
- February 22, 2018
- January 15, 2019
- February 20, 2019
- May 15, 2019
- September 11, 2019
- December 10, 2019
- September 14, 2020
- January 14, 2021
- April 26, 2021
- July 29, 2021
- October, 26, 2021
- February 2, 2022
- May 4, 2022
- August 23, 2022
- March 22, 2023
DEC Position Papers
- China Tariffs - September 27, 2018
Montana Exporter of the Year
In recognition of Montana companies for their contribution to the state’s economic growth and prosperity through the sale of Montana products or services abroad, the Montana District Export Council is proud to award Exporter of the Year annually.
Past Awardees
2022 | SRS Crisafulli, Inc., Glendive
2021 | Wood’s Powr-Grip, Laurel
2020 | Diversified Plastics, Missoula
2019 | Burgi Engineers, Kalispell
2018 | ClassOne Technology, Kalispell
2017 | SRS Crisafulli, Inc., Glendive
2016 | Montana Resources, Butte
2015 | Resonon, Bozeman
2014 | Jamison HRC, Inc., Lewistown
2013 | Spika Welding & Manufacturing, Lewistown
2012 | MRL Equipment, Billings
2010 | Kamut International, Missoula
2009 | West Paw Design, Bozeman
2008 | SRS Crisafulli, Inc., Glendive
2007 | Montana Tunnels Mining, Inc., Jefferson City
2006 | Trebro Manufacturing, Inc., Billings
2005 | Pasta Montana, Great Falls
2004 | Holcim Inc., Glendive
2003 | Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Missoula
2002 | Smith Equipment, USA – TowHaul, Belgrade
2001 | Advanced Silicon Materials, Silver Bow
2000 | American Chemet, East Helena
1999 | Semitool, Kalispell
1998 | Video Lottery Consultants, Bozeman
1997 | ILX Lightwave Corporation, Bozeman
