Miles City Area Economic Development Council

Tara has a Bachelor of Science from Montana State University and a Masters from University of Nebraska. She has lived in Miles City for 30 years and is starting her 29th year with MSU extensions as an extension’s agent. She is a board member of RSVP, Custer County Educational Foundation, MCAEDC, Eastern Montana Industries, and Board of Trustees of Miles Community College.

Keith was born in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School in 1963. He enlisted in the US Army in 1965 doing track and wheeled vehicle fuel and electric repair, generator and heavy equipment repair and operating. After being discharged, Keith worked at MDU, Pines Hills School, ran a trucking business, MC emergency vehicle mechanic while managing the wildland fire program, water/wastewater plant operator and has been a county commissioner for the last 9 years. He enjoys hunting, building things out of steel, working his land- irrigating and raising hay, and spending time with his 8 grandchildren and their parents.

As of December, Krista has been working with First Interstate Bank for 20 years. She is currenlty the Retail Manager at the Miles City branch. Krista has also been a MCAEDC board member since 2015.

Lew is a retired physician, specializing in internal medicine and sports medicine. He has lived in Miles City for more than 40 years. During his professional career he was associated with the Garberson Clinic, Holy Rosary Hospital and Billing Clinic Miles City.  For several years Lew’s volunteer activities have included working with the high school athletic programs as well as teaching taekwondo. On the national level he served as team physician for the U. S. Cross Country Ski Team and U. S. Taekwondo, as well as for the U. S. Olympic Committee at several international events.   Lew was a team physician for the 1998 Olympic Team in Nagano, Japan. Currently he volunteers at the Waterworks Art Museum as a stained-glass instructor.  For the past 15 years he has been involved with MCAEDC including two terms as president and currently with the Development committee.

Since retirement Lew has enjoyed travel, spending time in the Beartooth Mountains, gardening, and working in a variety of art mediums including watercolor, pastel, stained glass, and woodcarving. 

Amy is a native of eastern Montana and a graduate of Rocky Mountain College.

She is the commercial loan manager at Stockman Bank – Miles City.  She has been in banking for nearly 16 years.  In her spare time, she enjoys playing golf, reading and spending time with family and friends at Fort Peck Lake.

She is a board member of the MCAEDC and has also served on the Miles City Town and Country Club board.