About Us
MTDA Offices
Phyllis J. Washington College of Education
The University of Montana
32 Campus Drive – Room 365
Missoula, Montana 59812
(406) 203-1812
(406) 203-1815 (Fax)
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General Contact and Technical Support
For general questions and all technical support issues, please contact our help desk by emailing support@montanadigitalacademy.org
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Contact Administrative Staff
Executive Director
Jason Neiffer, Ed.D. – jason.neiffer@mtda.orgDeputy Director
Mike Agostinelli, Ed.S. – mike.agostinelli@mtda.org
Tribal Relations and Education Fellow
Anna East, Ed.D – anna.east@mtda.orgStudent and Teacher Success Specialist
Bill Stockton – bill.stockton@mtda.orgAssistant Program Manager
Brenna Chvilicek – brenna.chvilicek@mtda.orgRegistrar
Blakely Hay – blakely.hay@mtda.orgFrontier Learning Lab Director
Caitlin Byers – caitlin.byers@mtda.orgHelp Desk Technician
Chris Brooks – chris.brooks@mtda.orgMTDA Operations Manager
Christen Cole – christen.cole@mtda.orgFrontier Learning Lab Ambassador
Emily Freeman – emily.freeman@mtda.orgClearinghouse Ambassador
Jacquie Teasdale – jacquie.teasdale@mtda.orgClearinghouse Manager
Jason Leonard – jason.leonard@mtda.orgClearinghouse Ambassador
Jayci Hacker, Ed.D. – jayci.hacker@mtda.orgProjects Manager
Jodie Hirsch – jodie.hirsch@mtda.orgCurriculum Operations Director
Kate Peterson – kate.peterson@mtda.orgStudent and Teacher Success Specialist
Katie Leary – katie.leary@mtda.orgBusiness Director
Kristin Person – kristin.person@mtda.orgAssistant Program Manager
Kylie Hook – kylie.hook@mtda.orgClearinghouse Program Director
Lisa Bechtold – lisa.bechtold@mtda.orgClearinghouse Ambassador
Marcella Flannigan – marcella.flannigan@mtda.orgFrontier Learning Lab Ambassador
McKenna Akane – mckenna.akane@mtda.orgIT & Integrations Manager
Paul Kozlowitz – koz@mtda.orgDistance Learning Program Director
Robyn Nuttall – robyn.nuttall@mtda.orgDistance Learning Ambassador
Susan Quinn – susan.quinn@mtda.orgClearinghouse Ambassador
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MTDA Governing Board
MCA 20-7-1201 LANGUAGE MEMBER/DESIGNEE
MCA 20-7-1201 designates the members of the MTDA Governing Board.
VOTING MEMBERS
“a member of the board of regents or a designee”
Joe Thiel, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Academic, Research & Student Affairs (Vice Chair)
“a member of the board of public education or a designee”
Dr. Hannah Nieskens, Member, Board of Public Education
“the superintendent of public instruction or a designee”
Tyler Capece, Assistant Deputy Superintendent
“a trustee of a Montana school district appointed by the governor from a list of three candidates provided by a state professional organization of school district trustees”
Krystal Zentner, Trustee, Bridger Public Schools
“the governor or a designee”
Vacant
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
“officer of the Senate education standing committee and the vice presiding officer of the joint appropriations education standing subcommittee”
Senator Becky Beard (Chair)
“a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives in consultation with the presiding officer of the house of representatives education standing committee and the presiding officer of the joint appropriations education standing subcommittee”
Vacant
“a Montana-licensed and Montana-endorsed classroom teacher appointed by the voting members of the governing board”
Anthony Lapke, Teacher, Glacier High School
“a Montana-licensed school district administrator appointed by the voting members of the governing board in consultation with a state professional organization of school administrators”
Tanya Funk, Superintendent, Saco Schools
“the program director provided for in subsection (5)”
Jason Neiffer, Ed.D. Executive Director, Montana Digital Academy
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Contacting Teaching Staff
Teacher contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers, is available in the student and parent portals in GeniusSIS. If you need to contact a specific teacher and do not have access to that information, please contact the help desk, support@mtda.org, for assistance.