The MCV Community

Neva is a one of the many fascinating members of Montana Conservation Voters. Her biography, in her own words, is below:I am primarily interested in social change with respect to environmental problems and sustainability.   Much of my work focuses on the impacts of the conventional agriculture… more...

For Louise Cross of Glendive, MT, service is simply a part of her moral fiber and value system.  She was instrumental in urging the 1972 revision of the Montana State Constitution to include "the right to a clean and healthful environment".Lt. Governor John Bohlinger and First Lady… more...

Tim Stevens is a lifelong conservationist.  He was born in Illinois and attended Colorado State University.  After graduating he worked for the National Wildlife Federation.  He moved to Montana in 1994 to work for The Greater Yellowstone Coalition and currently works as the Yellowstone Program… more...

Denise Roth Barber has been a part of MCV from the start.  She was MCV’s first staff person, working for several legislative campaigns in the spring and summer of 1998.  Prior to this endeavor, Denise spent six years as the community organizer for the Northern Plains Resource Council.  Denise… more...

Brock Whittenberger can often be found wading through rivers in Montana with a fly rod.  The avid angler and outdoorsman got involved with MCV after Mary McNally, current co-chair of the Yellowstone Chapter, encouraged him to become a member.  He closely follows all the materials MCV sends him… more...

Bev Ross has always been interested in politics, especially the movement to get more women involved in government.  Even before becoming a member of MCV, she was well aware of environmental issues, partially due to that fact that a close friend of hers is a professor of environmental science. … more...

When looking back over a lifetime of accomplishments, Pat Seidlitz maintains an attitude of astonishing humbleness given the scope of her achievements. Born in Oklahoma City in 1935, Pat Jodlowski grew up as the eldest of three children, frequently moving as her parents followed work in the… more...

Cari Kimball served as an intern with Montana Conservation Voters this summer, registering voters, helping with events, mailings and data base work. She has lived in Billings, Montana since the age of five, and throughout her tenure in the area has grown to cherish and respect the beauty of… more...