Board and Meeting Information | Montana Department of Commerce

November 13, 2025
301 S. Park Ave, Helena
Conf. Room: 504A, 5th Floor
Meeting time: TBD

McKenzie Appeal Hearing Link: Starts at 9 a.m.
Webinar ID: 854 0010 3833
Passcode: 549891

Dennis Appeal Hearing Link: Starts at 10 a.m.
Webinar ID: 886 4106 9504
Passcode: 510819

Board Meeting Zoom Link: Starts at 12 p.m.
Webinar ID: 846 9988 9526
Passcode: 443051

Jada Maynor
Paralegal
Montana Department of Commerce
406-841-2596
commerce.mt.gov

Board Members


District	Name	Term
Horse racing industry	Corey Jones Vice-Chairman Miles City, MT 59301 406-951-4610 clj123@midrivers.com	Term Ending: Jan. 1, 2028
Horse racing industry	Buckshot Nelson Loring, MT 59537	Tern Ending: Jan. 1, 2026
District 1	Jody Smith Miles City, MT 59301 406-853-1118 jopatsmith@gmail.com	Term Ending: Jan. 1, 2027
District 2	Kerry Pride Silver Star, MT 59751 406-600-1594 montanakp@gmail.com	Term Ending: Jan. 1, 2026
District 3	John Hayes Chairman Great Falls, MT 59406 406-590-5646 jhayes165@gmail.com	Term Ending: Jan. 1, 2028
District 4	Cindy Johnson Boulder, MT 59632 406-422-7568 cwill3181@hotmail.com	Term Ending: Jan. 1, 2026
District 5	Janis Calton Bigfork, MT 59911 406-212-0092 janis@purewestmt.com	Term Ending: Jan. 1, 2028
Executive Secretary	Gary Koepplin Florence, MT 59833 406-369-1032 gary.koepplin@mt.gov Contact MT Board of Horse Racing

Past Meetings

Nov. 3, 2021 - Virtual Meeting [Agenda] [Financials]
July 13, 2021 - Virtual Meeting [Agenda] [Financials] [July Draft Meeting Minutes]
April 1, 2021 - Virtual Meeting [Agenda] [Minutes]
March 9, 2021 - Virtual Meeting [Agenda] [Minutes]
February 15, 2021 - Virtual Meeting [Agenda] [Minutes]

Nov. 9, 2016 - Board meeting in Helena [Agenda] [Minutes]
July 30, 2016 - Board meeting in Great Falls [Agenda] [Minutes]
Feb. 17, 2016 - Conference Call [Agenda] [Minutes]

Visit the Montana State Library Archives for previous years.