Serving Northeast Montana Since 1990
About Us
About Us
Great Northern Development Corporation is a Certified Regional Development Corporation serving a six-county region of northeast Montana — Valley, Daniels, Sheridan, Roosevelt, Garfield, and McCone.
We're also designated by the U.S. Economic Development Administration as an Economic Development District for the same region, which means the work we do here is federally recognized and regionally coordinated.What that means in practice: we're the organization that shows up when a small business needs financing, when a town needs help writing a grant, when an ag producer wants to develop a new product, or when a community is staring down a contaminated property and doesn't know where to start.
Proudly Serving Northeast Montana for over 30 years
GNDC exists to build economic resilience across northeast Montana — connecting entrepreneurs, communities, and organizations with the resources, financing, and expertise they need to grow. We don't create dependency. We build capacity. The goal is always to equip people and communities to stand on their own.
Our Mission
GNDC is governed by a Board of Directors composed of a minimum of 15 members representing the counties, cities, tribal governments, and local development corporations within our region. Board members are appointed by the communities they represent.
2026–2027 Board of Directors
Chris Dschaak — President · City of Wolf Point Mayor
Jim Moos — Past President · McCone County Representative
Jerry Collins — 1st Vice President · Garfield County Commissioner
Terri Hofman — 2nd Vice President · Town of Culbertson Clerk
Duane Kurokawa — Secretary/Treasurer · Roosevelt County Representative
Darren Long Hair — Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
Craig Smith — Fort Peck Community College
Rod Karst — City of Glasgow Representative
Diane Black — Town of Circle
Gary Linder — Daniels County Commissioner
Maureen Dionne — Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
Richard Rice — City of Plentywood Representative
Robert Toavs — Roosevelt County Commissioner
Rodney Miller — Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
Samantha Howard — Town of Scobey Representative
Terri Merrill — Town of Culbertson Clerk
Great Northern Development Cooperation is not currently hiring, but if you think you’d be a great fit for our team and mission, we’d still like to hear from you. Reach out to Tori Matejovsky at [email protected].
As a designated Economic Development District, GNDC maintains a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy — a federally recognized planning document that tracks economic development needs across the region and guides investment in infrastructure, technical assistance, and planning projects. Communities in our region need to be aligned with the CEDS to qualify for EDA assistance.
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
Federal
- U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
- USDA Rural Development
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Dept. of Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI)
State of Montana
- MT Department of Commerce — SBDC, CDBG, Big Sky Trust Fund, Coal Endowment Program, Microbusiness Finance Program
- MT Board of Housing
- MT Department of Labor — Incumbent Worker Training
- MT Department of Transportation
- MT Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
- MT Department of Environmental Quality
- MT Board of Investments
Resource partners
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