About Us
Tori Matejovsky
Executive Director
tmatejovsky@gndc.org
Mark Sansaver
NABA Director
Quincy Walter
SBDC Director
sbdc@gndc.org
Karly Lacock
Brownfields Program Coordinator
projectadmin@gndc.org
Shaylee Wahl
FADC Director
About GNDC
Certified by the United States Economic Development Administration and the State of Montana as a Certified Regional Development Corporation, Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) services a six county region of Northeast Montana: Valley, Daniels, Sheridan, Roosevelt, Garfield, and McCone.
Great Northern Development Corporation is designated by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) as an Economic Development District (EDD) for the counties of Sheridan, Daniels, Roosevelt, Valley, McCone & Garfield. The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a guiding document, used to track economic development needs in the GNDC region. The CEDS is required for projects in the GNDC to qualify for EDA assistance. GNDC is responsible for completing a new CEDS every five years, and providing assistance to communities seeking EDA investment in infrastructure, technical assistance, and planning projects consistent with the GNDC regional CEDS.
Click here to review the GNDC Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2022-2027.
Click here to view the 2023 CRDC Work Plan and summary of 2022 accomplishments.
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GREAT NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Board of Directors
2025-2026
The Great Northern Development Corporation Board of Directors is composed of a minimum of fifteen (15) Directors:
Two (2) representing each of the 6 Counties,
One (1) representing each City,
Five (5) representing the Tribal Government and the Native American population,
One (1) representing each of the Local Development Corporations
The Board members are appointed by the members they are to represent.
20025-2026 GNDC Members
Counties: Daniels, McCone, Sheridan, Roosevelt, Garfield and Valley
Cities & Towns: Glasgow, Wolf Point, Scobey, Plentywood, Culbertson, Circle and Jordan
- CHRIS DSCHAAK
PRESIDENT
City of Wolf Point Mayor
- JIM MOOS
PAST PRESIDENT
McCone County Representative
- JERRY COLLINS
1 ST VICE PRESIDENT
Garfield County Commissioner
- MONA AMUNDSON
2 ND VICE PRESIDENT
Valley County Representative
- DUANE KUROKAWA
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Roosevelt County
- BJ JOHNSON
Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
- CRAIG SMITH
Fort Peck Community College
- DAN CARR
City of Glasgow Representative
- DIANE BLACK
Town of Circle, Clerk
- GARY LINDER
Daniels County
- MAUREEN DIONNE
Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
- RICHARD RICE
City of Plentywood
- ROBERT TOAVES
Roosevelt County Commissioner
- RODNEY MILLER
Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
- SAMANTHA HOWARD
Town of Scobey Representative
- TERRI MERRILL
Town of Culbertson Clerk