Our Team

Brett Doney, President & CEO of GFDA

Brett Doney, CEcD, EDP, AICP, SLCR

President & CEO

BDoney@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-750-2119

Christian Leinhauser, Business Attraction Director of GFDA

Christian O.P. Leinhauser, EDFP

Business Attraction Director

CLeinhauser@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-836-0136

Christian Nichols, SBDC Advisor & Brownfields Assessment Director

Christian Nichols, ASBC

SBDC Advisor & Brownfields Assessment Director

CNichols@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-788-9385

Jake Clark, Vice President of Business Development at GFDA

Jake Clark, DHPE, EDFP

Vice President – Business Development

Jake@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-403-4937

Jamie Rapley, Online Business Development Officer at GFDA

Jamie Rapley

Online Business Development Officer

Jamie@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-217-9210

Jana Williams, CFO at GFDA

Jana Williams

Chief Financial Officer

JWilliams@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-590-1044

Jenn Gallmeier, VP of Investment at GFDA

Jenn Gallmeier

Vice President – Investment 

Jenn@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-781-9499

Jill Kohles, Senior Vice President of Lending at GFDA

Jill Kohles, EDFP

Senior Vice President – Lending

JKohles@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-590-1056

Jolene Schalper, Executive VP of GFDA

Jolene Schalper, CEcD, EDFP, EDP

Executive Vice President

JSchalper@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-750-4481

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Kattie Bennett

Accounting Assistant

Kattie@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-217-3682

Kristen Blue, Energy Business Development Officer at GFDA

Kristen Blue

Energy Business Development Officer

Kristen@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-788-4989

Lisa Andis, Senior Lending Associate at GFDA

Lisa Andis

Senior Lending Associate

LAndis@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-836-0065

Mariah Liebing, Government Contracting Advisor at GFDA

Mariah Liebing

Government Contracting Advisor 

Mariah@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-217-2174

Marty Cappis, Lending Associate at GFDA

Marty Cappis

Lending Associate 

MCappis@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-788-3296

Rich Gannon, Senior SBDC Business Advisor

Rich Gannon, ASBC

SBDC Regional Director

RGannon@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-836-2078

Sara Niccum, Food & Ag Business Development Officer at GFDA

Sara Niccum

Food & Ag Development Center Director/Business Development Officer

Sara@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-590-1301

Shandi Gebhardt Jones, Loan Officer at GFDA

Shandi Gebhardt Jones

Loan Officer 

Shandi@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-590-9037

Shannon Clancy, Great Falls APEX Director at GFDA

Shannon Clancy, CPP

Great Falls APEX Director

SClancy@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-590-1184

Shauni Seccombe, Recreation and Entertainment Business Development Officer at GFDA

Shauni Seccombe

Tourism, Recreation & Entertainment Business Development Officer

Shauni@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-788-6867

Terri Clark, Lending Associate at GFDA

Terri Clark

Lending Associate 

Terri@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-781-8170

Tracy Heggem, Executive Assistant at GFDA

tracy Heggem

Executive Assistant

Tracy@GrowGreatFalls.org

+1 406-788-1192

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