Foundation Board Members
Chair: Randy Bentley
First Chair: Susan Edwards
Second Vice Chair: Don Cantrell
Secretary: Blake Laughlin
Treasurer: Dianne Lehm
Member: Donovan Cooper
Member: Charles Yegen
Member: Barry Beringer
Member: Lacey Gonzales
Member: Brandy GoesAhead

County Board Members
Commissioner: Mark Morse
Chairman: Gary Levine
Member: Russ Hart
Member: Carol Trawick
Member: Sharon Cline

Museum Staff
Executive Director: Zach Garhart
Curator of Collections: Christian Coppedge
Museum Educator: Lauren Molin

Board Committees

Fundraising – coordinate and oversee fundraising events.
Chair – Susan Edwards
Members – Dianne Cooper, Charlie Yegen, Carol Trawick, Dianne Lehm, Brandy GoesAhead, Randy Bentley

Collections – identify and review new acquisitions as outlined in the Collections Management Policy and review any action dealing with items suggested for deaccession with a majority vote.
Chair – Charlie Yegen
Members – Don Cantrell, Barry Beringer, Don Cooper, Lacey Gonzales, Susan Edwards, Brandy GoesAhead

Marketing – develop a marketing plan, strategy, and collateral materials to increase membership, community awareness, visitation, and patron involvement. Review and revise the plan as needed.
Chair – Dianne Lehm
Members – Lacey Gonzales, Russ Hart

Buildings and Grounds – determine and review recommendations for repairs, maintenance, operations, additions, and/or improvements to YCM building and ground. Review and revise the Disaster Plan.
Chair – Barry Beringer
Members – Gary Levine, Don Cantrell

Executive - holds quarterly meetings to discuss and review the endowment trust fund, investments, and requests of loans for the benefit of the Museum. The committee is charged with building the net worth of the endowment trust fund through fundraisers, grants, donations, pledges, and memorials.
Chair - Susan Edwards
Members - Barry Beringer, Don Cantrell, Brandy GoesAhead, Dianne Lehm

Code of Ethics

The Yellowstone County Museum Institutional Code of Ethics expresses the institution’s policies which are consistent with the public service it affirms in its mission statement. The policy puts the interests of the public ahead of the interests of the institution or of any individual and encourages conduct that merits public confidence. See the full code by clicking the link below.