2022 MQHA OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

President: Tyrell Burklund, Missoula

(406) 240-7661

 mthrsbum21@gmail.com

Vice President:  Josh Shengle

2210 Highway 78

Roscoe, MT 59071

(570)637-2644

purecountryhvlr@yahoo.com

Directors: East

 Cathy Dekker (2024)

3511 Lone Tree Trail

Billings, MT 59105

cathydekker2014@gmail.com

Directors: South 

Rita Church (2024)

Columbus MT

(406)780-1989

Rita.r.church@gmail.com

Directors: West

Michele McGuigan (2023)

Plains MT

(406) 531-8121

Pln3732@blackfoot.net

Director: North

Britt Kissock-Robinson (2024)

4306 Christensen Road

Billings, MT 59101

(509) 939-3687

bkiss0529@hotmail.com 

Secretary/Treasurer/Point Keeper

Laura Bakker

2220 36th Avenue

Missoula, MT 59804

(406) 239-3822

MontanaQHA@gmail.com

Amateur Chairperson

Cathy Dekker

3511 Lone Tree Trail

Billings, MT 59105

cathydekker2014@gmail.com

Youth Advisor

Julie Schumacher &

Kendra Jackson

219 N. 4thStreet

Columbus, MT 59019

(406)876-1000

Kendra@gallopimgponybookkeeping.com

MQHA Directors At Large

 Julie Schumacher (2024)

2550 Shatto Drive

Belgrade, MT 59714

(406) 581-2935

jschumacher@sectitle.com 

Tracy Tiner (2023)

Butte MT

(406) 490-9880

tracy.tiner@yahoo.com

Tyrell Burklund (2023)

Missoula, MT

(406) 240-7661

 mthrsbum21@gmail.com 

AQHA National Directors:

Stan Weaver

AQHA Past President

Big Sandy MT 

(406) 386-2276

stanweaver1@gmail.com

AQHA Honorary Vice President

Marilyn Randall

Bridger, MT

(406) 425-1547

marilyn.randall88@gmail.com

AQHA Elected Director

Tee Aune

Billings, MT 

(406) 263-8796

teeaune@outlook.com

AQHA Elected Director

Rita Church

Columbus, MT 

(406) 780-1989

rita.r.church@gmail.com

AQHA Elected Director

Tracy Knudson-Brown

Butte, MT 

(406) 491-4331

equineimages1@gmail.com

AQHA Elected Director

Ruth McDonald-Gates

Great Falls MT

(406) 788-6857

cantoutfoxme@gmail.com

AQHA Director At Large

Janet Newton

Glasgow MT

(406) 263-0099

winkens@nemont.net

AQHA Director At Large

Gary Lynn Olson

Great Falls MT

(406) 454-2588

GLO@bresnan.net

AQHA Elected Director

Nancy Weaver

Big Sandy MT

(406) 386-2276

weaver@midrivers.com

2020 MQHA AMATEUR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

Amateur Chairperson:

Cathy Dekker

3511 Lone Tree Trail

Billings, MT 59105

cathydekker2014@gmail.com

Co-Chair

Diana Spint

Charlene Greene – Secretary/Treasurer

5300 Saddle Rock Road

Butte, MT 59701

(406) 494-3592

charlen77@gmail.com

2020 MONTANA QUARTER HORSE YOUTH ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

Youth Advisor

Julie Schumacher & Kendra Jackson

FINANCE: Tyrell Burklund (Chair); Laura Bakker

SHOW: Tyrell Burklund (Chair); Josh Shengle, Barb Bouma, Kyra Ley, Marilyn Randall, Rita Church

MARKETING/MEMBERSHIP: Rita Church (Chair); Tyrell Burklund

Sub-Committee: Cali Reinke, Laura Bakker, Britt Kissock-Robinson

Website: Rita Church, Laura Bakker, Tyrell Burklund

AMATEUR: Cathy Dekker (Chair); Diana Spint, Charlene Greene

YOUTH: Julie Schumacher & Kendra Jackson

RACE: Tyrell Burklund (Chair); Gary Lynn Olson

BREEDERS: Michele McGuigan (Chair)

BY-LAWS: Rita Church (Chair); Tyrell Burklund, Ruth McDonald-Gates, Laura Bakker 

LEGISLATIVE: Britt Kissock-Robinson, Marilyn Randall, Barb Skelton

RECREATIONAL RIDING;, Michele McGuigan, Gary Lynn Olson, Tyrell Burklund, Britt Kissock-Robinson

NOMINATIONS: Rita Church (Chair); Tyrell Burklund, Michele McGuigan

CONVENTION: Tyrell Burklund, Deb Jose, Lesli Cochrane-Olson, Ruth McDonald-Gates, Charlene Greene

AWARDS/POINTS: Michele McGuigan (Chair), Laura Bakker

AQHA REGION 2: Rita Church (Chair); Tracy Brown, Julie Schumacher

NILE: Marilyn Randall, Laura Bakker, Ruth McDonald-Gates, Rita Church 

The MQHA Board of Directors meets via teleconference call the Third Wednesday of every month 7:30pm per MQHA By-Laws, the mandatory Table Meetings date, time and location to TBD. If you would like to participate in a conference call and obtain teleconference telephone number and code, please contact :

Montana Quarter Horse Association 

c/o Laura Bakker * P0 Box 2556 * Missoula MT 59806-2556 

(406) 239-3822 

MontanaQHA@gmail.com * www.MontanaQHA.ccom