Boards & Committees

Appointed Boards

Dixon Refuse Disposal District
Name Position  Term
John J. Holland Member Elected Term,
Anthony B. Cox Member Elected Term
Dan B. Rowan Member Elected Term
Heron/Noxon Cemetery District
Name Position Appointed Term
Ronelle Helmbrecht Member-Chair 12/06/25
Kent Compton Member 05/04/24
Margaret Harker Member 03/26/23
Bobbie Wilson Secretary Hired
Hot Springs Airport Advisory Board
Name Position Appointed Term
Craig Lien Member 02/18/23
Chuck Stephens Member 08/29/23
Laurence Walchuk Member 05/18/23
Board Opening Member 2 year term
Board Opening Member 2 year term
Hot Springs Refuse Disposal District
Name Position Appointed Term
Buzz Foster Member 11/17/24
Deana Anderson Member 11/01/23
Cam Ulvick Member 11/17/24
Charlie Scott Member 05/05/25
John J. Holland Member Elected Term
Hot Springs TV District
Name Position Appointed Term
Cam Ulvick Vice Chairman 10/06/25
Open Postion Secretary
Manford Tempero Chairman 04/02/25
Mike Tempero Member 10/24/23
Paradise Cemetery Association
Name Position Appointed Term
Susan Snead Member 12/28/25
Michael Mayes Member 05/03/24
Judy Stephens Member 08/01/23
Paradise Improvement District
Name Position Appointed Term
Breyanna King Member 10/20/24
Judy Stephens Member 9/20/25
Judith Hawley Member 11/20/25
Open Position Member 3 years
Plains Airport Advisory Board
Name Position Appointed Term
Carl Benson Member 02/09/24
Ned Beighey Chair 06/09/26
Samuel Hostetler Member 09/07/26
Dan Lilja Member to be reappointed
Dallas Deardorff Member 05/04/24
Plains Cemetery District Board
Name Position Appointed Term
Wayne A. Egbert Member 04/06/23
Shawn Emmett Member 04/06/23
Jim Henry Member 04/06/23
Patsy Meredith Secretary  N/A
Plains/Paradise TV District
Name Position Appointed Term
Wayne Vannice Secretary 10/02/24
Greg Welty Chairman 08/10/25
Kenneth Benson Vice-Chairman 02/01/21
Sanders County Aquatic Invasive Plants Task Force

OPEN POSITION – VOTING MEMBER

www.sanderscountyaicoms.

Name Position Appointed Term
Kim McMahon Facilitator N/A
Larry Lack Chair / Voting Member 01/31/26
Terry Hightower Vice Chair / Voting Member 01/31/25
Sean Moran Secretary/ Voting Member 01/31/26
Mark Lincoln Designated Rep./Voting Member 01/31/24
Juli Thurston Designated Rep/ Voting Member 01/31/24
Richard Reich Designated Rep/ Voting Member 01/31/24
Curtis Spindler Designated Rep/Voting Member 01/31/26
Craig McLane Designated Rep/Non-Voting Member 01/31/26
Katie Finley-Squeque Designated Rep/ Non -Voting Member 01/31/24
Jordan Tollefson Designated Rep/ Non-Voting Member 01/31/24
Chris Rossel Designated Rep/ Non-Voting Member 01/31/26
Sanders County Board of Health
Name Position Appointed Term
Ron Petrie Health Officer 10/13/25
OPEN
John J. Holland Member Elected Term
Dan B. Rowan Member Elected Term
Anthony B. Cox Chair Elected Term
OPEN  Member *Medical Field
Bina Eggensperger Member 09/09/23 *Business Owner

 

Sanders County Bookmobile Advisory Board
Name Position Appointed Term
Mellisa McJunkin Vice Chair 06/30/25
Jim Jacobson Chair 06/30/25
Breezy Stipe Memberr 06/30/23
Sandra Thompson Member 06/30/23
Alisha Taylor Member 04/13/28
Sanders County DUI Task Force
Name Position Appointed Term
John Marshall Coordinator  06/30/23
Vel Shaver Member
Jennifer McPherson Vice Chair
Cynthia Neste Member 09/20/25
Anthony B. Cox Member Elected Term
Lanny Hensley Member
Chris Nichols Member
Sanders County Fair Commission
Name Position Appointed Term
Randal Woods Chair 01/25/25
Ted Forkum Member 01/25/25
Brian Crain Member 01/25/25
Kim McMahon Member 11/20/25
Jim Newman Member 05/02/25
Sanders County Park Commission
Name Position Appointed Term
Kayla Mosher Member 08/25/24
Maurita Crew Member 06/06/25
Greg Hinkle Chair 10/29/25
Open Position
Pete Reinschmidt Member 07/31/23
Sanders County Salary Compensation Board
Name Position Appointed Term
Naomi R. Leisz County Attorney Elected Term
Shawn Fielders Sheriff Elected Term
Lisa Wadsworth C & R/Treasurer Elected Term
Doug Dryden Justice of the Peace Elected Term
Annie Wooden Resident-Taxpayer 05/29/24
Kim McMahon Resident-Taxpayer 06/06/26
Kevin Kerr Resident-Taxpayer 03/16/26
Cynthia Neste Clerk of District Court Elected Term
Anthony B. Cox Commissioner Elected Term
John J. Holland Commissioner Elected Term
Dan B. Rowan Commissioner Elected Term
Sanders County Refuse Disposal District Advisory Board
Name Position Appointed Term
Anthony B. Cox Chair Elected Term
John J. Holland Member Elected Term
Dan B. Rowan Member Elected Term
Sanders County Tax Appeal Board
Name Position Appointed Term
Michael Zentz Member 08/22/24
Nancy Mehaffie Member 04/02/26
Leonard D. Brown Member 04/02/26
Jeffery S. Reed Sr. Alternate 2/25/24
Sanders County Weed District
Name Position Appointed Term
John Errecart Member 01/27/24
Ross Middlemist Member 11/17/23
Dale Neiman Chairman 11/01/24
Alan Dettwiler Member 04/15/23
Renee Hofeldt Member 05/14/23
Thompson Falls Airport Advisory Board
Name Position Appointed Term
Boddie Leaf Member 07/28/25
Dan Normandea Chairman 06/20/24
Mike Nichols Member 07/28/25
Douglas Robichaud Member 06/05/25
Gene Pope Member 02/04/25
Anthony D. Smith Member 07/21/25
Western Sanders County TV District
Name Position Appointed Term
Jerome McDonald Chairman 02/13/26
Colleen Hinds Member 06/06/26
Dewey Duffel Secretary 03/25/24
Open Position
Donald Nance Member 02/13/26
Whitepine Cemetery
Name Position Appointed Term
Joanne Burk Member 12/01/25
Will Tucker Chairman 11/10/25
Ryan Burk Member 12/01/25

Elected Boards

Dixon Rural Fire
Name Position Elected Term
Michelle Athearn Trustee 2026
Michael Schroedel Trustee 2026
John F. Morigeau Trustee 2024
Douglas King Trustee 2025
Dennis Smith Trustee 2025
Eastern Sanders County Conservation
Name Position Elected Term
Doug King Supervisor 2024
Don J. Feist Supervisor 2024
Ronald G Warren Supervisor 2024
Supervisor 2026
John Marrinan Supervisor 2026
Eastern Sanders County Hospital District
Name Position Elected Term
Sher Loberg Trustee 2026
Peggy Winebrenner Trustee 2024
Debra Pier Trustee 2025
Alan Shear Trustee 2024
Ed Weatherly Trustee 2026
Green Mountain Conservation District
Name Position Elected Term
Terry Hightower Supervisor 2024
Kristen Wing Supervisor 2024
William D. Naegeli Supervisor 2026
Nancy Mehaffie Supervisor 2026
Mary Reed Supervisor 2026
Heron County Park District
Name Position Elected Term
Judith Hutchins Commissioner 2025
Geri Lee Secretary/Treasurer 2025
Deborah Lyman Chair 2027
Heron Rural Fire District
Name Position Elected Term
Margaret Harker Secretary 2026
James (Jim) Greiner Chair 2026
Michael Hardin Trustee 2024
Timothy Lee Lindeman Treasurer 2025
Christine Knodle Trustee 2025
Hot Springs Rural Fire District
Name Position Elected Term
Charles Dale Neiman Trustee 2025
Bruce White Trustee 2024
Cam Ulvick Trustee 2024
Taylor Salmi Trustee 2026
Lando R Bras Trustee 2026
Noxon Rural Fire District
Name Position Elected Term
Joel King Trustee 2022
Teri Wilkinson Trustee 2025
George Krueger Trustee 2024
Tony Mascaro Trustee 2026
Harley Allder Trustee 2026
Noxon / Heron Public Hospital District
Name Position Elected Term
Carolyn Carter Trustee 2025
Diane Mosley Trustee 2024
Michelle Fitchett Trustee 2026
Noxon Water / Sewer District
Name Position Elected Term
Joseph Campbell Chair 2026
Jared VanVleet Director 2026
John Johnston Director 2026
Stephanie VanVleet Director 2024
James Irgens Director 2024
Plains /Paradise Rural Fire District
Name Position Elected Term
Carl Benson Trustee 2026
Joel B. Collett Secretary 2023
James E. Henry Trustee 2024
Clinton Weedeman Chair 2025
Craig Fowler Vice Chair 2025
Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise
Name Position Elected Term
Randy Arnold Vice Chairman 2024
Terry Caldwell Chair 2024
Cody Lampman Director
Janice McFadgen Director 2026
Vacant Director
Sanders County Water District at Paradise
Name Position Elected Term
Terry Caldwell Director 2026
Kathleen C. French Chair 2024
Judy Hawley Secretary 2024
VACANT Director 2024
Leann Overman Director 2026
Thompson Falls Rural Fire
Name Position Elected Term
Phillip Lewis Trustee 2024
Jimmy Veach Trustee 2024
Steven Davis Trustee 2025
Bodie Leaf Chair 2026
Keven Robins Trustee 2026
Trout Creek Park District
Name Position Elected Term
Theressa Miner Commissioner 2027
Elizabeth Stender-Wormwood Commissioner 2027
Todd Meagher Commissioner 2024
Trout Creek Rural Fire District
Name Position Elected Term
Terry Thompson President 2024
Joshua Meuchel Trustee 2025
Dave Anderson Trustee 2026
Zarach Epperson Trustee 2025
John Gubel Trustee 2026
Woodside Park Water/Sewer District
Name Position Elected Term
Bob White Director 2024
Dale Peters Director 2024
Kristy Beaty Director 2024
Bruce Hopkins Director 2026
Katrin Cottingham Director 2026