Staff

We are pleased to introduce Ben Rigby as the next Executive Director of Montana Rural Water Systems (MRWS)! The board and staff are excited for Ben to join the “Montana Rural Water Family.” Ben will be responsible for managing the federal/state programs, staffing, and operations of MRWS. Ben previously worked for the city of Helena […]

Tanya was born and raised in the Great Falls area, graduating from Cascade High School. She attended Kinman Business University in Spokane and received a diploma in data entry and computerized accounting. She received her Associates Degree in Accounting and Business Administration Management from Great Falls College – MSU and her bachelor’s degree in accounting

When I get asked the question, “Where are you from?” I do not have a straightforward answer. I was born in Atlanta, went to high school in Cleveland, traded in Ohio for upstate NY and finally settled in Montana (I’ve lived in this state longer than any of the others). Along the way, I studied

Robin has 17 years of water and wastewater experience with 3A, 4B, and 3C certifications. He has experience in lagoon operation and maintenance, land application via spray irrigation, sampling, NetDMR, and discharge permit renewal applications. Robin was involved in a major lagoon upgrade; lift station replacement/rehabilitation projects; water storage tank construction, to include telemetry to

As a MRWS Source Water Protection Specialist for 19 years, Kristi continues to provide technical assistance to communities across Montana in the development of protection plans for their public drinking water sources. This assistance includes facilitating and mediating a collaborative planning process with municipal water system staff and planning team members including community residents; watershed

Kyla has a B.A. in Biology from the University of Providence as of 2020. She began her career in water as a Water Quality Specialist for the City of Great Falls Water Treatment Plant for two years. She holds a Class 1B Operator license as well as certifications for bacterial water samples such as E.

Roger has over 25 years of experience working with water and wastewater and is certified class 3A, 4B, 3C, and 1C operator- in -training. He has experience in Lagoon operation and maintenance, U V systems, Net DMR, permit applications, sampling, and certification. Roger was involved in 2 major upgrades to the Wastewater Treatment and Collection

Leo has over 31 years of experience working with water and wastewater and is certified class 3A, 4B, and 3C. He has experience in water operation and maintenance, chlorination, submersible pumps, distribution systems, security, construction, O&M, UV systems, Net DMR, permit applications, sampling, and certification. Leo worked with engineers in one major upgrade to the

Bobbie began her career in water while serving in the United States Air Force as a BioEnvironmental Engineer. She was responsible for collecting the weekly water samples and performing e.coli testing on them. She also monitored the chlorine levels in the base pools and collected samples from test wells for chemical analysis. Upon receiving an

Wendy received her CPA certificate from Maryland in 1994 and has been licensed ever since. She transferred her license to Montana in 1997. Wendy’s career has taken many turns in the last 20 years. After college graduation from the University of Delaware, she worked for an insurance company in Baltimore, Maryland as their Comptroller. That