MTADA OFFICE STAFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Bruce Knudsen Executive Vice President bknudsen@mtada.com Cell: (406) 461-7680 Office: (406) 442-1233 Bruce Knudsen is the Executive Vice President, Government Relations for the Montana Auto Dealers Association (MTADA). He earned a BA in Japanese Language and Literature from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Regis University. Bruce has led MTADA since 2014 and has years of experience in managing large groups and organizations, as well as a deep knowledge of health insurance and employee benefits. Bruce has lived in Montana for 15 years. He has four children and three grandchildren. In his free time, he enjoys golf, cooking, attending concerts and traveling, especially to the beaches of Baja, Mexico. Jillian Nash Communications Manager jnash@mtada.com Cell: (253) 561-2889 Office: (406) 442-1233 Jillian Nash graduated from Carroll College in 2019. She started her career with the Montana Auto Dealers Association as an intern from 2018-2020. She left for two years and then returned to the association as the Communications Manager a week before the annual convention in 2022. Jillian has two dogs, a lab/wirehair pointer and a corgi. One of them loves bird hunting and the other loves chasing a laser pointer. Jillian loves hunting, shopping, wake surfing and spending time at her dad’s house in the middle of nowhere Georgia. Most importantly, she is getting married in September 2023! Debbie Jean Office Manager/Insurance Coordinator/ Bookkeeper bkkpr@mtada.com Cell: (406) 461-6333 Office: (406) 442-1233 Debbie Jean was born and raised in Helena, Montana, and has resided there her entire life. Her favorite thing to do is spend time with her beautiful grandchildren, hang out with her husband and family at their cabin and ride snowmobiles and side by sides. She has been the Office Manager at Montana Auto Dealers Association for 11 years and manages the self-funded Health Insurance Trust for the member auto dealers’ staff. Debbie’s prior work experience for the last 30 years has been in agency insurance work and self-funded insurance Trusts. She takes pride in her organizational and customer service skills by being able to put herself in the customer’s position — if a dealer or HR staff calls or emails her, she knows they want an answer now, not tomorrow or the next day or week so she tries to respond ASAP. Erick Anderson Placer Motors Chairman Wade Rehbein Rehbein Ford President Eric Henricksen Don Aadsen Ford President-Elect Don Kaltschmidt Don “K” Whitefish NADA Director Peder Billion Billion Auto Group Vice President 8 MTADA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2023
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