Ep. 6 - The 2022 Flathead Legacy Award Winner

02/20/23 • 16 min

Dr. Jane Karas, President of Flathead Valley Community College
Visionary. Leader. Innovator. These are words often used when describing our podcast guest, Dr. Jane Karas, President of Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC). Dr. Karas was awarded the Kalispell Chamber’s highest honor, the Flathead Legacy Award, for her outstanding contributions to the Flathead Valley community through her work at FVCC. Dr. Karas has been President of FVCC for over 20 years, helming the college through a variety of economic climates while steadily growing the college’s programming, facilities, and campus. She has overseen expansion and addition of the campus buildings, including the Broussard Center for Nursing and Health Science, Broussard Family Library and Learning Commons, construction of the first dormitory- Founders Hall, and most recently, the construction and opening of the Wachholz College Center, a unique facility which combines an event center with a gymnasium and fitness center with a 1000+ seat performing arts center, recital hall, art gallery, and outdoor amphitheater. Her leadership has transformed the college, and more importantly, helped shape the educational opportunities for the valley’s workforce past, present, and future. Join us as we learn more about Dr. Karas’ college leadership and vision for the future of FVCC and Kalispell.

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Ep. 5 - The 2022 Discover Kalispell Chamber Educator of the Year

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Micah Hill, Superintendent of Kalispell Public Schools
Join us for this podcast with Micah Hill, the award-winning Superintendent of Kalispell Public Schools. As the leader of the largest school district in northwest Montana, Micah has deftly navigated the waters through Covid and is helping to usher in transformational education for the district. Micah, a northwest Montana native, has devoted his career to education and leadership and was awarded the Kalispell Chamber’s 2022 Educator of the Year Award. On this podcast, Micah will touch on his inspiration to go into the field of education, transformational education, partnerships with the business community and student internships and externships, school funding, and more.
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Ep. 7 - 2023 Montana Legislative Session Update – Kalispell Chamber - Your Voice For Business

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Erica Wirtala, Chair, The Discover Kalispell Government Affairs Committee
It’s Montana’s 68th legislative session – every two years, for 90 days, the state’s legislators work intensively and tirelessly to move forward bills that will craft the newest legislation for the state. As the voice of business for our member businesses, the Discover Kalispell Chamber is actively involved in monitoring bills as they move through the House and Senate. The chamber supports, opposes, and monitors bills following the chamber’s own legislative guidelines, and during the legislative session, in addition to regularly scheduled monthly Government Affairs meetings (to which all chamber members are invited), additional bi-weekly meetings are held for members to hear directly from guest legislators. Learn more about the legislation that the chamber is closely following right now on behalf of the business community, how the chamber’s Government Affairs committee works, and how your chamber advocates on behalf of the business community in this podcast.

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