Organizational Chart

Department of Corrections Organizational Chart

Director: Brian Gootkin

Reporting to Director

Deputy Director: Eric Strauss

Director's Office

  • Chief Financial Officer Natalie Smitham - (406) 444-0445 Natalie.Smitham@mt.gov 
  • Chief General Counsel - Vacant
  • Communications Director Carolynn Stocker - (406) 444-0409 carolynn.stocker@mt.gov
  • Legal Services Bureau Chief - Vacant
Reporting to Deputy Director: Eric Strauss
  • Chief Executive Officer Scott Eychner - (406) 444-9666 Scott.Eychner@mt.gov
  • Community Corrections Facilities and Programs Bureau Chief Megan Coy - (406) 444-1538 MCoy@mt.gov
  • Education Services Bureau Chief Travis Anderson - (406) 444-6580 travis.anderson@mt.gov
  • Quality Assurance of Evidence-Based Practices and Programs Bureau Chief - Vacant
  • Health Services Bureau Chief Cynthia McGillis-Hiner - (406) 444-5439 chiner@mt.gov
  • Montana Correctional Enterprises Bureau Chief Ross Wagner - (406) 415-6322 rwagner2@mt.gov 
  • Victim Services Bureau Chief Jamie Rogers - (406) 444-7461 JRogers4@mt.gov
An autonomous, quasi-judicial body admistratively attached to DOC
  • Current Chair: Steve Hurd
Director Brian M. Gootkin Deputy Director Cynthia L. Wolken Director’s Office - provides centralized leadership, determines direction and priorities, and establishes overall policy for the department. American Indian Liaison: Harlan Trombley Communications: Carolynn BrightInvestigations: Paul SzczepaniakLegal Services: Colleen AmbroseQuality Assurance: Kurt AughneyVictim Services: Jamie Rogers Administrative services Administrator: John Daugherty -manages the department’s annual budget and provides fiscal, information technology, human resources, project management, procurement, contracts and other support services to all programs. -Montana Board of Crime Control also falls within this division. Clinical Services Superintendent: Steve Ray - secure facility which separately houses male juvenile offenders (10-17 years) and males (18-24) for specialized treatment. Montana Correctional Enterprises. Administrator: Gayle Butler- provides general and vocational education, on-the-job training and real-world work experience in industry, vocational and agricultural programs for offenders. Montana State Prison Warden: Jim Salmonsen- secure male facility which houses up to 1,600 inmates, contract management for regional and private prison beds. Montana Women’s Prison Warden: Jennie Hansen- secure female facility which houses up to 250 inmates. Probation & Parole Administrator: Kevin Olson - supervises Montana’s offender population in the community. Programs & Facilities Bureau Bureau Chief: Megan Coy- oversees and manages contracts for DOC-contracted assessment, sanction and revocation centers, treatment programs, and prerelease centers. Montana Board of Pardons and Parole Board Chair: Annette Carter - decides which inmates have earned early release from prison; determines conditions imposed on offenders while under community supervision; and manages parole revocations and applications for executive clemency. (An autonomous, quasi-judicial body administratively attached to DOC for budgetary purposes.)