Board Member Biographical Information
Karen Powell
ChairpersonAppointed by Governor Schweitzer, Karen Powell previously served as the Montana Deputy State Auditor. Powell has also worked as Montana Deputy Securities Commissioner and as an Assistant Attorney General in the State of Montana Attorney General's Office. She received her bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and her juris doctorate from Stanford Law School. She has practiced law in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Montana Supreme Court, Montana District Court, and is authorized to practice in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court. Karen has lived in Helena since 1993.
Phone: 444-5394
Email: doastab@mt.gov
Sue Bartlett
Native of Billings and graduate of Billings West High School. Graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri with an A.B. degree in History. Completed Masters level coursework in management and public administration from U of M and MSU. Served as a State Senator for eight years and as Clerk and Recorder of Lewis and Clark County for eight years. Appointed to the State Tax Appeal Board by Governor Schweitzer in January 2005.
Phone: 444-0106
Email: doastab@mt.gov
Doug Kaercher
Havre - Qualification: public representative Kaercher has served as a Hill County Commissioner since 1997. He is a past president of the Montana Association of Counties and also served on the boards of the Golden Triangle Community Mental Health Center and Bear Paw Development Corporation, as well as the Public Defender Commission. Prior to becoming a county commissioner, Kaercher was on the Havre City Council and the Hill County Study Commission, and was involved with Topflight Properties and Burnham Farms Inc. of Havre. He studied at the Helena College of Technology as an aviation maintenance technician.
Phone: 444-2549
E-mail: doastab@mt.gov
