OUR MISSION is to bring together people to inform and inspire citizens on issues vital to the Missoula area community through public forums that encourage the discussion of new ideas and the free exchange of thought.
By-laws and 501 (c) 3 information available upon request.
Committees
| Forum Committee | Marketing Committee | Finance Committee |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Karklins (Chair) | Emma Dugenske (Chair) | Brandon Naasz |
| Brandon Naasz | Jory Dellinger | Jory Dellinger |
| Denise Sherman | Jacqueline Flewellen | Alex Karklins |
| Amanda Miller | Denise Sherman | |
| Jacqueline Flewellen | ||
Board of Trustees
Minutes available upon request.
Brandon Naasz
Chair
“City Club offers a unique forum that brings together a multitude of thoughts and opinions to the same room. With respectful engagement and open dialogue between speakers and the audience, City Club provides an arena for the practice of civility and the education of participants on a wide array of topics. We are very lucky to have a passionate community and City Club is a major benefactor of that passion.”
-VP, Treasury Management Sales Officer, First Security Bank of Missoula
Emma Dugenske
Vice Chair
“City Club Missoula brings together a broad range of individuals with different viewpoints and backgrounds to engage in meaningful discussions on the issues that impact our city. This open communication and civil engagement help keep Missoula a strong and special community.”
- Attorney at Law, Parsons Behle & Latimer
Alex Karklins
Immediate Past Chair
"City Club Missoula has brought together the community and knowledgeable panelists on a diversity of issues affecting our city and our state. City Club forums provide Missoulians an excellent opportunity for civic engagement and dialogue every month. I appreciate the opportunity to give back to this organization!"
- Applications Administrator, Information Technology – University of Montana
Denise Sherman
Secretary
"City Club is important in a time when many of us aren’t sure how much we can trust what we hear in the media and are uncertain on how to find out the what is really happening in our community. City Club helps Missoulians speak to and hear directly from sources on issues that affect Missoula and Montana. It is an organization that does it’s best to give different perspectives so we as Missoulians can ask questions, talk to each other in an open environment and decide for ourselves."
-Owner, Case Management Caregiving
Jory Dellinger
"As a lifelong Missoulian, it's an honor to serve my community on the board of City Club Missoula. I believe that when we come together to engage in respectful discussions about current topics in Missoula and the surrounding areas, we cultivate a true culture of trust, integrity, and neighborliness—qualities that strengthen the bonds of our community."
- Scout Executive & CEO of Scouting America, Montana Council
Amanda Miller
"City Club Missoula centers the belief that curiosity and listening are civic acts. In this forum, when we bring our different perspectives into the same room with respect and openness, our individual differences become a source of shared wisdom – and collective community wealth."
- Strategic Wealth Partner, Taurus Wealth Management
Jacqueline Flewellen
"Conversation, education, and dialogue shape strong communities. City Club Missoula offers a place where differing perspectives meet, and understanding builds."
– Fundraising Manager, Homeword, Inc.
Mitch Roberts
"City Club Missoula is a place where members of the community come together to openly share their perspectives, ideas, and passions with others. I feel fortunate to be a part of an organization that values thoughtful discussion, community involvement, and the sharing of ideas that help make Missoula such a special place to live and work."
- Financial Advisor, SG Long Financial
Xavier Kneedler-Shorten
“As a librarian and lifelong Montanan rooted in community values and curiosity, I believe City Club Missoula helps make Missoula one of the best places to live. Bringing different perspectives together for anyone to hear and creating meaningful conversation for everyone to participate in, for free, is part of what makes any community robust and healthy.”
- Programming Librarian, Missoula Public Library
Dewey Wright
"What makes Missoula special is our community's healthy appetite for civic engagement. City Club brings this energy into one room, creating space for residents and experts to engage in open dialogue on critical local issues. To me, the ultimate act of community leadership is choosing to pull up a chair, listen intentionally, and seek to understand every perspective - even when we don't agree."
-Business Development - Sales, Clearwater Builders of Montana