Board of County Commissioners
Commissioner Name: Jean Curtiss
Term: Six Years
Re-Elected: General Election, November, 2006
Biographical Information
Jean Curtiss was elected to her first term as Missoula County Commissioner in November, 2000. She was re-elected in 2006.
Jean has lived in Missoula County her entire life. She was raised in the Swan Valley, north of Seeley Lake. Jean graduated from Seeley-Swan High School and attended the St. Patrick's School of Nursing and the University of Montana.
Previous to being elected County Commissioner, most of her professional work has been in the area of early childhood education and advocacy.
She owned and operated a day care for 9 years and worked for several not-for-profit organizations. Jean has held leadership positions in many organizations, including: 4-H, Cub Scouts, Campfire Boys and Girls, Missoula Child Care Association, Montana Child Care Association, Child Care Resources, several local PTA's, Montana PTA and National PTA. She served 4 years as the Montana PTA President and Executive Director.
As Commissioner, Jean serves on: City-County Health Board, Oversight Committee for the Forum for Children and Youth, Missoula Aging Services Board, Western Montana Mental Health Center Board and Child Development Center Board, and Montana Association of Counties (MACo) Economic Development Committee. She serves as President of the Bitter Root Economic Development District (BREDD), which serves Missoula, Ravalli and Mineral Counties, working on economic development issues in the region.
Jean is married to Brad Curtiss and has three grown children. In her spare time, she likes to read, quilt and garden.
