Board of County Commissioners
Commissioner Name: Michele Landquist
Term: Six Years
Elected: General Election, November, 2008
Biographical Information
Michele was born in
Bremahaven, Germany into a military family. During her formative years
while moving around the country and the world she attended 11 schools in
12 years. Michele fell in
love with Missoula as a child in the mid-1960’s when she lived here for
about three years while her Father was assigned to Ft. Missoula as a
National Guard Advisor. She
moved back to Missoula a few years after graduating from high school in
the mid-70’s. Missoula
County has been her home now for more than 36 years.
Before pursuing a
formal higher education she worked in a number of fields including the
Montana Recycling Center, owned and operated Custom Cleaning Service,
worked in the home health care field, and managed Davis Second Hand.
Michele graduated from the University of Montana in 1999 with a
BA in Biology, Natural History Emphasis and a minor in Communications.
She began working for the Watershed Education network as a Field
Coordinator, followed by working for the Lolo Watershed Group, where she
held numerous positions ending with being their Executive Director.
Michele’s has
always taken a keen interest being involved in the community. In the
past she was active in the Lolo PTA, Girl Scout Leader, 4-H Leader, FFA
Alumni Association, Lolo-Florence Lions Club and served two elected
terms on the Lolo Community Council.
Presently, she is a member of the MEEA (Montana Environmental
Education Association), MWGA (Montana Wool Growers Association), MSGA
(Montana Sheep Growers Association), Preserve Historic Missoula, and
served two years on Missoula County’s Open Land’s Advisory Committee.
As a Commissioner,
Michele serves on the BitterRoot RC&D Council, the Human Resource
Council Board, the Larchmont Golf Course Board, the MRTMA (Missoula
Ravalli Transport Management Association), and the TPCC (Transportation
Policy Coordinating Committee) Board.
Michele is happily
married to Bruce Landquist and has two grown daughters and three
grandchildren. She loves
raising sheep and gardening on their small family farm in Lolo.
