Montana GEAR UP Program
Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
P.O. Box 203201
Helena MT 59620-3201
Fax: (406) 444-0425

Montana Guaranteed Student Loan Program
P.O. Box 203101
Helena MT 59620-3101
Phone: (800) 537-7508
Fax: (406) 444-1869

Sandy Merdinger
GEAR UP Program Director
(406) 444-0317
smerdinger@montana.edu

Bruce Marks
MGSLP Director
(406) 444-0351
bmarks@mgslp.state.mt.us

Sara Berg
GEAR UP School Grant Manager
(406) 444-0848
saraberg@montana.edu

Ron Muffick
Deputy Director
(406) 444-0360
rmuffick@mgslp.state.mt.us

Justine Jam
OPI GEAR UP Specialist
(406) 444-7490
jjam@mt.gov

Tina Wagner
Outreach Coordinator
(406) 444-0350
twagner@mgslp.state.mt.us

Andrea Rankin
GEAR UP Program Manager
(406) 444-0674
arankin@montana.edu

Janice Kirkpatrick
Scholarship Coordinator
(406) 444-0638
jkirkpatrick@mgslp.state.mt.us

Annette Walstad
GEAR UP Program Manager
(406) 444-0598
awalstad@montana.edu   

Kelly Hert
GEAR UP Federal Accountant
(406) 444-0321
khert@montana.edu

vacant
GEAR UP Program Coordinator
(406) 444-0056