Meet The Team

We are pleased to introduce the people that have dedicated their professional lives to providing and improving the business community of Missoula. Please take a moment to get to know our staff, as we welcome and encourage you to call or email any of us with your suggestions and concerns - or just to say hello. Our chamber is a reflection of our community, and it's important that we get to know the members, organizations and residents of the community that we represent.

​CEO/President
Kim Latrielle
​Kim started work with the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce pretty soon after graduating from Missoula’s Hellgate High School. She answered the phones and greeted visitors. Having worked her way up the ranks –and through national Chamber of Commerce educational and professional development programs – Latrielle has been president and CEO since 1996.
​“It’s my job to make sure that the strategic initiatives and policies of the board of directors are effectively implemented,” she said. A nonvoting member of the Chamber executive committee, she advises the board concerning policies, programs and other key initiatives. And, Latrielle – along with the board chairperson – is the public face of the Chamber, working with constituencies throughout Missoula’s public and private sectors to promote the Chamber’s goals and priorities for the area business community.
​​While she works toward consensus during office hours, Latrielle does her own thing after work: she’s a serious amateur photographer and painter (acrylics and oil).
Phone: (406) 543-6623
Email: kim@missoulachamber.com

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Director of Finance
Frank Cudia
​An MBA whose job title reads “bean counter,” Frank Cudia is not your average bean counter. Actually he hates to count the beans – he’d much rather spend his focused energy on the big picture, the profit and loss ledger lines that tell whether key projects can get done and a business prospers. “I’m not one to worry about minutia,” he said. “I worry about the big numbers.”
But as head of finance for the Chamber of Commerce, everything financial goes through him.
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​Throughout his adult years, Frank Cudia has been in many professional positions that involved leadership, creativity, adherence to rules and other pieces crucial to starting, growing and maintaining a solid business. From the U.S. Air Force to electronics / computer technology* to securities and insurance, Cudia has shared his business development mentality with the Chamber since 2007 as the Director of Finance and Retention.
Phone: (406) 215-1325
Email: frank@missoulachamber.com

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Director of Member Services
Stephanie Lanza-Harvey
Stephanie started as a volunteer with the Chamber in the Spring of 2021.  She had recently moved to Montana with her husband and three teenage children and was looking for a way to connect with the community.  She has a Masters of Divinity and has a background in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling.  The Chambers Substance Abuse in the Workplace Initiative drew her into the Chamber but it was her love for organizing, processes and minutia that planted her.

She is now a paid employee working part-time as the Member Services Director.  She manages the membership database, makes sure members are using their benefits and organizes the social media needs of the Chamber and its members.

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Director of Administration
Katie West
Katie was born and raised in Missoula Montana. Katie attended the University of Montana. Katie worked for many years in the nonprofit childcare industry giving her a passion for families in our community. When not at work she can be found on the rivers and lakes surrounding Missoula and cheering on the Packers during football season.

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Director of Programs & Events
Dan Crary
Dan comes to The Chamber with over a decade of live events experience. From professional theatrical engagements to corporate events, Dan has spent the last seven years in New York City executing live events for Fortune 100 Companies and hunting for the best slice of vegan pizza in the city.
A Montana native, Dan fell in love with Missoula through his years attending Missoula Children’s Theater’s Performing Arts Camp. His time at The University of Montana from 2008 to 2012, only further cemented his love of Missoula and its culture. And after almost a decade away, he’s thrilled to have returned to his favorite town in Montana.
When he’s not executing events, Dan writes scripts and makes podcasts from his palace on the North Side. If you see someone around town on a blue vespa in a floral print shirt, chances are it’s him.

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Your Chamber Team Works For...

Community, Collaboration, Courage, Connection, Culture, Counsel, Current, Credibility

For all that the Chamber has accomplished in the past, our sole focus is on creating new opportunities for success today and a bright future tomorrow. We are devoted to making our community a great place to live, work and raise families.
​Everything we are and everything we do is in the service of a stronger business community. 
Unite for the greater good at the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce. 

The Missoula Area Chamber Of Commerce
Visionary Members

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Our visionary members contribute to the Chamber at the highest level and are recognized for their leadership and dedication to the Missoula area business community.