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Committee confirms three governor’s appointments to Board of Regents
Summary
The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved three gubernatorial appointees — Dean Folkabord, Heather Hoyer, and Reyna/Rayna Mortensen — following introductions and supportive testimony from the governor’s office and educational stakeholders.
Chair Fuller introduced three gubernatorial nominees to the Montana Board of Regents and asked each to address the committee. Dean Folkabord (spelled in the record as Folkabord/Folkford), Heather Hoyer (superintendent, Great Falls Public Schools), and Reyna/Rayna Mortensen (student regent) each described their education and public-service backgrounds and said they would work to make higher education more accessible in Montana.
Dylan Clapmeier, the governor's education policy advisor, and representatives from the Office of Public Instruction and Montana Associated Students testified in support, highlighting nominees' experience with higher education, career-technical education and student representation. Proponents emphasized board continuity, K–12 connections to the Montana University System, and the student voice Mortensen brings to the regents.
Committee members asked routine questions about application processes, experiences with career-technical education, and the student regent process. Each nominee received proponent testimony and was approved by the committee in unanimous or voice votes as recorded; the committee recorded approval and moved to the next agenda items.
