Trustees are appointed by the MSGA Board of Directors to oversee the foundation.
Hometown: Geyser
Email: ty.mcdonald.45@gmail.com
Ty is the Owner/Financial Advisor of Down Home Financial. He concentrates on farm and ranch succession/transition planning and those industries allied with agriculture. His passion for next generation planning and production agriculture comes from personal experiences on both sides of his family.
He grew up as the 5th generation on his family’s 115-year-old beef cattle ranch north of Geyser, MT and continues to play an active role. Other hobbies include leatherwork, Bobcat football, western dancing, fitness, and spending time with his wife, Jyll, daughter, Kymber, and sons, Lyam and Kyx.
Hometown: Geyser
Email: ty.mcdonald.45@gmail.com
Ty is the Owner/Financial Advisor of Down Home Financial. He concentrates on farm and ranch succession/transition planning and those industries allied with agriculture. His passion for next generation planning and production agriculture comes from personal experiences on both sides of his family.
He grew up as the 5th generation on his family’s 115-year-old beef cattle ranch north of Geyser, MT and continues to play an active role. Other hobbies include leatherwork, Bobcat football, western dancing, fitness, and spending time with his wife, Jyll, daughter, Kymber, and sons, Lyam and Kyx.
MSGA Executive Vice President
Email: raylee@mtbeef.org
As a recognized leader in building coalitions, driving innovation, advocating on behalf of her members, and crafting engaging strategies that drives results in the natural resources, livestock, and agricultural industries, Raylee Honeycutt focuses on building strong organizations on a local, state and national level, as well as providing a strong presence on issues at the Montana Legislature. She leads organizations through strategic planning, benchmarking, engaging membership, and fostering strategic partnerships.
As Executive Vice President, Raylee focuses her efforts to ensure Montana cattle ranching remains relevant, safe, and a sustainable way of life for generations to come. This is done by creating a favorable business climate for her members. Legislative areas of focus include agency oversight, environmental regulation, taxation, water policy, private property rights, and the protection of multiple-use on public lands. She understands the importance of strategic collaborations and serves on the Montana Agriculture Coalition, Senior Water Rights Coalition, DNRC’s Comprehensive Water Review Task Force, Treasure State Resources Association, FWP’s Hunter Ethics Working Group, and a variety of Public Lands Council national committees.
Raylee originally hails from Fort Shaw, Montana, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education with an emphasis in Public Relations from Montana State University. She is also a graduate of the Indiana Ag Leadership Program and was appointed in 2022 as a Montana Ambassador. Outside of work, Raylee enjoys traveling and recreating with her husband and their two daughters.
MSGA Executive Vice President
Email: raylee@mtbeef.org
As a recognized leader in building coalitions, driving innovation, advocating on behalf of her members, and crafting engaging strategies that drives results in the natural resources, livestock, and agricultural industries, Raylee Honeycutt focuses on building strong organizations on a local, state and national level, as well as providing a strong presence on issues at the Montana Legislature. She leads organizations through strategic planning, benchmarking, engaging membership, and fostering strategic partnerships.
As Executive Vice President, Raylee focuses her efforts to ensure Montana cattle ranching remains relevant, safe, and a sustainable way of life for generations to come. This is done by creating a favorable business climate for her members. Legislative areas of focus include agency oversight, environmental regulation, taxation, water policy, private property rights, and the protection of multiple-use on public lands. She understands the importance of strategic collaborations and serves on the Montana Agriculture Coalition, Senior Water Rights Coalition, DNRC’s Comprehensive Water Review Task Force, Treasure State Resources Association, FWP’s Hunter Ethics Working Group, and a variety of Public Lands Council national committees.
Raylee originally hails from Fort Shaw, Montana, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education with an emphasis in Public Relations from Montana State University. She is also a graduate of the Indiana Ag Leadership Program and was appointed in 2022 as a Montana Ambassador. Outside of work, Raylee enjoys traveling and recreating with her husband and their two daughters.
Hometown: Valier
Email: genec@3rivers.net
Cheryl and her husband, Gene, have been engaged in ranching and farming in the Valier area since their graduation from MSU in 1971. Cheryl retired from the Pondera Regional Port Authority where she was Executive Director for nine years. Prior to that she had a 24-year career with the US Postal Service. Cheryl is a lifelong community servant and leader who is dedicated to improving life in her state. Cheryl continues to serve on several boards in her community, region, and state, including the One Montana and Valier Area Development Corporation, among others.
Hometown: Valier
Email: genec@3rivers.net
Cheryl and her husband, Gene, have been engaged in ranching and farming in the Valier area since their graduation from MSU in 1971. Cheryl retired from the Pondera Regional Port Authority where she was Executive Director for nine years. Prior to that she had a 24-year career with the US Postal Service. Cheryl is a lifelong community servant and leader who is dedicated to improving life in her state. Cheryl continues to serve on several boards in her community, region, and state, including the One Montana and Valier Area Development Corporation, among others.
Hometown: Judith Gap
Email: iglennie1995@gmail.com
Ian Glennie is a fifth generation rancher with 500 head of commercial black angus cattle, crop 6,000 acres and sell hay. Ian manages the day-to-day operations and has started leasing his own places, adding to the family ranch. Ian’s leadership positions include; Collegiate Stockgrowers at MSU President (2017 – 2018), Wheatland County Stockgrowers Board (winter 2023 – present), Montana Stockgrowers Association Young Stockgrowers Vice Chair (2022 – 2023), Montana Stockgrowers Association Young Stockgrowers Vice Chair (2023 – 2024).
Hometown: Judith Gap
Email: iglennie1995@gmail.com
Ian Glennie is a fifth generation rancher with 500 head of commercial black angus cattle, crop 6,000 acres and sell hay. Ian manages the day-to-day operations and has started leasing his own places, adding to the family ranch. Ian’s leadership positions include; Collegiate Stockgrowers at MSU President (2017 – 2018), Wheatland County Stockgrowers Board (winter 2023 – present), Montana Stockgrowers Association Young Stockgrowers Vice Chair (2022 – 2023), Montana Stockgrowers Association Young Stockgrowers Vice Chair (2023 – 2024).
Hometown: Miles City
Email: jonescattleco@hotmail.com
Ty Jones and his family runs a cow/calf operation that includes some small grain production southwest of Miles City. The cow herd is Black Angus and runs on a combination of owned and leased ground. He has been involved since graduating from MSU in 1997. Additionally, he custom AIs cattle as well as works for Agribest Feeds as a regional manager.
Hometown: Miles City
Email: jonescattleco@hotmail.com
Ty Jones and his family runs a cow/calf operation that includes some small grain production southwest of Miles City. The cow herd is Black Angus and runs on a combination of owned and leased ground. He has been involved since graduating from MSU in 1997. Additionally, he custom AIs cattle as well as works for Agribest Feeds as a regional manager.
Hometown: Miles City
Email: monty@leshandcompany.com
Monty runs an Angus commercial cow herd selling NHTC program feeder cattle after the calves have been backgrounded. The family also develops heifers and bred them, selling bred heifers or 3 year old cows. As opportunity presents itself, the ranch purchases feeder cattle to background, run on grass and sometimes feed to finish. Operation is native range, owned and leased. They also have irrigated pasture or hay. Monty has been actively engaged in the cattle business most of his life.
Hometown: Miles City
Email: monty@leshandcompany.com
Monty runs an Angus commercial cow herd selling NHTC program feeder cattle after the calves have been backgrounded. The family also develops heifers and bred them, selling bred heifers or 3 year old cows. As opportunity presents itself, the ranch purchases feeder cattle to background, run on grass and sometimes feed to finish. Operation is native range, owned and leased. They also have irrigated pasture or hay. Monty has been actively engaged in the cattle business most of his life.
Hometown: Martinsdale
Email: greg@littlebeltcattleco.com
Greg Putnam started his professional career in the military as a Navy SEAL and is currently the co-founder and President of Little Belt Cattle Company. Little Belt Cattle Company is a vertically integrated local supply chain of start to finish Montana beef. Their beef program supplies local restaurants, schools, and has nationwide online distribution. Little Belt Cattle Company operates its cow-calf and yearling operation outside of Martinsdale and feeds and finishes cattle at Yellowstone Cattle Feeders. Little Belt Cattle Company has been a supporter of MSF by donating and purchasing steers through the foundation’s Cattle Drive program. Putnam looks forward to supporting this outstanding foundation further by serving as a member of the board.
Hometown: Martinsdale
Email: greg@littlebeltcattleco.com
Greg Putnam started his professional career in the military as a Navy SEAL and is currently the co-founder and President of Little Belt Cattle Company. Little Belt Cattle Company is a vertically integrated local supply chain of start to finish Montana beef. Their beef program supplies local restaurants, schools, and has nationwide online distribution. Little Belt Cattle Company operates its cow-calf and yearling operation outside of Martinsdale and feeds and finishes cattle at Yellowstone Cattle Feeders. Little Belt Cattle Company has been a supporter of MSF by donating and purchasing steers through the foundation’s Cattle Drive program. Putnam looks forward to supporting this outstanding foundation further by serving as a member of the board.
Hometown: Dodson
Email: threlazyj@yahoo.com
Lesley and her husband Jim have been married for 39 years, ranched their entire lives. They own and operate the Lazy JD Cattle Co, a commercial cow/calf and yearling operation. The family-run ranch has been in the Robinson family since moving from the Miles City area in 1958. Their daughter Kirsty and her husband John spend part of the year on the ranch and the other in Arizona.
Hometown: Dodson
Email: threlazyj@yahoo.com
Lesley and her husband Jim have been married for 39 years, ranched their entire lives. They own and operate the Lazy JD Cattle Co, a commercial cow/calf and yearling operation. The family-run ranch has been in the Robinson family since moving from the Miles City area in 1958. Their daughter Kirsty and her husband John spend part of the year on the ranch and the other in Arizona.
Hometown: Ovando
Email: 7962@blackfoot.net
Hometown: White Sulphur Springs
Email: downthorses@gmail.com
Sara Stevenson was born into a cow/calf operation north of Helena and lived and worked there until she married her husband, Darrell. She and Darrell lived and worked on his third-generation family ranch in Hobson, where they raised their two children, Claire and CJ. After 25 years in Hobson, the family decided to expand onto their own ranch for the future generations. In 2020, they moved their family and cows to White Sulphur Springs, where they continue to run a registered black angus herd.
Hometown: White Sulphur Springs
Email: downthorses@gmail.com
Sara Stevenson was born into a cow/calf operation north of Helena and lived and worked there until she married her husband, Darrell. She and Darrell lived and worked on his third-generation family ranch in Hobson, where they raised their two children, Claire and CJ. After 25 years in Hobson, the family decided to expand onto their own ranch for the future generations. In 2020, they moved their family and cows to White Sulphur Springs, where they continue to run a registered black angus herd.
Hometown: Billings
Email: turkstovall@hotmail.com
Turk Stovall is a fifth generation Montana Rancher. Stovall Ranches LLC is a diversified ranch in Yellowstone and Big Horn counties on the Crow Indian Reservation operating as a cow/calf, hay production and backgrounding to grass operation. Before returning home to the ranch, Turk held management positions with Certified Angus Beef LLC, North Platte Feeders, Inc and ORIgen, Inc.
Hometown: Billings
Email: turkstovall@hotmail.com
Turk Stovall is a fifth generation Montana Rancher. Stovall Ranches LLC is a diversified ranch in Yellowstone and Big Horn counties on the Crow Indian Reservation operating as a cow/calf, hay production and backgrounding to grass operation. Before returning home to the ranch, Turk held management positions with Certified Angus Beef LLC, North Platte Feeders, Inc and ORIgen, Inc.
Hometown: Billings
Email: shayne@westernranchsupply.com
Shayne Vandivort grew up in Torrington, Wyoming. After graduating from Torrington High School, he attended Casper College as a member of the livestock judging team. He went on to receive his bachelors degree in ag business with a minor in animal science from the University of Wyoming. He and his wife, Rosanne, moved to Billing in 1991, where he got a job at Western Ranch Supply. In 1998, he and his partners purchased Western Ranch Supply. He and Rosanne currently reside in Shepherd and have two children Holden (27) and Kenal (20).
Hometown: Billings
Email: shayne@westernranchsupply.com
Shayne Vandivort grew up in Torrington, Wyoming. After graduating from Torrington High School, he attended Casper College as a member of the livestock judging team. He went on to receive his bachelors degree in ag business with a minor in animal science from the University of Wyoming. He and his wife, Rosanne, moved to Billing in 1991, where he got a job at Western Ranch Supply. In 1998, he and his partners purchased Western Ranch Supply. He and Rosanne currently reside in Shepherd and have two children Holden (27) and Kenal (20).
MSF Board Secretary
Email: foundation@mtbeef.org
As MSGA’s Partnership Programs Manager, Green implements effective and innovative sponsorship and partnership recruitment programs, coordinates sponsorship retention programs, and manages other revenue generating programs for MSGA.
Oliver previously served as Assistant Director of Commercial Marketing with the Red Angus Association of America where she worked with ranchers, feedyards, and industry partners to build demand for Red Angus cattle. She has also worked for Paramount Service and Supply, Trans Ova Genetics, and Select Sires. Oliver brings extensive knowledge of the livestock industry and a diverse background in marketing and sales experience.
MSF Board Secretary
Email: foundation@mtbeef.org
As MSGA’s Partnership Programs Manager, Green implements effective and innovative sponsorship and partnership recruitment programs, coordinates sponsorship retention programs, and manages other revenue generating programs for MSGA.
Oliver previously served as Assistant Director of Commercial Marketing with the Red Angus Association of America where she worked with ranchers, feedyards, and industry partners to build demand for Red Angus cattle. She has also worked for Paramount Service and Supply, Trans Ova Genetics, and Select Sires. Oliver brings extensive knowledge of the livestock industry and a diverse background in marketing and sales experience.