BIO

Kris serves Montana's libraries by providing legal, operational, and governance support to librarians and library boards.  In addition to his work with JMG, he is the Director of Library Learning Hub at Helena College.  Kris previously served as an attorney with the Montana School Boards Association and as a law clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Sam E. Haddon in the United States District Court for the District of Montana.  Prior to law school, Kris worked as the Governor's K-12 Education Policy Advisor and Deputy Communications Director in the administration of Governor Judy Martz.  He serves on the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Montana Library Association and on the Board of Directors of the Trust for Montana Libraries.  Kris was raised in Richland County and graduated from Sidney High School.

 

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Montana School of Law, 2007

M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin, 2023

B.A., Carroll College, 2002

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