Full Name:
Mike K. Phillips
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Linda; 4 Children: Grace, Drake, Samuel, Annabelle
Birth Date:
03/24/1958
Birth Place:
Charleston, IL
Home City:
Bozeman, MT
Religion:
Christian
MS, Wildlife Ecology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1986, Grade Point Average of 3.8
BS, Ecology and Evolution, University of Illinois, 1980, Grade Point Average of 3.7
Senator, Montana State Senate, 2013-2021
Representative, Montana State House of Representatives, 2006-2012
Candidate, Montana State House of Representatives, District 63, 2004
Former Member, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, Montana State Senate
Former Member, Finance and Claims Committee, Montana State Senate
Former Member, Fish and Game, Montana State Senate
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Montana State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Montana State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on General Government, Montana State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Transportation, Montana State Senate
Former Member, Taxation Committee, Montana State Senate
Wildlife Ecologist, present
Biologist/Administrator, Turner Endangered Species Fund, 1997-present
Biologist, Yellowstone National Park, 1994-1997
Biologist, Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, 1986-1994
Member, Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Team, 2005-present
Member, Science Advisory Board for Sinapu, 2004-present
Member, Science Advisory Board for the Southern Rockies Wolf Restoration Project, 2004-present
Member, Southwestern Gray Wolf Recovery Team, 2004-present
Member, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Wolf Specialist Group, 2002-present
Board of Directors, The International Wolf Center, 2000-present
Founding Member, Bozeman High School Band, present
Chairman, Great Schools for a Great Community, present
Member, Montana Conservation Voters, present
Advisor, Red Wolf Recovery Program, present
Founding Member, Bozeman Public Schools Foundation, 2004-2006
Board of Directors, Bozeman Schools Foundation, 2004-2006
Member, Executive Committee, Gallatin County Open Lands Board Conservation Program, 2002-2006
Member, Bozeman Senior High Facilities Task Force, 2004-2005
Chair, Great Schools for a Great Community Committee, 2005
Member, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reintroduction Specialist Group, 2000-2005
Board of Directors, The Wildlands Project, 1999-2000
Member, Black-footed Ferret Recovery Team, 1998-1999
Member, Mexican Wolf Recovery Team, 1998-1999
Awards:
Several outstanding performance awards from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service