Montana GEAR UP Program
Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
P.O. Box 203201
Helena MT 59620-3201
Fax: (406) 444-0425

Montana Guaranteed Student Loan Program
P.O. Box 203101
Helena MT 59620-3101
Phone: (800) 537-7508
Fax: (406) 444-1869

Sandy Merdinger
GEAR UP Program Director
(406) 444-0317
smerdinger@montana.edu

Cory Chenoweth
GEAR UP Financial Aid Manager
(406) 444-0350
cchenoweth@montana.edu

Sara Berg
GEAR UP School Grant Manager
(406) 444-0848
saraberg@montana.edu

Andrea Rankin
GEAR UP Program Manager
(406) 444-0674
arankin@montana.edu

Justine Jam
OPI GEAR UP Specialist
(406) 444-7490
jjam@mt.gov

Annette Walstad
GEAR UP Program Manager
(406) 444-0598
awalstad@montana.edu   

Lindsay Thompson
GEAR UP Program Coordinator
(406) 444-0056 lthompson@montana.edu

Janice Kirkpatrick
MGSLP Scholarship Coordinator
(406) 444-0638
jkirkpatrick@mgslp.state.mt.us

Kelly Hert
GEAR UP Federal Accountant
(406) 444-0321
khert@montana.edu