b'2023 WPMA State ReportMONTANAPetroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association ReportHello from MONTANA!As the summer winds down,we hope everyone had the chance to get and out and enjoy their favorite activities. Now the mornings are getting crisp, and fall is in the air.The kids are back in school, and routine is returning.Though the legislative session wrapped up back in 2005 in Glendive MT, and she has been Brad Longcakein May, we continue to work with several here ever since. Her favorite part of the petroleum MPMCSA Executive Director legislative interim committees. There were industry is how it combines numbers, agriculture, several bills passed during the session that and people. Away from work she enjoys being require follow-up through the process of ruleoutside, woodworking, cooking, and time with making and implementation.family. We are excited to add both of these ladies As mentioned in my last article, the MPMCSAto our board and I look forward to working with Board of Directors welcomed two new membersthem and utilizing their different perspectives in at our annual meeting in June.the future. Please join me in welcoming them to the MPMCSA Board of Directors. Luci Tuttle is the storeIn June, a delegation representing MPMCSA director for 40 Cenex Ziptraveled to Park City, Utah to attend the WPMA Trip locations across Mon- summer board meeting. This was a greattana, South Dakota, Northopportunity to debrief with our colleagues after Dakota, Denver, Nebraska,the completion of the 2023 Montana Legislative and Minnesota. Shesession. The collaborative work across the state began in the business asassociations is an invaluable resource to protect an assistant manager andthe interests of the industry. has worked hard for her achievements. She attri- I recently had butes her success to loyalty and hard work. Lucithe opportunity is married with two children, six grandchildren,to visit a job and one spoiled dog.When she is not at work shesite and watch enjoys boating and camping. We are very excitedthe installa-for the experience and perspective that Luci willtion of several bring to our organization.tanks. It was Elisa B Toms grew upwonderful to on a 6th generation- spend time family farm in Iowa.with several of She came West to go toour industry college and earned a BSpartners. There degree in Accounting &is no substitute Business from DSU infor firsthand Dickinson, ND. Her fuelexperience to experience began withhelp enhance Mort Distributing, Inc.understanding and perspective WPMA News / Fall 202327'