Loren Bough, and his wife Jill, are proud parents of three students in the Big Sky School District and both have been actively involved in the creation and growth of Lone Peak High School. Loren was raised farming and ranching in Highwood, Montana. Upon completion of his degree at Harvard, Loren worked as a trader in New York and London and Moscow. Since moving to Big Sky in 2004, he and Jill have focused on local educational and philanthropic issues. He currently serves as Chair of the Big Sky School District Board of Trustees, President of Friends of Big Sky Education, Chair of the Warren Miller Performing Art Center Board, Chairman of the Board of Property and Environment Research Center, Vice President of the Yellowstone Club Community foundation, Trustee of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation and Trustee of Big Sky Investment Holdings.

Matt Jennings moved to Big Sky permanently in the fall of ’98, married Erika in 2002 and they have two children, Matthew in Kindergarten and Jack who is almost two.  Matt has been in the ski and outdoor business since attending Iowa State University, he graduated in ‘93 with a BA in English and moved west shortly thereafter. Matt fell in love with the peacefulness of Big Sky and the small town feel and has never left. Matt currently is the General Manager of Gallatin Alpine Sports.

Kara Edgar and her husband Mark are the proud parents of three very active children in the Big Sky School District.  After recreating in Big Sky for over a decade, they moved to the community full time in 2020.  Kara founded ESCS, a female-owned financial consulting firm, in 2018 after a 20 year career as a business development specialist within the alternatives industry.  She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College where she was a member of the Varsity Swim Team.  She’s traded the pool for the slopes and hopes to encourage all to pursue a lifetime of learning both in and outside of the classroom.

Seth Barker is the Deputy Chief of Operations for the Big Sky Fire Department in Big Sky, MT.  He has served the community at the Big Sky Fire Department for over 23 years as well as being a professional ski patroller for the Big Sky Resort. Chief Barker is a Logistical Coordinator for FireFighterCloseCalls.com and has contributed to the 16 Life Safety Initiatives for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. He sits as the Vice-Chair for the Volunteer Combination Officer Section for the International Association of Fire Chiefs Cancer Alliance Committee.  Barker is one of the contributing authors for the Lavender Report issuing the 11 Best Practices of Cancer Prevention in the Fire Service. He serves as the President for the International Society of Fire Service Instructors.  Chief Barker holds the Fire Officer and Chief Training Officer Designation from the Center of Public Safety and Excellence. He recently received the Jim Blankenship Award from the Montana State Fire Chiefs Association for excellence in Fire Training.

Matt Dodd has been living and working in Big Sky since 2000, when he moved out to become a  ski instructor. More than twenty years later, Matt and his wife, Ashley, are raising two (mostly)  wonderful children who attend school in the Big Sky School District. From his early days in Big  Sky, Matt has bought into the community and its residents—serving as a guest teacher for the  district; creating a non-profit to get underprivileged kids skiing; and participating as a board  member for Morningstar Learning Center, a trustee of the Big Sky Fire District, and a participant  on a host of homeowners’ associations. As their children have grown, Matt and Ashley have  regularly been involved in the daily life of the district, with Ashley working for the district’s  lunch program, serving as a guest teacher, and leading the community theatre efforts at the  WMPAC and Matt helping to coach the Lone Peak Mock Trial team. For the last ten years, Matt  has helped people around the state as a lawyer with Dodd Law Firm, P.C.