Staff
The staff of the Montana
Business Incubator is dedicated to the success of their clients and
the idea that success for our clients is also success for Billings
and Montana. We welcome your interest in our organization and
suggestions on how to ensure our mandate of technical economic
development in Billings and Montana is achieved.
David Stoltenberg
Executive Director
Donetta Graham
Office Manager and Services Coordinator
Executive Director
- David Stoltenberg
As the Executive Director of the Montana Business Incubator, David
Stoltenberg is responsible for the overall functioning and success
of the program.
David brings over 18 years experience in a variety of technical
business positions ranging from sales and marketing to business
development to technical product development to operations
management as his contribution to the Incubator. This combination of
skills and expertise enable David to deliver a high quality of
technical and business counseling services to Montana Business
Incubator clients and other companies in Billings and Eastern
Montana. He prides himself on a versatile ability to bring business
and professional skills to bear upon many disparate technical and
scientific endeavors.
David has been a science and technology buff since he was a young
man growing up in Billings, and is committed to the success of
Montana innovators and entrepreneurs.
David began his professional career as an Archaeologist, earning a
BS in Anthropology from Montana State University - Bozeman. After
leaving the field and completing a stint as a regional sales manager
for a fortune 500 company, he returned to school at the University
of Wyoming and acquired a technical knowledge of Electrical
Engineering with an emphasis on biological systems.
David's career experience includes service as a successful sales
manager for a fortune 500 company, building a $3 million yearly
business. As a sole proprietorship consultant David worked as a
technical-environmental consultant in the area of large scale
litigation, managing teams of scientists and engineers focused upon
a variety of industrial waste process and waste management issues.
Under his management and direction, research teams enabled attorney
clients to successfully pursue their litigation objectives by the
delivery of accurate scientific and technical information delivered
in a regulatory context. Recently employed over five years as the
operations manager of a Billings based software company offering
products and services to the Geographic Information Systems
industry, David was responsible for a staff of approximately 35
professionals and yearly revenues of several million dollars.
David returned to Billings in 1993 and resides here with his two
talented daughters. His hobbies include science and technology, and
he is an avid mountain biker.
Office Manager and Services Coordinator - Donnetta Graham
As the Office Manager of the Montana Business Incubator, Donnetta
Graham is responsible for operational details of the incubator as
well as coordinating the delivery of client services. She joined the
staff in November 2001, and immediately got to work setting up a
strong financial management program and an office environment
conducive to successful business entrepreneurship. Donnetta brings
to the MBI many years experience in the management of administrative
and retail staff personnel in addition to her expertise in
accounting and financial management.
Donnetta’s management and technical skills were honed by eleven
years as a retail products manager for a nationwide electronics and
computer retailer. She was responsible for managing employees in
various customer service and technical support positions.
Prior to joining The Montana Business Incubator, she worked as an
accountant at a commercial diving company for several years, in
charge of general ledger bookkeeping and payroll. Her duties
included auditing all company expenses, project financial
management, and administrative leadership roles. Donnetta was
responsible for the development and implementation of many time and
money saving strategies.
She resides in Billings with her husband Don, and they enjoy camping
and fishing in their spare time.
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