Trust Land Management Division Administrator
Tom Schultz
I would like to welcome you to the Trust Land Management Division of the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation. The division is composed of 125 dedicated professionals who manage the state’s 5.2 million surface and 6.3 million subsurface acres. Our employees are leaders in their respective fields and are deeply committed to the division mission, which consists of land stewardship and revenue generation for trust beneficiaries. We have field offices located throughout the state in Miles City, Billings, Lewistown, Helena, Kalispell, and Missoula. Whether you are recreating on state land, contracting for services from state land, or looking for information, please contact us at any one of our various offices. We pride ourselves on customer service and the relationships that we’ve developed with the communities that we live and work within.
Biography
Tom was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in northern Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia and received a Bachelor’s degree in Government in 1991. Shortly thereafter, he was commissioned and served in the U.S. Air Force for five years, mostly in Cheyenne, Wyoming. While there, he served as an ICBM Missile Launch Officer and Senior Instructor for the Peacekeeper weapon system. During his tenure in the Air Force he attended the University of Wyoming and received a Master’s degree in Political Science with a natural resource emphasis in 1995. In 1996, he separated from the Air Force and headed to Missoula where he completed a Master’s degree in Forestry in 2005. Tom joined the department in 1997 as the forest planner, and subsequently served as the Forest Management Bureau Chief, and is currently the Trust Land Management Division Administrator. In his spare time, Tom cares for his three children, coaches soccer, participates in the Children’s Liturgy at the Cathedral, and bow hunts when permissible with his wife.
