School Board Bio
Author: Chase Ragen - School Board Candidate
Chase Ragen
ChasePatrick Gurnett Ragen is a 6th generation Broadwater County resident who graduated from BCHS (now BHS), in 1994; and whose parents and grandfather all graduated from Townsend Schools. Born and raised in Townsend, Chase has a lifetime of investing his time and resources in the Community. Chase has spent countless hours coaching basketball for youth and recently the middle school. Chase has been an avid supporter of all athletics, in fact when he was a Junior in 1993, along with a couple of his classmates; petitioned the school board to add boys' golf. The board agreed and added Boy's Golf and Girl's Tennis. In the first year of boys golf in Townsend, the team took 3rd at State. Chase is married to Daniela; together, they have five children who form part of Townsend Schools' alumni. Dev, a Jr. at UM Western and Zee, a Jr. at UofM. Devinn was also a member of the 2015 football team who earned a state title in Football. Their three younger children, Jazz, Ellie, and Millie attend our school currently.
Chase’s vision as a future School Board member is influenced by his experience as a decade-long business owner of Farm Ranch Credit Services on Broadway, coupled with his 29+ year career in the Montana Army National Guard since 1993, where he deployed to Afghanistan in 2013. His vision for the school is “Excellence produces Excellence!”
Chase’s areas of priority are the safety of our kids and teachers, the fiscal health of our school, the talent management of our teachers and administration, and a top-quality curriculum nested in the essentials of education. We get these areas correct, “Excellence produces Excellence!”
