OKLAHOMA CITY, March 1 — The Board of Directors at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum announced the appointment of native Montana resident Butch Bratsky to the Associate Board, as well as two additional Associate Board Members and one new Full Board Member.
The National Cowboy Museum’s Board of Directors’ objective is to oversee and direct management in fulfilling the Museum’s mission and purposes. The Museum’s business and affairs are managed by its Board of Directors; they also set policy and strategy as well as provide oversight and decision-making guidance.
“We are pleased to welcome Mr. Bratsky to the National Cowboy Museum’s Associate Board,” said Chief Financial Officer and Interim President and CEO Gary Moore. “Butch encompasses the great history and culture of the American West and brings abundant experience, knowledge, and leadership to an ever-evolving Board.”
Bratsky currently works at Stockman Bank, where he has been for nearly 25 years. He served as the president and is now a director for the Holding Company. He’s also a Real Estate Broker in Montana and Wyoming and has former experience in farm and ranch management among other professional involvement. Bratsky has 35 years of banking and finance experience and seven years of management and sales. His lengthy board experience includes serving for Northern International Livestock Exposition, Chamber of Commerce, BIG Sky Economic Corporation, Montana Bankers Association, and the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Alumni.
Bratsky graduated from Montana State University in 1975 with a bachelor of science in Agricultural Education with emphasis on Agricultural Business and has since been involved in myriad industries and institutions. Bratsky and his wife Shannon have been married for 34 years and have two children, Jared and Jamie.
About the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Nationally accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is located only six miles northeast of downtown Oklahoma City in the Adventure District at the junction of Interstates 44 and 35, the state’s exciting Adventure Road corridor. The Museum offers annual memberships beginning at just $40. For more information, visit www.nationalcowboymuseum.org. For high-resolution images related to the National Cowboy Museum, visit nationalcowboymuseum.org/media-pics/.
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