Hello! As MEIC’s new Development Officer, I am responsible for developing and implementing strategies to gain, retain, and increase financial support from individual donors and foundations.
Prior to coming to MEIC, I was the coordinator for the Department of Environmental Quality’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, and before that I followed political money for nearly 25 years at the National Institute on Money in State Politics. In addition, I am actively engaged at the local level, including serving on the Helena Citizens Council, and previously on the Citizens Conservation Board and the Helena Open Lands Management Advisory Committee.
I was an organizer with the Northern Plains Resource Council for several years in the ’90s, where I worked on air pollution issues in Billings during the sulfur dioxide emission wars, as well as waste reduction efforts and other environmental issues facing Montana.
In my free time, I can be found gardening, biking or hiking on our great public trails, floating down the rivers, or traipsing along the stream banks trying to land a fish. Most of all, I love spending time with my family and friends.
This article was published in the March 2025 issue of Down To Earth.
