Meet The Montana Chapter Board
November 29, 2020 – 4 min read
Nancy Yates - Florence, MT - Board Member Since 2018.
Montana Chapter Board Chair. Missoula Walk Co-Chair.
When I was Little I wanted to be: a nurse, always a nurse
My Relaxations: Riding my Peloton Bike, spending time with my family, loving on my fur babies Luna and Neville
Favorite Food(s): Coffee 😊 fresh garden tomatoes, a good steak
My Core Values: Be humble, be kind, honesty, integrity
My Hidden Talent: Hand Bell Ringer
Dorea Wilmoth - Butte, MT - Board Member Since 2016.
Montana Chapter Treasurer
My Relaxations: podcasts, TikTok, spending time with my dogs
My Fave Five: Stand-up comedy, travel, my nieces, puppies, road trips.
Favorite Food(s): sushi, charcuterie, thai food and COFFEE.
A Fun Fact: I was a radio announcer for about 10 years.
My Hidden Talent: I can figure out almost anything technological at least enough to do what I need to do, even if it would make actual experts pull out their hair.
Alison Fuller - Helena, MT - Board Member Since 2022.
Montana Chapter Board Secretary.
My Fave Five: My children, humor, kindness, espresso, and advocacy.
Hobbies / Pleasures: Fly Fishing and baking blueberry pies.
My Favorite Quote: Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place. -Paulo Coelho
Jennifer Preble - East Helena, MT - Board Member Since 2015.
Montana Chapter Board President/Public Policy & Advocacy Co-Chair.
Something I say: "Is there anything I can do to help?"
Hobbies / Pleasures: The great Montana outdoors, scrapbooking, spending time with family and friends, advocacy
I'm Passionate About: increasing access to behavioral health services and reducing suicide
A fun fact: my favorite non-domesticated animal is pandas
Thom Van Winkle - Belgrade, MT - Board Member Since 2019.
Montana Chapter Social Media Ambassador. Bozeman Walk Co-Chair.
My Core Values: Happiness, Loyalty, Honesty, Integrity, Comedy
Skills: Tech-savvy, photography, gardening, cooking
My Relaxations: Cooking or baking and eating
A Fun Fact: I'm obsessed with Bob's Burgers.
My Hidden Talent: I have a green thumb
Nick Kallem - Sidney, MT - Board Member Since 2018.
Eastern Montana Walk Chair. Healing Conversations Volunteer.
My Hidden Talent: I know a little bit about a lot... ( IDK if that is a talent)
When I retire I want to be: a bus driver
My Favorite Quote: The biggest obstacles in our lives are the barriers our mind creates. - Unknown
A Fun Fact: I don't eat vegetables unless they are covered in gravy
Alex Holter - East Helena, MT - Board Member Since 2021.
LGBTQ Committee Chair
When I was little I wanted to be: a musician.
My Relaxations: Listening to music, reading, playing video games, my animals
Favorite Food(s): mac and cheese, pizza, mango, peach cobbler
My Core Values: are honesty, respect, equality, kindness, and curiosity
My Hidden Talent: I can play multiple string instruments
Shannon Martell - Drummond, MT - Board Member Since 2019.
My Fave Five (TV Show edition): Game of Thrones, Greys Anatomy, Any Housewives Franchise, Survivor, Walking Dead
My hobbies: racing my mud bog, hanging with my grandson Brodee, traveling to anywhere I can get to that has a beach
When I was little I wanted to be: a news broadcaster on TV
Favorite Foods: Chinese and any sweets I can get my hands on
I seem to be very good at: organizing things, or like my husband likes to say making things go my way all the time 😀
Angel - East Helena, MT - Honorary Board Member Since 2019.
Montana Chapter Official Service Dog. Public Policy & Advocacy Co-Chair.
My Fave Five: mud, water, tennis balls, scent detection, and working for my mom
Skills: service dog, expert trick dog, and nosework dog
Favorite Food(s): Chicken, chicken, and more chicken please, maybe a french fry or two from my favorite AFSP friends, under the table, of course
My Relaxations: in any body of water or mud
My Hidden Talent: I can navigate planes, trains, and automobiles with ease.
Katie Levine - Missoula, MT - Executive Director
Favorite Food(s): Anything that combines cheese and carbs.
Hobbies / Pleasures: Nothing puts me in a better headspace than a swim. Whether in a pool or open water, the methodical breathing and movement allows me to meditate while getting in a great workout.
When I was Little I wanted to be: on Broadway. Somewhere there is an audition tape of me singing “Castle on a Cloud” that I never sent into Star Search.
Tracy Rassley - Belgrade, Programs Manager
My Hidden Talent: Acting, I loved acting in high school and even received a scholarship to study acting in college.
Something I Say: It’s all good. I say this even when things are definitely not all good to remind myself that I can get through anything.
A Fun Fact: I was a linguist in the Air Force and was able to take a flight in an F-16
When I retire I want to be: Public speaker or perpetual traveler
Hobbies / Pleasures: Reading, camping, 4-wheeling, floating the river
Karen Snow - Missoula, Special Events Manager
I'm Passionate about: Helping people! I always say that it’s my superpower.
When I retire I want to be: A ski bum
Hobbies/Pleasures: Hiking, Camping, Skiing – anything outdoors
A Fun Fact: I can ride a unicycle, something that less than 1% of the world’s population can do.