Meet the Wyoming Board

Donna Birkholz, Board Chair (she/her)

 Sheridan, WY

 What year did you start on the Board?

2017

 What is your heart connection to the cause?

I have lost family members and friends to suicide (including my grandfather), and have family and friends who have struggled.

What AFSP events do you look forward to every year?

Our Sheridan Out of the Darkness Walk, our Wyoming Capitol Day event, and the National Advocacy Forum in Washington, D.C.

What's something about you we may not know?

I have six sisters (no brothers).

My Hidden Talent:

I can milk a cow by hand.

My Core Values: 

Kindness, Honesty, Hard Work

I’m Passionate About:

Skiing, Reading, Gardening, Family

My Favorite Quote:

"It's the job that never gets started that takes longest to finish." JRR Tolkien

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Joann Stadel, Board Secretary (she/her)

 Cheyenne, WY

 What year did you start on the Board?

2020

 What is your heart connection to the cause?

I am an attempt survivor as well as a loss survivor. I never want anyone to experience either of those things alone. When I found AFSP and the community it has created I knew I had to be part of it.

 What AFSP events do you look forward to every year?

Advocacy Day. Participating in advocacy work has been an amazing way of helping me find my voice in suicide prevention work. 

 Pride Month is always amazing as well. I make it a point to help table at as many festivals as possible. 

 What's something about you we may not know?

I also volunteer my time as a crisis counselor for Crisis Text Line.

 My Hidden Talent:

I can type really fast. Around 80 words a minute.

 My Core Values: 

Treat everyone with unconditional empathy

 I’m Passionate About:

Helping people 

My Favorite Quote:

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” – Edmund Burke

Margaret Hudson, Board Member (she/her)

 ______, WY

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Kayla Stevens, Board Member (she/her)

 ______, WY

 What year did you start on the Board?

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What's something about you we may not know?

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Kim Pope, Board Member (she/her)

 Buffalo, WY

 What year did you start on the Board?

2023

 What is your heart connection to the cause?

My personal journey and those around me have helped me find my way into being a more active part of AFSP.

What AFSP events do you look forward to every year?

Hike for Hope

What's something about you we may not know?

I have 8 grandchildren and am an avid reader

My Hidden Talent:

Pranking others

My Core Values: 

Kindness, integrity, empathy

I’m Passionate About:

Families in our communities and helping others whenever the opportunity arises.

My Favorite Quote:

"How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great." Bill Bennot