Andy Mckibbon supports the Montana Healthcare Foundation’s day-to-day operations and program staff as our administrative assistant. Before joining our team, Andy was a student at Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee, where she graduated with a degree in International Studies and Politics. While completing her undergraduate degree, Andy worked for a public relations … Continued
Vanessa Tibbitts is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and serves as the Senior Program Officer at the Montana Healthcare Foundation. Before joining the Foundation, she was the Program Leader of the American Indian Public Health Resource Center at North Dakota State University. She is a tribal college graduate from Oglala Lakota College … Continued
Michele Stanton, LCPC, LAC, provides technical assistance and programming support for the Integrated Behavioral Health and Meadowlark Initiatives. Before joining our team in April 2023, Michele served as a behavioral health provider for nearly thirteen years, with ten of those as a Licensed Addiction Counselor and most recently a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Michele has … Continued
Carol Farris brings over 25 years of accounting, finance, and nonprofit work experience to her dual role as finance manager at the Montana Healthcare Foundation and the Montana Public Health Institute. Carol is a Certified Public Accountant with undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and accounting from Montana State University. Carol’s professional experience includes private … Continued
Kiely Houston manages data and evaluation for the Montana Healthcare Foundation. She helps the Foundation and our grantees understand the impact of our work through thoughtful measurement and analysis. Before joining our team in early 2022, Kiely spent nearly a decade working on a broad range of public health and health policy projects in California … Continued
Siri Eliasen supports the Montana Healthcare Foundation’s programming by implementing systems and processes and providing event management support. Before joining our team in 2021, Siri worked with conservation nonprofits and in education settings. She has a natural flair for logistics, organization, and precision. Siri grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She graduated from Montana State … Continued
Tressie White directs all our American Indian health programming with calm leadership and tireless dedication to improving health and reducing disparities for American Indian people in Montana. Tressie and her team provide funding, programming support, strategic guidance, and technical assistance for all of our grantees participating in the American Indian Health focus area and initiatives … Continued
Tracy Menuez facilitates the Montana Healthcare Foundation’s work on housing and other social determinants of health. Before joining the foundation, Tracy was an Associate Director and Community Development Director with HRDC IX in Bozeman, MT. She led the organization’s planning, housing, and transportation initiatives. She has experience working with communities across Montana to assess community … Continued
Price Klaas leads the Foundation’s human resources, finance, investment, facilities, and IT functions. Before joining our team in 2017, Price held a similar position at a nonprofit semester school. Price was born and raised in the Gallatin Valley; she received her undergraduate degree from Montana State University and her master’s degree in nonprofit administration from … Continued
Melinda Buchheit provides strategic communications support to each of the Foundation’s initiatives. Before joining the Foundation in 2015, Melinda spent time in Los Angeles, where she completed a term of service with AmeriCorps and worked in media marketing at Paramount Pictures. Melinda spent most of her childhood in the Bitterroot Valley and graduated from Montana … Continued