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2025 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient: Stephanie Morton

Melinda Buchheit, MS

Stephanie Morton, MSW Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies - The Montana Coalition Executive Director Stephanie Morton, executive director of Health Mothers, Healthy Babies – The Montana Coalition (HMHB), is this year's Mignon Waterman Award recipient in recognition of her leadership in making behavioral health services available to pregnant and postpartum women. Stephanie's dedication to relationship-building, collaboration, … Continued

2024 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient: Demetrius Fassas

Montana Healthcare Foundation

Demetrius Fassas, Butte SPIRIT Homes Executive Director Demetrius Fassas is this year's Mignon Waterman Award recipient in recognition of his leadership of the Butte SPIRIT Homes (BSH) substance use disorder recovery housing and his support for recovery housing services statewide. BSH is a community-based peer support center that runs two adult recovery homes that provide … Continued

2023 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient: Regina Ertz

Melinda Buchheit, MS

Regina Ertz, Ph.D., Fort Belknap Tribal Health Behavioral Health Program Director Regina Ertz, Ph.D., is this year's Mignon Waterman Award recipient in recognition of her leadership of Fort Belknap Tribal Health's Behavioral Health Program and her innovative efforts to make mental health services widely available with the Fort Belknap Indian Community. The award also recognizes … Continued

2022 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient: Brenda Kneeland

Montana Healthcare Foundation

Brenda Kneeland, LCPC, LAC, Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center CEO The Mignon Waterman Award was created in 2017 to honor the life and legacy of Mignon Waterman. Mignon was one of the Montana Healthcare Foundation’s founding trustees, and throughout her career, she devoted herself to improving Montana’s behavioral health system. Brenda Kneeland, LCPC, LAC, … Continued

2021 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient: Jamie Straub

Montana Healthcare Foundation

We created this award to honor Mignon Waterman's life and legacy. Mignon was one of our founding trustees and served as board secretary from 2013 to 2017. Each year, we use this award to highlight an individual who, like Mignon, has made notable contributions to Montana’s behavioral health system This year, it is our honor … Continued

2020 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient: Jim FitzGerald

Montana Healthcare Foundation

This year, it is our honor to recognize Jim FitzGerald, CEO of Intermountain and the ChildWise Institute.

2019 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient: Earl Sutherland

Montana Healthcare Foundation

  We are proud to announce that Earl B.H. Sutherland, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2019 Mignon Waterman Award. This award recognizes outstanding innovation and leadership in the behavioral health field. The Bighorn Valley Health Center nominated Dr. Sutherland and will receive the award on his behalf. With a restless spirit that befits a … Continued

2018 Mignon Waterman Award Recipient: Montana Peer Network

Montana Healthcare Foundation

We are proud to announce that Montana’s Peer Network is the recipient of the 2018 Mignon Waterman Award.