Ariell, TGRC’s Development Specialist, blends years of personal and professional experience working in grief. She has a B.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Montana, has spent the last 10 years building a small independent business. She has experience working with youth, adolescents, and adults and has been a longtime friend, participant, and supporter. Her experiences have ignited a passion to spread awareness and help support others who have experienced significant loss.

my “why”:

My personal experience attending TGRC’s Women's Rendezvous for a reduced fee inspires me to share the mission and magic of TGRC with donors, funders, and foundations so that others likely to benefit from grief support programs can attend regardless of ability to pay. My own grief experience opened my eyes to how little our culture talks about death and grief. TGRC's grief education programs continue to break down stigmas and teach coping skills in schools and businesses to create a more responsive and grief aware community for the future. 

re-charging & delight-finding:

I love hiking Sentinel at 5 a.m. year round with friends. I love trail running, snowboarding, and coaching long jump, triple jump, and high jump for the Hellgate Knights!! 

COMMUNITY OUTREACh

• FRIENDS WAY Annual Conference Keynote - Rooted in Hope: Grief Support Following Substance Abuse Loss, November 2019

Specialized Trainings

• What to Do, How to do It, and Why it Matters; New Strategies for Helping Children Heal, Find Resilience, and Remember Loved Ones, June 2019

• Donor Stewardship and Engagement to Encourage Longterm Constituent Relationships, June 2019

• Supporting Families After a Death Due to Opioid Overdose, June 2019

• Using the Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model (CBEM) to Improve Bereavement Services, June 2019

• Telling Grief Stories: How to Use Social Media Effectively for Fundraising and Awareness, June 2019

• All Hands on Deck: Integrating a Mission-Based Fundraising Approach, June 2019

• Signs of Suicide (SOS) Facilitator Training, December 2018

• Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Facilitator Training, November 2018

• ASIST Suicide Intervention Training, September 2018

• The Dirt on Childhood Grief: TGRC Volunteer Training, July 2018