Our Team

Tina Barrett, EdD, LCPC | Executive Director

Aubrey Howell, BSW | Flathead Program Specialist

Dan Salois, PhD, LCPC | Clinic Consultant

Emily Hargis, BSW | Program Manager

Jillian Wagner | Program Coordinator

Lacy Eccles, MA | Counseling Intern

Mack Stiff, MSW, SWLC | Counselor

Meg Smith | Associate Director

Paula Griffith | Finance Director

Rick Stern, MS, MEd | Flathead Program Specialist, Counseling Intern

Sandee Sepulveda | Executive Assistant

Sarah Jo Bernhardt, M.A., LCPC | Clinic Director

Sienna Speicher, MA, LCPC | Browning Program Specialist

Mick Stemborski, LCPC, LAC | Counselor

Brooke Hanson | Office Coordinator

Board of Directors

Board & Staff at the annual Board Retreat

President

Jennifer Jensen - Vice President of Human Resources, First Security Bank

Past President

Heather Foster - CEO, YMCA Missoula

Vice President

Carey Schmidt - Attorney, Schmidt Law Firm

Secretary

Kim Parrow, PhD, LCPC - Counselor, We Work Relationships, LLC

Treasurer

Nathan T. Saravalli, CPA — Manager, JCCS, PC

Members

Jim Sayer - Nonprofit Consultant

Kimberly McDonald-Markuson, LCSW - Clinical Social Worker

Luke Paulson - Licensed Funeral Director, Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory

Rachel Feucht, MSW - Medical Social Worker, Hestia Advantage

Stacey Eve - Associate Vice President for Business Operations & Finance, University of Montana

Contractors

Sharon Monaco, Billing Manager — Mental Health Billing & Associates

Affiliates & Pro Bono Consultants

George Lesica, Senior Software Engineer, onXmaps; Principal, Georgica Software

Hannah Stone, Shareholder, Of Counsel — Milodragovich, Dale, and Steinbrenner, P.C. Attorneys

Special thanks for the tremendous pro bono support and expertise that these affiliates offer TGRC.

C.A.R.E. Team

TGRC relies on an immensely talented, experienced group of TGRC staff and volunteers to help facilitate grief camps and retreats, affectionately known as our C.A.R.E. Team. Volunteer group and camp facilitators submit a letter of interest, resume, references, and complete a background check before becoming a part of the TGRC CARE Team. C.A.R.E underlies our approach to working with the staff team, professionals, and program participants:

Compassion: positive, caring relationships are the foundation for the program
Attitude: open, positive and flexible
Respect: for self, others, the organization, and the environment
Enthusiasm: a commitment to have fun, enjoy and laugh

Our C.A.R.E. Team members commit to the following:

Respecting confidentiality;
Being open and cooperative;
Using “I” messages;
Listening and responding with empathy;
Giving and accepting feedback;
Supporting programs and program participants;
Addressing and moving through challenges in ways that strengthen us as a team instead of undermining; and
Strengthening one another through gratitude, respect, and positive humor.

C.A.R.E. Team members often return year after year to TGRC’s grief camps. We welcome new volunteers, and acknowledge that space is often limited. If you are interested in becoming a member of the C.A.R.E. Team, please reach out.