Our Team
Staff
Bethany Wieferich — Quality and Support Lead
e: bethany@mtafterschoolalliance.org
Heather Jameson — Strategic Initiatives Lead
e: heather@mtafterschoolalliance.org
Nora Gibbons — Engagement Coordinator
e: nora@mtafterschoolalliance.org
Rachel Wanderscheid — Director
e: rachel@mtafterschoolalliance.org
MTAA is not currently hiring for any positions, but we are always interested in meeting engaged and excited people who would like to join our efforts or our team. If you wish to be considered for future positions, please send your resume and a brief cover letter to rachel@mtafterschoolalliance.org.
Steering Council
The work of the Montana Afterschool Alliance is guided by a Steering Council comprised of a diverse group of stakeholders, reaching every region of our state and representing a wide range of backgrounds, including providers, business, education, health, government, Indian Country, and nonprofits.
Brian Dennis — Boys & Girls Club of Yellowstone County
Cathy Hay, Treasurer — Bigfork ACES
Emily Dean — Montana School Boards Association
Heather Margolis — Montana Education Partnership
Katie Wardisiani, Vice President— Clinton School District
Kirstan Roush, President— Helena SACC
Marcell Bruski — Big Sky Economic Development
Mary Owens — Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line
Melissa Tovass (Fiscal Sponsor Representative) — School Services of Montana
Michelle Cusey (Ex Officio) — 21st CCLC Program Manager, Office of Public Instruction
Jody Lehman (Ex Officio) — MT Department of Public Health and Human Services
Veronica Willeto DeCrane, Past President— National Native Children’s Trauma Center
Xanna Burg — Kids Count for Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Interested in joining the Steering Council?
MTAA is seeking Steering Council members who are representative of the many regions of Montana and the many areas of work we engage in. We especially encourage individuals to apply who are a part of historically underserved and underrepresented communities and/or bring personal or professional experience or expertise to our work, including (but not limited to) those working as out-of-school time providers, or working for youth-serving nonprofits, Tribal Nations, and youth policy focused organizations.
School Services of Montana serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Montana Afterschool Alliance.