Meet Our Thrive Team

Thrive currently employs 30 Montana residents, and benefits from the expertise of 12 dedicated Board Members.

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Leadership Team

Cindy Ballew

Program Manager

Virginia Hanson

Executive Director

Maria Malloy

Program Manager

Administrative Team

Chris Gianuario

Operations Administrator

Merrilee Glover

Financial Accountant

Development Team

Erica Bejvan

Systems Coordinator

Monica MacPherson

Events & Community Engagement Coordinator

Julie Nelson

Business Partnerships Officer

Interns

Celie Bachman

Intern

Savannah Davis

Social Work Intern

School-Based Staff

CAP Program Team

Coordinating and supporting Thrive’s CAP Mentoring program in Bozeman and Big Sky Public Schools

Darby May

CAP Coordinator - CJMS & GHS

Ramy Mehta

CAP Coordinator - Big Sky

Ashley Myers

CAP Coordinator - SMS & BHS

Parent Liaison Team

Supporting parents in Bozeman public elementary and middle schools

Libby Hansen

Parent Liaison - Sacajawea Middle School

Betsy Pufahl

Parent Liaison - Chief Joseph Middle School

Thrive Liaison Team

Coordinating Thrive’s CAP Mentoring program and supporting parents in all Bozeman public elementary schools

Dana Brandon

Thrive Liaison - Hyalite Elementary

Sara Friedman

Thrive Liaison - Whittier Elementary School

Julie Kleine

Thrive Liaison - Longfellow & Morning Star Elementary Schools

Andrea Lawrence

Thrive Liaison - Hawthorne & Irving Elementary Schools

Roselle Shallah

Thrive Liaison - Saddle Peak Elementary

Elizabeth Stewart

Thrive Liaison - Meadowlark Elementary School

Kaylee Triemstra-Gonzalez

Thrive Liaison - Emily Dickinson Elementary School

Parent Programs

Parent Place

Mayra Lindberg

Parent Educator

Partnership Project Team

Katie Arnold

Family Support Worker

Sophia Rodriguez

Family Support Worker

Board of Directors

Thrive’s Board of Directors bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our organization. Each board member is a volunteer and commits to serve a 3-year term.

Robin Arnold

Board Member

Thrive Board Member Troy Couture smiles in a headshot

Troy Couture

Board Member

Thrive Board Member Alex Dabney smiles at the camera in front of a background of trees, wearing a light blue button-down shirt.

Alex Dabney

Board Member

Bailey Evans

Board Member

John Hartsog

Board Member

Thrive logo with 4 blocks in red, blue, green, and yellow with varying sizes of white circles

Sarah Hays

Board Member

Thrive Board Member Maria Ippolito Vita smiles in a headshot.

Maria Ippolito

Board Member

Mark Lasswell

Chair

Tara Petre

Board Member

Shann Scott

Treasurer

Trish Zowada

Board Member

Thrive Volunteers

Thrive would not exist without the support of our outstanding volunteers. Volunteers work within programs coordinating events, helping participants and providing community outreach.

CAP Mentors

Mentors with the Child Advancement Project commit to working one-on-one with school aged children.