MEET OUR BOARD
JAY CARROL, PhD
Board Co-Chair / member since 2017
jackrockclimber@gmail.com
Affiliations: Rocky Mountain Labs, Western Montana Climbers Association
jackrockclimber@gmail.com
Affiliations: Rocky Mountain Labs, Western Montana Climbers Association
ROCH TURNER, PhD
Board Co-Chair / member since 2018
rochturner@gmail.com
Affiliations: U of M Faculty, grant writer, other non profit boards
Dr. Turner is a third generation Montanan. Raised in Hamilton, Turner left for the U.S. Navy immediately following high school graduation. He served as a shipboard imagery intelligence analyst onboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for four years and as a signals intelligence analyst at a NATO regional Headquarters for two years. Following the Navy, Turner returned to school, ultimately earning a bachelor’s degree in history, masters in public administration, and a Ph.D. in International Education. His academic interests are focused on service to community and social inequities. He is an AmeriCorps VISTA alumnus, a former Franklin Project Ambassador with the Aspen Institute, and currently conducts team research on cross-cultural competencies in international education and independent research on educational reform. On a personal level, Turner is an avid trail runner and hiker with a fierce passion for the mountains of Western Montana.
rochturner@gmail.com
Affiliations: U of M Faculty, grant writer, other non profit boards
Dr. Turner is a third generation Montanan. Raised in Hamilton, Turner left for the U.S. Navy immediately following high school graduation. He served as a shipboard imagery intelligence analyst onboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for four years and as a signals intelligence analyst at a NATO regional Headquarters for two years. Following the Navy, Turner returned to school, ultimately earning a bachelor’s degree in history, masters in public administration, and a Ph.D. in International Education. His academic interests are focused on service to community and social inequities. He is an AmeriCorps VISTA alumnus, a former Franklin Project Ambassador with the Aspen Institute, and currently conducts team research on cross-cultural competencies in international education and independent research on educational reform. On a personal level, Turner is an avid trail runner and hiker with a fierce passion for the mountains of Western Montana.
DOREA MARTIN
Vice-Chair / member since 2018
Affiliations: Trapper Creek Job Corps
Dorea has been an outdoor and environmental educator for 13 years, which has enabled her to live and work in 8 states across the West. As the natural resources trade instructor at Trapper Creek Job Corps, she teaches her students the knowledge and skills they need to begin their forestry and conservation careers. She enjoys snowboarding, backpacking, facilitating challenge course experiences, meeting new people, and poking dead things with sticks.
Affiliations: Trapper Creek Job Corps
Dorea has been an outdoor and environmental educator for 13 years, which has enabled her to live and work in 8 states across the West. As the natural resources trade instructor at Trapper Creek Job Corps, she teaches her students the knowledge and skills they need to begin their forestry and conservation careers. She enjoys snowboarding, backpacking, facilitating challenge course experiences, meeting new people, and poking dead things with sticks.
STEPHANIE DEBASIO
Secretary / member since 2017
sdebiasio@gmail.com
Affiliations: Hamilton Middle School Teacher, Science Olympiad Coordinator
Stephanie has been a middle school science teacher at Hamilton Middle School since 2014. As a kid, she spent summers in the adirondack mountains of upstate New York and fell in love with hiking and camping. She attended a NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) course during college that solidified my commitment to helping others feel the confidence and resilience that the outdoors can offer. She's been involved with BEAR since 2017 and has been on several camping, hiking and skateboarding trips. She's seen firsthand what this program can do to help youth enjoy the beautiful, yet challenging resources in the Bitterroot Valley.
sdebiasio@gmail.com
Affiliations: Hamilton Middle School Teacher, Science Olympiad Coordinator
Stephanie has been a middle school science teacher at Hamilton Middle School since 2014. As a kid, she spent summers in the adirondack mountains of upstate New York and fell in love with hiking and camping. She attended a NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) course during college that solidified my commitment to helping others feel the confidence and resilience that the outdoors can offer. She's been involved with BEAR since 2017 and has been on several camping, hiking and skateboarding trips. She's seen firsthand what this program can do to help youth enjoy the beautiful, yet challenging resources in the Bitterroot Valley.
JENI SEIFERT
Treasurer / member since 2017
jeni@bitterrootdrug.com
Affiliations: Small Business Owner, School Board Member
jeni@bitterrootdrug.com
Affiliations: Small Business Owner, School Board Member
PAULINE GARY
member since 2017
senoragary1@gmail.com
Affiliations: Retired Spanish Teacher, Stock Farm Club Member, Daly Mansion Board
senoragary1@gmail.com
Affiliations: Retired Spanish Teacher, Stock Farm Club Member, Daly Mansion Board
MELISSA LANGFIELD
member since 2019
melissadn3@comcast.net
Affiliations: Trapper Creek Job Corp
melissadn3@comcast.net
Affiliations: Trapper Creek Job Corp