| Jane Ratzlaff |
Kelly Heaton |
Merry Lynn Southers |
Debra Reeves |
Jennifer Prendergast |
Billy Bowman |
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EMAIL JANE HERE |
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 Jane
started her career in
fundraising in 1979
charged with creating an
annual fund program. Her
experiences have
included developing
start-up foundations and
moving foundations into
major gift programs and
capital campaigns. She
has exceeded the goals
of each of her many
assignments – goals set
by deans and boards -
through her long term
strategic thinking,
relationship building
and involvement of the
faculty, staff and
volunteers around her in
the development process.
Jane’s success is due to
her ability to mentor
and involve. Prior to
her current position as
the Executive Director
of the Glacier National
Park Fund, she was the
VP of Development for
the University of
Montana Foundation.
For the last two years,
Jane has worked to
transition the Fund away
from the National Park
Foundation into a
stand-alone Montana
based Foundation while
growing revenues by 38%
and reaching the
milestone mark for GNPF
of a $1 million revenue
in 2007. Jane is a
Montana native, a
graduate of CMR and
Montana State University
in Billings. She and her
husband, Henry, have two
children, ages16 and 12,
two step-sons and five
step-grandchildren. She
and her family reside in
Columbia Falls.
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KELLY HERE |
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 Kelly
Heaton moved from Colorado
to the Flathead Valley
in May of 2004 and
immediately felt at
home. Just three days
after arriving, she took
the drive up the Going-
to-the-Sun Road. Upon
seeing her first
mountain goat and the
jaw-dropping scenic
vistas, she knew in her
heart, “This is where I
belong!” An outdoor
enthusiast and
adventurer, Kelly enjoys
hiking, backpacking,
skiing, camping,
traveling and
photography. She is most
happy when sharing these
experiences with others.
Kelly is a graduate of
the University of
Colorado at Boulder and
has worked in the
non-profit world for
eight years. For the
past three years she has
been living and working
in the Park educating
visitors about the Crown
of the Continent
ecosystem, of which
Glacier is the heart.
Kelly has joined the
GNPF team as the
Director of Development
and is excited to share
her passion for the Park
with others and feels
honored to work on
preserving this
beautiful place.
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MERRY LYNN HERE |
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 Merry
Lynn is a fairly recent
transplant to Northwest
Montana. After first
visiting the area to ski
at Whitefish Mountain
Resort in 1989, she and
her husband, Michael,
just kept coming back.
Then in the early 90’s,
they also started coming
in the summers to visit
Glacier National Park.
They both fell in love
with this beautiful
piece of heaven in the
northern Flathead
Valley. Finally in the
summer of 2006, they
sold two homes and a
boat and moved to
Whitefish.
After a long career in
the data management
corporate world, Merry
Lynn had always planned
to return to work once
they settled into their
new home in Whitefish.
Never in her wildest
dreams did she think
that she would have an
opportunity to work for
such a wonderful
organization that
supports Glacier
National Park. As the
Annual Fund and Outreach
Coordinator, she wears
many hats but her job
also entails fairly
frequent visits to the
Park and the opportunity
to meet so many
wonderful people who
love Glacier.
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DEBRA HERE |
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 Debra
Reeves is a second
generation Montanan
whose roots run deep in
Glacier Country. Her
paternal grandparents
homesteaded and ran a
dairy on Camas Creek.
Her father remembered
his parents putting the
milk into the glacier
fed creek to keep it
cold. Born and raised in
Columbia Falls, her
family spent many
Sundays enjoying the
beauty of Glacier. She
has many favorites in
Glacier: hiking,
watching the eagles
soar, waiting for a
cloudy day so she can
drive up Going to the
Sun with her windows
down (and the heater
on!) letting the clouds
drift through, to
catching a sunset and
watching the moon come
up over a peak. One
thing is for sure, as a
top notch and hopelessly
addicted huckleberry
picker, Debra can often
be found charming the
bears to share their
secret berry spots with
her.
Debra’s role at GNPF is
administrative
assistant. This position
ranges from normal every
day office work like
answering the phone, to
keeping tabs on her high
energy boss, and
providing a cohesive
environment for her
co-workers. While there
is never a lack of work
to keep her on the run,
she loves the fact that
what she does directly
helps to impact the
preservation of this
sacred jewel we call
Glacier National Park.
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JENNIFER HERE |
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 Jennifer discovered
Glacier National Park
while on sabbatical from
a decade of non-profit
work in Miami. She
quickly traded bright
lights and a crowded
city for star light and
wide open spaces. Now
you can find her either
hiking the High Line
Trail scouting for
wolverines or eating
wood-fire pizza in
Polebridge under the
shadow of the Park’s
snow-capped peaks.
Her role at the GNPF is
to promote awareness for
the Glacier National
Park and raise support
for the Park through
events. The Glacier
National Park Fund hosts
a range of events from
intimate gatherings such
as Touch of Glacier to
the gala event, Spring
for Glacier, to provide
information about the
current and future
status of Glacier
National Park as well as
raise funds to support
the Park’s needs. A
significant focus for
her is the upcoming
Centennial Celebration
in 2010. She claims it
will be an “event-full”
year!
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 Born
on the cliffs of Mt
Oberlin above Logan
Pass, I have always
called Glacier National
Park home.
As a kid I would frolic
in the wildflowers along
the boardwalk and around
Hidden Lake, my mother
always herding me to
keep my distance from
the human tourists so
fascinated by our
presence.
My friends were marmots,
squirrels and of course
other kids, and I got
along with everyone
except for the mean
spirited Golden Eagles
who were especially
threatening to the
youngest goats.
Now that I'm older I
travel to other parts of
the park, albeit
slowly... hey, my legs
are only four inches
long!
I really enjoy the Many
Glacier portion of the
park where I visit quite
a few of my Grizzly
pals. I also love to
vacation on the West
Side at Bowman Lake. So
peaceful!
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