	The Board of Directors
	Shannon Stage President Shannon is a Montana native. She was born in Missoula, attended Flathead High School and graduated from Montana State University. She has been living and working in Missoula for over 25 years. Shannon is a financial advisor and is currently working at Estep, Hope and Weber Capital Management. Shannon learned about Living Art of Montana from a past board member whom she met on a yoga retreat in Costa Rica. Using creativity and experiencing nature as a healing tools were something that she found occurred instinctively in her life. Living Art’s mission seemed like a natural fit. She enjoys many of the recreational opportunities available in our beautiful vicinity. They include cycling, cross country skiing, hiking, gardening and camping. Her indoor activities are knitting, quilting, cooking and reading. Time spent with her pets and her loving husband, Patrick, is treasured.
	Helen Houlihan Having moved to Missoula when she was 12 years old, Helen Houlihan attended St. Anthony’s Grade School, Sentinel High School and the University of Montana. She was active in sports – tennis, racquetball and golf – so it came as no surprise she pursued a career in the sports and wellness industry. Helen was on the staff at The Courthouse Racquetball and Health Club and at Sun Mountain Sports. Helen moved to the Midwest as her husband grew his medical career. She returned to Missoula with her family in the fall of 2008 after an absence of nearly 20 years. After getting settled ‘back in’, she was introduced to Living Art by Board President Shannon Stage, and subsequently began working with the folks at Living Art, volunteering for the Light Show Annual Fundraiser. When Dawn Payne, out-going Board President and Shannon Stage sat down with Helen to discuss the possibility of her joining the board, Helen felt that “The energy, enthusiasm, and spirit of the folks involved with Living Art of Montana was amazing as well as inspiring. I had been looking for a way to give back to the community that had given me so much and I knew this worthy organization felt like the perfect fit; a wonderful chance to contribute my time and energies to a group committed to wellness and healing.” Helen spends great deal of her time on the pool decks of Missoula as a swim coach for the Missoula YMCA and the Missoula County High Schools. When not working, Helen and her husband Greg enjoy spending time with their two daughters, both University of Montana students.
	Beth Jaffe While earning her BS in Natural Resources from Cornell University, Beth enjoyed as many art classes allowed byt the laws of that stuffy academic realm. As a facilitator for our Creativity for Life program, she loves watching the magic of Living Art in action. And in serving on this Board, Beth works to spread the joy, strengthen the hope and nourish the dreams of our vibrant community.
	Eddie Ledermann Eddie Ledermann started his café and espresso bar Civitella in the basement of the Missoula Public Library with simplicity in mind. He has created a Meat Club with monthly selections of great food and the very popular meat and greet meetings. He has been helping Living Art for several years as our finance genius.
	David Sande David Sande has been with First Interstate Bank since 2004 when he started in the Operations Center in Billings, MT. David moved to Missoula in 2005 where he worked as a Financial Services Representative at the Wal-Mart and Albertsons in-store branches. He later transitioned into the Missoula collections office where he worked until he completed his MBA at the University of Montana in 2007. At this point he moved to his current position as a Credit Analyst in the Commercial & Private Banking department at the downtown office. The past two years David has participated as a team member raising funds for the American Heart Association. David is proud to be a part of the First Interstate Bank family and enjoys working with his co-workers at all the Missoula branches for both personal and commercial clients' banking needs. US Banker Magazine named First Interstate one of America's Top 10 banks in 2009 with $2 - $10 billion in assets. David would like to invite everyone to visit the new First Interstate Bank building located at the corner of Front & Higgins in downtown Missoula.
	Judy White Judy was a small business owner for many years in Salmon, Idaho. At the suggestion of the Salmon City Administrator, Judy became an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow. Gaining an understanding of the importance of community building as a domestic peace corps volunteer in 2002 -03 she was injected with inspiration to go back to school and get her social work degree, which she completed at the University of Montana in 2007. During her senior year Judy did her social work practicum with Living Art of Montana, under the guiding hand of Dr. Beth Ammons. With degree in hand she followed her heart as a hospice volunteer, which eventually led Judy to her present position as Volunteer Coordinator for Partners Hospice.