Staff

After three decades in America’s nonprofit sector, Mary will be quick to tell you that directing Eagle Mount is by far the most rewarding - and challenging - job she’s held. Mary holds a BA in psychology from Wellesley College; her graduate work was in Slavic Languages and Linguistics; and her consulting practice focuses on strategic planning, organizational development, fundraising and quality assurance.

Prior to moving to Montana from Washington, DC, Mary’s professional field was international education and exchange. Since arriving in Bozeman in 1994, Mary has served as development director for the Montana State University College of Nursing, the Museum of the Rockies, and Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter. She joined Eagle Mount as executive director in 2009.

Chad was born and raised in Montana and has always had a great appreciation for the outdoor opportunities the state has to offer. After graduating from Montana State University with a BS in Business Marketing & Management he moved to Seattle to work for Boeing in the Commercial Airplanes Division. Chad returned to Bozeman in 2003 to work as a project manager in the construction field in Big Sky. After volunteering for Eagle Mount’s ski program for 3 seasons, Chad was very excited to make the move to running the Big Sky program in 2011.

Maggee was raised in northeastern Connecticut where she was an active horse 4-H member. She attended the University of Connecticut and received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Animal Science. While at UCONN she helped reinstate a collegiate 4-H Club, was inducted into Alpha Zeta (Agricultural Honor Society), assisted in the establishment of the Women’s Indoor Polo team and started the Mounted Drill Team. She has significant post graduate work in Special Education from George Mason University prior to relocating to Montana. She has worked in medical research and bovine genetic engineering. She is the past-president of the Bozeman Area Special Education PTA which she helped establish in 2004.
Maggee is a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International Certified Riding Instructor and serves as the PATH State Chair for Montana. She became a PATH Mentor in 2010 and teaches Eagle Mount’s Instructor in Training course in the summer.

Diana grew up in Ohio and originally received a college education in Commercial Photography. As the call of the wild stole her heart, she headed west and traded city life for a pair of hiking boots and a backpack. Her professional accomplishments in the outdoor adventure industry include: planning and guiding outdoor adventure trips, traveling through remote wilderness backcountry and facilitating programs for people with and without disabilities in sea kayaking, canoeing, camping, hiking, mountain biking, adaptive alpine and water skiing, hand cycling, team building initiatives and ropes courses.

Diana received her Therapeutic Recreation degree at the University of Idaho and subsequently became a National Therapeutic Recreational Specialist. With a background in outdoor adaptive sports, she also obtained a Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) Adaptive Level II certification and went on to professionally train many people in the art of adaptive alpine skiing, and summer recreational activities. She’s happily been with Eagle Mount since 2010.

Jen comes to Eagle Mount all the way from Texas. After growing up in Dallas, she attended the University of Arkansas -- Fayetteville where she received her bachelor’s degree in social work. After graduating in 2009, she went on to pursue her MSW from the University of Kansas -- Lawrence where she studied hospice social work with a concentration in clinical grief counseling.

Unable to resist the beautiful mountains and the west in general, Jen and her husband moved to Bozeman in the summer of 2010. Prior to her position with the Big Sky Kids, she served as Co-Director at a preschool for children with special needs, and it was there that she became familiar with Eagle Mount and its wonderful mission.

In her free time Jen enjoys spending time with her family and friends and taking part in everything Montana has to offer, including hiking, camping, skiing, and taking her dog Stella on various adventures.

Pat came to work at Eagle Mount in 1991, after receiving her Master’s Degree from MSU. Pat started our year-round aquatics program in area motels. She was assured that the motel arrangements were temporary and Eagle Mount would build a state of the art therapy pool. It only took 17 years.

Pat was born in Montana but raised primarily in Iowa, where her family still lives. She always wanted to live in Montana where her beloved grandparents were natives, and now her heart and body both live in Bozeman. Never having had children, Pat spoils her nieces and nephews, and also spreads her energy and love keeping all our Eagle Mount swimmers happy, safe and challenged.