{"id":167,"date":"2023-04-10T09:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/climbwyoming1.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:34:20","slug":"leadership-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/about-us\/leadership-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t@media (max-width: 823px) {}\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<section class=\"layout-section block-section block-hero  alignfull text_style-dark-text background_style-solid\" id=\"hero-block_708a57e339a6007de8a186899f5e4a6c\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gutenberg-preview-img\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cls-background\" style=\"background-color: #dbc9ea;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cls-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wrapper image-right image-contained bottom-content-on\">\n\n    <div class=\"gradient contained\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"image image-text\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" alt=\"Empowering single moms with comprehensive Graduate Services for career success.\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/graduates-hero2.png\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-background.jpg\">\n\n                    <div class=\"bottom-content desktop\">\n                                    <div class=\"bottom-text\"><p><span class=\"weight-bold font-20\">\u201cWhen we see someone\u2019s potential to overcome adversity instead of focusing on their limitations, we are lifted up, too. When a mom overcomes poverty, it has a mass ripple effect by positively impacting our schools, employers and neighborhoods.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"font-better-times font-30\">&#8211; Katie Hogarty, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #dbc9ea\"><div class=\"gradient full\"><\/div><div class=\"content\"><h6><span class=\"text-uppercase font-16\">Leadership<\/span><\/h6>\n<h1>Leadership and Board<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"font-20\">Meet Climb\u2019s executive team and board of directors leading the way in poverty alleviation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"bottom-content mobile\">\n                            <div class=\"bottom-text\"><p><span class=\"weight-bold font-20\">\u201cWhen we see someone\u2019s potential to overcome adversity instead of focusing on their limitations, we are lifted up, too. When a mom overcomes poverty, it has a mass ripple effect by positively impacting our schools, employers and neighborhoods.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"font-better-times font-30\">&#8211; Katie Hogarty, CEO<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#bio-lightboxes-block_cf4266c915f6f0bcef1d09c3ac714e5c .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 140px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}#bio-lightboxes-block_cf4266c915f6f0bcef1d09c3ac714e5c .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 15px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}@media (max-width: 820px) {#bio-lightboxes-block_cf4266c915f6f0bcef1d09c3ac714e5c .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 30px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}}\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<section class=\"layout-section block-section block-bio-lightboxes   text_style-dark-text background_style-solid\" id=\"bio-lightboxes-block_cf4266c915f6f0bcef1d09c3ac714e5c\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gutenberg-preview-img\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cls-background\" style=\"background-color: ;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cls-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bios one-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Katie-headshot.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Katie Hogarty<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Katie<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Katie Hogarty<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Chief Executive Officer<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Katie Hogarty, J.D. <\/strong>is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Climb Wyoming. Her lifelong passion for community development and advocacy, paired with her expertise in public policy and organizational leadership, informs and inspires her work in poverty alleviation at the state, regional, and national levels. As she leads one of the most innovative, outcomes-based nonprofits in the nation serving low-income families, Katie takes a relationship-based approach to building meaningful partnerships and affecting lasting change as Climb breaks the generational cycle of poverty by investing in and supporting community, workforce, and social development in families and rural communities in Wyoming and beyond. She previously worked for the Wyoming Governor\u2019s Office as a Health and Human Services Policy Analyst. Katie holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Wyoming College of Law and a B.A. in psychology from Lewis &amp; Clark College.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Molly-headshot-final.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Molly Kruger<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Chief Operating Officer<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Molly<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Molly Kruger<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Chief Operating Officer<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p><b>Molly Kruger, M.S., L.P.C<\/b>., serves as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Climb Wyoming where she operationalizes a comprehensive and psychologically-informed program model with relationship-based direct services at its core. Molly&#8217;s lifelong passion for affecting positive change in her communities intersects with her expertise in mental health counseling, communications, and marketing to help her build efficient human-centered operations, create highly effective systems, and establish infrastructure that empowers staff to enact Climb\u2019s best-practice model, ensuring a sustainable, impactful organization that supports families most in need in reaching long-term self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#bio-lightboxes-block_a4b5ffa41bf725dd0e11396554f1a2dd .container {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmax-width: 1\n\t\t\t\t\t}#bio-lightboxes-block_a4b5ffa41bf725dd0e11396554f1a2dd .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 132px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}@media (max-width: 820px) {#bio-lightboxes-block_a4b5ffa41bf725dd0e11396554f1a2dd .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 60px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}#bio-lightboxes-block_a4b5ffa41bf725dd0e11396554f1a2dd .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 31px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}}\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<section class=\"layout-section block-section block-bio-lightboxes   text_style-dark-text background_style-solid\" id=\"bio-lightboxes-block_a4b5ffa41bf725dd0e11396554f1a2dd\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gutenberg-preview-img\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cls-background\" style=\"background-color: #edf6f7;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cls-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container\">\n\t<h2 class=\"heading\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">Board of Directors<\/h2>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bios two-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/emily2.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Emily McGrady<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Chair<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Emily<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Emily McGrady<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Chair<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>Emily works to position people and processes for success. Her passion for Climb Wyoming was first ignited while facilitating ropes courses for Cheyenne Climb participants. Emily received a Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Wyoming, and a Master of Science in Organizational Performance from Bellevue University. Emily is certified in change management, process improvement, and whole-life coaching. Her career started in Student Affairs at UW and then shifted to healthcare, where she worked for Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Organization Development &amp; Learning. Emily lives in Gillette with her husband, Mike, and two children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kathyrn2.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Kathryn Boswell<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Kathryn<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Kathryn Boswell<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>A graduate of the University of Wyoming, Kathryn developed partnerships and events to help Wyomingites learn to hunt and fish for the Wyoming Game &amp; Fish Department before retiring in 2022. She&#8217;s the former Chief of Staff to Wyoming First Lady Nancy Freudenthal and now serves on the Wyoming Governors Residence Foundation Board to fight food insecurity for Wyoming children and families through Wyoming&#8217;s First Lady Jennie Gordon&#8217;s Wyoming Hunger Initiative. Kathryn has also been an avid volunteer with the Wyoming Women&#8217;s Foundation, the National Advisory Board of the University of Wyoming Art Museum, and the Cheyenne Frontier Days Art Show. A 2010 Leadership Wyoming graduate, she has always made serving people the guiding principle of her work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/phil-dismoore.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Phil Dinsmoor<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Phil<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Phil Dinsmoor<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>Phil Dinsmoor is retired after a successful 43-year career working in the energy industry. He now focuses his energies and skills on benefiting people and communities in Wyoming. He serves on the Board of Directors of Crook County Family Violence and Sexual Assault Services. Phil has participated since 2017 as a volunteer in the 307 Teen Challenge Program that helps high school students make wise decisions around alcohol and drug use, teen violence, bullying, social media, and more. He also helps with high school career planning classes and as a mock interviewer for Climb Wyoming participants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bryant2.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Bryant Hall<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Bryant<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Bryant Hall<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bryant is the Manager of Client Treasury Services at Hilltop Bank in Casper, Wyoming. He holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in finance from the University of Wyoming and a master&#8217;s in accountancy from the University of South Dakota. Originally from Cody, Bryant was the founding executive director for two non-profits: the Yellowstone Recreations Foundation, which reopened the Sleeping Giant Ski Area west of Cody, and By Western Hands, a non-profit that aims to preserve western functional art and design. Bryant and his family relocated to Casper in 2016, embracing the vibrant community. Bryant is an avid outdoors enthusiast and enjoys climbing, skiing, backpacking, and hunting. His heart lies in his family and spending time with his wife, Vickery, and their children, Grace and Tommy. Outside of his family and professional commitments, Bryant dedicates his time to local and state-level volunteer work. In addition to Climb Wyoming, he currently serves as the treasurer for Leadership Wyoming and Active in Recovery and coaches youth ski races for the Casper Mountain Racers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jj-headshot-final.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">JJ Healy<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About JJ<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">JJ Healy<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>JJ is founder of Healy Capital LLC, an investment and real estate firm located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. JJ is a technology industry veteran with more than fifteen years of operational, investment, and M&amp;A experience with companies including EMC Corporation, CS First Boston and Yahoo! Inc. Prior to founding Healy Capital, JJ was vice president of corporate development for Yahoo! Inc., where he teamed with founder Jerry Yang to develop Yahoo&#8217;s acquisition and investment program, completing over 20 corporate investments and 16 acquisitions, totaling more than $10 billion, including several of the largest acquisitions in the early history of the Internet. Prior to Yahoo, JJ was a technology investment banker with CS First Boston in San Francisco. JJ owns the Double J Ranch LLC, a cattle operation in Daniel, Wyoming and is deeply involved in conservation, having served on the board of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and currently the board of the Jackson Hole Land Trust. JJ attended Saint Anselm College and completed his MBA at the Thunderbird School of International Management. JJ currently lives in Wilson, Wyoming with son Cormac and daughter Sawyer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/patty.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Patty Lummis<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Patty<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Patty Lummis<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patty moved to Wyoming in 2006.\u00a0 As a dedicated community member, she has used her skills in sales and marketing to volunteer, raise funds, and plan events for many non-profit organizations including Jackson Hole Youth Soccer and the Jackson Cupboard. She has served as a board member and held leadership positions on the boards of the Center for the Arts and Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Teton Area. While Board Chair of Habitat, she launched the first successful capital campaign that resulted in 24 affordable homes. She is currently a board member of Habitat for Humanity and continues to advocate for affordable housing. Patty enjoys hiking, biking, and skiing.\u00a0 She and her husband, John, also enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dona_v2.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Dona Playton<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Dona<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Dona Playton<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dona is a professor at the University of Wyoming College of Law, where she teaches courses and directs an experiential clinic focusing on families, intimate partner violence, children, and dispute resolution. She has contributed extensively to state policy on domestic violence, family law, juvenile law, and access to justice issues. She is the Wyoming State Bar ABA Delegate, the State Bar\u2019s Second Judicial District Court Commissioner, an original member of the Access to Justice Commission, a board member and former chair of the Women\u2019s Law Caucus with the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, a trained mediator, and a Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist (ABA\/NACC). When she\u2019s not mentoring and teaching tomorrow\u2019s lawyers, Dona enjoys traveling, learning Spanish, cooking, and spending time with her husband, Rolly Maldonado, and their sons, Reno and Gabriel. Reno is a urology resident at UC Health in Denver, Colorado. Gabe graduated with his Juris Doctor and has joined a law firm in Grand Junction, Colorado.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/craig.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Craig Rood<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Craig<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Craig Rood<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>Craig serves as the Director of Government Affairs at WE Soda, building upon a 30+ year career as a well-respected leader within the mining and manufacturing industries. A Wyoming native and a graduate of the University of Wyoming, Craig is an active member of his community and serves on numerous boards and committees, including the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Southwest Wyoming Manufacturing Partnership, Wyoming Mining Association, Wyoming Business Alliance, Wyoming Taxpayers Association, Wyoming Skills USA, and Leadership Wyoming. Craig resides in Green River with his wife, Rebecca, and enjoys spending time outdoors at his cabin in the Wind River Mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/angie.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Angie Schrader<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Angie<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Angie Schrader<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>Angie brings experience as a mom, community volunteer, business leader, and native Wyomingite to Climb. Angie graduated from the University of Wyoming with a BSME in Mechanical Engineering. After 10 years away, she and her husband, Ben, moved back to Wyoming to raise their three boys. Angie is now the Chief Operating Officer at Flowstate, a software development company that she co-founded in 2019 specializing in using innovative technologies to detect leaks in pipelines. Her volunteer activities show her passion for education and community. She serves as an Advisory Board Member to the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences as well as the UW-Casper Bachelor of Applied Sciences program. Since 2012, she has worked with CASA of Natrona County, assisting with fundraising, website, and marketing, and, most importantly, serving as an advocate for children in protective custody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/artesia.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Artesia Valerio- Alexander<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about\">About Artesia<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"close-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Artesia Valerio- Alexander<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><div>Artesia is the Clinic Director at HealthWorks, a community clinic in Cheyenne offering affordable primary care, prescriptions, and mental and behavioral health services. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, she has expertise spanning direct patient care, geriatric services, population health, data analysis, alternative payment models, leadership, and administration. Artesia holds a Bachelor of Science in Management\/Healthcare and a Master\u2019s in Healthcare Administration from Park University. A Wyoming native and Climb Wyoming graduate who completed the program in 2013, she now gives back by assisting with mock interviews and providing women\u2019s health knowledge during speaker presentations for Climb. An active community member, Artesia volunteers with various local programs. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, crafting, and spending quality time with family and friends, always cheering on her daughters as their biggest supporter. One of Artesia\u2019s favorite quotes, which she believes everyone should live by, is: \u201cYour smile is your logo; your personality is your business card. How you leave others feeling after having an experience with you is your trademark.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#founder .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 31px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}#founder .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 200px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}@media (max-width: 820px) {#founder .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 1px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}#founder .cls-background {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 30px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}}\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<section class=\"layout-section block-section block-bio-lightboxes   text_style-dark-text background_style-solid\" id=\"founder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gutenberg-preview-img\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cls-background\" style=\"background-color: #edf6f7;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cls-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container\">\n\t<h2 class=\"heading\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">Founder<\/h2>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bios two-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/climbwyoming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ray-headshot-final.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">Ray Fleming Dinneen, PSY.D.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7241,"parent":154,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-167","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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