Retired Board Members 
We thank those The involvement of each of these individuals has made FPGV better. Thank you!
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| • | Mike Brown |  |
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Mike Brown was always interested in the problems of the poor and the disposed. He led a rich life as a counselor, a professor, a pastor, and an administrator. He received several miscellaneous degrees. After moving to Bozeman, he had the great good fortune to "travel to a far place and fall among friends." The Family Promise project used all of his previous experience and enabled him to work with the kind of folks he admires most. On July 30, 2006, at 64 years young, Mike succumbed to an uncommonly aggressive prostate cancer. He and his family were comforted and supported by a tremendous outpouring of love and affection from all who knew him. He brought joy and happiness to whatever he became involved in and all who knew him miss him. He was a instrumental force in making Family Promise happen and stay on track in the seminal days. The success of Family Promise will ever be a monument to his spirit. |
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| • | Brett Fagan |  |
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| Brett was a key founding board member of FPGV, providing a tremendous level of professionalism to th eorganization from the outset. Serving as secretary of the board, he helped keep the entire board focused in the critical development period. Brett was the resident Social Worker at the Gallatin Community Clinic for two years, serving low-income and under-privileged residents. For three years prior to this, he was National Housing Director for Alta Colleges in Denver, where he was responsible for building and supervising the 15-campus housing programs of the Westwood Tech and Aviation Colleges throughout the US. He attended undergraduate and graduate school at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and enjoys cycling, skiing, and painting. Brett and his wife Taunya are realtors in the Gallatin Valley with Prudential Montana Real Estate. | |||
| • | Sally Loble, Treasurer |  |
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A Montana native, Sally moved to Bozeman in 1990, with her husband and two sons. She has a degree in Accounting from the University of Montana, and has worked with private accounting firms, the State of Montana, and several law firms. She is an active member of the Baha’i Faith, treasurer of Elk Subdivision Homeowners Association, and serves as the corresponding secretary of the Gallatin Valley Interfaith Association. Long concerned about the issue of homelessness, she feels fortunate to be working with Family Promise and its Interfaith Hospitality Network program. Sally continues to serve as volunteer bookkeeper. |
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| • | Cindy Pipinich | ||
Cindy Pipinich, Minister of Congregational Life, at Hope Lutheran Church, Bozeman, joined the development team and then the Interim Board of Directors the minute each was created. She took on the task of chairing the Host Congregation Committee, a committee charged with recruiting host and partner congregations. The Committee’s success would be integral to getting the Network off the ground — we needed congregations willing to shelter the families on a rotating weekly schedule. Under Cindy’s outstanding leadership, congregations willing to commit to this ministry signed “on the dotted line.” Cindy resigned her position on the Interim Board as the program bgan operation to become the Host Congregation Coordinator at her church. We thank Cindy for the work she did to make Family Promise of Gallatin Valley happen! |
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| • | Shelly Wickstrom | ||
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2004, Pastor
Shelly Wickstrom, Christ the King Lutheran Church, brought the idea
of developing a Family Promise Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN)
to Bozeman. While visiting Billings, she had learned of an effort to
start a Network there; she was most intrigued by this program which
could offer shelter and opportunities to homeless families. Those of
us yearning to create a program to help the homeless in our valley
were equally excited. The rest, as they say, is history. Shelly was a member of our Interim Board, as Vice President, from the “getgo.” She resigned in late 2005 to focus her energies on a rapidly growing congregation due to her commitment at Christ the King, which committed early to being a Host Congregation. We are grateful to Shelly for believing that a Family Promise IHN could be created here and for working to make that belief a reality. |