Our Board of Directors

Matt Westendorf
(he/him)

CHAIR

Matt is an accomplished non-profit leader and certified executive coach with more than 25 years of experience in the field. He has extensive experience in nearly all aspects of organizational life including board development, finance, fundraising, human resources, diversity, equity, and inclusion, meditation and mindfulness, conflict resolution, change management, and organizational development. Since 2008, Matt has served as Chief Operating Officer for Stand.earth, an international environmental non-profit. In this role, he provides leadership and direction for the human resources, finance, and development teams. Prior to Stand.earth, Matt held roles as managing director and development director for social justice and arts organizations. 

Matt moved to Bozeman in 2018. In his free time, he loves hiking with his dog Chico, skiing, snowshoeing, and visiting hot springs near and far.

Kristi Chester Vance
(she/her)

vice CHAIR

Kristi has been leading in the non-profit sector for more than 20 years and currently has the honor of serving as the co-executive director of Training Resources for the Environmental Community (TREC), guiding the organization's capacity building and leadership development programs. Prior to joining TREC, Kristi spent 16 years as the deputy director of Stand.earth where she helped transform the environmental practices of dozens of the biggest names in corporate America, worked with communities to protect themselves from the risks posed by environmental and climate destruction, and secured the protection of 65 million acres of forests.  

Kristi is devoted to the committed, impactful, inspirational team at Haven and believes passionately in Haven's mission. She lives in Bozeman with her family and a rotating menagerie of outrageous animals.

Wes Shifrin

Treasurer

Wes is a Partner and Advisor at NorthFork Financial, a fiduciary wealth management team based in Bozeman specializing in investing, planning, and impact. He enjoys helping clients not only use their investments to positively impact people and the world, but also to lay the financial foundation to discover what's possible in their lives.

Wes has worked in the investment management industry since 2016 and is a CFA Charterholder and a graduate of the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting. He is deeply honored to support Haven's mission of empowering survivors through his role on the board of directors. Outside of his work at NorthFork and Haven, Wes enjoys spending time with his wife Brooke, daughter Nora, and two dogs Lola and Moon, exploring the natural beauty of Montana.

Angie Kujala

secretary

Angie Kujala has been involved with Haven for many years - serving as a board member, volunteer, speaker for End the Silence, and as a donor. As a survivor, she has strong compassion for those feeling helpless and alone. It's this perspective that makes her so excited to be a representative for survivors on the board level at Haven.

Angie was born and raised in Ennis, Montana, and now considers herself a Bozemanite. She attended MSU where she earned a bachelor's degree in accounting. Angie worked as a human resources guru for 20 years before recently transitioning to the slower pace and freedom of working with her husband on their online guitar instruction membership.

Angie loves spending time with her husband and two girls, and her favorite pastime is snuggling her two dogs. Angie also loves running, hiking, spontaneous adventures, and traveling.

Susan MacGrath
(she/her)

Susan has worked professionally in politics, for large corporations, as a ski instructor, and as an environmental attorney protecting public lands and wildlife. Most recently, she founded and directs a non-profit foundation that collaborates with international grassroots groups on social and environmental justice issues. Over the past 20 years, Susan has served on both local and national environmental and educational non-profit boards including as a Trustee of the Bozeman School District. She is honored to now focus her energy and time on being a member of Haven’s Board of Directors, helping to advance the mission of the organization. 

Susan was born in New York City and has lived in multiple states as well as overseas before relocating to Bozeman in 1999 with her husband, Martin, where they raised their daughter. Whenever possible, she can be found hiking, skiing, kayaking in Montana or traveling elsewhere to do the same.

Mallory Dabney

Mallory is the owner and buyer of Heyday, in the heart of downtown Bozeman. Heyday is a gift and lifestyle boutique with curated assortments for life's everyday celebrations. Heyday has been a staple of the Bozeman downtown community for almost 15 years. A few years after joining the Heyday team, Mallory purchased the business from founder and owner Lisa Rickenbaugh. As a local small business owner, community member, wife and mother of two young children, Mallory recognizes and deeply values the impact that Haven makes on our local community through proactive education and outreach in an effort to serve all individuals impacted by domestic violence. She is honored to be a member of Haven's Board of Directors.

Mallory was born and raised in the Bay Area, where she also attended college at St. Mary's College of CA, earning her B.S. in Business Finance and Economics and later earned her MBA. When not at Heyday, she enjoys traveling, discovering new local restaurants and spending quality time with her husband, Alex, and two children, Sloane and Grayson.

Kiersten Iwai
(she/her)

Kiersten is the Executive Director at Forward Montana and Forward Montana Foundation, making civic engagement and voting more accessible to young Montanans through education, grassroots organizing, and leadership development. Prior to joining Forward Montana, Kiersten advocated for renewable energy policy and public land protections and served survivors of domestic violence as a weekend advocate with Haven.

Kiersten is excited to continue serving Haven as a board member. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring Montana's beautiful mountains, escaping reality with a good book, and dancing the night away with her partner.

Alicia Singer

Alicia Singer is the co-owner of Millikan Consulting, a software consulting agency in Bozeman. Before launching the agency in 2018, Alicia spent half a decade in business consulting leadership positions, all while contributing her time and talents to philanthropic organization boards and fundraising committees. She is honored to use her experience to help advance the mission of Haven, an organization whose values she aligns with passionately. 

Alicia and her husband Dan were born and raised in Cody, Wyoming. They live in Bozeman with their two dogs Riggins and Lucy. They love to hike, camp, ski, and travel together. 

Nancy Pedersen

Nancy first heard of Haven through her daughter’s work with the Voice Center while her daughter was attending Montana State University. When Nancy moved to Bozeman after spending most of her years in the western United States, she volunteered with Haven by answering the 24-hour support line, and that led her to join Haven's Board. 

Nancy is a businessperson, lawyer, entrepreneur, and baker. She's a mother of three, mother-in-law of one, and grandmother of one, and loves to trek, travel, read, cook, and entertain. She’s an optimist and a glass-half-full kind of person who believes that while everyone has a unique story, we live and work in community. Every day, Nancy looks forward to venturing out and working with organizations like Haven and HRDC's Fork and Spoon to strengthen the fabric of our Bozeman community.