guiding the haven vision
Our Board of Directors
With leadership, transparency, and true commitment, our Board provides direction for Haven’s programming and outreach.
Alicia Singer
CHAIR
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.
Kiersten Iwai
(she/her)
vice CHAIR
Kiersten is the VP of Grantmaking & Partnerships at the Alliance for Youth Action. Previously, she served as the executive director of Forward Montana, guiding the organization towards sustainable growth and significant victories on voting rights. She brings more than a decade of community organizing and non-profit experience to the Haven board, including serving as a survivor advocate at Haven.
She holds a master’s in public administration from Montana State University. 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.
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, twin sons Jesse and Aldo, and two dogs Lola and Moon, exploring the natural beauty of Montana.
Nancy Pedersen
secretary
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.
Kristi Mills
Kristi is a financial and operations leader focused on the nonprofit sector. She serves as chief operating officer (COO) at Yellowstone Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park, where she leads the finance and operations teams. Kristi started her career in public accounting and moved to Bozeman in 1996. She spent 11 years with the Yellowstone Park Foundation and later served as an adjunct professor at Montana State University’s Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship. She also spent four years as director of finance at the Museum of the Rockies.
Kristi is a mom of two sons and two dogs. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and getting outside—paddleboarding, kayaking, and hiking.
Kama Werner
Kama is the co-founder of State of Play, an indoor art and play facility in Bozeman. Before this adventure in entrepreneurship, Kama worked for Bozeman Schools Foundation and spent time working for various philanthropic organizations in Bozeman. She brings business acumen and nonprofit board experience to Haven and is excited to work for such a worthy organization.
Kama has lived in Bozeman since 2001, making this the place she has lived the longest. She happily shares her non-work time with her husband, Jake, two teenage children and their dog Porter. When Kama isn’t at State of Play, Haven, or shuttling kids around Bozeman, you can find her gravel biking or downhill or Nordic skiing depending upon the season.
Marilynn Miller (she/her)
A veteran of more than 25 years in nonprofit fundraising, Marilynn worked with boards, staff, volunteers, and donors to secure in excess of $60 million in philanthropic gifts during her career. Marilynn’s wide-ranging experience covers all aspects of nonprofit leadership. She has also served on many nonprofit boards.
After retiring, Marilynn worked as a philanthropy consultant and also became an internationally certified neuroscience-based executive coach. Specializing in mid- to top-level women executives, Marilynn employed an understanding of neuroplasticity, mindset shift, rational discovery, and emotional intelligence to help her clients meet their goals. She is now fully retired.
Marilynn is dedicated to social justice and to extending a hand up. The most rewarding aspect of her work was witnessing the life-changing results people experienced because of her efforts. Marilynn treasures time with her young grandchildren, reads, and enjoys walks in the mountains and membership in several organizations. She is drawn to Haven’s mission, vision, and invaluable contributions to survivors of domestic violence.
McCall Renold
McCall has worked in strategy for Athleta, as a program manager for Apple, as a startup founder, and as a consultant at a top global management consulting firm where she focused on growth strategies for Fortune 50 companies. She graduated from Northwestern University in 2011 with degrees in manufacturing and design engineering, as well as industrial engineering.
Originally from Portland, Oregon, McCall’s family has lived in Livingston since 2011. She and her husband Nick moved to Bozeman in 2020. McCall is currently focused on real estate investing, managing both short-term and long-term rentals, and working as an interior design consultant. McCall and her husband have two children and a Bernese mountain dog, Toby. Her hobbies include gardening, yoga and travel.
Alex Hoecker
Alex has made Big Sky her home since 2013. With her husband, Wes, she founded Two Pines Properties, which has grown into Big Sky's largest locally-owned luxury vacation rental company, overseeing more than 125+ homes.
Alex’s passion lies in elevating the well-being of the Big Sky and Bozeman communities. Alex is currently pursuing a law degree to serve her community more comprehensively, particularly in the critical areas of domestic abuse prevention, social justice, and public service.
In summer, Alex enjoys mountain biking and trail running, usually with her closest girlfriends, discussing everything from politics to mindless television. In winter, she explores Yellowstone National Park with her husband through split boarding. Regardless of the season, Alex finds her greatest happiness in nature and with her family.
Chris Leonard
Chris spends most of his time running Bridger Operations, an operations and financial services firm in Bozeman. Before moving to Montana in 2002, Chris worked domestically and abroad, specializing in network infrastructure development and technology consulting. After a short stint at Right Now Technologies, Chris joined the team at Moonlight Basin and served as COO and later as CFO. After Moonlight Basin, Chris spent a number of years working with Elixiter, a local marketing services company before starting Bridger Operations in 2017.
Chris is passionate about behavioral health and underserved communities. He has worked closely with the Eating Disorder Center of Montana and serves on a number of non-profit boards. Outside of work, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, anything related to skiing, and loves getting lost in the woods.
Emily Birkenseer
Emily, a proud Bozeman High graduate, is pleased to be back in Montana after 32 years. A survivor herself, Emily is honored to support Haven and the community with her board service. Emily's past board and volunteer service is significant; one of her past favorites was an organization that mentored incarcerated youth. Emily was able to use her literature degree to help these teens write poems and essays for a magazine they published themselves.
Emily's four grown children are spread out across the country. Her youngest daughter is a junior at Bozeman High. She loves traveling and playing all the racket sports she can.
