Stillwater Youth Center Staff

Meet the Staff and Volunteers


Staff:

Kaitland Whitlock • Jon Rhodes - Youth Directors

Jesse Crane - Director of Ministry

Board of Directors:

Craig Whitlock • Craig is a Member of the Board of Directors and President of the Corporation.

He and His family own and operate "The Holler" a mountain cabin rental business. Craig is also a General/Building contractor.

Joanie Matovich

Joanie is a Member of the Board of Directors, Corporation Treasurer and Director of Ministry.

She and her husband Paul have owned and operated the local IGA Supermarket and Pharmacy for the past 30 years. Joanie was a consulting coordinator for Stonecroft ministries for 15 years and the past 25 years has lead and taught interdenominational adult Bible Studies.

Christine Fluery

Chris is a Member of the Board of Directors and Corporation Secretary.

She, her husband Ted and son Ryan own Fleury Concrete Inc. They moved to Columbus 7 years ago.


Don Bedard

My wife, Susan and I have owned and operated a land surveying business, Beartooth Land Surveying, since 1998. We moved to Absarokee in 1985 and I was employed at Stillwater Mining Co., for 19 years.

John Gott

John is retired from ConocoPhillips after 31 years in a variety of locations. He most recently served as the general manager of a large refinery in Louisiana . He has a B.S. (Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering) from the Colorado School of Mines. He and his wife, Holly, now reside in Red Lodge.

Volunteers:

Katy Matovich, Robin Smith, Lynne Arthun, June Mandeville, Chris Fluery

Prayer Team: Amy Drain , Connie Hamilton , Lynne Arthun, Bev Nisley , June Mandeville, Georgia Thrower, Carl & Diane Hagemeister, Audrey Parks, Lynn Connor, Gary & Trish Daniels

Planning Committee:

Webb Mandeville • Mandeville Agency
Dan Patterson • Vice President, United Bank of Columbus
Kerry Kovanda • Rancher and Community Leader

Pastors Advisory Committee:
Jay Forseth of Columbus Evangelical Church
Rich Trees of Absarokee Grace Fellowship


Funding


Stillwater Youth Center is a 501(3)C non-profit tax exempt Montana corporation which makes contributions tax deductible. All funding is private with no government support; operating costs including the salary of our professional Youth Director are met by donations from individuals, businesses, and churches as well as annual fund raising efforts by the youth.