Dani Morrison, an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation of Pine Ridge and Montana-raised, is an educator, advocate, and solution-oriented activist committed to Indigenous rights, lands, and future generations. With over 15 years of experience in education and philanthropy, her work aims to create safe, equitable spaces that empower Indigenous youth and communities in reclaiming identity, lifeways, and advances self-determination. Her approach is guided by family, tradition, and the stories and histories of Indigenous Peoples.

Dani is the founder of She Speaks Thunder Consulting, LLC, where she serves as an education and instructional coach, storyteller, and tribal programs liaison. She provides professional development for K–12 educators, develops community-centered curriculum, supports grant writing, and uses data and Indigenous-centered research to design programs that improve the lives of Indigenous Peoples.

She holds a B.A. in Social Studies Broadfield and Secondary Education with minors in Native American Studies, Government Teaching, and History Teaching, as well as an M.A. in Native American Studies from Montana State University. She was later accepted into a PhD program in Education, Curriculum, and Instruction.

Dani’s experience includes 14 years with Hopa Mountain, an organization that supports tribal and rural citizen leaders and was named an Eagle Feather Fellow by the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples. She has served as a behavioral consultant for the State of Montana, co-developing an Indigenous Model for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for Tribal public schools.

She currently serves as Interim Executive Director of Mountain Time Arts, a Bozeman-based 501(c)(3) advancing environmental sustainability and Indigenous rights through the work of Indigenous artists and storytellers. Dani also serves as lead researcher for the National Indian Education Study (NIES) under the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), overseen by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.

Jim draws upon his deep experience in art, architecture, and land conservation to connect people to place in engaging and transformative ways. A graduate of RISD and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, his architectural work has received Design Awards from the American Institute of Architects and Progressive Architecture. Multiple awards stemming from his projects and community planning have resulted in broad exposure and influence across southwest Montana.

Wendy is the Executive Director of Montana Freshwater Partners, a small nonprofit based in Livingston.  Montana Freshwater Partners works hard to protect and restore rivers, streams and wetlands throughout the state of Montana. This is done through innovative and collaborative programs that include the Give Back to Yellowstone Stewardship Campaign and Wetland and Stream Mitigation Program. MFP also offers technical services to partners and landowners including watershed planning, regulatory expertise, wetland delineations, stream assessments and more.

Wendy is a licensed professional civil engineer with over two decades in land development, water, wastewater infrastructure, water resource design, and aquatic resource conservation. Wendy is a member of the Montana State University (MSU) Civil Engineering Advisory Committee, Director of Four Corners Foundation, and serves as a Professional Mentor of MSU Engineers Without Borders, working to bring clean water and sanitation to elementary schools in rural Kenya. Wendy grew up in Montana and strongly believes in protecting and enhancing Montana’s valuable river and water resources, and promoting landscape resiliency, and more often than not– can be found on or near water, or running around in the mountains.

Courtney Scott is the Program Director for a place-based foundation focused in Southeast Montana on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Nations, called Foundation for Community Vitality (FCV). Built on enduring, trust-based relationships with community leaders, FCV grants within the intersection of environmental health, economic opportunity, and social capital. Leveraging strategic collaboration, and nimble distribution of funds they aim to strengthen sovereignty and self-determination. As well, Courtney moderates learning circles and facilitates funder tours focused on creative funding solutions for large systems change.

Courtney has a BA in Sculpture and a BS in Conservation Biology from Pitzer College and a MS in Science Education Research and Assessment from San Francisco State. Courtney spent 15 years working inside exhibit departments in science centers and natural history museums in San Francisco.  Exploring the world of informal education and human perception before returning home to Montana. Courtney lives in Bozeman where she currently serves on the American Indian Advisory Board for the Museum of the Rockies, the Montana Community Foundation board, and a board member of the Padlock Ranch board, her family's calf-cow ranching operation bordering Montana and Wyoming.

Benjamin believes art serves as a universal language that transcends boundaries and fosters connections between individuals, communities, and cultures, enriching lives and expanding communication and understanding.

As the Founder and Principal for twenty two years at Massive, and with over twenty seven years of professional experience in Montana, Benjamin curates marketing strategies in the industries of healthcare, outdoor manufacturing, finance, retail trade, professional services as well as political campaigns and consultancy.

Highly invested in Bozeman’s growing community, Benjamin has served on the City of Bozeman’s Parking Commission, Bozeman Schools Foundation, and has been an adjunct professor to Montana State University’s School of Arts and Architecture.