Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Children's Alliance of Montana is a non-profit, membership organization of Children's Advocacy Centers, Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) and partner agencies whose purpose is to provide support, training and technical assistance to professionals working to strengthen their response to crimes against children -- physical, sexual abuse, drug endangered, internet crimes, child trafficking. CAM promotes best practices in investigation, prosecution of crimes against children as well as promoting heath and healing through advocacy, mental health and medical services. CAM's mission is that every child in Montana will have access to a Children's Advocacy Cente and the expertise of professionals that make up a multidisciplinary team -- law enforcement, child protection, therapists, medical providers, prosecutors, victim advocates and CAC employees -- forensic interviewers.
Member and professionals training attendees and scholarships: Child Forensic Interview Trainings, Fall and Spring (68 participants), Statewide Peer Review (30 participants),CAC Directors/MDT Coordinators (26 participants), NCA National Leadership Conference(7 participants),Regional Chapter Summit (2 participants),Child Abuse and Neglect Conference(1 participant),Child Victim Advocacy(17 participants),TF-CBT Training Great Falls and Billings(97 participants), Advanced Forensic Interview Training (38 participants), Montana Childrens Justice Conference (105 participants), Vicarious Trauma and Resiliency (15 MDT Members), San Diego International Child Maltreatment Conference (1 participant).
The CAM ED administers 5 grants that support the organization. She completes all grant applications, narrative and fiscal reports. She administers the Outcome Measurement System Project for Montana CACs to gather on the quality of services provided to Montana children and their families and evaluates the MDT professionals satisfaction of the team process and CAC services. The CAM ED is responsible for furthering the Strategic Plan as adopted by the Board of Directors in 2019. The ED represents CAM at conferences and trainings throughout the year which includes participating on national and regional collaborative work groups. CAM ensures the outreach and awareness aspects of the Organization and the Strategic Plan through news releases, email notifications, presentations and publishing a quarterly newsletter and staffing booths at partner agency conferences.ED conducted 250 technical assistance activities.
CAM provided technical assistance training, and outreach to professionals working with communities, CACs, and MDTs including Tribal MDTS on the Fort Peck and Rocky Boy to develop and sustain a MDT or CAC or to achieve accreditation or re-accrediation with NCA. CAM completed 250 technical assistance activities last year.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brenda George | Executive Dir. | 40 | $77,380 |
| Brett Linneweber | ADVISORY BOARD | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Barnosky | ADVISORY BOARD | 0 | $0 |
| Dana Toole | ADVISORY BOARD | 0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Reichelt | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Juanita Cantrell | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Christina Powell | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Doug Andersen | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Valerie Widmer | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Paula Samms | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Pat Hansen | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Molly Molloy | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Kipp Tykachyk | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Adam Price | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Coleen Magera | Director | 4 | $0 |
| Tracy Hemry | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Lynelle Amen | Treasurer | 4 | $0 |
| Mary Barry | VICE CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| Tara A Harris | Chairman | 4 | $0 |
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