Rev. Jeremy W Scott - Executive director
Rev. Scott is a member of Mountain Sky Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has been a local church pastor in Ohio, Montana, and Colorado and served on a number of non-profit boards. He has been a member of the board for many years and led the effort to transition from managing a camp facility to developing the Boulder Spirit Foundation.
Formerly Rev. Scott worked as the Vital Congregations Developer for the Mountain Sky Conference. We worked with dozens of churches on revitalization efforts and aided in the start of multiple new churches including Belong Denver and Free Spiritual Community. He also led the successful effort to bring together the former Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain Annual Conferences into the new Mountain Sky Conference.
Currently he serves as the pastor of the United Methodist Church of Johnstown Colorado and serves his community as the treasurer of Weld County RE-5J School board which serves 3800 students.
Janna Lauver - Member
Ms. Lauver is a wife, mother and a lifelong camp advocate. Janna works as a communications coordinator for the Bozeman United Methodist Church where she is also a volunteer. She lives in Three Forks with her husband Bobby and her two kids Peyton and Andrew.
Russ Dornisch - Member
Mr. Dornisch is a soon-to-be father and a high school soccer coach originally from Canon City, CO. Russ has two dogs, and when he isn’t working Russ enjoys playing ice hockey and collecting video games. His favorite Holiday is Christmas, favorite book is Ready Player One, and favorite movie is Dark Knight. He played Division II soccer in College and currently works for the education technology firm FinalSite.
Christina Ostendorf - Member
Ms. Ostendorf is a wife, mother, rancher, geomorphologist, reader and musical dilettante. She has a lifelong interest in bringing people together to support youth, education, music, the church, and community nonprofits. Her daughter says the most notable thing about her is that she likes to visit a lot and is friendly. She mostly lives on a cattle ranch in the Powder River Valley near Mizpah, Montana with her husband Mark, her nonagenarian mother-in-law, and 3 children ranging from elementary to adult.
REV. James Barth
Rev. Barth is a husband, father, and a United Methodist pastor in Sheridan, WY. He enjoys spending his time in the outdoors, hiking, camping, fishing, and kayaking. Jim also serves on the board of The Center for a Vital Community which helps equip non-profits in Sheridan. He has a heart for other people and is excited to be on the Boulder Spirit board because of the innovation around new ministry opportunities.
Rev. Wendy Ochs - Secretary
Rev. Ochs is a lifelong United Methodist who spent her summers attending camp, counseling at camp, and being a pastor at camp. She has a passion for children, youth, and families and is excited about the work the Boulder Spirit Foundation is doing to reach new people in new ways with the love & grace of Jesus! Wendy is currently appointed to Bigfork Community UMC in beautiful northwest Montana. She and husband Chris have four sons: James, who attends college at U of Montana Western, Abe who is in high school, Alex who attends middle school, and preschooler Otis. As a family, they love football, fishing, going to the lake, staying active, and playing cribbage.
Rochelle Smith - Treasurer
Ms. Smith’s journey with camp began with assisting Camp on the Boulder in a financial capacity through the Yellowstone Conference office, but her love for camp includes her past childhood camp experience and the desire to see camping ministries continue to be available for youth and families.
While her background includes extensive bookkeeping and financial work, she is passionate about helping people. Rochelle's passion has led her to a career with counseling and including horses in the therapeutic process.
Outside of work and school, she is raising her young family and tending to their various pets from lizards and birds to cats, dogs and horses. Rochelle also enjoys music, the outdoors, fishing, sports, games and sewing.
Brian Swift - Board Chair
Mr. Swift is a software developer with 20 years experience. Brian's other interests include basketball, golf, hiking, and video games. He currently resides in Billings, MT with his wife Carrie and two boys. Brian has a passion for youth outreach, especially in areas that involve technology. He coached youth basketball for a number of years, so he knows the power of reaching kids with positive messages that help them grow. He also sees an opportunity for youth outreach to take advantage of changes in technology, to meet kids where their own interests lie: in video games, streaming, and online technology. He is excited to be a part of the Boulder Spirit Foundation to help explore what youth outreach looks like today as well as in the future.
Sami C. Pack-Toner - Member
Rev. Pack-Toner is an ordained UMC elder serving as the residential chaplain at Intermountain, a residential therapeutic treatment facility in Helena, MT. She and her spouse Shane spend their free time enjoying the outdoors through backpacking, skiing, rock climbing, and searching for wildflowers. Healing through connection and relationship is one of Sami's passions and motivations in life, and she believes that advocating for creative ministries for families and communities to do exactly that is one of her most important roles for Boulder Spirit Foundation.
Jason Morrison
Mr. Morrison is a fishing and hunting outfitter. He is also a licensed captain and a horse trainer and horse clinician. Previously, Jason managed ranches. Most importantly he is a proud father. Jason was born in rural West Virginia on family farm and a family church (Morrison United Methodist Church). 20 years ago Jason graduated with a masters degree in Agriculture from West Virginia University. He moved to Montana pursue his dreams.