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New Staff Spotlight

December 2021

Name: Kyra Cousins

Position: Member & Operations Specialist
Where are you from? Good ol’ Powell, Wyoming
One word that describes you: Dedicated
Favorite hobby: Finding new music and collecting rocks
A quote you live by: “This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before” -Maya Angelou

Name: Emily Pinnow

Position: Visitor Services Manager
Where are you from? Billings, Montana
One word that describes you: Efficient
Favorite hobby: Weightlifting
A quote you live by: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” -Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Name: Kelsi Gambill

Position: Communications and Marketing Specialist
Where are you from? Forsyth, Montana
One word that describes you: Positive
Favorite hobby: Reading
A quote you live by: “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” -Unknown

Name: Cassie Solberg

Position: Marketing Specialist, Visit Southeast Montana
Where are you from? Denton, Montana
One word that describes you: Resourceful
Favorite hobby: Refinishing furniture and other woodworking projects.
A quote you live by: “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Unknown

Originally printed in the December 2021 issue of Simply Local Magazine

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