AARP Montana welcomes three talented new volunteers to its Executive Council
Boni Braunbeck of Missoula has spent her career working in the area of human services. She retired from the Montana Department of Health and Human Services with 36 years of experience. A highly regarded problem solver with proven leadership qualities, she brings extensive hands-on capabilities to the AARP Montana Executive Council.
East Helena resident Mike Hanshew has been involved in long-term care services in Montana in one role or another for most of his adult life. In 1995 he was selected as the first administrator of the newly created Senior and Long-Term Care Division of the Montana Department of Health and Human Services. During his time in government, he was deeply involved in the legislative process and responsible for leading his division’s efforts at the state Capitol.
Karen Richardson of Somers has had a long career in the Montana public education system. She taught school for 33 years in four different schools, first in a one-room school in Glen. She served for 12 years on the Somers School Board and one term as president of the Montana School Boards Association. Since retiring from teaching in 1996, Richardson remains an extremely active volunteer and is currently president of the Montana Retired Educators Association.