Meet the CO-OP Staff
Sarah Shannon
Laura Larsson
Laura is an MSU alumna with a B.S. in Nursing as well as a Master's in Public Health and PhD in Nursing from Oregon Health & Science University. Laura's first job at the College of Nursing was as an instructor for the CO-OP.
Twila Yellow Horse
Twila is a member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe and alumna of Montana State University. She holds a B.S. in Psychology, Minor in Native American Studies, and M.Ed. in Adult & Higher Education. She's currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Education at MSU. She has taught the following courses: Native American seciton of First Year Seminar and Indigenous Knowledge Exhange (IKÉ) Aotearoa. This oncoming Fall 2025, She will teach NASX 205D: Native Americans in Contemporary Society. |
Melissa Nootz
has worked with students at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and the University of California - Santa Barbara. Before joining CO-OP, she worked as a pre-nursing Academic Advisor at MSU.
Kellie Phillips-Asay
Charlene Ramirez
Amanda Mauws
Cathlyn Mendius
Cathlyn Mendius is the Academic Nurse Mentor on the Kalispell Site. She received her BSN from MSU in 2008. After receiving it she worked as a nurse at Kalispell Regional in the labor and delivery department, the NICU and the mother/baby clinic. Since she loves being a floor nurse, she continues to work PRN at the hospital as well. Cathlyn has now lived in Kalispell for 17 years and has raised two children with her husband.
Elizabeth Pecora