About Us | STEAM Alliance

Our team

Man oh man, our team is dedicated! When we are finished at our day jobs, we become the STEAM Alliance. Why? Because we believe in your potential and your opportunities. We are here to help you feel capable, empowered and uninhibited as you learn, grow and explore STEAM right here in our beloved Montana.

When asked to name a dream job, THIS guy described at least three! Doing is what Tom does best. We share his dreams to eliminate plastic waste and like to imagine with him how humans might first arrive on Mars. When he gets back from “somewhere in time” and the plasma storm and haze dissipates, we’re pretty sure Darwin and a sampler pack of dinosaurs will emerge from the doors of the DeLorean, scratching their heads in wonder.

Denny brings WILD talent, both literally and figuratively, with over 50 years of teaching nature – innovatively, creatively and humorously. If you’ve been to the mountains, you probably crossed paths with Doc Wild or stumbled into one of his outdoor classrooms. Or maybe that was Dr. Loonacy…or perhaps, The Mad Herbalist?…could it have been Critterman? He’s all this and more and we’re happy he hangs out at the STEAM Alliance no matter what character he channels that day!

This financial report nerd might have invented the sewing machine if she was born in a different age. Thankfully, she’s of our time, sharing her mad skills, relentless drive and passion with us! But, you might catch her in the holodeck interviewing “Speranza”, aka Jane Francesca Agnes (Oscar Wilde’s mother). And, of course she’d choose Thor! She IS the hammer…and the HEART.

We give ourselves credit for electing as our Treasurer a college math teacher who teaches teachers MATH! YAY US! Laura, a water and mountain lover (hello Montana!) and self-proclaimed cat lady, likes to throw down some kind of art-math fusion when she teaches and has been known to make math pun, er phun…I mean, FUN! She’s no joke, sum will say.

Cody was born and raised in the Flathead Valley where he enjoyed extreme sports such as bridge jumping, rock climbing and free diving and now enjoys teaching his kids to do the same. When we approached him to join the STEAM Alliance, he quickly accepted because extreme board membering naturally made his list of thrill-seeking aspirations. We value Cody’s problem-solving skills and experience and insight as a product development engineer, although we’re all reasonably concerned for our survival should he ever plan a STEAM Alliance board outing.

High school science teacher, owner of two small businesses, hunter, fisherman, major birder (we mean serious birder, folks), soccer player, soccer coach, adventurer with his wife and four kids…we’re going to run out of space in your bio, Ben! We’re happy and fortunate that Ben added STEAM Alliance Board Member to his extensive list. We promise to keep him ~~busy~~ busier.

We are web designers, entrepreneurs, small business owners, work at home-ers, pro designers, programming geeks & awesome forward thinkers. Our collective marketing approach helps you and your business to: Create, Rebuild, or Reinvent. No Smoke. No Mirrors. All profits go to help our endeavors to NewNowVillage.com and NewNowFoundation.org to provide Safe, Stable, Supportive Housing.