Amy’s passions include cultivating connections, relationship building, and leadership development and she uses her core values of exploration, connection, and curiosity to help guide her in both her professional and personal worlds. She currently shares those passions conducting educational workshops in the coffee and tea industry. Amy serves as Chair of the Montana Agriculture Development Council, where she has been a member since 2014. She also serves as a Montana Ambassador and is a member of the Frontier Angel Fund. She is a former Chair of the Leadership Montana Governing Board as well as the Chair of the organization’s Alumni Committee. Amy completed the Leadership Montana Flagship and Masters programs in 2013 and 2020. In 2021 she obtained her certificate in the Executive Women Leadership course from Cornell University. Along with her husband, Amy owns Simply406, where they manufacture Country Pasta and Tipu’s Chai.Prior to her move to Montana in 2004, she worked in pharmaceutical marketing and strategic development for clients such as Pfizer, Bristol Meyers, Genentech and others with a focus on oncology and women’s health. Amy’s true passion during these years was organizing international and domestic educational and product launch meetings. During this time she also oversaw company-wide operations which included strategic positioning and product development, team leadership, and organizational expansion. Earlier in her career, Amy was seen riding her yellow 3-speed Schwinn Collegiate at warp speed through Philadelphia’s streets as the city’s first female bicycle messenger. Summer will find Amy on her SUP exploring the pristine waters of Montana. Winter will find her chasing the Northern Lights or shredding the ski slopes. Amy’s year-round activity is sampling fine cocktails. Her suitcase is always packed for the next adventure with her husband and she rocks her role as a stepmother to three kids and minion to her nutty cat, Princess Noelle.