About

The Foun­da­tion is comprised of nearly 50 board members who direct the strate­gic plan­ning, manage invest­ments and fund­ing distri­b­u­tions, and advo­cate for Ivin­son. The Foun­da­tion staff manage the daily oper­a­tions as directed by the Board through the strate­gic plan.

Although an entirely sepa­rate and inde­pen­dently governed 501©3 non-profit, the Foun­da­tion person­nel and admin­is­tra­tive space costs are provided by IMH. The value on this rela­tion­ship is that donor dollars are able to go further and are maxi­mized with­out having to contribute to staff salaries and office rental space.

The Foun­da­tion Board leads and directs the Foun­da­tion. The Board is divided into several commit­tees, all with a focus on the vision of the Foun­da­tion. For a visual of our strate­gic plan, please click here.

Beth Young Jones, Exec­u­tive Director

Beth’s mission is to do great work along­side creative people while solv­ing mean­ing­ful prob­lems. She also believes no one should expe­ri­ence poor health outcomes because of where they live. Beth works with the Board, donors, and staff to ensure the Ivin­son Memo­r­ial Hospi­tal Foun­da­tion is a place full of creativ­ity and energy, ready for oppor­tu­ni­ties to improve patient care, staff culture. Ivin­son has a respon­si­bil­ity to the commu­nity as a driver of economic devel­op­ment and the Foun­da­tion works with the commu­nity to ensure we can deliver the best possi­ble care. She is immensely grate­ful to work with such a wonder­ful orga­ni­za­tion and with excep­tional people.

Beth serves as a member of Gover­nor Mead’s Jack­son Hole Tech­nol­ogy Part­ner­ship. Disrup­tive inno­va­tion and the immense possi­bil­i­ties that align in our world right now to make that all happen is what gets Beth out of bed in the morn­ing. You may also find her on her bike or paddle board, dream­ing of the next big thing.

Brett Kahler, Major Gifts Officer

Brett Kahler is a proud native of Wyoming, having been born and raised in Casper. Brett is an alum of the Univer­sity of Wyoming, where he grad­u­ated with a bachelor’s degree in commu­ni­ca­tion. After grad­u­a­tion, he spent 4 years in Cheyenne, where he worked for both the state and federal govern­ment before return­ing to Laramie.

Brett is passion­ate about connect­ing people to their inter­ests, a task he takes on at the IMH Foun­da­tion through his work in donor devel­op­ment. He contin­u­ally works for ways to build rela­tion­ships with those who currently support our commu­nity hospi­tal, and seeks to bring new faces to the table as well.

In his spare time, Brett is also involved with youth lead­er­ship devel­op­ment through his work with The Amer­i­can Legion Wyoming Boys’ State program. He also enjoys build­ing new personal rela­tion­ships, explor­ing the wide-open outdoors, and trying to improve his skills on the golf course (when the Wyoming wind and weather cooperates).

Joe Marr, Accountant

Joe believes work­ing at the Foun­da­tion is reward­ing because he can help impact the health­care for every­one in his commu­nity. You’ll notice Joe frequently say Ivin­son is a great place to come to work every day.

Joe notes he has lived in enough differ­ent places to know how special Laramie is and what a reward it is to be able to call it home. Spend­ing time in the hills with his family — includ­ing the ones that bark — and hiking, camp­ing, and explor­ing is the best way for every­one to spend the summer. Joe says being one small part of Ivin­son has been a great expe­ri­ence, and living in Wyoming will always be his favorite.

Lauren Whitby, Foun­da­tion Coordinator

A native Arizo­nan, Lauren has lived in Laramie since June 2016 with her husband, Kyle, and their dog, Cosmo. Lauren received a bachelor’s degree in English language from Brigham Young Univer­sity and is currently work­ing on her master’s degree in public admin­is­tra­tion and nonprofit manage­ment through Arkansas State University.

As the Foun­da­tion Coor­di­na­tor for the IMH Foun­da­tion, Lauren over­sees the volun­teer program and the Sandy Joy schol­ar­ship program. She also assists with coor­di­nat­ing board and commit­tee meet­ings and plan­ning fundrais­ing events.

Lauren is driven by the consis­tent oppor­tu­ni­ties to improve patient care by spear­head­ing new projects and improv­ing fundrais­ing efforts. She prides herself in expand­ing the volun­teer program to include a new patient arts program at the hospi­tal. The Arts at Ivin­son program is an exam­ple of Lauren’s abil­ity to inno­vate and create new programs to augment patient care.