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.

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.

Kather­ine Rati­gan, Foun­da­tion Coordinator

Kather­ine has pas­sion and ambi­tion to help peo­ple and be a part of some­thing excep­tion­al. The Ivin­son Memo­r­i­al Hos­pi­tal Foundation’s mis­sion to pos­i­tive­ly impact the lives of patients and com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers is what excites Kather­ine about being a staff mem­ber. Help­ing oth­ers and sup­port­ing one anoth­er will always be the most grat­i­fy­ing kind of work. IMH pro­vides com­pas­sion­ate, qual­i­ty health­care to Laramie and the sur­round­ing area. It is where you find hos­pi­tal staff, vol­un­teers, and oth­ers with car­ing hearts and gen­uine smiles.

Kather­ine is a Wyoming native and grew up on a ranch out­side of Lan­der. The Wind Riv­er Moun­tains and Wyoming have always been home. Kather­ine has a black lab mix named Ky. She enjoys hik­ing, cycling, craft projects, and inte­ri­or design.