Dr. Marsha Goetting is a Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist at Montana State University in Bozeman. From 2016 to 2020 she presented over 220 live financial and estate planning programs reaching 10,400 Montanans. She received the 2017 Western Region Excellence in Extension Award, from Cooperative Extension, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. In 2021 she received the Visionary Leadership award from Epsilon Phi (Western Region).
During the pandemic during 2020 she provided Tuesday Tips webinars and again in 2021 with total of over 3,400 participants. When the pandemic continued into 2021, she offered webinars with new estate planning topics during MontGuide Mondays, Wisdom Wednesdays in collaboration with AARP Montana, and Thoughtful Thursdays in collaboration with the Montana State University Alumni Foundation reaching a f over 4,500 participants. Dr. Goetting is a member of the Montana Alzheimer’s and related dementia’s Workgroup. She is a member of the Business, Estates, Trusts, Taxes, and Real Property Section of the State Bar of Montana. She received her PhD from Iowa State University and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Kansas State University.
Jennifer Munter is a Graduate Student at Montana State University (MSU) in the Family and Consumer Sciences field and a Program/Grants Manager for MSU Extension. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education from Lincoln Nebraska and from 2000-2015 owned and ran her own preschool and childcare facility. After a wonderful 15-year career Jennifer hung up her teacher's hat and in 2020 graduated from Montana State University with a BA in Community Health.
It was during this time as an undergraduate student that Jennifer shared her earlier background with Dr. Marsha Goetting and volunteered to help with the development of the Alzheimer’s Awareness for Children and Families Storybook Program. She continued to work within the realm of Extension taking on various roles as a Volunteer Program Coordinator, Program Evaluation Intern, Undergraduate Research Assistant, and Interim Program Coordinator. Upon obtaining her degree, she moved from Interim status to full time Program Manager for the Montana State University Extension Expansion Project to Provide Education, Outreach and Training on Opioid and Stimulant Prevention, Treatment and Recovery for Rural and Native Montana Youth grant awarded by the United States Department of Health and Human Serivces Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serivices Administration.
Jennifer has dedicated herself to helping children and families and would like to give a warm thank you to the AAFCS for inviting her to present the Using Storybooks to Teach Children and Adults about Alzheimer’s Dementia 2022/2023 Virtual Professional Development Educational Module.