For marketing, social media, website and outreach support, please contact Heide.

Heide joins Zero to Five Montana with experience in nonprofit communications and journalism. After graduating from the University of Montana with a journalism degree, her career began as a copy and layout editor at the Missoulian and when she moved to Helena she took up communications and marketing working for the Montana Hospital Association.

She found a passion for nonprofit communications during college internships with Montana Public Radio and Garden City Harvest. She is excited to help build a better Montana for future generations and, as a daughter of a kindergarten and preschool teacher, looks forward to diving deeper into the child care world.

Heide moved from Missoula to Helena in 2020 and now lives with her partner and their two tripod rescue dogs, Cici and Basil.

Our Team

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COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH COORDINATOR

Heide Borgonovo

For marketing, social media, website and outreach support, please contact Heide.
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WORKFORCE BUSINESS CONSULTANT

Beth Branam

For workforce support, please contact Beth.
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POLICY AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Alex Dubois

For questions related to early childhood community and state advocacy, other local early childhood efforts around the state, systems building, and Family Forward Montana please ...
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CHILD CARE BUSINESS ADVISOR

Kendra Edlin

For assistance starting, growing, expanding, stabilizing, exiting, hiring, or financing your childcare business, contact Kendra.
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PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Richard Heitstuman

For general support, please contact Richard.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Caitlin Jensen

For overarching questions about the work of our organization, the Montana early childhood system, policy strategy, as well as general questions pertaining to government relations, ...
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SENIOR CHILD CARE BUSINESS ADVISOR

Jason Nitschke

For assistance starting, growing, expanding, stabilizing, exiting, hiring, or financing your childcare business, contact Jason.
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PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Rhonda Schwenke

For general questions regarding MT Child Care Business Connect, specific questions related to the Mentorship program, trainings and special events, or if you don’t know ...
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COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR

Shelby Whelan

For community capacity building support, community development, 1:1 support, and general questions about how to convene community efforts around child care please contact Shelby.
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