Meet the Members

Jasmine Chaffee: Program Director

Jasmine has always had a love for the outdoors and the environment. As a child she spent her summers exploring the north woods of Wisconsin from a canoe, kayak or with a backpack on. After high school, Jasmine worked as a summer adventure camp counselor leading backcountry trips, facilitating ropes courses, and overseeing the garden and compost facilities. During the school year, she worked for Boston University as an experiential education teacher at a satellite school in New Hampshire. Eventually, she made her way out west and attended the University of Montana, where she pursued a bachelor’s degree in sustainable agriculture and business.

Jasmine began working for the Montana Department of Agriculture in 2014. She has worked in the pesticide licensing, apiary, and noxious weed programs and is currently the State Noxious Weed Coordinator and AgCorps Director. Her favorite part of the job is working with land managers across the state and supporting their efforts to combat noxious weeds and improve native habitat. When not at work, she enjoys exploring the woods and rivers of Montana with her dogs and husband, gardening, and making paper flowers.

Amanda Coyle: Program Coordinator

Amanda has a background in Environmental and International Studies. Her passion for the Environment really took form with a study abroad program in Tanzania where she studied the wildlife as well as the effects Climate Change on local farmers. Since then, she has worked in multiple wildlife sanctuaries and outdoor education positions.

 With a dedicated passion for service, Amanda has volunteered for many organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue, Hospitality Helping Hands and Prickly Pear Land Trust. Her more formal journey of service started with the Peace Corps in Mongolia where she served two years as a secondary School English Teacher. Returning early due to COVID 19 opened her eyes to the world of AmeriCorps where she served as Team Lead for Montana State Parks AmeriCorps. That journey led her to where she is now as the program coordinator for AgCorps.

Amanda loves exploring the outdoors. She can regularly be found running on the trails. If she’s not outside, she is most likely climbing at the local climbing gym.

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