Meet the CO-OP Staff

Sarah Shannon has served as dean of the Montana State University College of Nursing since 2017. Previously, she served for one year as senior associate dean for academic affairs of Oregon Health & Sciences University and as faculty for 25 years at University of Washington School of Nursing with an adjunct appointment in the School of Medicine Department of Bioethics and Humanities. While in Seattle, Shannon was a clinical ethics consultant at several organizations. She received her B.S. in nursing from University of Arizona and an M. S. and Ph.D. in nursing science from the University of Washington.

Laura is an MSU alumna with a B.S. in Nursing as well as a Master's in Public Health and PhD in Nursing from Oregon Health & Science University. Laura's first job at the College of Nursing was as an instructor for the CO-OP. 

Monti holds a B.S. in Business Administration and has been recently welcomed to CO-OP as the new Program Manger. She will help respond to student inquiries and support students in the program.

May has worked with the College of Nursing as an advisor for two years and will continue to do advising. She will also travel across Montana to provide the linkage to Native communities and Tribal Colleges.

Rachel is a Clinical Instructor on the Billings Campus teaching sophomore and junior level nursing courses. She will be working in the CO-OP as an Academic Nurse Mentor.

Cathlyn is the Academic Nurse Mentor on the Kalispell Site. She received her BSN from MSU in 2008.  After receiving it she worked as a nurse at Kalispell Regional in the labor and delivery department, the NICU and the mother/baby clinic. Since she loves being a floor nurse, she continues to work PRN at the hospital as well. Cathlyn has now lived in Kalispell for 17 years and has raised two children with her husband.

Nicole is a second semester junior on the Bozeman Campus. She is a participant in the CO-OP and will be assisting with program operations.