our Founders

Email: samantha@thevillagellc-mt.com 

 Phone: (406)-318-6006  

Hello!

I am Sam, the co-owner of The Village, LLC and have co-created a motivated team of inspiring Family Coaches to assist families, caregivers, foster families, aunts, and uncles with trauma related parenting education curriculum while providing safe, meaningful visitation experiences that welcome culture, family values/traditions and separation healing. 

I have over 20 years of social work experience with a Master of Social Work degree.  My personal therapy is antiquing, painting/re-furbishing furniture, and listening to any kind of music.  My future goal is to create a visitation space for families that incorporates hobbies such as my own of painting furniture, as a therapeutic means of creating, inspiring and regulating energy.   

Email: dannialle@thevillagellc-mt.com

  Phone: (406)-318-5511

Hello!

I am Dannialle, the co-owner of The Village, LLC. I knew I wanted to be a social worker when I was in high school and pursued a bachelor’s degree in Social Work at the University of Montana in 2005, and then a master’s degree in Social Work at Walla Walla University in 2010. My entire social work career has centered on children and families that have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, and various other social issues that impact family safety and well-being.  I began my career as a Child Protection Specialist in Hardin, Montana, where I learned so many valuable things including the importance of culture and engagement with adults and children. I moved to be a Workforce Training Consultant with the University of Montana, in which I had the opportunity to develop training curriculums for state CPS workers as well as BIA Social Services. In this capacity, I was able to coach new social workers and develop their ability to meet families where they are at and build trusting relationships. I love working with children and building resiliency, and even more so, love working with their parents to create stability, healing, and nurturing so they can be reunified with one another. Being a Family Coach, I get to see the best in parents when they are with their children, and I am so thankful they allow me into their lives and trust me to support them in their journey for generational change.