Our Board of Directors
Driven by the opportunity to make a difference beyond their day-to-day roles, the Montana Pediatrics board is comprised of healthcare leaders and innovators who are dedicated to improving the access and experience of healthcare for children and their families across the state.
William Gibson
Chief Legal Officer, Billings Clinic – Logan Health
Board Position: Chair
William Gibson came to Logan Health (formerly Kalispell Regional Healthcare) from Dallas, Texas in March 2017. William grew up in Amarillo, Texas, attended West Texas A&M University to study music, and attended law school at the University of Texas. William clerked for the U.S. District Judge in Amarillo before joining a law firm there and starting a multi-disciplinary practice that included representing health systems, physicians, large employers, and local farmers. He later joined the Dallas office of Norton Rose Fulbright where he had the opportunity to work with Kalispell Regional Healthcare. William has served as General Counsel for Logan Health since 2017 and in 2023 was named Chief Legal Officer for the newly combined Billings Clinic – Logan Health.
Craig Aasved MBA
CEO, Shodair Children’s
Board Position: Treasurer
Craig Aasved serves as Chief Executive Officer for Shodair Children’s Hospital. Aasved has shown his dedication to pediatrics through his focus on future growth, creation of collaborative environments, and by keeping the patient’s needs as the top priority. Knowing the growing need of children suffering from mental illness, Aasved firmly believes in cultivating donors to support missions to heal, help and inspire hope. Aasved has been leading healthcare organizations for 39 years, and strongly believes in establishing and nurturing relationships with internal/external stakeholders. Aasved and his wife Kathy have 5 children who are constantly teaching them life lessons and humility. During his free-time he enjoys golfing, boating, fishing, weight-lifting, high school sports and spending time with his family.
Prairie Bighorn-Blount
Board Position: Elect
Prairie grew up on the Northern Cheyenne reservation in eastern Montana and is an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Sioux Tribe. She graduated from Rocky Mountain College, with a bachelor’s degree in business, and from the University of Montana, with a master’s degree in business administration. After college, she worked in Washington DC for the Department of Health and Human Services, providing contract management services to Native American communities in the lower 48 states as well as American Samoa, Alaska, and Hawaii. Additionally, she served on multiple federal review panels that successfully awarded over $5 million in governmental contracts to support economic development within native communities.
She worked for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe as the Comptroller for two years, delivering on-time audits as well as providing oversight for $34 million dollars in federal funding. And she is currently the Chief Financial Officer for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and the Executive Director of the American Indian Business Leader’s organization, the only native non-profit dedicated to increasing the representation of American Indian students in business and entrepreneurial ventures.
She also serves on the board of directors for the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology, which encourages economic development by funding investment research projects with a clear path to commercialization. In her spare time, she enjoys running, snowboarding, reading, starting new businesses, and hanging out with her family.
James G. Shennan Jr.
Board Position: Elect
Jamie is an accomplished leader with decades of experience in consumer marketing, specializing in early-stage investing in innovative consumer startups. Over the past 30 years, he has contributed this expertise to numerous private, public, and philanthropic boards, making a lasting impact that extends beyond business into his passion for meaningful change.
One main focus is his family’s strong commitment to children’s health, which began when he led the campaign to finance and build Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, later serving on its Board for seven years. These efforts were continued after moving to Montana 15 years ago where he joined the Board of the Whitefish Community Foundation, which provides key funding for critically important children’s funds. And later when he became an invaluable part of the creation and development of Logan Children’s Hospital.
Through these experiences, Jamie became engaged with Montana Pediatrics and its groundbreaking work in pediatric healthcare. Today, he is dedicated to advancing its mission, ensuring that children across Montana receive the care and support they need.
Chelsea Bodnar MD, MPhil, FAAP
Founder/CEO, Montana Pediatrics
Board Position: Director at Large
Chelsea is a Montanan, a mom, a wife, and a board-certified clinical pediatrician and informaticist. Her career has been fueled by a belief that in service to the youngest members of our community, we can and must always strive to do better. She is a relentless optimist and unrelenting advocate for the power of collaboration. The rest of her time is spent in her hometown of Missoula with her husband and three kiddos.
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