Board
& Staff
Originally from Durham, North Carolina, Lizzie moved to Jackson in 2005 and has spent the past two decades immersed in the valley’s emergency response community. Now a Fire Captain and Paramedic with Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, she began as a volunteer in 2011, worked part time for four years, and joined full time in 2015. She also spent eight years with Teton County Search and Rescue, where she saw firsthand the impact of strong member support and retention.
Seeing JHFEMS lose more than half its membership over the last decade inspired Lizzie to create the Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Foundation—her solution for strengthening support, improving retention, and ensuring responders are cared for so they can better care for the community.
Proud of the Foundation’s early progress and driven by its potential, Lizzie brings motivation, ideas, and unwavering commitment to ensuring Fire/EMS members feel valued, supported, and equipped for the work ahead.
Lizzie
Nelson
Board Chair
Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Robbin has been part of the Jackson Hole community since 1990—after spending eight formative summers at Teton Valley Ranch Camp. A tenured legal professional with three decades of experience and deep roots in the valley, she brings decades of insight into affordable housing and community challenges. Robbin joined the Foundation as a way to give back in a meaningful, tangible way, inspired by her husband’s 22 years of service as a volunteer Captain with Station 2 in Wilson, and by the extraordinary dedication she’s witnessed across Jackson Hole Fire/EMS.
Robbin is energized by the Foundation’s potential to create real, practical solutions that help Fire/EMS members meet the challenges of serving in a rugged and increasingly complex region. She hopes to contribute focused, thoughtful problem-solving—and to help ensure that those who show up for this community always know the community stands behind them.
Robbin Levy
Mommsen
Vice-Chair & Director
Originally from Massachusetts, Nicole has called Jackson Hole home since 1982. A proud member of the Fire/EMS family—her husband served as a Captain with Jackson Hole Fire/EMS—Nicole joined the Foundation to support the dedicated men and women who protect this valley. With a strong accounting background, ties to the department, and a longstanding love for the community, she brings both expertise and heart to her role.
Nicole is excited by the Foundation’s potential and is committed to contributing wherever she can to help the organization thrive. Proud to be part of the JH Fire/EMS family and this remarkable community.
Nicole Tepe
Treasurer
Originally from New Hampshire, Casey has lived in the region for seven years and brings a career’s worth of international emergency response experience to the Foundation. She volunteers with Sublette County Unified Fire (Battalion 3 in Bondurant) and joined the Foundation to strengthen her community involvement and apply her global expertise to local challenges.
Casey is inspired by the opportunity to strengthen department readiness and response capacity—helping ensure the community is served by the most skilled, capable team possible. She contributes extensive nonprofit experience, a strategic mindset, and a strong commitment to supporting first responders
Casey Harrity
Secretary
Originally from Massachusetts, Nicole has called Jackson Hole home for 43 years. A proud member of the Fire/EMS family—her husband served as a Captain with Jackson Hole Fire/EMS—Nicole joined the Foundation to support the dedicated men and women who protect this valley. With a strong accounting background, ties to the department, and a longstanding love for the community, she brings both expertise and heart to her role.
Nicole is excited by the Foundation’s potential and is committed to contributing wherever she can to help the organization thrive. Proud to be part of the JH Fire/EMS family and this remarkable community.
Nicole
Tepe
Treasurer
Originally from New Hampshire, Casey has lived in the region for seven years and brings a career’s worth of international emergency response experience to the Foundation. She volunteers with Sublette County Unified Fire (Battalion 3 in Bondurant) and joined the Foundation to strengthen her community involvement and apply her global expertise to local challenges.
Casey is inspired by the opportunity to strengthen department readiness and response capacity—helping ensure the community is served by the most skilled, capable team possible. She contributes extensive nonprofit experience, a strategic mindset, and a strong commitment to supporting first responders.
Casey
Harrity
Secretary
Matthew McGee
Board Member
Originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, Matthew has lived in Jackson for 15 years and serves the community as a career ADO/Paramedic, following earlier volunteer and career roles with Jackson Hole Fire/EMS since 2022. He joined the department to serve his community and honor the memory of family members he has lost—bringing both purpose and heart to his work.
Matthew is passionate about the Foundation’s mission and is especially excited to help advance efforts in affordable housing, mental health, and training for Fire/EMS members. With 15 years of nonprofit experience—including a board role with Adventures in Learning and as a staff member for the Teton Valley Ranch Camp Education Foundation—he contributes a systems-oriented mindset and the day-to-day perspective of a career responder.
Fun fact: Matthew has climbed every named peak in the Teton Range.
Randy Luskey
Board Member
Originally from Maryland, Randy has lived in Jackson for 30 years and spent seven years serving as a volunteer with Jackson Hole Fire/EMS before retiring from the department.
He joined the Foundation to support the dedicated men and women who protect the valley and is motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in their lives.
Randy brings a strong background in fundraising and decades of nonprofit leadership. He founded the CityKids Wilderness Project 29 years ago—an organization that continues to thrive today. Outside of his community work, Randy loves to ski and fish.
Alton George
Board Member, Station 1 Jackson representative
Originally from Tennessee, Alton has spent the past 13 years in Jackson and serves the community as a Lieutenant Engineer with nine years in the fire service. After learning about the Foundation, he immediately knew he wanted to be part of the team supporting those who protect the valley.
Alton is motivated by the opportunity to take care of the people who take care of everyone else. He brings a positive, committed attitude to the Foundation and carries forward the guiding words of Lt. Andy Fredericks (FDNY, KIA 9/11/01): “The fire goes as the first line goes.”
Claire Fuller
Board Member, Station 2 Wilson representative
A Jackson native, Claire has spent more than four decades in the community (minus a few years for college and travel) and serves as a volunteer firefighter at Station 2 in Wilson. Driven by a desire to give back, she joined the Foundation to help strengthen the support system for those who respond when the community needs them most.
Claire brings dedication, service, and a strong sense of commitment to the board. And for a fun fact: she’s surprisingly scared of marshmallows.
Andrew Byron
Board Member, Station 3 Hoback representative
A Jackson native of 40 years, Andrew brings both extensive community roots and firsthand fire service experience to the Foundation. A Lieutenant at Station 3 in Hoback and former firefighter at Station 1 in Jackson, he joined the board to help ensure volunteer and career responders have the support they need to keep the community safe.
Andrew represents Station 3 and contributes practical insight, energy, and experience from his broader nonprofit involvement. He also serves in the Wyoming House of Representatives, reflecting his strong commitment to public service and the Jackson Hole community.
Mac McFarland
Mack has called Jackson Hole home since 1990 and brings more than three decades of fire service experience to the Foundation. He has served as a National Park Service firefighter since 1992 and as a member of Jackson Hole Fire/EMS since 2002. Committed to community service, Mack joined the Foundation to help address challenges that extend beyond what local government can fully support—ensuring first responders feel valued, supported, and cared for.
He contributes consistency, institutional knowledge, and firsthand understanding of the pressures volunteer stations face in recruiting and retaining members. Mack also brings extensive nonprofit leadership experience, having served as president, vice president, and secretary of the Moran Volunteer Firefighters Association since 2008.
Inspired by the Foundation’s potential, Mack is eager to help drive positive change for responders and their families—rooted in community involvement and strengthened by collective support.
Board Member, Station 4 Moran representative
Dawn Webster
Staff, Operations & Finance Manager
Originally from Florida, Dawn has called Jackson Hole home for 21 years and brings extensive expertise in nonprofit operations, finance, and grant writing to the Foundation. Recruited by Robbin, Dawn was excited to join an organization with so much momentum and potential.
She’s inspired by the Foundation’s growth and the expanding ways it supports Fire/EMS personnel. Behind the scenes, Dawn helps build the systems and structure that make that impact possible. And while she doesn’t fight fires, she does enjoy playing with fire—through hula hoop and poi.