Our Staff
Richelle Keinath
 Wyoming Women's Foundation, Executive Director
Richelle Keinath holds a Master of Arts degree in American Studies from the
University of Wyoming, where she focused her research on marginalized
individuals in the health care system. Keinath also has a Bachelor of Science
in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting from Bowling Green State
University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Before coming to WYWF she spent the previous four years working with senior citizens and the
challenges that face the aging population as the Co-Executive Director of
the Eppson Center for Seniors in Laramie. Non-profit administration and
program management are two areas of accomplishment.
Since coming to WYWF Richelle has been instrumental in bringing the WAGE Project workshops to six communities across Wyoming, a key element to addressing the wage gap.
Over the course of her career, Richelle has been involved with grass roots efforts to bring issues of nutrition, poverty, transportation, gender inequity, housing, and isolation to the attention of Wyoming’s law makers. In addition, she served on the Friends of the Albany County Public Library Board and continues to serve on the Laramie Reproductive Health board.
Micah Richardson
Wyoming Women's Foundation, Program Assistant
Micah Richardson is a practicing artist and former educator who is excited for the opportunity to be a part of the Wyoming Women's Foundation. A native of Wyoming, she graduated from Chadron State College in Nebraska with a bachelors of science in education. Richardson is familiar with the opportunities and challenges that face Wyoming women and girls and is eager to become more active in advocating for women's issues and the progress of women. In her spare time she loves to play outside, running and skiing in the hills.
 Sarah Mikesell Growney - Consultant
WyWF Advocacy Coordinator
Sarah Mikesell Growney worked as the Program Director of Equality Initiatives from June 2007-January 2009. Sarah is a student of social movements, a grassroots organizer, and has a passion for social norm campaigns and engaging in the political process. Prior to her work with Equality Initiatives she advocated and lobbied for tobacco control, playing an integral role in the 2003 successful Wyoming cigarette excise tax increase. Growney has also been active in clean indoor air campaigns and raising awareness about spit tobacco use in Wyoming. She obtained her bachelors from Skidmore College in government and Spanish. She enjoys spending time with her two young children and husband in Cody, hiking, camping, skiing, reading and cooking.
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