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McKenzie HomanOwner
McKenzie graduated from Carroll College, in her hometown of Helena, Montana, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a minor in Anthrozoology. She grew up working with animals, training horses, going on cattle drives, and living with dogs. She began working professionally when she was still in high school, training cutting horses for Montana cowboys. In college, her training focus switched to dogs. As part of her coursework, she trained a rescued German shepherd for live tracking, search and rescue, and narcotics detection. For her senior project, she adopted a shelter pup and trained her for scent work and human remains detection. McKenzie has traveled to Africa to train dogs and handlers for Working Dogs for Conservation, trained dogs from beginning to fielding for invasive species detection, and has started anti-poaching tracking. In her four years of running SkyHi she has handled and lived with approximately 1500 dogs. When not running SkyHi, McKenzie helps her husband Kyle operate his back-country ski business, riding her horse, or is out and about in the mountains, rivers, or other wild-places in Montana and beyond. |
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Faith Brown: AM Manager
Hi, I'm Faith! I've lived in Montana working towards 7 years now, but was born and raised in Georgia! I grew up with a passion for animals and as an adult, I've owned and cared for many different animals including a chinchilla, a bunny, 2 fancy rats and 1 hairless, three cats, a bird, and finally a dog of my own! I've been with SkyHi almost 2 years; I'm excited to continue learning more about our canine four-legged friends and am primarily interested how they socialize, interact with us humans, and how their brains work in relation to training and communication! I love watching dogs personalities grow and change, and love being able to help provide a safe, fun place for them to hangout and play! I enjoy spending some of my free time with my dog Esco, going on fun hikes and adventures. Some more fun facts include: Star Wars nerd, animal figurine collector, and movie fanatic! I hope to one day pursue a career in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, while dedicating some of my home life to fostering and rehoming neglected dogs. |
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Kellie Lindeman- Assistant General Manager and Training Coordinator
Kellie was born and raised in Wasilla, AK before moving to Helena to attend school. She recently graduated from Carroll College with a Bachelor in Anthrozoology and an Associates in Accounting. She is currently working towards her dog training certification to develop her knowledge and skills with training to ensure she gives the best service SkyHi can provide! In future, Kellie hopes to open her own boarding and training facility. During her free time, she enjoys taking her dogs, Lucy and Lilly, out on hikes and to the breweries around Helena! |
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Emma Putman-Daycare & Boarding Specialist
Born and raised in Montana, Emma has circulated through a lot of hobbies in her life, but all of them always go back to working with animals in one way or another. Currently, Emma is finishing up her last semester at Helena College University of Montana working towards a degree in English. Though she aims to eventually teach English abroad, she hopes to continue working with dogs and horses as a part of permanent career as well. If Emma isn't playing with your pups, you can often find her in the mountains riding her horses with her pups right along side her! |
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Madison Krumm: Daycare Specialist Madison graduated from Chatfield Senior High, in her hometown of Littleton, Colorado and has always loved animals more than anything. She grew up working with animals, training horses, and living with German Shepherds. She has 9 years of working with and taking care of animals even though she is only 19. The bond she shared with her dog was immeasurable and she knew from a young age that she wanted to work with animals. Madison has volunteered at the Dumb Friends League Humane Society for a few years when she was younger, and has experience with a variety of dogs and cats. She’s had a passion for wildlife ever since she was young, one that resonates with her to this day; In the future Madison hopes to work with endangered species. She is extremely excited to be working at SkyHi, and looks forward to all of the learning and experience that comes with it. |
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Delaney Lester: Daycare Specialist & Boarding Manager
Growing up in small town Omak, Washington, Delaney was raised with many animals, including multiple dogs. Being raised around animals gave her a passion to work with them, so Delaney moved to Helena to pursue a degree in Anthrozoology at Carroll College. There, she trained and fostered a shelter dog through her junior year canine classes, before graduating in 2020, learning much about canine behavior and training. From there, she decided to continue working with dogs because it was something she understood well and enjoyed. Through her experiences with Anthrozoology classes and working with SkyHi, someday Delaney hopes to train an accelerant detection dog to assist in arson investigations. Her favorite things to do with the dogs at work is to play some fetch and boop noses! |
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Megan Ehl: Daycare & Boarding Specialist
Megan is currently attending Carroll College and is double majoring in Anthrozoology and Psychology. Megan has been in love with dogs and loves seeing the new opportunities each dog brings. She has experience in being a puppy raiser, training and raising service dogs. Megan grew up in Portland, Oregon but fell in love with Montana when she came here for school. Most of her time is spent around dogs whether at work or not. Megan hopes to work with dogs and children in a therapeutic setting in the future. |
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Krista Alcock: Daycare & Boarding Specialist
Krista is currently a junior at Carroll College pursuing a degree in Anthrozoology with a minor in Psychology. Originally from Ohio, she has been interested in pursuing a career with dogs throughout her life and has gained experience volunteering at local animal shelters. Throughout her junior year, she has been fostering and training a shelter dog, focusing on obedience and agility. Additionally, she will spend her senior year training a latex detection dog. She intends to remain in Montana after graduation to pursue a career in dog training. |
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Hailey Boisvert: Daycare & Boarding Specialist
Hailey was born and raised in Pennsylvania before moving to Big Fork, MT during middle school. She graduated Bigfork High School in 2019 and is currently a senior at Carroll College majoring in Anthrozoogly with a minor Biology. She is following a pre-veterinary track and has been doing cheer at Carroll for 4 years. Hailey ahas always had a love for animals and hopes to be either a small animal veterinarian or work with large exotics. She's been inspired by her childhood childhood German Sheaperd, who showed her how truly animals can love. Hailey hopes to share that love with each of the dogs at SkyHi! |