Who We Are

kirsten Krane, co-founder

Kirsten Krane is a Registered Dietitian dedicated to elevating public health systems with an emphasis on maternal and child health. With dual Master’s degrees in Nutrition and Public Health and over 14 years of experience—including roles with the Indian Health Service, Boston University, and the Peace Corps—Kirsten loves Quality Improvement methods to bridge the gap between best practice and real life.

A proud Montanan, she serves on the boards of FAST Blackfeet and the Montana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. While she plays an expert at navigating complex health systems by day, her most refined skills involve mastering Gen Alpha lingo and negotiating with her pre-teen daughter. When she isn’t creating PDSA cycles or volunteering, Kirsten can be found wandering the woods and trying to coax plants from the garden.

Anna schmitt, Co-founder

Anna Schmitt obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Vermont and her Masters of Public Health from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has worked in healthcare in both Colorado and Montana, as well as abroad. In her work with Yarrow, Anna provides evaluation and strategic planning expertise. Her passions are maternal health, indigenous peoples' health and wellbeing, and working towards the elimination of gender based violence. Towards this goal, Anna volunteers for Zonta, an international women’s empowerment organization. Anna grew up in Colorado, but now calls Montana her home. She enjoys time with Mother Nature, family, friends, and her ever-growing brood of creatures.

Margaret Anne Adams, Indigenous Health Systems Transformation Lead

Margaret Anne, a nurse for 30+ years, obtained her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Thompson River University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.  Margaret Anne is Tŝilhqotin (Chilcotin) and is a member of the Tl’etinqoxt’in (Anaham Band).  She moved to the US in 1995 and resides on the Blackfeet Reservation. Through her work she has been fortunate to learn and collaborate with an array of individuals and organizations that have helped frame her professional endeavors, to strengthen families. 

She has three grandchildren that are a delight. She is an avid University of Montana ‘Grizzly’ football fan.

Mikaela Miller, Public Health Specialist

Mikaela obtained her B.S. degree in Biology/Anthropology from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. She then moved to Livingston, Montana where she obtained her M.S. in Community Health from Montana State University in Bozeman. Prior to working for Yarrow, Mikaela was a research assistant for the Guardians of the Living Water, an environmental health literacy program, aimed at increasing youth interest in science through a culturally-based educational framework and expanding community awareness of water quality issues on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana.

After being away for several years, she moved back to where she was born and raised, in Billings, MT. There she enjoys exploring all Montana has to offer through hiking, kayaking, and cross-country skiing. In her free time at home she also enjoys sewing, baking, and reading with a cat on her lap.