Ashley Bates
Founder & Care Coordinator
Former Cass County Sheriff's Deputy who started the CSU program inside the jail. She founded Blame Bates in 2025 with half her own retirement.
Team & Board
Small on purpose.
Everyone here either does the work or governs it. Nobody is between you and help.
Staff
Who you'll actually be working with
Care coordinators keep the plan moving. Peer support specialists have lived it themselves.
Rob Sherrill
Care Coordinator
Carrie Harsch
Peer Support Specialist
Bailey Reynolds
Peer Support Specialist
Board of Directors
Volunteers, every one
Our board sets policy, approves the budget and works outreach shifts alongside staff. None of them are paid.
Tiffany Sauvageau
President
Penny Stadick
Vice President
Betsy Daur
Secretary / Treasurer
Indira Kovaci
Board Member
Laurel Mahan
Board Member
Cory Huelsman
Board Member
Robin Swanson
Board Member
Interested in a board seat?
We recruit the same way we do everything: honestly.
Most of our board came from a networking table and a real conversation. If you have time, a skill we don’t have, and no interest in a title, we should talk.