BOARD

DarAnne grew up on her family’s ranch in southeastern Montana, where her family has raised horses and cattle since the 1880s.  After attending the University of Montana for undergrad (Philosophy and Communication Studies-Rhetoric) and law school, DarAnne and her husband moved to Helena in 2010. 

DarAnne has worked in private practice at several firms in Helena, and currently works at the Drake Law Firm, primarily as an estate planning lawyer.  She also represents small business owners with business formation and development and does transactional real estate work. 

DarAnne, her husband Corbin, and identical twin daughters Marin and Treva love Helena’s thriving arts community and access to the trails with their two dogs.

Mark Barry completed 25 years serving as the Chief Financial Officer for the Montana State Fund retiring in March 2019.  During his time with Montana State Fund, Mark was responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, actuarial analysis, enterprise risk management including reinsurance programs, as well as facilities management.  At various periods during the course of his career Mark headed strategic planning, human resources, communications and information technology. Mark has served on the board of Family Promise of Greater Helena and his church council. Mark is married to Beth Barry, owner and artistic director of Allegro School of Dance.  While Mark has enjoyed fishing, biking, hiking, golfing and skiing in retirement, he is pleased with the opportunity to serve on the HACF board to continue to enhance the spirit of giving and collaboration to the benefit of our communities.

Sara Stanton Berg was born and raised in Big Rapids, Michigan.  She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Social Studies Secondary Education.  She moved to Montana and started law school at the University of Montana in 1997, landing a position at the Missoula County Attorney’s Office as a law student.  She was hired by BKBH, PC during her third year of school. Sara’s worked in BKBH’s Helena office for 23 years.  She has recently joined the law firm of Laird Cowley, PLLC and heads the firm’s Helena office with a focus on Family Law.   A busy mother of three, Sara enjoys running, Montana’s beautiful outdoors and watching her kids’ various sporting activities. 

John Moore was born in mid-Montana’s Harlowton and grew up in Great Falls. Coming from a musical family, he started his first garage band at age 13.  After graduating Great Falls Central High School, he attended the University of Notre Dame. In his sophomore year, he studied abroad in Innsbruck, Austria; in this program, he met Ann Waickman.

Upon graduation, John returned to Montana. He began his career with Montana state government in 1976, training direct-care staff at the facility for developmentally disabled in Boulder. In 1984, he transferred to the Department of Administration in Helena, where he led management, communication, and legal training with the Professional Development Center until his retirement in 2013.

In the meantime, he raised a family of four children. He also continued sideline occupations as a musician and political cartoonist. In 1995, he gathered a small group of Helena musicians and founded the Lost & Foundation, a small nonprofit that helps individuals and families cope with medical expenses.

John served on the Helena Public Art Committee for six years, helping to establish several installations in Helena.  He sits on the executive board of the local musicians’ union. He is excited to help the Helena Area Community Foundation continue its support of local nonprofit organizations. And he is pleased that his four children have blessed him with 13 grandchildren.

Wes serves as a Business Operations Analyst with the Department of Administration at the State of Montana. Within the General Services Division, Wes defines and builds new business operations processes that optimize efficiency and effectiveness for state government and public and private stakeholders. In addition, he actively engages in strategic planning, content management, and client success management. He has proudly served his hometown community of East Helena as a city council member since 2020. In this role, he focuses on responsible development, solutions to constituent needs, and collaborative budgeting for community benefit. Wes earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Johnson & Wales University and a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education and Public Policy from the University of Denver. His career has spanned compliance oversight for an international wealth management firm; career and technical education development, student support services through public and private post-secondary education, workforce development leadership, and program and process efficiency improvement.

Wes’ passion is connecting workforce and economic development solutions through community partnerships. Wes was awarded the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce – Helena WINS Driver of Change Award in 2023 and named to the Helena Independent Record’s 2021 20 Under 40 awardee list. Wes serves on the boards of the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce, Montana Business Assistance Connection, the Helena Area Community Foundation, and as the current chair of the Lewis & Clark Metro Region Opioid Governance Committee.

In his personal time, Wes enjoys spending time with his wife, sons, and family outdoors and traveling for kids’ sports throughout Big Sky Country.