About
OUR MISSION
Hi-Line's Help for Abused Spouses is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to eliminating personal and societal violence by providing immediate crisis intervention and continued support for victims of domestic, sexual violence, dating violence and stalking. We cooperate with existing agencies and organizations to provide services to families experiencing abuse. HLHAS strives to educate the public about prevention and intervention, which we believe is the key to breaking the cycle of violence.
Hi-Line's Help for Abused Spouses is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to eliminating personal and societal violence by providing immediate crisis intervention and continued support for victims of domestic, sexual violence, dating violence and stalking. We cooperate with existing agencies and organizations to provide services to families experiencing abuse. HLHAS strives to educate the public about prevention and intervention, which we believe is the key to breaking the cycle of violence.
OUR STAFF
CONNIE HUFFMAN
I am the Executive Director of Hi-Line’s Help for Abused Spouses. I have been working with domestic violence and sexual assault victims for over 34 years. I started out as a volunteer, then became Co-Director. In 1994 I was hired as the Executive Director. Besides those duties I also continue to be a victim advocate, legal advocate and child advocate. Our staff is small, so most of the staff are cross-trained. I have attended the Federal Law Enforcement "Train The Trainer" and am a STAR Trainer [Small Town and Rural]. I have been very active in the state coalition and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. I have been in Who's Who of Professional Business Women and received the Soroptomist Women Helping Women Award and was also the recipient of the 2007 Montana Victim Advocate of the Year Award.
DAWN OLIVO
I worked at HLHAS as a victim advocate for 5 years before resigning my position to pursue other life goals. After a 3 year absence, I returned to HLHAS as the office Technical Assistant and Public Relations Manager. I am now the Assistant Director as well as a victim advocate. Along with advocacy work, I am responsible for grant writing and fundraising efforts. I have a wonderful husband and three beautiful children. I have been with HLHAS for 21 years.
AUTUMN TYLER
I am the Office Manager for HLHAS. I grew up in and live in Conrad, MT, and I am a proud mother of two beautiful children, William and Lillian. I graduated from C. M. Russell High School in Great Falls, MT in ‘02. I then went on to become a C.N.A. and I enjoyed working with Alzheimer’s patients for over 6 years. I also had multiple roles in the insurance industry for 6 years. I am thrilled to be a part of the amazing HLHAS team so that I may have the opportunity to help others and give back those in need.
SHOSHANA MUNSON
I attended Northwest University for 1 year (96-97). I got my start in bookkeeping with Jerri J. Henry, CPA in Kelso, WA and had the pleasure of working with her from September 1998 through April 2005. I have been doing bookkeeping for over 20 years now and am thankful for the hands-on experience I gained with Jerri. I married my prince charming, Eric, in August 2001. After serving as the youth pastor at Canby Assembly in Oregon, we moved to Chester, Montana to take the senior pastorate position in May 2005. During our time in Chester, we started our family. We now have two daughters and three sons.
ANNA TOPE
I worked for over thirty years as a respiratory therapist and DME specialist in various hospitals in Montana and in the home care setting. A number of those years, I served as the Director of Respiratory Therapy at Liberty Medical Center and Northern Rockies Medical Center. I spent 15 years caring for patients and helping DME companies on the Blackfeet Reservation. After departing from healthcare field, I began working with Hi-Line's Help in August of 2019. I enjoy my work here and it has been an eye opening experience on many different levels.
I am the Executive Director of Hi-Line’s Help for Abused Spouses. I have been working with domestic violence and sexual assault victims for over 34 years. I started out as a volunteer, then became Co-Director. In 1994 I was hired as the Executive Director. Besides those duties I also continue to be a victim advocate, legal advocate and child advocate. Our staff is small, so most of the staff are cross-trained. I have attended the Federal Law Enforcement "Train The Trainer" and am a STAR Trainer [Small Town and Rural]. I have been very active in the state coalition and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. I have been in Who's Who of Professional Business Women and received the Soroptomist Women Helping Women Award and was also the recipient of the 2007 Montana Victim Advocate of the Year Award.
DAWN OLIVO
I worked at HLHAS as a victim advocate for 5 years before resigning my position to pursue other life goals. After a 3 year absence, I returned to HLHAS as the office Technical Assistant and Public Relations Manager. I am now the Assistant Director as well as a victim advocate. Along with advocacy work, I am responsible for grant writing and fundraising efforts. I have a wonderful husband and three beautiful children. I have been with HLHAS for 21 years.
AUTUMN TYLER
I am the Office Manager for HLHAS. I grew up in and live in Conrad, MT, and I am a proud mother of two beautiful children, William and Lillian. I graduated from C. M. Russell High School in Great Falls, MT in ‘02. I then went on to become a C.N.A. and I enjoyed working with Alzheimer’s patients for over 6 years. I also had multiple roles in the insurance industry for 6 years. I am thrilled to be a part of the amazing HLHAS team so that I may have the opportunity to help others and give back those in need.
SHOSHANA MUNSON
I attended Northwest University for 1 year (96-97). I got my start in bookkeeping with Jerri J. Henry, CPA in Kelso, WA and had the pleasure of working with her from September 1998 through April 2005. I have been doing bookkeeping for over 20 years now and am thankful for the hands-on experience I gained with Jerri. I married my prince charming, Eric, in August 2001. After serving as the youth pastor at Canby Assembly in Oregon, we moved to Chester, Montana to take the senior pastorate position in May 2005. During our time in Chester, we started our family. We now have two daughters and three sons.
ANNA TOPE
I worked for over thirty years as a respiratory therapist and DME specialist in various hospitals in Montana and in the home care setting. A number of those years, I served as the Director of Respiratory Therapy at Liberty Medical Center and Northern Rockies Medical Center. I spent 15 years caring for patients and helping DME companies on the Blackfeet Reservation. After departing from healthcare field, I began working with Hi-Line's Help in August of 2019. I enjoy my work here and it has been an eye opening experience on many different levels.