Tim retired from the Army after a 40-year career which included serving as the Chief of Staff for the Wyoming Army National Guard. As an Army Engineer, he enjoyed completing construction projects throughout Wyoming and the world. Currently, he serves as the Executive Director of the Wyoming Veterans Commission. Along with serving as the distinguished past governor for the Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis; president of the board of directors for Raising Readers in Wyoming; vice-president of the board of directors for the Cheyenne After School for Kids program and as past-president of the board for the Cheyenne YMCA. He's also a regional director for the First Lady's Wyoming Hunger Initiative (WHI). He holds an MS in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.  Tim graduated from Leadership Wyoming in 2007 and currently serves as its immediate past chairman of the board. He's also a graduate of the inaugural Wyoming Academy -- a collaboration between Leadership Wyoming and the Wyoming Business Council. He is married with seven children, including two sets of back-to-back twins.

Don Dorn is a Deputy Mine Inspector for the State of Wyoming. Before working for the State, Don had a long career in mining, working from operations to management. While employed with Peabody Energy, Don was on a selection committee for the Peabody Leaders in Education. Don also served on the Wyoming Mining Council and the Wyoming Emergency Response Commission and is a Wyoming Miners Hospital Board member.

Don has been a board member of Raising Readers since 2012; he has been involved in various fundraising activities and currently helps get our books to our clinics and volunteers across many Wyoming counties. Don’s favorite part of the program is hearing stories from parents and the impacts that early childhood reading develops between parents and young children. He believes it is never too early to start reading to children of all ages, including before birth.

I have been an avid reader my entire life, which began with my mother’s love of reading.  We spent a lot of time at the public library growing up.  I have shared that love with my children and feel strongly that if you can help children with a love for reading, they will always have a friend!  I also believe that a child’s vocabulary is enhanced the more they read.  I enjoy being part of this organization that gets books in kids’ hands; they can start a library of their own!