07/01/2026
Next up in our Say Hello to Our Team Series is Co-Executive Director, KayAnn Miller! KayAnn, descended Potawatomi, has a dynamic background in Indigenous food foraging, gardening, harvesting, and preparation and has worked to Indigenize school food pantries since 2018 when she served as an executive sous chef at MSU. During her time there, KayAnn partnered with many stakeholders both on and off MSUās Bozeman Campus to bring Indigenous foods to MSUās dining hall, retail, and catering menus and food operations.
KayAnn has worked in communications throughout the agriculture sector, including with the National Cattlemen's Association and the American Sheep Industry Association. She is the proud single mom of a son serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. KayAnnās current research interests are situated at the intersection of mental health, nutrition, and culture, and hypothesizes that diet plays a key role in mental-health disparities experienced in Indigenous communities in Montana as measured by rates of depression, su***de ideation, and su***de attempts.
KayAnn finds the potential links between adequate nutritional intake, depression and su***de reduction intriguing from a cultural standpoint, given the high nutritional quality of many pre-contact Indigenous diets, and she brings her knowledge and vast experience to MT-PECH. We're grateful to have her at the helm! Learn more about KayAnn on our website.
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