Our Team
Shelly Myhre, Co-President
I am honored and excited to be joining the board of Girls On The Fly, and am eager to guide our strategic direction to inspire confidence and instill a lifelong love for adventure and self-discovery in future generations of young girls.
I live in the mountains with my husband and daughter and as a family we love fly-fishing and the outdoors. I have found my own solace and inspiration in the mountains of Colorado for over two decades. SEE MORE
Kelli Jackson, Founder/Co-President
Kelli Jackson is not just a founder; she's a visionary, a mentor, and a beacon of empowerment for young girls everywhere. As the driving force behind Girls on the Fly, Kelli has dedicated much of her life to crafting transformative experiences that instill confidence, resilience, and a love for the great outdoors.
With an unwavering commitment to youth, mental health, and the power of nature, Kelli has tirelessly championed the idea that every girl deserves the opportunity to spread her wings and soar. Her passion for creating spaces where girls can thrive, where they can laugh, learn, and discover their own strength, is nothing short of inspiring. SEE MORE
Tracey Smith, Vice President
Tracey Smith is a Principal at FMI corporation, a Management Consulting and Investment Banking firm serving the built environment. Tracey leads the firm’s Organization Development discipline within the Leadership and Organizational Development practice. She partners with architecture, engineering and construction executives to build enduring companies through exceptional enterprise-level leadership. She approaches organizational challenges with a blend of up-front assessment and in-person collaboration to help clients solve their most pressing issues. SEE MORE
Kate Hallenbeck, Secretary
Kate is a Colorado native with a deep love for the outdoors. She has been fortunate to spend much of her life on the water and in the woods and believes that experiences like this should be accessible and attainable to all. She has a broad range of education and experience, including degrees in environmental biology and psychology. She also holds a master’s degree in nursing and spent her career working with a wide variety of patient populations and clinical areas. Before taking time off to raise her children, she worked as a clinical nurse educator at a busy local trauma center. Her career and life experiences have afforded her a unique perspective that she is grateful for, as well as providing an understanding of and appreciation for the role that nature and outdoor recreation play in mental and physical wellness. SEE MORE
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Heather Mrozek Novak, Director of Education and Program Development
Heather grew up in the Midwest. Her earliest outdoor memories are camping and canoeing with her family in northern MN, and exploring the lake behind her childhood home in rural IL. She now lives in Bailey, CO with her husband and daughter.
Heather studied instrumental music education at the University of Illinois and spent her college summers working at Isle Royale National Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. After graduating college, she made a beeline for the mountains before the ink on her diploma was dry! SEE MORE
Mary Greblunas, Director of Development & Community Engagement
Mary Greblunas is a Senior Project Manager with Douglass Design + Build, a general contractor specializing in providing the expertise of a large contractor with the personalized approach of a smaller firm. Mary has been in the commercial construction industry for over a decade and has found that her passion lies withinmentoring and cultivating relationships. Mary has been drawn to service-based organizations since she was young and although she may be new to fly fishing, Mary has found a new favorite sport.
Fly fishing reminds Mary of days on the lake with family and friends back in Eastern Nebraska. She grew up with horses in a farming community, where the value of hard work was instilled, community was the culture, and every person, although unique, had a story. This gave her a great sense of self-worth and appreciation for individuality. SEE MORE
Jessica Barks, Director of Mental Health and Community Development
As a trauma-informed therapist, Jessica believes that in many cases issues such as anxiety, panic attacks, depression, addiction, OCD, and eating disorders can be linked to early experiences of trauma. Trauma lives in the body and can often affect the language center of the brain, making it difficult to process using talk therapy only. Art therapy provides a contained way to connect to the body, establish safety, and eventually get to the root of unconscious, psychological turmoil. As an art therapist, she will join you collaboratively and with unconditional support throughout your journey of self-discovery and healing. SEE MORE
Teresa Barber, Director of Fly Fishing Education and Curriculum Development
Teresa was learning how to chase fish on a fly long before it became cool for girls to fly fish.
She grew up learning and then as an adult in the military enjoyed having the opportunity to get away up to the mountains to relax and recuperate with a fly rod in her hand. She is affectionately known as the “fun aunt” for taking all the little people in her life out to the water to get them fly fishing.
She loves to take other disabled veterans out and get them on the water to find peace from PTSD and other physical ailments. Having overcome injuries and illness herself, she has a unique perspective and ability to help people gain access to the water and fishing regardless of physical ability. SEE MORE
Laura Holden, Director of Mental Health & Inclusive Curriculum Development
Laura’s wealth of clinical experience has developed into a counseling practice that is rich with wisdom, connection, clinical skill and is based in research.
Laura graduated from Washburn University (Kansas) with her Masters degree in Social Work. She has been practicing in the field for over 15 years helping families and individuals walk through life’s changes and rebuild connections along the way.
Laura understands that each person is individual and needs an intervention tailored to them. She is skilled in a range of evidence informed and research based approaches in her practice including CBT, IFS, ACT, SFT and mindfulness.
In addition to a full time clinical practice Laura teaches part time at the University of Kansas. Laura offers community awareness training and consultations in the areas of trauma, community disaster and managing conflict. Laura has received specialized training in the study of clinical supervision from Portland State University and offers supervision to those seeking clinical licensure.