Yellowstone Aids Project

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United Way - Community Partner

Montana Nonprofit Association

Angelwith

Billings, Montana
2906 1st Avenue
N. Suite 200, 59101
406-245-2029
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Office Hours
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Staff

Shelley Hayes

Executive Director of the Yellowstone AIDS Project

Shelley Hayes is the Executive Director of the Yellowstone AIDS Project (YAP) and has been a part of YAP since 1999 when she started as their first intern.

Shelley’s undergraduate education is in Sociology with a minor in Psychology, she holds a Master’s degree in Management and is currently completing her M.B.A. She is an active member of the State of Montana’s HIV Community Planning Group and works to develop partnerships within the HIV/AIDS field as well as with other community groups.

Shelley has been involved in social activism in the Billings community for many years by founding a LGBT Pride group at MSU-B; co-founding a LGBT social group called Rainbow Connections; volunteering for the Pride Foundation as the co-chair of their Regional Outreach Committee; and volunteering for the Montana Pride Network as one of the coordinators for the 2007 Billings Pride Celebration. She is also currently a member of the Montana Association of Female Executives and Zonta International so that she can expand her activism efforts toward empowering and strengthening Women.

Tasha LeClair

Program Associate

Tasha first became interested in the Yellowstone AIDS Project while attending a class called “Biology of HIV/AIDS and the Immune System” in college. After graduating in May 2007, Tasha was excited to gain a position on the YAP team.

As a lifelong resident of the West, Tasha feels a deep connection with both its beauty and the issues affecting the lives of its residents, including HIV/AIDS. Tasha believes that as our knowledge of the impact and future of HIV/AIDS transforms, so does our capacity to hope, to love, and to consider ourselves part of a larger community.

For Tasha, working at the Yellowstone AIDS Project has been a great opportunity to become involved in her community in a fun and rewarding way.

Niki Porter 

Prevention Coordinator

Niki Porter first learned about the organization nine years ago through one of her friends in the gay community, and is excited to have become a part of something so significant.  Niki hopes that her position will help to erase any ignorance about HIV/AIDS, and that our community can grow stronger through education and prevention skills.  Niki has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, with a minor in History

Becky Taylor

Client Service Coordinator

Becky Taylor believes that we each have the power to be the change we want to see in the world and that belief has led to her involvement in PFLAG, Montana Pride Network, Seeker’s Harbor Faith Community, AIDSpirit, and Not in Our Town.  She is thrilled to be part of the team at YAP and looking forward to getting to know all of the clients.  Part of her role is to connect clients with resources at YAP and in the community.