EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

sarah@wcac.us

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Sarah has lived in Cheyenne for 17 years and before coming to the Wyoming Congressional Award Council worked at STRIDE Learning Center with a diverse workload that included fundraising and compliance. She has four children, 2 grown and 2 teens still at home. She enjoys live music, participating in local  theatre productions and is on the Friday Food Bag Foundation board.  Sarah believes with all her heart that people and communities can be changed by simple actions and feels strongly that the Congressional Award is a program that furthers that.  Mahatma Gandhi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Sarah knows that the Congressional Award gives young people an opportunity to stretch their skills and measure their progress encouraging them to be that change, and hopes to see the program grow to include every county in Wyoming.

PROGRAM MANAGER

sally@wcac.us

Sally Morse is a Wyoming native who hopes to help grow the Wyoming Congressional Award program.  She worked for Laramie County School District 1 in the Special Services Department, where she enjoyed teaching assistive technology to help students with special needs have access to tools they needed to be successful in school. She hopes to see more students with special needs achieve the Congressional Award. She is a graduate of the University of Wyoming.  She has have lived in Cheyenne for 22 years. 

Pat Thomas retired in 2017 as the Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs for UPS. He and his wife, Kathy returned to Casper and are active with charitable organizations, golf, friends and are recent grandparents. Pat is the current President of the Board of the Wyoming Congressional Award Council.

In addition, Pat served as the Chairman of the American Trucking Associations from October 2015 until October 2016. Thomas has also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Before joining UPS, Pat worked as a commercial pilot for various private corporations flying both people and cargo to airports throughout the U.S. He is also a certified flight instructor and has trained pilots. He earned a B.S. in Aviation Management from Southern Illinois University.

Kelly Pascal Gould has been a member of the Wyoming Congressional Award Council since 2012 and currently serves as treasurer. In addition to her involvement in the Council, she runs Pascal Public Relations and is actively involved in her children's education and extracurricular activities. In her free time, she leads annual player fundraising efforts at the M&M Center on Sheridan Ice, plays co-ed hockey and enjoys Pilates. 

Bob is a Wyoming native and graduate of the University of Wyoming who enjoyed a career working mostly in segments of the energy industry.  With a focus on public and governmental affairs, Bob ascended management levels at Pacific Power/Rocky Mountain Power/PacifiCorp retiring as the company’s Wyoming Vice President in 2006.  He then began a second career providing government affairs services to diversified utilities, and companies engaged in telecommunications, oil and gas, enhanced oil recovery, midstream pipeline transportation, and uranium production.  He retired from consulting in 2017.Bob was appointed to the WCAC Board in 1992 by Wyoming’s late U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop, who spearheaded a bipartisan effort in the U. S. Congress to establish the Congressional Award Act in 1979.   

SECRETARY

Sheridan, Wyoming

Michelle Butler is the Chief Operating Officer of EMIT Technologies, a metal manufacturing company headquartered in Sheridan, WY. Michelle is responsible for the company’s finance, manufacturing, human resources and engineering activities. Prior to joining EMIT in 2019, Michelle spent several years representing the coal industry with Cloud Peak Energy in government and community affairs. Following graduation from the University of Wyoming, Michelle worked for U.S. Senator John Barrasso in his Sheridan, WY office and spent time in the financial industry in Jackson. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in both Communication and Political Science from the University of Wyoming, and is active in her community and state through the Wyoming Workforce Development Council, Wyoming Congressional Award Council, Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom and Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Brad is a native Michigander. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education from Northern Michigan University in 1978. He moved to Casper, Wyoming, in 1979. After spending ten years as a teacher and coach, he attained his Master’s Degree from the University of Wyoming. He spent the remainder of his career as a school administrator in several schools in Natrona County. Brad believes that the Congressional Award provides a tremendous opportunity for Wyoming citizens to recognize and reward students for the outstanding work they do!

MEMBER

Sheridan, Wyoming

Kendall is an alumna of the University of Wyoming with a degree in political science. She has spent her career primarily in the public sector, working in the U.S. Senate and in non-profit management. She served as National Director of the Congressional Award Foundation and on its Board of Directors. She has served on numerous charitable boards and is currently a member of The Brinton Museum National Advisory Council and the Board of Visitors of UW’s College of Arts and Sciences,. She is married to Joseph and they live in Sheridan with their dog Comet.