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Susan Kinneman
Susan Kinneman, of Wadena, Iowa, is and English and Drama teacher at Wind River High School. She earned an education specialist degree from the University of Wyoming and has been a teacher for 43 years. She lives with her husband, Dan, who is retired but loves to hunt and fish as much as he can. He spent many years as an outfitter and guide in Dubois. Their son, daughter-in-law and 6-year-old grandson live in Arvada, CO. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, reading, painting and creating craft items.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Book/Author: Jane Austen
Favorite Movie: Love, Actually
Favorite Sport / Team to Watch: Tennis and Pickle-Ball (to play)
Favorite TV Show: Frasier
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Color: Turquoise
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere in the mountains or ocean
Favorite Band / Song: You Fill Up My Senses - John Denver
Cotton RealBird
Cotton RealBird is a second-grade teacher at Wind River Elementary. He grew up in Garryowen, Montana and earned his degree at Montana State University in Bozeman. He has worked in education for four years. He and his girlfriend both teach and love riding horses. They stay busy with sports and rodeos. Their home is filled with a football player, volleyball player, cross country runner and a TikTok influencer. In his spare time, he enjoys riding horses and team roping.
A few of his favorites are:
Favorite Movie: Grease and Out Cold
Favorite TV Show: Friends and The Office
Favorite Sport: Football
Favorite Team to watch: Montana State Bobcats and Denver Broncos
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Vacation Spot: Montana
Favorite Band/Song: Kenny Chesney – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem
Karly Roberts
Karly Roberts is the kindergarten teacher at Wind River Elementary. She is from Plymouth, Utah and earned a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Utah State University. She has been in education for 15 years. Karly and her husband, Rory, have four children from second through ninth grade. They enjoy camping and working together on the farm. In her spare time she also enjoys running, reading and cooking as well as napping.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Author: Anita Stansfield
Favorite Sport/Team to watch: Anything her kids play
Favorite Movie: Hope Floats
Favorite TV Show: Any cooking show
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite Color: Coral
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere she can camp
Favorite Band / Song: Carrie Underwood
Wylie Robison
Wylie Robison, of Edmond, Okla., is the Spanish Teacher at Wind River Middle/High School. She earned a foreign language education in Spanish K-12 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK and has been an educator for 8 years. She, her husband and five children are enjoying their time here following their recent move from Valdez, Alaska. As you can imagine, she has very little spare time, but she enjoys time in the sun and spending time with her family.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Book/Author: 40 Day Word Fast – Tim Cameron
Favorite Sport / Team to Watch: Volleyball and Sooner Football/Basketball
Favorite Movie: Dan in Real Life and Notting Hill
Favorite TV Show: NCIS and Friends
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Color: Red or Purple
Favorite Vacation Spot: Mexico
Favorite Band / Song: His Blood - Christafari
Kira Stewart
Kira Stewart is the preschool teacher at Wind River Elementary. She is from Jerome, Idaho and earned a bachelor of science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Western Governors University. She worked as a paraprofessional for four years and has been teaching for three. Kira enjoys cross stitching, listening to audiobooks and cooking. Her family is spread out from Alaska to North Carolina and consists of four sisters and two brothers as well as three nieces and six nephews that she adores.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Favorite Movie: Glass Bottom Boat
Favorite TV Show: Hell’s Kitchen
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Vacation Spot: Her sister’s home in Idaho
Favorite Band / Song: Old Musicals
Michael Adams is the Music Teacher at Wind River Middle/High School. He is from Pinedale, WY and holds a bachelor of science in Education from the University of Wyoming. He has been in education for 14 years. Michael and his wife have three children and two Aussie dogs. In his spare time, he enjoys camping, fishing, reading, open map gaming and making music.
A few of his favorites are:
Favorite Author: Mercedes Lackey
Favorite Sport/Team to watch: Football
Favorite Food: Seafood
Favorite Color: Shiny Green
Favorite Vacation Spot: Mountains & Lakes
Favorite Band / Song: Kansas / Carry on my Wayward Son
Cathleen "Cathy" Bates
Cathy Bates, of Pavillion, is a first grade teacher at Wind River Elementary. She has a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wyoming and has been in education for 27 years.
Madison Enos
Madison Enos, of Lander, is paraprofessional at Wind River Elementary. Her family owns cows and horses and have always enjoyed the western way of life. She treasures time spent with her family on the weekends. In her spare time, she likes roping and riding her horses as well as fishing and moving cows in the mountains.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Movie: Just Go With It
Favorite TV Show: Yellowstone and 1883
Favorite Sport: Rodeo
Favorite Food: Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburger and Fries
Favorite Color: Maroon
Favorite Vacation Spot: San Pedro, Belize
Favorite Band/Song: Turnpike Troubadours, Colter Wall and Zach Bryan
Jennifer Foos
Jennifer Foos is the secretary/registrar at the Wind River Middle/High School. She is from Colton Calif. and enjoys spending time outdoors. She has four children ranging in ages from 4 to 11 and three pugs.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Movie: Friday the 13th (all of them)
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Color: Hot Pink & Black
Favorite Vacation Spot: Southern California
Nakita Griebel
Nakita Griebel is the new fourth grade teacher at Wind River Elementary. She is from Kinnear and graduated from WGU with a degree in Interdisciplinary studies K-6. Ms. Griebel has been in education for 8 years, four as a paraprofessional and four as a teacher.
In her spare time, she enjoys painting, riding, and playing with farm animals.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Book/Author: Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
Favorite Movie: Hunger Games
Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones and Outlander
Favorite Food: Fruit and Vegetables
Favorite Color: Turquoise
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere away from home
Favorite Band/Song: Anything 90’s country
Susan Kinneman
Susan Kinneman, of Wadena, Iowa, is and English and Drama teacher at Wind River High School. She earned an education specialist degree from the University of Wyoming and has been a teacher for 43 years. She lives with her husband, Dan, who is retired but loves to hunt and fish as much as he can. He spent many years as an outfitter and guide in Dubois. Their son, daughter-in-law and 6-year-old grandson live in Arvada, CO. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, reading, painting and creating craft items.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Book/Author: Jane Austen
Favorite Movie: Love, Actually
Favorite Sport / Team to Watch: Tennis and Pickle-Ball (to play)
Favorite TV Show: Frasier
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Color: Turquoise
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere in the mountains or ocean
Favorite Band / Song: You Fill Up My Senses - John Denver
Cotton RealBird
Cotton RealBird is a second-grade teacher at Wind River Elementary. He grew up in Garryowen, Montana and earned his degree at Montana State University in Bozeman. He has worked in education for four years. He and his girlfriend both teach and love riding horses. They stay busy with sports and rodeos. Their home is filled with a football player, volleyball player, cross country runner and a TikTok influencer. In his spare time, he enjoys riding horses and team roping.
A few of his favorites are:
Favorite Movie: Grease and Out Cold
Favorite TV Show: Friends and The Office
Favorite Sport: Football
Favorite Team to watch: Montana State Bobcats and Denver Broncos
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Vacation Spot: Montana
Favorite Band/Song: Kenny Chesney – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem
Karly Roberts
Karly Roberts is the kindergarten teacher at Wind River Elementary. She is from Plymouth, Utah and earned a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Utah State University. She has been in education for 15 years. Karly and her husband, Rory, have four children from second through ninth grade. They enjoy camping and working together on the farm. In her spare time she also enjoys running, reading and cooking as well as napping.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Author: Anita Stansfield
Favorite Sport/Team to watch: Anything her kids play
Favorite Movie: Hope Floats
Favorite TV Show: Any cooking show
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite Color: Coral
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere she can camp
Favorite Band / Song: Carrie Underwood
Wylie Robison
Wylie Robison, of Edmond, Okla., is the Spanish Teacher at Wind River Middle/High School. She earned a foreign language education in Spanish K-12 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK and has been an educator for 8 years. She, her husband and five children are enjoying their time here following their recent move from Valdez, Alaska. As you can imagine, she has very little spare time, but she enjoys time in the sun and spending time with her family.
A few of her favorites are:
Favorite Book/Author: 40 Day Word Fast – Tim Cameron
Favorite Sport / Team to Watch: Volleyball and Sooner Football/Basketball
Favorite Movie: Dan in Real Life and Notting Hill
Favorite TV Show: NCIS and Friends
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Color: Red or Purple
Favorite Vacation Spot: Mexico
Favorite Band / Song: His Blood - Christafari
