Cindy Aune, Board Member
After 48 years as a registered nurse and newly retired; Cindy is honored to include the Befriender’s program in the next chapter of her life. She has worked in several small hospitals including Ennis, White Sulphur Springs, Choteau, Lovell, Wyoming (geriatric wing) Intensive Care: St. Boniface Hospital-Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cindy worked the last 33 years for Bozeman Health in several areas including Home Care and Hospice, the OR: Recovery Room, Peri Op, Moderate Sedation Circulator, Anesthesia Assistant, Endoscopy, Surgical Coordinator, Radiology Special Procedures, and Cancer Infusion. She has taught multiple classes: relationship based care, Prenatal, EMT, PICC/vascular/ultrasound (for nurses and WWAMI pre doctoral students), Hospice Volunteers, Super Nurse, Moderate Sedation, and others. Today, she continues to travel to Mexico on Medical Mission, a 20+ year leader in the Stephen Minister which cares for people in crisis, and a board member of LOVE Inc. as well as Befrienders!
“Befrienders is about discovering life stories and establishing relationships. Befrienders is about remembering life lived and creating new memories. Befrienders is about meeting needs and exploring opportunities of recreation. I am honored to be connected with the Befriender’s program.”