Tammy Tolleson Knee serves as the School Support Liaison at the Montana Safe Schools Center (MSSC) within the University of Montana’s College of Education and is the director of VAST (Virtually Assisted School Teams) and the School Attendance Research Project. With over 30 years of experience as a Licensed School Counselor and Clinical Social Worker, Tammy has worked across three states in diverse educational and community-based settings, focusing on youth wellness and safety. Tammy is a Board Certified Tele-Mental Health therapist and a certified trainer with the I Love U Guys Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol and Reunification. She is also a QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Instructor, holds certification from NABITA in the Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (SIVRA-35), and is a trainer in Opioid Overdose Prevention. Her expertise spans behavioral threat assessment and management, crisis response, de-escalation, and standard safety protocols. In addition to her professional roles, Tammy has supervised numerous graduate-level interns and taught both undergraduate and graduate courses. Outside of her professional life – and her playful pranks with colleagues – Tammy enjoys hiking, spending time with family, watching movies, and roping her husband into her next big idea.