No. 206: Karen Maloughney

If you live in Southwestern Montana, she just might be one of the most important people in your life — even if many people will never realize or recognize that fact. Karen Maloughney is Butte-Silver Bow’s health officer/director.  Karen replaced Karen Sullivan after Sullivan retired in late 2021. Both Karens were instrumental in leading Butte through the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the workers at the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department received threats and criticism, they played a role in saving lives. It’s hard to say how many lives, but they definitely saved lives. The Health Department does a whole lot more than protecting us from COVID, too. The dedicated workers there worry about so many things that we probably will never even hear about. They worry about a lot of things we do not want to hear about. Listen in to this podcast as Karen discusses the long list of duties she takes on in her role as health officer. Listen in as she talks about the trials and tribulations she and her co-workers went through during the pandemic. Listen in to hear about Karen’s days hanging out with her dad and to hear which instrument she played for the Butte High band back in the 1980s. Listen in to hear her take on her first name being hijacked by people who want to speak to your manager. Today's podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thriftway Super Stops⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join the Thriftway Loyalty Club today and save big. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more from Bill Foley, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ButteCast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.