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Kirsten Pabst

Kirsten Pabst

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ABOUT KIRSTEN

Kirsten Pabst is currently serving her third term as the elected prosecutor for Missoula County, Montana and serves on the Executive Committee of the National District Attorneys Association [NDAA] Board of Directors.  Ms. Pabst has been trying complex cases and teaching trial practice at the local, state and national levels for the past 28 years. 

Kirsten frequently speaks, writes and facilitate workshops on topics including professional wellbeing, secondary trauma & organizational resilience, and is a frequent lecturer for organizations such as National District Attorney’s Association, various state prosecutor associations, the Alexander Blewitt III School of Law, and state chapters of Women in Law Enforcement. 

Kirsten has been named Criminal Justice Professional of the Year and recently received two national achievement awards for her work in the evolving field of organizational resilience and employee well-being and another for Calibrate, her cutting-edge prosecution-led pretrial diversion program. She chairs the national Prosecutor Wellbeing Task Force and is part of the Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence Best Practices Committee.

Outside of the office, Kirsten enjoys writing, painting, wrangling horses, and spending time with her family. 

“ “Kirsten has led the way as a transformational leader when it comes to prosecutor wellbeing around the country. Her dedication and passion is translated into easy steps for justice professionals to implement innovative approaches to taking care of their people.” ”
- Nelson O. Bunn, Jr., Executive Director of the National District Attorneys Association
“ “I recommend Thriving Through Chaos to everyone working in criminal justice. Kirsten walks us through the unique challenges of cumulative exposure to senseless trauma and, even more importantly, offers practical skills-based tools to help combat burnout, build resiliency and promote sustainable wellness.” ”
- Dr. David Black, Founder and President of Cordico
“ “The practical wisdom and skills presented in Thriving Through Chaos are sure to benefit any professional working within the criminal justice system. Kirsten has built effective community-based programs to address the toxic impact of secondary trauma on the humans who do criminal justice work and shares those skills to build resilience for others engaging in this difficult work.  Her work has gained national attention and she has now created a resource that will spread this practical wisdom county by county throughout our nation.” ”
Andrew Laue, L.C.S.W., Expert on Secondary Trauma and founder of STAR-T (Secondary Trauma Activates Resiliency - Training)