Meet our team!

Molly Greenman is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Family Partnership (TFP), a high-impact multicultural Minneapolis nonprofit focused on clearing the path to success for individuals and families facing adversity. She joined The Family Partnership in 1986, and became CEO in 2004. Under Molly’s leadership, The Family Partnership has deepened its work with families impacted by multigenerational inequity and trauma.

In 2007, Molly co-founded the Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) CommonWealth, an innovative model of shared administrative services that now serves over 50 partner community-based organizations in Minnesota.

In 2010, Molly led the organization through a name change, landing on The Family Partnership, which underscores a fundamental value of the organization. This was closely followed by a merger with Minneapolis-based nonprofit, Reuben Lindh Family Services. The merger expanded The Family Partnership’s reach to prenatal and preschool development, opening the door to the holistic, 2Gen approach the organization uses today.

Molly’s persistent and buoyant leadership has resulted, most recently, in a successful $23 million Building for Better Futures capital campaign for the construction of a new headquarters and resource center. In 2021, TFP will relocate to east Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue, in the heart of the south Minneapolis communities we serve (while maintaining a second center in north Minneapolis).

Education:

M.S.W., Social Work, University of Minnesota; B.A. in Psychology from San Francisco State University.

Other affiliations:

Molly has served since 2018 as chair of the National Alliance for Strong Families and Communities Board of Directors, a national network of more than 400 human-serving organizations. Molly also serves on the board of the Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities, and is an advisor to the Interest for Others Foundation.

“I do this work because I believe all children and all families deserve to have the opportunities that I have had: a safe home, loving family, caring neighbors, good schools and healthcare. And, I believe that together we can achieve this in our community.”

As Vice President of Advancement at The Family Partnership, Kit is responsible for cultivating resources to deepen the organization’s impact and increase The Family Partnership’s visibility. When Kit joined TFP in 2018, she breathed new life into the Building for Better Futures capital campaign, successfully completing the $23 million campaign while simultaneously growing annual fundraising.

Background:

Kit has more than 25 years’ experience fundraising for Twin Cities’ social service, art, and philanthropic organizations. Her resume includes serving as the business director of Theatre de la Jeune Lune; development director at Graywolf Press, Tubman, United Theological Seminary, and Cornerstone; and, as executive director of PFund – the community foundation serving the LGBTQ communities in the upper Midwest.

Education:

M.A. in Arts Administration and M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Affiliations:

Board member of the Kaleo Center for Faith, Justice and Social Transformation.

Presentations/Speaking Engagements:

Kit presents at industry conferences on Nonprofit and Philanthropy EDI, The Spiritual Practice of Asking, and Development & Program: Landing (and Managing) the Grant Without Drama.

“Philanthropy is a blend of science and art. Metrics and research are important, but the difference is made when you listen deeply to donors to match them with projects that truly excite them.”

As Vice President of Programs, Lorena oversees 13 programs and 65 staff to assist families in clearing the path to success.  Lorena emerged as a leader from within The Family Partnership, where she demonstrated expertise in direct service delivery, program management and staff development.

She previously served as Director of the PRIDE (Promoting Recovery, Independence, Dignity and Equality) program for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. There she led the creation of a new group that gives survivors a “voice” as leaders in our community and our Super Bowl anti-sex trafficking education and street outreach efforts.

In 2019, Lorena received the Catalytic Leader award from the Minnesota Council on Nonprofits for her work advocating for programs and policies to end gender-based violence, and for creating a lasting impact in our community.

She also led TFP’s Mobility Mentoring® evidence-based coaching trial within the PRIDE program, leading to agency-wide adoption of the model. Lorena joined TFP in 2017 and currently co-leads our Equity, Diversion and Inclusion Council of staff and board members.

Background:

Lorena has worked in the non-profit sector for over a decade. She served as a program director, advocate and case manager in Minnesota, California, and her native country of Peru.

Education:

Graduate of the Wilkins Community Fellows Program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs – University of Minnesota. B.A. in Psychology, San Diego State University. Currently pursuing a master’s degree in social work at Widener University.

Other affiliations:

Board member Lake Street Council. Director of the Twin Cities New Leader’s Council for two years, a national organization that equips young leaders of color with the skills needed to run for office, manage campaigns, create start-ups and network with other thought leaders.

Presentations/Speaking Engagements:

Lorena has trained over 1,500 community members on promoting and understanding sexual exploitation. She has presented at local, regional and national conferences.

As Vice President of Finance and Administration Clark is responsible for the financial operations, risk management, human resources, and facility management of the organization.

Since joining The Family Partnership in 2018, he has led the effort to stabilize cash flow by retiring outstanding debt, organizing the sale of real estate and reducing accounts receivables. Clark has worked with consultants, as the owner’s representative, to coordinate the complex financing, design and construction of the $23 million dollar Building Better Futures The Family Partnership building. He also worked with the Peter J. King Foundation to establish a funded depreciation plan for the building.

Along with The Family Partnership’s program managers, Clark has improved the annual budget process and analytics reporting. In 2020, he led The Family Partnership’s successful effort to secure Payroll Protection Plan funds during the COVID-19 business slowdown.

Background:

Clark brings over 20 years of experience as Executive Director of Bethel Homes and Services in Southwestern Wisconsin. Under his leadership, the organization grew and added services, such as a Dementia Specific Residential Facility. His specific competencies include implementing strategic objectives, effective financial and operational oversight, employee development, and fundraising initiatives. Clark has extensive knowledge and skill in managing contracts and health care billing. He successfully negotiated rate increases for rural nursing facilities in Wisconsin.

Education:

M.B.A. Cardinal Stritch University. B.A. in Hospital Administration, Concordia College.

“My leadership philosophy has always been to collaborate with managers as a team and to help them grow in their professions. Also, when problem solving, to listen and encourage managers to find solutions for us to consider.”

As Senior VP of Strategy and Innovation at The Family Partnership, John leads our two-generation (2Gen) and brain science-informed program and policy strategies.

He spearheaded development of The Family Partnership’s Executive Functioning Across Generations© curriculum, a novel whole family approach to boost executive functioning in preschool children and their parents.

Harvard Center on the Developing Child – Frontiers of Innovation selected The Family Partnership’s curriculum for national replication and scaling. Now, national pilots are underway for the original curriculum and adaptations for family home visiting and parenting programs.

John participates in the leading national networks for brain science innovation, including Change in Mind, the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities’ international brain science initiative; the Ascend Network of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, the primary national resource for organizations implementing a two-generation (2Gen) or whole family approach; and Harvard’s Frontiers of Innovation, which seeks to accelerate innovation in the early childhood field.

For more than 22 years, John has led successive cycles of program innovation –including The Family Partnership’s use of EMPath’s Mobility Mentoring® economic empowerment coaching approach, and its 2Gen successor, Intergen.

Currently, John oversees The Family Partnership’s Early Education and Care programs, and serves as the affirmative action/EEO and COVID-19 officer. He lives in an LGBTQ Filipino-American immigrant household in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Education:

M.S. Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Brockport. B.S. in Biology, St. John Fisher College. John holds an M.S. in biological sciences; his research was on the neuroscience of sensory and cognitive development in children. John is also an alumnus of the Executive Leadership Institute, a two-year executive leadership program of the national Alliance for Children and Families, and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and School of Social Work.

Other affiliations:

Founding member, Empire Reading Group, which at 20+ years in operation, is the Twin Cities’ longest running study group devoted to social theory and social change.

Presentations/Speaking Engagements:

John is a frequent presenter on Brain Science, Executive Functioning and our 2Gen approach including at: Aspen Institute, Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, and the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being.

“Every child who breathes the air in this country deserves the opportunity to develop their mind, body, and spirit in an environment free of toxic stress – and even in a pandemic, we can all do our part to make this happen.”