Staff & Board
Team-based approach to care
The key to our continued success is the vision, talent, skills, and perseverance of our staff, advisors, and partners.
President and CEO
Thomas Adams, PhD
President & CEO, Better Futures Enterprises
Dr. Thomas Adams has more than 21 years of experience in delivering a continuum of supportive services to underserved populations of color living in distressed communities.
Prior to leading Better Futures Minnesota, Dr. Adams served most recently as CEO of African American Family Services, a community-based, culturally-specific behavioral health clinic serving the African American community of the Twin Cities. He also served as Executive Director of the Association of Minority Professions Schools, as Founder and Principal Partner of Next Level Consulting Group, as Vice President of Education, Employment and Youth Services with Summit Academy OIC, as Executive Director of Pillsbury Neighborhood Services, and as Program Director for the Bridge for Runaway Youth, among other roles.
He was born and raised in St. Paul, MN, and currently resides in the Twin Cities.
Better Futures Minnesota Team
Jason Allen
ReUse Retail Sales Coordinator
Alex Baldwin
Business Manager, Deconstruction Services
Roland Berry
Residential Coaching Assistant (RCA)
Billy Brown
Life Skills Coach
Yorrick "Snuffy" Byers
Guest House Manager
Treco Coggins
Manager, Integrated Services
August Gilmore
Residential Coaching Assistant (RCA)
Mark Hanson
Administrative Assistant
Bobby Hardiman
Driver
Clifford Harris
Residential Coaching Assistant (RCA)
PJ Hubbard
Vice President, Business Development and Operations
Jerry Jackson
Deconstruction Crew Chief
Herb Jennings
Senior Crew Chief
Joe Jeruzal
Finance Manager
Surlame "June" Johnson
Residential Coaching Assistant (RCA)
Brian Magruder
Life Skills Coach
Alex McCord
Business Services
Isreal Moses IV
Vice President of Support Services & Operations
Anne Murray
Human Resource Generalist / Office Manager
Molly Priesmeyer
Communications (via Good Work Group)
Tiffany Simmons
Data Specialist/ Office Manager
Steve Thomas
Founder & Social Enterprise Development Officer
Clem Tucker
Residential Coaching Assistant
Paris Woods
Senior Crew Chief
Board of Directors
Glenn Andis, Vice Chair
Senior Vice President of Government Programs (retired), Medica
Sarah Christenson, Secretary
Quality Assurance Manager, ProtoLabs
Milton Dodd
Director of Regional Sales, Lifetouch
Lewis J. King, Chair
President and CEO, Summit Academy OIC
Mark Borman
NACD Board Leadership Fellow and Member
Charles Bradley
Sr. Publishing Coordinator, Thomson Reuters
Jeannine Patterson
Chief of Staff, Ameriprise Counsel
Tiernee Murphy
Former MN Assist Attorney Gen and Faculty Hamlin Mitchell Law School
J. Alex Frank
President, Magnolia Properties