Leadership Team

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Founder & Exec. Director

Chrystal brings an extensive background in business management, human resources, and team leadership to her role as Executive Director of Parenting with Grace. Since 2022, she has completed numerous trainings in Supervised Visitation Services Management, equipping her with the expertise to support families navigating challenging circumstances.

In addition to her leadership at Parenting with Grace, Chrystal serves as a Board Member for the Supervised Visitation Network (SVN), a global membership organization dedicated to promoting safe and supportive family connections.

A dynamic leader and passionate advocate for children and families, Chrystal is committed to ensuring the physical and emotional safety of children while nurturing their relationships with parents and guardians. She believes that access to relationship-based parenting education empowers families to build the skills and confidence needed to strengthen healthy family bonds.

Vice President

Kim is a licensed home childcare provider who has owned and operated her business for 10 years. Previously, she worked as 

a preschool teacher in a Substance Abuse Rehab facility for several years interacting with children from 6 weeks to 12 years old as well as their families. Kim brings experience in nurturing and guiding children through play in a safe learning environment. That opportunity is what led Kim to realize that making a positive difference in a child's life was what made her cup full. She enjoys spending her free time outside with her family and camping with them and their dogs.

Term Ends 2025

Treasurer

 Terri is Broker/Owner of West Metro Real Estate Group and been in real estate sales for 15 years. For 25 years prior to that she was a Branch/Area Manager for two highly successful mortgage companies both here in Minnesota and California. She also managed five Homeowner Associations of over 130 units. With this background the skills she brings is financial management/budgeting, high attention to detail, organizational, leadership, motivation, training to name a few. She currently lives in Annandale with her husband of 40 years; has three sons & six grandchildren. Her heart is in seeing these children and parents have the tools & education to move forward in some very difficult circumstances to change their path and lead a healthy, happy life and become a strong leader in our communities.  

Term Ends 2027

Board Member

Leah is a banker at Falcon National Bank in Maple Grove. She lives in Monticello with her boyfriend and two puppies! Growing up in Plato, Minnesota she had found a sweet spot for kids and started babysitting for family friends at 14 and then went on to nanny in high school and while she attended college at MSUM- Moorhead. After making a school change and finishing out with Ridgewater College she moved into her career in the banking industry. With a bubbly personality and willingness to help others (especially kids) she is eager to work with a great leadership team at Parenting with Grace!

Term Ends 2028

Board Member

 Dr. Kathleen Massmann is the CEO of Healing Moments Counseling and Psyche Consulting. She has over 13 years of experience in the specialized field of pregnancy and infant loss. Kathleen is a certified Compassionate Bereavement Care Provider through the MISS Foundation, a certified Stillbirthday Doula, and a Certified Perinatal Loss Provider, a Fellow in Thanatology, and Certified as an International Partner in Perinatal excellence. As an international speaker, she has trained medical and mental health providers in dying, death, and bereavement- more specifically how medical providers can best serve the needs of the bereaved. 

Kathleen currently lives in Wright County with her husband Ron, have five children who keep their lives full of love and adventure. Kathleen is committed to helping community members find the support and resources they need to strengthen family bonds and grow as individual persons.

Term Ends 2028