Family Partnership Center Staff

Executive Director

David Potter has been the Executive Director since 2002. He is a CPA and also has an MBA. Prior to joining the Family Partnership Center, David was the President of Junior Achievement in Massachusetts for 7 years. David has an extensive background in corporate finance, including being the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a Division of a Fortune 30 company. David enjoys all sports, is a Boston sports fan, has been married for 43 years, has 3 grown children, and is the proud grandfather of 4 beautiful grandchildren.

Program Director

Maria Jackman has been working with Family Partnership Center since 2004 as a Multi-Lingual Parenting Educator. Prior to that, Maria worked for the Health Department and has an extensive background in Public Safety Education. Maria has facilitated various parenting workshops and parenting seminars, some of which have been aired on METV and EDTV in Manatee County. She has been able to translate our current curriculum into Spanish and enabled us to offer our services to the Hispanic population. Maria has a Master's Degree in Education from Southeastern University.  She is happily married and has two beautiful daughters. She enjoys boating, camping and anything that has to do with the great outdoors.

Senior Parenting Educator

Terri Wallis joined the Center in 2005 and is a Senior In HomeParenting Educator. Terri has a Bachelor's degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education and 11 years experience working with disabled children and their parents as the Director of Easter Seals Child Development/ Early Intervention Center. Prior to that, Terri worked as an Early Education Instructor in the Manatee County Schools and as Director of both private and faith based preschools. Terri has 22 years experience working with children and their parents. Terri enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking, and camping. She has three grown children and is the proud grandmother of 4 beautiful grandchildren.

Parenting Educator

Jillian Doyle joined the FPC team in May of 2007. She graduated from Central Michigan University Magna cum Laude in 1988 after returning to complete her degree as a single parent with 5 children still at home. She also did post graduate work in the area of Parent-Child Relationships at CMU. Jillian then worked for the Head Start program as a lead teacher and as the Education Coordinator/Area Manager for three Michigan counties. She supervised early childhood and disability services programs and all teaching and support staff for eleven Head Start sites serving approximately 300 children/families. Jillian has five grown children and eight wonderful grandchildren. She enjoys walking and biking daily, shelling and walking on the beach, music and dancing, and she recently tried and enjoyed karaoke (with understanding friends!)

Manager of Administrative Services

Katrina Bellemare began working with the Center in 2008.  Katrina has a bachelor's degree in social work. She has 12 years of experience with youth and families to include youth shelter recreation and education coordinator, after school program site leader, and international adoption coordinator.  Her knowledge, experience, and dedication to helping families make her a great asset to the Center.  Katrina is married with four beautiful children.  She enjoys the outdoors, traveling, arts & crafts, and reading.

Contract Facilitators

In addition to the staff, FPC contracts local professionals with Masters level or equivalent experience for program services.