Meet the Team
The Partnership Collective brings together professionals who believe meaningful change happens through strong relationships. Together, we combine expertise in healthcare, education, facilitation, organizational development, and community engagement to help organizations navigate complexity, strengthen partnerships, and create lasting impact.
Charlotte Safran | Founder
Charlotte founded The Partnership Collective to help organizations build cultures rooted in trust, collaboration, and meaningful engagement. With more than a decade of experience in healthcare, public health, education, and community partnership, she works alongside organizations to strengthen organizational culture, facilitate strategic planning, and elevate the voices of employees, families, patients, students, and communities.
Charlotte holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont and has dedicated her career to advancing relationship-centered practices that improve systems and strengthen communities. Her work is informed by both professional experience and lived experience as the parent of a child with complex medical needs, giving her a unique perspective on the power of partnership, trust, and shared decision-making.
Today, Charlotte partners with healthcare organizations, educational institutions, nonprofits, and government agencies to facilitate meaningful conversations, build authentic partnerships, and create lasting change through stronger relationships.
Elizabeth Clements | Principal Consultant
Liz is an education consultant with expertise in organizational culture, restorative practices, facilitation, and family and community engagement. Drawing on her experience as a classroom teacher, equity coach, and higher education faculty member, she partners with schools and organizations to build collaborative cultures where students, families, educators, and communities can thrive.
Liz earned her Master's in Teaching from the University of Vermont and has led work in social justice education, youth participatory action research, restorative practices, and educator coaching. She currently serves as a part-time faculty member at the University of Vermont, supporting the next generation of middle level educators.
My Path
I have over 10 years of experience in working with healthcare providers and families across the continuum of care. I’ve helped develop successful and sustainable patient and family-centered care programs that improve the experience of healthcare staff, patients, and families.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is inextricably linked to patient and family-centered care. I work explicitly-not exclusively- to support healthcare organizations in elevating the experiences of those from communities who experience inequities due to systemic oppression. I create brave spaces for staff to have important conversations about leading with race, and support the cultivation of authentic relationships with individuals with lived experience and community power-building organizations.
Together we can create a more equitable healthcare system through robust patient- and family-centered care programs.