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Saint Paul native, national nonprofit leader joins the Board of Directors of Prepare + Prosper

ST. PAUL, MN (December 12, 2018) – Jeremie Greer, Saint Paul native and vice president at the national nonprofit Prosperity Now, has joined the Board of Directors of Prepare + Prosper (P+P), a nonprofit organization that works with low- to moderate-income people to build financial well-being through free tax preparation and financial services, products, and coaching, and by changing systems to create economic opportunity.

Greer is vice president of policy and research at Prosperity Now, a Washington DC-based nonprofit that helps make it possible for millions of people, especially people of color and those of limited incomes, to achieve financial security, stability and, ultimately, prosperity. Greer oversees the organization’s Federal Policy, State & Local Policy, Applied Research and Racial Wealth Divide teams, which are responsible for developing and executing the organization’s policy and research agendas and advocacy strategies.

As a newly appointed member, Greer will provide leadership, direction, and oversight to help P+P fulfill its mission.

Greer holds a Bachelor’s of Social Work from the University of St. Thomas and a Master’s of Public Policy from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

About Prepare + Prosper

Prepare + Prosper is a nonprofit focused on building brighter financial futures for low- to moderate-income individuals and families. It provides free tax preparation; financial services, products, and coaching; and works to advance policies and practices that directly benefit the people it serves. In 2017, 532 volunteers prepared taxes for 12,648 taxpayers who received $24.7 million in refunds; 984 of those taxpayers committed to saving $1.54 million of their refunds. For more information, visit www.prepareandprosper.org, Facebook, and Twitter.

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