Ms. Owens-Green is Senior Researcher for National
Center on Subsidy Innovation and Accountability (NCSIA) and provides support to
state grantees on the Child Care and Development Fund to help them reach goals
related to child care subsidy eligibility, integrating quality child care
environments and subsidy, strengthening program integrity, payment rules, rate
setting, and other policies and practices that support providing high-quality
care to diverse children from low-income with high needs families. Ms.
Owens-Green is Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Families Experiencing
Homelessness and Equity Inclusive & Cultural Linguistic Responsive
Practices (EI&CLRP).
Ms. Owens-Green has more than 25 years of
combined experience in early care and education, human service administration,
and supporting healthy families though counselling and therapeutic services.
Ms. Owens-Green is passionate about advancing racial equity in early care in
education. She has spent over twenty years training and facilitating
discussions on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ms. Owens-Green has a master’s
degree in Early Childhood Education and has been an early care and education
and obtained a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and focuses
heavily on the operation of families and other relational systems.
Ms. Owens-Green served as the state of Tennessee Child
Care Director. Ms. Owens-Green was responsible for the development and
implementation of the Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
for the state of Tennessee and was formerly the CCDBG Coordinator for the state
of North Carolina. Ms. Owens-Green was and Instructor for early childhood
education courses in the North Carolina Higher Community College system for
over seven years.
Ms. Owens-Green has provided therapeutic services in clinical and
group home setting to young children, adolescents, and adults experiencing
emotional and behavior problems and substance abuse disorder. Ms. Owens-Green
provided individual and group therapeutic services to couples; at-risk
consumers (ages three to adult) diagnosed with a variety of trauma-based
issues; and guiding clients through transitional crises such as job loss,
homelessness, and loss of a loved one. Ms. Owens-Green served as a
court-appointed child advocate (Guardian ad Litem) to inform the court of a child's wishes and feelings and to advise
the court on the child's best interests.
Ms. Owens Green is currently completing her Doctoral degree in Education Leadership with a focus on Organization Change.
Tasha Owens-Green: When we first met, you carried yourself with confidence on knowing your content presented ensuring all understood towards application. It was refreshing to see a Black woman in an administrative role at State level being her authentic self as a beautiful strengthened masterpiece of womanhood. Yes, she wears the Crown of a Queen who is strong and determined for greatness in all she does. Thanks for allowing me to have your story in the series of Black Women Educators.
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