Tara Green
Wichita Falls
Summary
Dynamic leader in people and operations with 10 years of experience in mission-driven organizations. Expertise in fostering employee engagement and retention through strategic process improvements and team collaboration. Focus on integrating trauma-informed principles and systems-oriented practices to enhance organizational health and staff effectiveness.
Overview
1
1
Certification
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Trauma Counselor
PATSY'S HOUSE
Wichita Falls
01.2024 - 01.2026
- Delivered trauma-focused counseling in multidisciplinary organization, enhancing support for children and families.
- Facilitated collaboration among professionals across disciplines, ensuring effective communication and trust in sensitive situations.
- Coordinated assessment, treatment planning, and documentation, upholding professional and regulatory standards to ensure quality care.
- Brought a systems-oriented perspective to client care, recognizing the impact of organizational, relational, and environmental factors on individual well-being.
Clinical Director & Operations Lead
BE WELL INITIATIVE
Wichita Falls
01.2023 - 01.2026
- Co-founded and led the people, clinical, and operational functions of a trauma-informed mental health and wellness organization.
- Led day-to-day organizational operations, including people systems, staffing, service delivery, policies, workflows, and organizational planning.
- Coordinated cross-functional priorities across people operations, clinical services, compliance, finances, and organizational strategy to ensure seamless operations.
- Directed hiring, onboarding, role development, supervision coordination, and ongoing support for clinicians and team members.
- Developed systems and processes that enhanced clarity, consistency, and accountability, improving employee and client experiences.
- Developed policies, documentation standards, communication practices, and internal workflows to support organizational growth.
- Identified operational and people-related challenges and developed practical solutions in collaboration with organizational leadership.
- Led organizational change through periods of growth and transition while maintaining continuity of services and staff support.
- Incorporated staff care, sustainable workload, relational health, and trauma-informed leadership principles into organizational practices, fostering a supportive work environment.
Global Operations Manager
YOUNG LIFE - YOUNGLIVES
Global
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Led operational systems, staff support, and organizational initiatives for a global ministry serving adolescent mothers and their children.
- Supported staff and leaders across geographically distributed teams, strengthening communication, role clarity, organizational systems, and staff experience.
- Developed and improved systems that helped staff operate effectively across diverse ministry and cultural contexts.
- Supervised and developed administrative staff, providing coaching and support to enhance performance and ensure clear expectations.
- Partnered with leaders around staff care, workload sustainability, team health, and retention.
- Worked cross-functionally with senior leadership, finance, development, field staff, and other organizational partners.
- Managed $750K in annual operating funds, overseeing budgeting and financial reporting to ensure responsible stewardship of donor resources.
- Led complex initiatives requiring coordination across multiple teams and organizational priorities.
- Translated strategic leadership priorities into practical processes and systems, enabling frontline staff to align with organizational goals.
- Facilitated outreach programs for adolescent mothers and their children within a global ministry.
Project Specialist
YOUNG LIFE - PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Supported enterprise-wide organizational initiatives, system implementations, and change-management efforts.
- Coordinated stakeholders across departments to move projects from strategy through implementation.
- Helped translate organizational priorities into clear workflows, processes, communication, and next steps for staff.
- Supported adoption of new systems by bridging leadership strategy with frontline staff needs and experience.
Development Associate & Regional Administrator
YOUNG LIFE - REGIONAL OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Supported regional leaders and staff through operational coordination, communication, administrative systems, and organizational planning.
- Built and maintained processes that strengthened consistency and effectiveness across a growing ministry.
- Managed fundraising operations, donor relationships, grants, events, reporting, and development systems.
- Partnered with leadership to coordinate competing priorities and ensure staff had the systems and resources necessary to accomplish ministry objectives.
- Developed extensive understanding of Young Life's field ministry structure and the operational realities facing staff in mission-driven environments.
Education
M.A. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Midwestern State University
01-2025
B.A. - Sociology, Psychology Minor
Midwestern State University
01-2012
Skills
- People Operations
- Staff Care & Retention
- Employee Experience
- Organizational Health
- Hiring & Onboarding
- Staff Development
- Team Leadership
- Performance & Accountability
- Change Management
- Process Improvement
- Organizational Systems
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Remote & Distributed Teams
- Executive Partnership
- Project Management
- Budget Management
- Trauma-Informed Leadership
- Ministry Operations
Certification
Licensed Professional Counselor - Associate, Texas
Timeline
Trauma Counselor
PATSY'S HOUSE
01.2024 - 01.2026
Clinical Director & Operations Lead
BE WELL INITIATIVE
01.2023 - 01.2026
Global Operations Manager
YOUNG LIFE - YOUNGLIVES
01.2019 - 01.2022
Project Specialist
YOUNG LIFE - PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
01.2018 - 01.2019
Development Associate & Regional Administrator
YOUNG LIFE - REGIONAL OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
01.2013 - 01.2018
M.A. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Midwestern State University
B.A. - Sociology, Psychology Minor
Midwestern State University