Senior Associate, Juvenile Justice Strategy Group
Since joining the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, Tanya Washington has served as a strategic consultant to the State of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice and also to the State of Georgia. She manages the developing JJSG state strategy to reduce the number of youth in juvenile systems confined in deep-end residential placements. As part of this initiative, she works to identify and implement policy options that will minimize eligibility for confinement, improve decision-making and increase options for addressing the needs of youth in communities. She previously served with the Foundation's Child Welfare Strategy Group.