Jaquila LaShaye Green is the Senior Program Manager for Growing Justice in South Carolina at Impact Justice, where she leads an innovative workforce development and reentry initiative that uses controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to equip incarcerated women with industry-relevant skills, career pathways, and opportunities for successful reintegration. She oversees program strategy and implementation, cultivates cross-sector partnerships, and strengthens connections between workforce development and successful reentry.
With more than 16 years of experience across government and nonprofit sectors, LaShaye brings expertise in program development, strategic partnerships, and systems improvement. Before joining Impact Justice, she served as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Council of State Governments Justice Center and held leadership roles with the South Carolina Department of Corrections, where she expanded reentry programming, strengthened evidence-based practices, and developed a reentry planning model adopted statewide.
Her work is driven by a commitment to building sustainable programs, strengthening systems, and creating meaningful opportunities for people impacted by incarceration.
LaShaye holds a Master of Public Administration from Strayer University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from South Carolina State University. She is also a graduate of Leadership Columbia, the Columbia Chamber’s civic leadership program.