East Bay Community Action Program Appoints New V.P. of Head Start

(East Providence, RI, March 6, 2025) - East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristen Greene, PhD, as its new Vice President of Head Start Programs. Greene has extensive experience in creating and delivering innovative early childhood programming as well as enhancing the professional development of early childhood educators. In her new position, Greene will shape the strategic direction of EBCAP’s Head Start Programs by guiding the advancement of educational equity and excellence for early childhood learners, overseeing comprehensive professional development, and enhancing family engagement and community impact. To ensure a seamless transition into her new role, Greene will collaborate with Linda Laliberte, EBCAP’s retiring VP of Head Start Programs, over the next few weeks. Laliberte worked at EBCAP for more than 20 years helping to advance and implement comprehensive programming for early childhood education and healthy childhood development.

Before joining EBCAP, Greene held several Directorships at ZERO TO THREE (ZTT) National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, in Washington, DC. She was the Director of Special Projects for its Policy Center and implemented cross-cutting projects and events; developed relationships with external partners; and tracked project outcomes to foster continuous quality improvement. As ZTT’s Director of Professional Learning Quality for its Professional Innovations Division (PID), she provided key learner data, analysis and expertise as a part of the PID leadership team, leading to the development of the PID professional learning quality assurance system and continuous quality improvement (CQI). Greene was also the Director of ZTT’s Office of Child Care’s federal project, Improving Coordination of Child Care and Part C Services. In this position, she directed a cross-organizational team in efforts to support states, tribes, and territories to improve the coordination of childcare services and early intervention for babies, toddlers, and their families.
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Greene received her Doctor of Philosophy in Early Childhood, Families, and Literacy Studies from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She earned her Master of Education in Special Education from Providence College and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island.

East Bay Community Action Program is a private, non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s East Bay. Its Early Childhood Programs pprovide high quality comprehensive early childhood education services for eligible families and children from prenatal to age five. EBCAP partners with parents to teach children the skills and abilities needed for success in school and life. For more information, visit https://www.ebcap.org/programs/head-start-early-head-start-pre-kindergarten-early-childhood-education-programs/