Child Safeguarding in Child Protection Systems

Dr. Tasha Ebanks Garcia

Representative, Cayman Islands Government Office (United Kingdom)

About this speaker

In her 20’s, at the start of her career, Tasha worked in television, advertising and marketing. Wanting a profession that allowed her to be of service to others she obtained a Doctorate of Psychology specialising in Marriage and Family Therapy; her work in this area was primarily with at-risk children and young people. In 2013 she joined the Cayman Islands Civil Service as a Deputy Permanent Secretary in the then Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs. A few years later she was selected to lead a team that delivered programmes and projects which cut across the Cayman Islands Government and in this role she worked in policy and operational areas that included: child safeguarding, prisons monitoring, and the country’s COVID 19 response. In 2021 she received a Badge and Certificate of Honour for her service during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 Tasha was deployed to the U.K. to serve as the Cayman Islands Government Representative to the United Kingdom. She resides in London with her husband and two children.

 

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Talks

Roundtable: Identifying good practices and challenges in national settings

30 March 2023, 09:00 AM
Alex Dressler Hon. Justice Theresa Obot Ms. Bridget Moya Dr. Tasha Ebanks Garcia