About me
Terri Collins-Green, LCSW-C is the Director of Social Work for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (MOPD). Mrs. Collins-Green has been with MOPD for over ten years. She began as a staff social worker in the Baltimore County MOPD office, was promoted to Regional Social Work Manager, and then Director of Social Work in 2018. She was the recipient of the MOPD’s Jane Addams, Believer of Justice Award. Additionally, she serves as a faculty member for the MOPD’s Gideon’s Promise, new attorney training program conducting sessions on Secondary Trauma and Sentencing Advocacy. Mrs. Collins-Green is a Board Member for the National Association of Public Defenders (NAPD). She is a member of the Patuxent Institute Citizen Advisory Board since 2021. Mrs. Collins-Green is an Adjunct Professor with Morgan State University, School of Social Work, teaching master level courses in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and Public Child Welfare. She is a field instructor for social work interns from Morgan University and University of Maryland. She is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy from Behavioral Tech. Mrs. Collins-Green has been a Maryland state employee for over 20 years, and has worked in a variety of social work settings which include child welfare, outpatient mental health therapy, residential psychiatric adolescent care, and forensic social work. Mrs. Collins-Green holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Towson University and a MSW from University of Maryland. Mrs. Collins-Green is a motorcycle rider enthusiast during her free time.
