Rita Green

Dr. Rita Green has been a member of the accounting faculty at the University of Memphis for the last five years following her tenure as state specialist for family financial management at Mississippi State University-Extension Service.  She is an accredited financial counselor and recipient of the 2014 AFCPE outstanding consumer financial information award.  She is a fierce advocate for diverse groups like low-wealth communities and bankruptcy filers as well as young adults and the young at heart, who represent vulnerable populations.  Dr. Green was recently appointed to the IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel and has also served on the Community Development Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.