Eric Dupree, MBA
Management Specialist

Eric is a Management Specialist for T/TAS and has extensive hands on managerial experience providing services to Head Start and Early Head Start programs, in large multi-county, urban/rural programs. He has worked in the field for 30 years which includes serving as a Home-Based Supervisor, Head Start Director, and agency Executive Director. Eric received two gubernatorial appointments, one to serve on the Crockett County Tennessee Better Schools Program in 1985, the other was to serve on the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth from 1994-1996. Eric served three terms as the President of the Tennessee Head Start Association, and served as Vice President of the Tennessee Association of Community Action Agencies.

Eric's specialty areas are management and operations of Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, home-based supervision, program governance, strategic planning, team building, community partnerships and linkages, facilities, and lease negotiations. As a management specialist, Eric has provided long term leadership and served as Interim Director for both large urban and small rural Head Start programs. Eric has a B.S degree in Business and a Master's in Business Administration. Eric believes in the theory that effective managers should "Inspect what They Expect".

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