Pat brings more than 30 years of executive experience to her current post. As a social entrepreneur, she has served as founding director of several local and national nonprofit organizations. Pat has been an organizational development consultant and executive coach to organizations interested in organizational alignment, strategic planning and change management. Her expertise in board and program development, evaluation and resource management has been particularly helpful to new institutions and those in the midst of change. Colleagues and clients have appreciated Pat’s unique contribution to organizational challenges. Because she has been a trustee and staff member of institutions in the fields of higher education, arts and culture, and social service, she understands both perspectives.
Her contributions to the field of leadership development are wide and varied. She has been a master educator, principal writer and consultant with the Trustee Leadership Development Organization, an advisor and consultant to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s National Fellowship Program, a coach and trainer for the Pew Charitable Trust’s Civic Entrepreneurship Program, the lead consultant to the Hull Leadership Program sponsored by the Southeastern Council of Foundations.
Pat has authored articles on the subject of leadership, volunteerism and organizational change. An accomplished speaker, she served as keynoter at several national conferences and meetings and appeared on local and national television.
Her previous positions include founding director, The Children’s Museum of Atlanta; founding director, Indiana Youth Institute; executive vice president, Tenth Pan American Games; founding director, Girls Incorporated’s National Resource Center; and founding principal of Turner Consulting.
Pat’s community service record is long and varied. It includes work at the local and national level in amateur sports, the arts, education, health, human services, voluntarism and youth development. She has been recognized numerous times for her outstanding voluntary contributions, including The Jefferson Award for outstanding Community Volunteer Achievement, presented by the National Institute for Public Service.