Patricia oversees SCBWI’s network of nearly 80 global regional chapters and the nearly 300 volunteer Regional Advisors (RAs), Assistant Regional Advisors (ARAs), Illustrator Coordinators (ICs), and Translator Coordinators (TCs) who run them. She has decades of experience as a region and global-level volunteer for SCBWI. She’s a published author and former public radio commentator, has worked as a journalist and in nonprofit and government sectors, and has experience in board governance and management.