Pat joined IYF in 2011 after 22 years managing grants to enhance the impact of international education, healthcare, rural development and civil society programs in Africa and Central Asia.  At Aga Khan Foundation USA, she served as Director of Programs and Strategic Partnerships, where she lead the Foundation’s field operations support and expanded public and private partnerships.  Earlier, she managed a USAID project to strengthen African civil society; and was an economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture focused on African food security.  Pat holds a BS in economics, political science and computer sciences from Michigan State University and an MS in organizational development from Johns Hopkins University.  As a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, she worked on women’s empowerment.  She served on InterAction’s Executive Committee and chaired its Committee on Development Policy and Practice.  Pat speaks French and has traveled to more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia.