Patricia Bravo

Patricia Bravo rejoined LAYC in 2015 as the Chief Operating Officer who provides leadership and supervision to a program staff of nearly 200 through a team of department directors. Previously, she worked as a consultant for foundations and nonprofits across the country in the areas of youth development and nonprofit management. Patricia was a part of the LAYC family earlier in her career as the founding executive director of LAYC’s YouthBuild Public Charter School and the director of the LAYC Youth Opportunities and YouthBuild programs. She has also worked as an appointee of the Clinton Administration at the Administration for Children and Families and as an organizer and advocate for low-income children and families at the Children’s Defense Fund. She has a master’s degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska.