Patrice Moland

Patrice Moland has a varied work experience spanning various organizations and roles. Their most recent position is as the Director of Postsecondary Success at OneGoal, a role they began in June 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Matriculate as a Program Manager from May 2018 to June 2021, where they managed a program that provided mentoring and support to high-achieving, low-income high school students through the college application process. At Matriculate, they also developed training resources, managed the Advising Fellow intern program, and created opportunities for leadership and career development.

In 2018 and 2019, Patrice worked as a Scholarship Reader for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Before that, they were a Graduate Assistant in the Office of Admissions at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education from September 2017 to May 2018. In this role, they supported recruitment efforts for diverse master's and doctoral candidates and coordinated volunteers for recruitment events.

From August 2017 to March 2018, Patrice worked as a Seasonal Reader in the Office of Undergraduate Admission at Stanford University. Prior to that, they held two roles at Mills College: Program Coordinator for Educational Talent Search from July 2015 to July 2017 and Academic Advisor for Educational Talent Search from October 2014 to July 2015. In these roles, they planned and implemented college readiness programs, oversaw summer academic enrichment programs, and provided college readiness support and academic advising to students.

Their earlier experience includes being a Wraparound Family Specialist at Stanford Youth Solutions from September 2013 to September 2014, where they provided mental health and wraparound support to youth in institutional care. They also worked as a School Readiness Liaison for Americorps at the Child Abuse Prevention Center from September 2011 to September 2013, providing intervention services and organizing education events for families. Patrice's earliest work experience was as a Student Advisor and Resident Advisor at UC Davis Upward Bound from September 2007 to June 2011, where they led college readiness programming for low-income, first-generation high school students.

Overall, Patrice Moland has built a strong background in education and mentorship, with experience in program management, admissions, college readiness, and youth support.

Patrice Moland obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in International Relations and Spanish from the University of California, Davis, where they attended from 2007 to 2011. Subsequently, they pursued a Master of Education (MEd) degree in Higher Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, from 2017 to 2018. In addition to their formal education, they received the Cooke Foundation Reader certification from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in December 2019.