Laura Patterson

Laura Patterson, MPA, currently serves as an Associate Partner and Senior Program Manager at Promise Venture Studio since July 2021. In addition to this role, Patterson has worked as a Freelance Consultant since November 2009, collaborating with clients such as Catalpa, 100Kin10, BYO Projects, Scholastic, and Right to Play USA. Prior experiences include positions at Teachers Pay Teachers in Research and Insights and Community roles from July 2016 to June 2021, and as Program Director at REVIVE THE DREAM INSTITUTE from May 2019 to June 2020, where responsibilities included managing the Revive the Dream Fellowship. Patterson's background also encompasses special projects management and strategic planning analysis with the NYC Department of Education from June 2014 to April 2016, as well as program administration and marketing coordination at Scholastic from February 2010 to June 2014. Academically, Patterson holds a Master of Public Administration in Nonprofit Management from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Tufts University.