Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, Patrice graduated from North Carolina Central University in 2008 with a degree in political science. She studied agricultural development and food sovereignty in Chiapas, Mexico as an Institute for International Public Policy fellow and participated in the Global Youth Connect El Salvador Program. She has held internships with the Latin America Working Group and General Electric, and worked as a research assistant for a year after college.
Field placement: New Orleans Food & Farm Network
New Orleans, Louisiana
Policy placement: Corporation for Enterprise Development
Washington, D.C.