Patrice Willoughby
Senior Vice President, Global Policy and Impact, NAACP
Advance registration required.
Title
Activism to Activation
Seminar Series
In critical moments of U.S. history, progress has been ignited by protest movements. This series will provide an overview of activism and protest, and the sustained civic engagement needed to strengthen and preserve democracy.
Dates & Times (EST)
- February 1 | 1PM- Welcome Fellows and Introduction to the Cohort of 2023
- February 13 | 2 PM- Activism and Protest
- March 6 | 2 PM- The Process of Advocacy
- April 10 | 2 PM- Political Engagement
- April 17 | 2 PM - Career Conversations with the Fellows
About Patrice Willoughby
Patrice Willoughby is Senior Vice President of Global Policy and Impact at the NAACP, guiding policy for the 114-year old civil rights association as head of the Washington office.
Patrice served as Chief of Staff and Counsel to the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH-11), the first Black woman to serve on the tax writing House Ways and Means Committee. As Counsel, Patrice guided legislation to enhance retirement security and expand SBA lending programs. Patrice later served as Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus and as an Obama Administration appointee at the General Services Administration in congressional affairs. Upon leaving government, Patrice represented private sector clients for ten years, focusing on education, financial services, health, and technology.
Patrice earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Case Western Reserve University, a Master of Arts from the University of Cincinnati, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison after studying International Law in the Netherlands.
Patrice is a board member of the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER), N Street Village (housing and recovery services for women experiencing homelessness), and Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Southeast Washington, D.C.
She is the recipient of awards: 2020-22 Top Lobbyist and Influencer by "Lawyers of Color"; a 2021 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute of Lobbying and Ethics; 2022 “The Hill” Top Non-Profit Lobbyists, and the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Washington Government Relations Group of Black government relations professionals.
In her spare time, you will find her skating at an ice rink, or walking her dogs. Patrice is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church of Washington, D.C.
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