Patrice Dawkins-Jackson is director of organizational learning & development and associate of networked improvement science at the Carnegie Foundation. She has worked as an educator in Georgia at Fulton County Schools and at Sandy Springs Charter Middle School. She also served two terms as a U.S. Department of Education Classroom Teaching Ambassador Fellow, where she worked on recruitment and support of teachers of color. She holds a certified associate's degree in project management and bachelor’s and master's degrees in early childhood education from the University of Central Florida.