Patricia Tibbetts is an Education Advisor for Save the Children focusing on early grade reading and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Save the Children in 2014, Patricia worked for many years on the donor side of international development serving at USAID and consulting for The World Bank. She has a strong interest and background in monitoring and evaluation and promoting cost effective development programming. She also has extensive experience with strategic planning and education and child protection program design. Patricia has an EdM from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an EdD from the George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development. She lives in DC with her family and enjoys surfing and jogging.