Award-winning CIO for one of Florida's and the nation's largest child welfare agencies. Our Kids has a $100 million annual budget and is a non-profit child welfare agency responsible for overseeing and managing the foster care system for Miami and the Florida Keys. Prior to joining Our Kids, Pat spent ten years as the global head of technology for a pharmaceutical with 35 locations around the world .Pat is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate Award, and the 2009 Mobile Enterprise Mobility Award. She was chosen as the Miami Chamber of Commerce Technology Leader of the Year Award in 2010. She serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Mobile Enterprise Magazine and is an Instructor for Georgetown University, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform’s Certificate in Information Sharing. She is an active member of the community, and serves on the Advisory Board of IT Women and the Chapman Graduate School of Business of Florida International University.