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Office of Urban Affairs

Archdiocese of Hartford

81 Saltonstall Avenue

New Haven, CT 06513

Patricia M. Wallace

Experience	1990-present Office of Urban Affairs, Archdiocese of Hartford New Haven, CT Director of Programs/Assistant Director for Allocations Coordinate the CenterEdge Project, a statewide public education project on the impact of sprawl on cities, first-ring suburbs and rural areas Responsible for master proposal development and grant writing for all agency programs Staff 3 grant programs awarding an average of 55 grants totaling a third of a million dollars per year Supervise a staff of five professionals and 5 programs serving a three-county area Initiated establishment of and obtained first funding for unprecedented six-state project among all Catholic dioceses, Catholic Charities, Catholic Conferences, three community organizing networks, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious Region I, and the College of the Holy Cross to enable collaboration during early stages of federal welfare reform
	1981–1990 Office of Urban Affairs, Archdiocese of Hartford New Haven, CT Advocate Responsible for public policy analysis, coalition development, research, bill writing, position paper development, and lead lobbying Obtained passage of first-in-the-nation state legislation and millions of dollars in the areas of housing, and elderly nutrition Played a lead role in establishment and/or funding of the Connecticut Housing Coalition, the Connecticut Aids Residence Coalition, and the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty
	1974–1980 Citizens for Humanizing Criminal Justice New Haven, CT Coordinator Created and directed a number of programs including a statewide prison family program, a bail monitoring project, and a court information desk Provided technical assistance and grant writing to establish Community Mediation, Inc. Participated in development of a national program on community-empowering responses to problems of crime and injustice
	1972–1974 Christian Community Action New Haven, CT Resident Staff/Newsletter Editor/Public Policy Assistant Managed emergency housing facility for families in crisis at night and on weekends Edited monthly newsletter Assisted in public education and organizing on issues including welfare reform, housing, and health care Produced slide show
Education	1983 School of Social Work, Columbia University New York, NY M.S.S.W. with a focus on community organization, planning and administration Completed an internship in strategic planning in a joint program with the Business School Completed two year-long training programs in group process theory and facilitation and education design for adult learners 1971 Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT B.A. in English. Student Body President. Intern in Massachusetts Senate.
Consultation	Provided pro-bono consultation to establish and obtain funds for the Neighborhood Schools Collaborative Process, involving ten schools in Fair Haven and Fair Haven Heights, New Haven. Raised funds for the Children’s Cooperative Opera Project.
Board Memberships	Serve on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, Central CT State University and on the Board of 1000 Friends of Connecticut.
Awards	Have received awards from Albertus Magnus College, NASW, the American Friends Service Committee, Connecticut Housing Coalition, Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, Community Mediation, Downtown Cooperative Ministry (now Interfaith Cooperative Ministry), etc.
Other Skills	Have basic computer and camcorder mastery. Manage agency website. Have survey research experience gained in paid employment with a major community mental health survey and as an enumerator with the U.S. Census.