Charles A. Patterson, Executive Director
Charles Patterson has been SID's Executive Director
since 1994. From 1973 to 1988, Mr. Patterson was executive
director of Planning Assistance, an organization that sought to improve the
planning and management of international development programs. Mr. Patterson
was responsible for designing and implementing the collaborative planning
and management of regional development projects as well as sectoral programs
carried out by a number of organizations. He was also responsible for the
design and implementation of several programs to increase the contribution
of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to the development of their
countries. From 1988 to 1993, Mr. Patterson was Planning Assistance's
country director for Bolivia, where he directed a program of technical
assistance to NGOs as well as a program to increase citizen participation in
the decision-making of their local governments.
Mr. Patterson began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania. He was also the operations and training officer for Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland for the Peace Corps. Thereafter, he established a national training department and program for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. He also helped establish the Federation's international division and program (Family Planning International Assistance).
Mr. Patterson holds a Certificate in Economic Planning and Development, a master's degree in economics, and a bachelor's degree in history, all from New York University.
