Priya Patel is the Assistant Director of Corporate Partnerships at the Center for Policing Equity. She is a strong advocate for social change and has spent the past ten years working as a development professional leveraging her digital, grassroots, and corporate fundraising expertise at organizations like Center Theatre Group, GLAAD, and Shelter House. Her background in mission-driven organizations fuels her passion for forging partnerships that drive meaningful change in the fight for racial justice. She holds a BA in English from the University of Florida and an MA in Media and Communications from Florida State University. She resides in Los Angeles, California, and can usually be found at a coffee shop or with her two cats, Baby Monkey and Padma.