Partnerships & Communications
Sarina Patterson
Communications Manager
spatterson@aiddata.org
Summary
Sarina Patterson is AidData's Communications Manager. She is the co-author of two AidData reports, Anchoring Global Ambitions and Harboring Global Ambitions, that explore China's global ports portfolio, its shifting maritime strategy, and the implications for the United States and its allies.
Sarina works to increase the lab's reach and visibility by publicizing and promoting its unique activities, including writing and ghostwriting its communications, managing its social media presence, and designing content for web. She helps shepherd AidData's publication process through editing, designing, and formatting its studies and flagship reports. She also develops interactive visualizations and maps for data-driven storytelling.
Education
B.A., Government, Harvard University
Background
Prior to joining AidData, Sarina led marketing efforts at Harvard Student Agencies, the largest student-run corporation in the world, as the firm's Managing Director of Marketing. She also supported the development of quality management systems and health and safety processes as a Project Management Intern at Carbon Recycling International, an Icelandic renewable energy company.
Sarina holds a B.A. in Government from Harvard University, with a secondary in East Asian Studies. She studied abroad at Seoul National University for Korean and holds a language citation in Spanish from Harvard, with other language coursework in Chinese, Farsi, and Icelandic.