Patsy Roybal, Trainer

Patsy Roybal
Search Institute Trainer
Vision Training Associates
Home State: Colorado

Professional Expertise
Patsy Roybal is a professional trainer, facilitator, and education consultant with knowledge and experience in the areas of effective parent engagement in schools, cultural competence, and leadership development. Patsy has over 20 years experience working in the area of parent involvement. She has developed culturally appropriate parent empowerment training programs as well as customized training modules for educators and community organizations. Patsy has the ability to deliver bilingual (English/Spanish) keynotes, presentations, and workshops.

Contributions to Search Institute
Patsy is one of the newest members of the Search Institute Training Team contracted primarily because of her experience in promoting the assets message to parents, youth, educators, and Spanish-speaking communities in Colorado. She has facilitated presentations on the 40 Developmental Assets for the past eight years to diverse communities across the state of Colorado and at several national conferences. Patsy has been very successful in connecting assets and culture, primarily in her work with Spanish-speaking parents.

Professional History
Prior to becoming an independent consultant and starting her own private business, Families for Excellence in Education, Patsy was the Director of Education Programs for the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in the state of Colorado. The organization focuses primarily on closing the achievement gap and providing training and technical assistance to schools and school districts in creating effective home-school partnerships for the purpose of increasing student achievement. Previous positions include:

Education Consultant for Assets for Colorado Youth
Family Resource School Coordinator, Denver Public Schools

Publications
Patsy has co-authored three publications:

The Power of Parents: Parent Engagement in Schools and the Developmental Assets
Engaging Mexican Immigrant Parents in Their Children’s Education: A Guide for Teachers
Asegurando el Éxito Académico de Nuestros Hijos (Ensuring the Academic Success of Our Children)

Recognitions

“Día de la Mujer Latina” Award for Excellence and Community Service, 2003
“Latinas Who Make a Difference Award,” 2002
1999 Colorado Family Resource Network Annual Award for Exemplary Work with Families
1999 Northwest Coalition for Better Schools Award

Education:

B.A. in Spanish, University of Colorado
Secondary Teaching Certificate, Metropolitan State College—Denver, Colorado

Request Patsy Roybal for the following trainings by calling Search Institute Training at 877-240-7251 ext. 1 (outside the United States, dial 207-642-6270).