Autumn Patterson
she/they
IT Strategy & Solutions Manager
Joined Northwest Area Foundation: January 2019
EMAIL“I like to learn. That’s an art and a science.” — Katherine Johnson
Autumn Patterson is a mission-driven IT professional with over 20 years of experience aligning IT operations with strategy and mission in the nonprofit and foundation worlds.
With experience in system implementation and administration, websites and social media, cybersecurity, technology training, and mission-driven strategic planning, Autumn brings a variety of technical skills to the table to leverage for the greater good.
Autumn loves helping others learn about and use technology to its fullest, and believes that when people have deeper understanding and control over the technologies they use, it can help drive innovation, growth, and positive organizational change. Finding the best ways for people, processes, and systems to work together isn’t always easy, but it’s rewarding work that Autumn approaches with curiosity and collaboration.
Autumn loves chatting about software, hardware, accessible technologies, cybersecurity, tech equity, your kids, your pets, your website, or even just a cool spreadsheet you made.
When she’s not working, she enjoys a thoroughly nerdy definition of “fun,” which includes geocaching, 50-hour trivia marathons, board games that take at least four hours to complete, crafting of all sorts, and attending sci-fi/fantasy conventions.
Autumn has a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), where she studied communications and popular culture.