PATRICE EDWARDS

Founder & Principal Consultant

Patrice Edwards (she/they) is the Founder and Principal Consultant of prosemvmt (pronounced ‘prose movement'). With over eight years of community engagement expertise, Patrice has deep knowledge in building ecosystems of technical assistance, public education and capacity building for community development, racial and social equity programs.

Patrice is a Black, queer, New Yorker with a love for Black urbanism, Black art, wellness and mvmt. They hold a juris doctorate (J.D.) degree from City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law and a B.A. in Sociology from Fordham University.  Patrice is a Certified Classical Mat Pilates Instructor and a Certified Reiki II Practitioner with an active CPR/AED certification. 

  • Patrice has over eight years of community engagement experience providing project management, technical assistance and capacity building to a wide variety of New York City and State initiatives and coalitions advancing:

    • the creation of more deeply affordable housing;

    • equitable uses of publicly-owned land including affordable commercial spaces; and

    • access to start-up capital for small businesses and low-income entrepreneurs.

    Their community engagement practice includes leading programming to provide justice-involved entrepreneurs entering New York's adult-use cannabis market with free legal services and trusted resources. Other work includes collaborating with the New York City Community Land Initiative (NYCCLI) and various technical assistance consultants to support community land trusts develop capitally eligible projects, obtain City approvals, and monitor project implementation.

    Additionally, Patrice has served on the Steering Committee for the Racial Impact Study Coalition successfully passing Int. 1572-B and supporting the creation of a citywide equitable development data tool, a citywide displacement risk index, and racial equity reports for proposed land use actions. More information on the NYC Equitable Development Tool can be found here.

    Professional Development includes the successful completion of:

    Past Board Experience:
    Vice President, Board of Directors, Bronx Community Land Trust (BxCLT) — Fall 2021 through Summer 2022

  • Patrice is certified in: