Patricia N. Mathews is the Founder & CEO of PNM Consulting, a solo practice that provides management analysis, grantmaking guidance, strategic thinking and planning, and mentorship to philanthropic organizations, non-profit groups, and local governments.  After serving for nearly nineteen years, Ms. Mathews recently retired as the first President & CEO of Northern Virginia Health Foundation, a small, private foundation created in 2005 whose mission is to improve the health and health care of residents of Northern Virginia, with particular emphasis on the health of lower-income adults and children.  Prior to joining the Foundation, Ms. Mathews served for more than seven years as Executive Director, Community Relations at Kaiser Permanente—Mid-Atlantic States, where she managed more than $12 million annually in philanthropic assets.  She has been Vice President for the National AIDS Fund, and was a member of the Editorial Board at The Washington Post.  Active in the community for many years, Ms. Mathews currently serves on the board of directors of Leadership Greater Washington and of Jubilee Housing, Inc. She also is a member of the Women’s Advisory Board of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital and an a member of the Advisory Group of 51 Steps to Freedom.