Joining Scott Mason in this episode of Transformational Pathways is Patricia Kidwingira. Let’s hear from Patricia as she gives details about her role as the District Director of Toastmasters District 46 Greater New York City and also as she retraces her journey towards attaining the multiple leadership positions that she’s in today.
Patricia Kidwingira is the District 26 Director of Toastmasters District 46 Greater New York City who doubles as an International Auditor at UNICEF, the United Nation Children’s Fund.
Patricia firmly believes in the power of education because of the way it has changed and shaped her life and gave her the privilege to visit around a hundred countries on five continents. Having grown up in Burundi, Africa, to a big family with 7 siblings, Patricia’s parents placed great value in her education, which she pursued at an intercontinental level from Africa, Europe, and the United States as she’s earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) – Belgium. She Acquired her MBA in International Business from American Intercontinental University.
Fast forward to today, Patricia has over 25 years of audit experience and working in almost 100 countries for both external and internal functions in the private sector and the United Nations. She’s a part-time lecturer at the University of Burundi and Rwanda for Econometrics and Local Planning. She holds multiple international certifications such as Leading Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC) Certification - Ethics and Compliance Institute (ECI), COSO Certification, Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) - the Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA), Leadership online course with Harvard Business Corporate Learning (Harvard Manage mentor), Executive Leadership Certificate - eCornell, and Certification in control self-assessment (CCSA) - IIA. She’s also the recipient of many awards in her years of experience, including the World Voices President Distinguished Award in 2016 and being the Most Distinguished Toastmaster in 2019.
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