Adaoma Patterson

Adaoma Patterson was born and raised in Winnipeg, except for six years that her family spent in Jamaica. Adaoma has more than twenty-five years of progressive experience in the not-for-profit and public sectors and has served in several roles as a volunteer and employee.

In 2022, she joined the United Way Greater Toronto as Director of Community Service Investments, responsible for ensuring their investments support a strong network of more than 300 agencies in the Greater Toronto Area who play an important role in the region’s social safety net.

In her previous role as Manager, Poverty Reduction and Community Engagement in the Human Services Department at the Region of Peel, Adaoma was responsible for leading the implementation of a multi-year poverty reduction strategy and supporting initiatives that increase community safety and well-being for residents in Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon. Adaoma is the immediate past president of the Jamaican Canadian Association, a 62-year-old organization serving the Jamaican, Caribbean, and African Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.