Selected Clients
CNN
Warner Media
The New York Times
STAT
Hearst
Getty Images
Columbia Business School
Fordham Business School
United Nations Secretariat
Global Journalist Security
Committee to Protect Journalists
Human Rights Watch
Ground Truth
Report for America
Biogen
NYC Dept of Homeless Services
Individual Clients
Beyond Journalism
Welcomed as Hero
Camera As Shield
Beyond Leadership
Sad News
Pat died on April 22nd at the age of 78 of a sudden illness. There was no warning. Pat hiked, swam and played water polo with the guys. She had a substantial practice that ranged from leadership to resilience to classic psychotherapy. Most recently she focused on the area she pioneered at The New York Times: helping journalists thrive in high-stress environments.
I enjoyed helping her write the “Beyond Journalism” and “Beyond Leadership” summaries. They are probably the best window into her professional world. Thanks to all her clients. She loved being part of your lives.
Thatcher Drew
thatcher@501square.com
Memorial Service
Pat Drew’s memorial service will be held Thursday, May 25th 11:00 AM at The Reformed Church of Bronxville. You are all invited. It will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU_qIqkh06k.
Pat Drew (click to enlarge)
Pat Drew MS, MSW, LCSW
It is with great sadness that the Drew family announces the passing of Bronxville resident Patricia “Pat” Drew on April 22, 2023, at the age of 78.
Pat is survived by her husband, Thatcher Drew; her son, Jonathan; her daughter, Kimberly; her daughter-in-law, Sara; her grandchildren, Teddy and Otto, and her brother Jim Fink. She was predeceased by her brother Bill Fink.
A psychotherapist and musician, Pat moved to Bronxville in 1983. She was an avid swimmer, racquets player and regular on the water polo team at the Bronxville Field Club. Her children attended Bronxville schools. She was an active member of The Reformed Church of Bronxville where she was a member of Consistory and often prepared the annual Thanksgiving Dinner with the help of her children.
Pat studied with noted pianist Max Barros. She often played the prelude at the Reformed Church of Bronxville services and gave a well-attended annual recital.
Professionally, Pat was known nationally for her work helping individuals and organizations thrive and perform well in work environments. As manager of People Services at The New York Times for 21 years, Pat developed many coaching innovations, including pioneering strategies for journalists coping with covering traumatic news events. She left the Times to be a senior consultant with Guttman Development Strategies, and she later went on to develop her own private practice in helping executives and journalists develop resilience techniques to thrive in high-stress environments. Her many clients included the United Nations Secretariat, Human Rights Watch, Columbia Business School, CNN, and more.
Pat served on the faculty for the “Managing Global Account Certification” at Columbia Business School and the faculty of the Sulzberger News Media Executive Leadership Program at Columbia Journalism School. She was a presenter at “Journalists and Trauma,” a Harvard Nieman Foundation Symposium.
Earlier in her career, Pat was a sociologist at the Outpatient Clinic of New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia Medical Center. She was an Instructor at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Associate Professor of Social Work at New York University. She had Masters degrees in Psychology, Social Work, and European History. She graduated from high school in Atherton, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, Pat’s family asks that friends and community members make donations to Feeding Westchester (https://www.feedingwestchester.org).