Patience Fairbrother is Vice President, Talent Attraction at Development Counsellors International (DCI), where she leads efforts to attract top talent to cities and regions through custom research and marketing campaigns. Her work has earned recognition from Summit Creative Awards, AVA Digital Awards, and more. A sought-after speaker on place marketing, Patience has presented at conferences like Destinations International and SATW. Based in Brooklyn and a Kenyon College graduate, she is originally from the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts.