Ana Patacho

Ana Patacho works at the Ronald McDonald Children’s Foundation as a Development Manager.
With a degree in Clinical Psychology, she has always worked in the field of support for children and families. She worked at Projeto Vida in the area of drug prevention; at the Palmela Health Center in health education; and at the Child and Youth Protection Commission in the area of child and youth maltreatment.
She has been a trainer in communication, conflict management, time management, and stress management, and has also trained for the Portuguese Road Prevention Authority in risk management.
In 2007, she joined the team of the Ronald McDonald Children’s Foundation as Manager of the Ronald McDonald House in Lisbon, a position she held until 2023.