Patricia de la Sota brings expertise both in the clandestine HUMINT operational tradecraft arena and the instructional design and delivery fields. Patricia served for over 30 years in the Central Intelligence Agency as a Senior Operations Officer and Trainer. Her background includes extensive experience solving intelligence collection challenges within the realms of counterterrorism, covert action, counterintelligence and both foreign and domestic liaison operations, blended with strong instruction, facilitation and briefing skills.