Patricia White is the director of education and training of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the president of New York City Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764. Local 764 represents wardrobe workers in the motion picture and television industry, Broadway shows, operas, ballet, and other productions in the New York City area.
White is a wardrobe worker who worked many years as a dresser on Broadway and in the wardrobe departments of television soap operas. White has been an IATSE member since 1986, and transferred to Local 764 in 1989, serving as a trustee and officer since 1995. The IATSE International General Executive Board unanimously elected White as an international trustee in 2013. She also serves as a trustee to the IATSE National Benefit Funds and the IATSE Training Trust Fund.
White is a member of the New York City Central Labor Council Executive Council. She is also a member of the Entertainment Technician Certification Program Council, and the Behind the Scenes Foundation and the Behind the Scenes Emotional Wellness and Suicide Prevention Initiative. She is a founding member of the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds and has worked with locals of all types to assist them in building stronger local unions and in representing workers in negotiations with employers. She has been one of the architects of a number of innovative career preparation programs and other student outreach programs to assist diverse New York City workers begin their careers in the entertainment industry.
