Patricia received her B.S. degree in Business from Marylhurst University. She worked for 25 years in the high-tech industry for several large and entrepreneurial companies (Hewlett-Packard, Sequent, and E-Machines), in various global roles including Strategic Alliance and Partnerships, Business Development, Marketing and Program Management. She has been actively involved with the Foundation for five and a half years. She serves as an Advisor for the expansion of the Civic Ventures Encore Fellows Program into the Portland Oregon metro area at Social Venture Partners. She served on the Board of Directors for Friends of Tryon Creek as their Communications Chair.