Patrick joined the MAC team as the Performing Arts Lead in 2017. He studied theatre arts at the University of Oregon where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. Since graduating in 2013, he has been very active in the Portland arts community, from interning at the Broadway Rose Theatre Company to directing community theatre in his hometown of Tigard. He has also had the opportunity to teach drama at the preschool level, develop theatre enrichment programming for long-term care facilities, and perform improv in downtown Portland at the Brody Theater. More recently he served a term on the City of Portland’s Arts Tax Oversight Committee.

Presently he is on the Sherwood Foundation for the Arts Board of Directors, where he most recently directed their musical theatre production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella and is currently directing The Addams Family.

In his free time, Patrick enjoys listening to political podcasts, teaching himself guitar, and playing fantasy football.