Twenty years building organizations that outlast the moment, across YMCA branches, Boys & Girls Clubs, and communities from rural Georgia to the Pacific Northwest to Colorado. Pat turns struggling organizations into stable ones, and stable ones into thriving ones through disciplined strategy, deep community relationships, and leadership that people follow by choice.
Federal budget cuts arrived just as Pat stepped into his VP of Operations role overseeing three full-service YMCA branches and early learning and school-age programs across a large geographic region. The response was not to cut corners but to lead differently. Pat restructured operations to protect front-line programming, kept quality staff in place through personal sacrifice where needed, and maintained the organizational stability that let the Y continue serving its communities through a genuinely difficult period.
The YMCA of Greater Seattle district Pat oversaw included four full-service branches, 20+ school-based childcare sites, 600+ staff, and an annual operating budget exceeding $25 million. When COVID hit, the organization faced serious pressure on every front. Pat played a key leadership role in navigating and mitigating the impacts, keeping programs alive, staff employed, and community relationships intact through the worst of it.
Over more than a decade at Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, Pat rose from Club Executive Director to Senior Vice President of Operations and ultimately served as Interim President & CEO. Along the way he was co-architect of the largest reorganizational effort in the organization's history and executive lead for a five-year comprehensive strategic plan that engaged staff, board members, and key community stakeholders across the county.
Pat's first executive role was also his most ambitious: founding an entirely new Boys & Girls Club in one of the highest-need portions of rural Georgia. In two months, he located and furnished a facility, hired and trained staff, recruited over 100 members, and built the program strategy from scratch. He then built a board of directors, forged community partnerships, and developed the sustainability plan that allowed the organization to thrive long after his departure.
"His strategic thinking provided critical support to our recent companywide reorganization effort, which contributed greatly to our ability to scale our impact. His passion for the mission garnered loyalty from his staff, his board and the parents."
"Pat demonstrated tremendous leadership, commitment and creativity in a time of extreme fiscal austerity. He made personal sacrifices in an effort to retain quality staff and ensure that the kids were not turned away at the club. His professionalism gave him the respect of his peers, corporate board members and broader staff."
Pat is open to CEO, President, and senior Vice President opportunities in the YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs, or broader nonprofit sector, particularly where the work involves organizational transformation, fiscal turnaround, community impact at scale, or building something new. He is equally strong as a CEO-level operator and as a mission-driven fundraiser and relationship builder.
He is also open to consulting and advisory roles where his experience in strategic planning, organizational design, and resource development can create meaningful impact for the right organization.
"The best leaders do not just build organizations. They build the people inside them."