Pat is a 1970 graduate of Mohawk's Communication Arts Program. He is Vice President of the Schools of Communications and Media, Continuing Education and Training and Development at Conestoga College in Kitchener.

His wide-ranging career has taken him from on-air announcing in Hamilton and Toronto to Vice President Programming in two divisions of Maclean Hunter Communications and Power Broadcasting.

A top international Broadcast Consultant, Pat was invited to Poland in March 2000 to assist Polskie Radio to become competitive in a new deregulated environment.

Pat has subsequently returned to Poland and has continued his consultation with the Polish Government, presenting recommendations for enhancing the broadcast services' sustainability and impact in the new competitive economic environment. Pat is also active in his community.

He is serving on the boards of River Run Centre in Guelph, the Sunnyside Home Foundation in Kitchener and is a member of the Community Leadership Program and the Waterloo Wellington Training and Adjustment Board.