Pat is a Rural Development Specialist in the Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP). Pat serves on the Board of Directors for the Mahomet Aquifer Consortium, as Vice-Chairperson for the Illinois Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network (ILWARN); he is a member of the Great Lakes RCAP training and IL AWWA Small Systems committees. Pat was named the 2011 Great Lakes RCAP TAP of the year. He received his B.A. in History and M.A. in Public History from the University of Illinois Springfield. Prior to his arrival at IACAA, Pat was Cultural Resource Manager at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. He resides in the Monticello area with his family where he serves on the Goose Creek Township Library Board.