I am a Chicago native and has been living in Colorado for the past 10 years. Patrick has been employed in higher education for the past five years, while finishing his Masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis University. My focus has been on social issues surrounding the GLBT community completing my capstone in South Africa developing leadership models for GLBT youth. My work in nonprofit's has earned him the Karen A. Patterson Award for Community/Organizational Change Award from his alma mater. I currently serves on the Denver Mayor's GLBT Commission and is the nonprofit outreach coordinator for the Denver Gay Professional Network. I am also an accomplished artist and print maker; his works have been shown in galleries nationally and internationally. Currently, I like to divide my time volunteering, fundraising, and event planning for numerous local and national nonprofits.