Commercial Fisherman. Emergency Responder. Tribal Leader. Non-profit Executive.

Patrick currently serves as the Executive Director of the Association of Washington Trimes. In this role, he brings Tribal Nations, lawmakers, labor, business, and stakeholders together to find real solutions that work for everyone. He is ensuring underrepresented communities have a voice at the table on critical decisions for our State's budget, environmental policies, economic investments, and more.

Previously an executive team leader for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources he helped lead Washington's landmark investments in climate change response, wildfire prevention, and land management.

Patrick has worked as a commercial fisherman, a land manager, and spent six years as an elected member of the Makah Tribal Council, where he led coordination with state and federal agencies on climate resilience and habitat restoration.

He earned his degree from the University of Washington, where he began nearly two decades of working and volunteering in emergency response: skippering a 110-foot boat to clean up oil spills, and leading preventative work to make our forests more resilient to wildfires and the effects of climate change. 

In his role on Makah Tribal Council, most recently as Vice Chairman, Patrick co-chaired the Natural Resources Subcommittee of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal-Interior Budget Council, represented the Makah Tribe on the Pacific Fishery Management Council, served as Treasurer for the Northwest Indian Fish Commission, served on the Low-carbon Energy Siting Study Advisory Board, co-chaired Washington State’s Environmental Justice Council, and chaired the Natural Resources Subcommittee or the National Congress of American Indians.

If elected, Patrick would be the only member of a Washington Tribe in the Washington State Legislature.