Pat has been a member of the Blue Devil Athletic Department for twenty-five
years.  This year Pat was voted (by his peers) the recipient of the CCCSIA Brass Top award promoting the professionalism of SIDs, and excellence in work. The Merced native is a former graduate of Merced High School. As the Sports Information Director, Pat is responsible for putting together all press guides and game programs for the college’s 11 intercollegiate athletic teams, and maintaining the athletic website. Since Pat’s arrival the football game program, water polo, swimming, women’s basketball and women’s water polo press guides have all been revised and enhanced. Pat is also responsible for maintaining an open dialogue between the local (newspapers, TV, and radio stations), state (J.C. Athletic Bureau), national and hometown media agencies with stats, game results, and player performances. Pat is also responsible for the athletic department photography. Pat was the CCCBCA Publicity Director for four years and is currently on the CCCSIA Board of Directors as the Northern California representative. Pat has worked three football state championships, over ten state men’s and women’s basketball championships and more than 8 men’s or women’s state golf championships as the lead SID. In 2012 Pat was voted by his peers in the CCCSIA the "Brass Top" award for promoting the profession of Sports Information , the association (CCCSIA), through his professionalism in work at Merced College and the CCCAA. Pat is a graduate of New Mexico Military Institute (in 1980), 1982 Fresno State University with a BA in History, and 1986 West Virginia University with an MS in Sports Management. Pat also attended National University in Fresno doing post-graduate work in education. Pat is married to Marcia and they live in Merced with their daughter Virginia.