Experience

Syracuse University CSCS / Environmental Finance Center

• Program Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  • Manage $500,000 in USDA Water Utility Service grants to help rural communities improve water infrastructure and quality of life and protect their natural resources in New York and Puerto Rico. • Train municipal leaders and water utility managers on concepts including leadership, communications, workforce development, and accessing federal infrastructure funds. • Lead implementation of national pilot program for water utility leaders funded by EPA. • Help secure a multi-million dollar grant from EPA to help disadvantaged communities access federal funds to improve water infrastructure, public health and the environment. • Develop communications tools, including a short film on water quality in Puerto Rico that premiered at the World Water Film Festival during New York Water Week. Show less



Docutribe

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow; Social Impact Producer

  • May 2019 - Present

  • Support communities through narrative storytelling as a volunteer filmmaker, producer and instructor. • Train youth leaders at schools in Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania on video production. • Co-direct a short film to advance Native sovereignty in partnership with Alaska Native filmmakers, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy, Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, and Native-led organizations across the U.S. • Develop Story of Place, a series of short films in partnership with local leaders examining concepts of community narrative, climate resiliency, and Native sovereignty. Show less



IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law

• Switzerland
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Climate Change Law Specialist Group; Water & Wetlands Law Specialist Group

  • 2016 - Present

  The IUCN WCEL Climate Change Law Specialist Group (CCSG) aims at providing policy and legal input to the IUCN and its members with respect to legal issues involving climate change and its adverse impacts. The CCSG is a global network of lawyers, practitioners, judges, scholars, and professionals form cross-cutting disciplines. The IUCN WCEL Water and Wetlands Law Specialist Group leads initiatives for the development and application of water law to achieve ecosystem protection at national, regional, and international levels. Show less



Ipswich River Watershed Association

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Policy and Planning

  • Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  Responsible for developing and leading implementation of IRWA's various water conservation and climate resiliency policies and strategies. Patrick launched and managed the #EndangeredIpswich Campaign, which advances climate solutions for state policy makers, municipal planners, and 350,000 residents and businesses on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Patrick also helped build coalitions, mentored youth climate leaders, recruited new corporate sponsors and funders, and promoted DEI goals. He participated in various legislative and policy planning efforts together with statewide coalition partners, including new state regulations and a new Drought Bill introduced in 2021. Highlights include:• Develop and manage statewide drought advocacy campaign in conjunction with American Rivers’ Most Endangered Rivers® program, with support from U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry, and statewide partners. Results of the campaign included successful passage of updated state regulations on drought, a new Diversity Initiative to introduce BIPOC residents to river recreation, and a $1.6 million state climate resiliency grant to protect municipal water sources at the headwaters of the Ipswich River.• Help prioritize policy goals to protect rivers through the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance and strategic engagement efforts with municipal, regional and state officials.• Manage two regional resiliency coalitions on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Show less

• Environmental Planner

  • Apr 2020 - Apr 2021



Harvard Kennedy School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Louis Bacon Environmental Leadership Fellow at Harvard

  • May 2018 - May 2019

  The Louis Bacon Environmental Leadership Program brings together emerging leaders dedicated to preserving and enhancing our shared environment. Highlights include: • Provide climate consulting to Native Nations and the National Congress of American Indians through the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development. • Meet with city officials, advocates and scientists on climate challenges in Miami-Dade County, and publish a policy paper with recommendations for addressing sea-level rise. Show less



Fundación Futaleufú Riverkeeper

• Chile
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Director

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2018

  • Launch and manage a lean nonprofit to protect a transnational watershed in Patagonia.• Lead a successful, multi-year campaign to stop large hydropower projects from being proposed on the Futaleufu and Espolon Rivers, which concluded in 2016.• Lead fundraising efforts to bring in $225,000 through a fiscal sponsor in New York.• As South American Chair of the IUCN Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group, recommend changes to Chile’s Water Code to protect binational water resources.• Supervise graduate teams from Yale School of the Environment and present research to government officials in Chile and Argentina. Show less

• Executive Director/ Director Ejecutivo

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  Oversaw the creation of the first Riverkeeper organization in Patagonia, founded by a team of Chileans and Americans to protect the Futaleufú watershed and the communities who depend on it. Managed the Santiago office and coordinated with the Patagonia Sin Represas campaign to incorporate regional work into successful international efforts to stop large hydropower development in Patagonia.Supervisó la creación del primer grupo Riverkeeper en la Patagonia, fundado por un grupo de chilenos y estadounidenses para proteger la cuenca del río Futaleufú y las comunidades que dependen de él. Gestionó la oficina de Santiago y la coordinación de la campaña Patagonia sin Represas para incorporar el trabajo regional en los esfuerzos internacional exitosos para frenar el desarrollo de megarepresas en la Patagonia. Show less



Universidad Diego Portales

• Chile
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Profesor Ayudante / Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2015

  Tought classes on U.S. courts, public interest litigation, environmental and constitutional law, and corporations Tought classes on U.S. courts, public interest litigation, environmental and constitutional law, and corporations



Ética en los Bosques

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Volunteer & Member

  • 2010 - Jul 2012

  Reviewed environmental regulations and international treaties on biodiversity and indigenous rights. Developed conservation policy proposals under Chile’s new environmental framework. Reviewed environmental regulations and international treaties on biodiversity and indigenous rights. Developed conservation policy proposals under Chile’s new environmental framework.



Law School Transparency

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Policy Director

  • May 2009 - Jul 2012

  Founded nonprofit market-based organization to promote new standards for transparency at U.S. law schools. Develop national strategies to reform legal education through work with the American Bar Association and other stakeholders. Founded nonprofit market-based organization to promote new standards for transparency at U.S. law schools. Develop national strategies to reform legal education through work with the American Bar Association and other stakeholders.



Vinson and Elkins

• Summer Associate

  • May 2009 - Jul 2009

  Researched environmental and energy regulatory compliance matters for clients in the gas, oil refining, and solar power industries. Developed pro bono legal strategies and submitted open records requests on behalf of statewide consumer rights organization. Researched environmental and energy regulatory compliance matters for clients in the gas, oil refining, and solar power industries. Developed pro bono legal strategies and submitted open records requests on behalf of statewide consumer rights organization.



Land Trust for Tennessee

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Researched land use and zoning issues for statewide nonprofit trust. Researched land use and zoning issues for statewide nonprofit trust.



Riverkeeper

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Conducted research and investigations for reputable nonprofit litigation group on environmental violations under the CWA, CZMA, and NEPA. Commented on urban development projects in the Hudson Valley. Researched public access rights in conjunction with Columbia University. Conducted research and investigations for reputable nonprofit litigation group on environmental violations under the CWA, CZMA, and NEPA. Commented on urban development projects in the Hudson Valley. Researched public access rights in conjunction with Columbia University.



United Technologies; Sensitech Professional Services

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2006 - Jul 2007

  Provided transportation consulting for clients in the life sciences, pharmaceutical and food industries. Drafted technical papers to create regulatory guidelines for the Food & Drug Administration. Managed qualification field study projects throughout North America and Europe. Provided transportation consulting for clients in the life sciences, pharmaceutical and food industries. Drafted technical papers to create regulatory guidelines for the Food & Drug Administration. Managed qualification field study projects throughout North America and Europe.