Pat brings a desire for education, collaboration, and environmental stewardship to Maine Fibershed. She and Melissa Majkut co-founded the Maine Fibershed, working with Northern New England Fibershed and the original Fibershed to become an approved affiliate in February 2023.
Prior to returning to Maine in 2019, Pat founded the South Carolina Herbal Society in 2009, running programs to educate the general public on sustainable, Earth-focused health topics. She collaborated with the Medical University of SC to introduce the history of modern medicine’s roots and to partake in an on-campus herbal garden. She eventually introduced the first Herbal Apprenticeship program to Charleston, SC graduating herbalists who continue to work within their communities. Prior to that, Pat founded two Yoga Teacher Training Schools with a dedication to underserved populations, which she ran for 10 years. And before all of that, she founded and ran a technology marketing company for over 25 years to help startup and mainstream companies.
