Pat has lived and worked in The Dalles as a nurse since 1978, first at Valley Vista (now known as The Dalles Health and Rehab) as a charge nurse, and currently as a staff nurse at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. She was the Nursing Assistant Program Director and Primary Instructor at Columbia Gorge Community College from 1985-2000. Pat now teaches in the Nursing Assistant Program as an assistant instructor in the skills lab.