Patrick is a FTM transsexual, married, and self-employed as a Consultant for the 7-Point Star Group (www.a7pointstar.com ). Additionally he is a Director on the Board of Directors for the non-profit public benefit charity TCOPS International, Inc. (The Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs) www.tcops-international.org where he is also the Public Information Officer.

Patrick is one of the Senior Speakers/Presenters for TCOPS International and has conducted many seminars and classes to both national and international public and private audiences with regard to the transgender experience and its intersection with public service agencies (Police, Fire, EMS) both as clients of those agencies and as employees working for those agencies.

Patrick holds a B. A. degree in Philosophy from Michigan State University, a Masters degree in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania, and several lesser degrees covering topics that include Fire Science Technology, Emergency Medicine, and Biology.

He is a former U.S. Marine and credits that experience in his life for teaching him that every person is responsible for their own life, how they live it, how they use it, and how it affects the rest of mankind. He believes that everyone has the ability to make a difference in the world.it just takes action and that's done one small step at a time.