My profile on this site list my education and professional associations, however there are more that I would like to list here:
I am currently the Chairperson of the Clatsop County Board of Commissions and am serving my fourth year in office. In August, 2004 I was appointed to fill the remaining term of retiring Commissioner Bob Green after winning the May primary election. I was elected to a four-year term in November, 2004, which began in January of 2005.
I am self employed and have been the sole owner of an architectural design business in Gearhart since June 1991.
I was born and grew up in Portland, Oregon and spent many summers at the coast. I purchased my home in Gearhart in 1976 and moved here full-time in 1991. I have two grown children; a son who lives in Portland and a daughter who lives in New York. I am blessed with two grand sons and a grand daughter.
Other than the organizations listed in my profile that I am presently working with, I have in the past worked with:
American Institute of Architects as an associate member of both National and Portland chapters, with an interest in historic resources.
Clatsop County Historical Society Board of Directors and Officer.
Chair of the Gearhart Landmarks Commission.
Member of the National Trust Historic Preservation, Seaside Museum and Historical Society, the Lower Columbia Preservation Society and the Gearhart Heritage Committee.
My occupational background:
Patricia Roberts Residential Design: sole owner
Various Portland Architectural firms
Volunteer Coordinator for Friends of Pioneer Courthouse Square
A teacher in Portland Public Schools
My Government Experience:
Clatsop County Commissioner, District 2; appointed
Clatsop County Commissioner, District 2; elected
Gearhart Landmarks Commission; appointed
Gearhart Budget Committee; appointed
Precinct Committee Person; elected
