Patricia is a very experienced corporate director and lawyer having worked with public, private, and cooperative organizations as well as crown, regulatory and non-profit agencies. She is a former General Counsel, Vice President, and Privacy and Compliance Officer, with extensive experience in contracts and corporate legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities regulations and disclosure, regulatory applications, privacy, ethics and compliance. Patricia is a passionate community builder with a strong understanding of innovation, transformation, and change management.

Patricia is the current Board Chair of FutEra Power Corp., a renewable (geothermal) power producer as well as the current Board Chair of Pieridae Energy Limited (TSX: PEA), a publicly traded integrated midstream/upstream natural gas exploration and production company.

She has led board oversight of significant strategic decisions, capital projects, and business transformations for various organizations, such as Calgary Co-op, Alberta Innovates, City of Calgary Green Line Board, Canadian North (formerly First Air), MINDD Inc., Real Estate Council of Alberta, Calgary Film Centre Ltd., YW Calgary, Calgary Economic Development and cSPACE Projects. She has been Board Chair of multiple organizations and the Committee Chair of Governance, Human Resources, Nominations and Compliance Committees as well as member of Audit & Risk and CEO Recruitment Committees.

Patricia has a law degree and a business degree from the University of Alberta and an MBA from Queen’s University, during which time she completed an applied thesis in creating a culture of innovation in regulated entitles. She is also a certified Compliance and Ethics Officer and completed the Competent Boards’ certification program for board directors in ESG oversight. She was appointed as King’s Counsel in January 2014 (Q.C. at time of appointment).

Patricia was recognized by the Premier of Alberta with a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for her contributions to Alberta in 2022. She was recognized by BMO Financial and Women Get on Board in 2021 as one of five Canadian leading women corporate directors. She was awarded Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by WXN in 2018 and 2019 and Legal Advisor of the Year (2019) by Women in Finance Canada.