Patrick is an Olmsted Scholar and second-generation landscape designer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Having lived, worked, and studied across the North, including Nunavut, northern Manitoba, and Yukon, he has an interest and admiration for communities with deep connections to the land. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the University of Winnipeg and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of British Columbia. As a student, he was employed on research projects ranging from sense of place to sea level rise planning.