Community Outreach and Public Speaking

Pat is an active participant in the Chicago film community, a professor at a number of local universities and a frequent guest speaker at industry panels and presentations.

Recent Panels and Speaking Engagements

Amplify Inclusion Through Independent Series - SeriesFest Season 6 - June 2020
SeriesFest Creator Hangouts: Crafting the Season Arc - May 2020
The Path: Session 8 - May 2020
Indie Film Track: Digital Series - Austin Film Festival - October 2019
Write to Win – Stage 18 Chicago – August 2019
SeriesFest Season 5 – Filmmaker Q&A – June 2019
Stage 18 Executive Talks - Steven A. Jones - November 2018
The Pitch at Industry Days - Chicago International Film Festival - October 2018
2018 Cleveland International Film Festival - Post Production: The Final Transformation
Free Spirit Media - Industry Pathways Cohort Pitch Day 2017
Free Spirit Media - Chicago Track Writer’s Room
Stage 18 Executive Talks - February 2017
53rd Chicago International Television Festival - Filmmaker Q&A
2016 DePaul University - Edge Media Production & Training Career Panel

Academic Appointments

DePaul University - Adjunct Faculty - 2010 - Present
Northwestern University - Adjunct Faculty - 2018 - Present
College of DuPage - Adjunct Faculty - 2018 - Present