Pat Arnold's Bio

Below is Pat's bio. Besides that Pat has also owned and operated Green Pastures Farm since 1993, providing fresh shell eggs to wholesale and retail customers.

Education

California Agricultural Leadership Foundation, Atascadero, California
Fellowship, 1986-1988

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
M.S. Agriculture 1974. Agricultural Mechanics and Crop Science

Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont
M.A. History, 1971

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
A.B. Sociology, magna cum laude, 1969. English minor

Employment

State of Washington, Department of Commerce
Affordable Housing Specialist 2011 – 2017
Member of Housing Trust Fund asset management unit, with responsibilities for physical and compliance inspections of funded affordable housing projects state-wide.

State of Washington, Department of Commerce
Farmworker Housing Specialist 2005 – 2010
Start up and manage Washington State program that provides loans to growers to develop or rehab licensed housing for migrant and temporary farmworkers. As of 2011, the program has loaned more than $8 million to 77 projects in 11 Washington counties resulting in over 3500 beds.

American Farmland Trust, Washington
Assistant to Don Stuart, Washington AFT office, 2008
AFT had a contract to do a preliminary farmland preservation study for Klickitat County. I worked on contract with AFT on local meetings and on the draft document.

Washington Growers League, Yakima, Washington
Housing Program Manager 2002 - 2005
Initiated WGL Housing Program, and managed the Rent-a-Tent program, providing tents for licensed cherry harvest housing. Coordinated the Wenatchee Planning Team, providing safety net for emergency housing during cherry harvest and working toward long-range goals for seasonal housing in the Wenatchee area.

Mt. Adams Orchards, White Salmon, Washington
Office Manager, 1992 to 2001
Personnel, employee relations, safety, compliance (personnel, pesticides, domestic water system), payroll, accounts payable, designed office built in 1999, designed and maintained Access databases for production records, employee records, and utility costs.

Trout Lake Farm, Trout Lake, Washington
Production Manager, 1991
Managed farming for organic medicinal herb farm.

Escalon Berry Farms, Salinas, California
Assistant to the President, 1989 - 1991
Developed and implemented benefit and incentive programs, managed harvest of research varieties and long-stem production, supervised pest-control program, including biological and organic pest control.

Escalon Berry Farms, Salinas, California
Manager, 1987 - 1990
Managed start-up of Farm Bureau-sponsored legalization assistance office. Closed office at end of project.

DiMare Enterprises, Indio and Newman, California
Harvest Supervisor, 1985 - 1986
Supervised field labor, quality control, payroll and trucking of 350 acres of asparagus and 2400 acres of fresh market tomatoes.

Hansen Farms, Salinas, California
Personnel Manager, 1984 - 1985
Managed personnel and safety program for row crop company with up to 900 seasonal employees. Managed company activities related to union organizing and elections.

Agrigenetics Corporation, Hollister, California
Ranch Manager, 1978 - 1984
Managed in-house vegetable seed production including research trial grounds.
Responsible for all cultural operations including fertility and pest control programs.
Supervised field labor and shop. Negotiated and administered union contract.
Developed annual ranch budget of $500,000.

RiverWest Company and Lost Hills Farming Company. Lost Hills, California
Tractor driver, road grader operator, and general laborer, 1976 – 1977

Cambridge-Goddard Graduate Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Core Faculty, 1972-1974
Managed academic and financial affairs for an experimental graduate program of 100 students, including accreditation review. Taught sociology and history.

Volunteer Activities

Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, Farmland Preservation Advisory Committee
Member 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016.
The committee reviews proposals for funding of purchase of development rights on specific farms across Washington State.

Trout Lake Comprehensive Plan Update Committee
Chair and principal author, 2005 to present

Democratic Precinct Committee Officer, Trout Lake Precinct
2000 to 2010

J. C. Hoke Ditch Company
(Irrigation Ditch) President, Board of Directors 1998 to present

Friends of the White Salmon River
Board member since 1998 and President 2007-present

Trout Lake Community Council
1997 to present

Trout Lake Newswriters
1993 to 2010

Water Resources Inventory Area 29
Planning Unit, 2001 - 2005

Trout Lake School District
Board of Directors 1992-1997, including one year as President

Vassar College Class of 1967
Treasurer 1984-1990

Hollister School District, Hollister, California
Co-President, Bilingual Advisory Committee 1986-1990

Civil Rights Committee, Vassar College
Chair, 1964-1965

California Agricultural Production Consultants, Monterey Bay Chapter, Treasurer
Board of Directors 1982-1985

Language

Spanish
Written and spoken, learned in course of agricultural employment, no formal education in Spanish, but fluent in practical language.