Patrick Buesching
Director of Strategic Initiatives

Phone: 260.213.3197
​Email: pbuesching@donwoodfoundation.org

Patrick joined the Don Wood Foundation in October 2021 as a Program Officer and now serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives. In this role, he is responsible for marketing and communications, strategic grant making, and helping to guide the Foundation's strategic and change management planning and execution.
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He is an alumnus of Indiana University Bloomington earning his bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs and he completed his graduate work at Taylor University by earning an MBA. He brings over 20+ years of strategic servant leadership to the Foundation including working in higher education where he focused on workforce development and apprenticeships in the corporate arena as both CEO and board member of 80/20 and has an extensive background in training and sales.

Additionally, Patrick was a member of the Leadership Fort Wayne class of 2011, Leadership Whitley County in 2013, and collaborated on an article discussing the success of training teachers in STEM education for the journal Advanced Materials and Processes.  He is an adjunct faculty member at Taylor University where he teaches macroeconomics and serves on the Business Advisory Council.

I'm happy to be part of a team that does such a spectacular job of helping area organizations advance manufacturing and entrepreneurship in the region. "

Quick facts about Patrick

1. Patrick was really into math, science, and statistics in high school and truly believed at the time that he would grow up to become a scientist or researcher. 
2. His favorite food is sushi and would eat it daily if given the chance.
3. He believes there are only two seasons: college football season and the long wait for the college football season to start.
4. Patrick has a 16lb super-playful and clever mackerel tabby cat who has a bold sense of adventure and loves to play fetch.

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