Patricia Syquia McCarthy is the Contracts Administrative Officer and Risk Manager at Southern Oregon University. At SOU, she is also a part of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Team, a member of the Business Affairs Council, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, Equity Grievance Panel, Incident Response Team, Policy Council, Sustainability Council and Support Program Assessment Review Committee. Patricia received her BA from Mount Holyoke College and her JD from Tulane University School of Law.