San Diego Writers, Ink past president Patrick Stewart is the CEO of the Library Foundation SD, supporting the San Diego Public Library system through advocacy, philanthropy, and outreach. He is the former Executive Directorof regional literacy/literary arts organizationWords Alive, former CEO of the Atlas PerformingArts Center in Washington, DC, and priorManaging Director at San Diego Center for Jewish Culture. Patrick serves on the boards of ARTS: A Reason to Survive, Horton Plaza Theatres Foundation, and the United Way of San Diego County. He holds a BA Philosophy of Aesthetics & Literature and is a graduate of the Executive Non-Profit Management Program at Georgetown University’s School of Public Policy. Patrick is a prolific partner with the region’s philanthropic, cultural, and non-profit communities, and an outspoken advocate for the importance of arts, culture, and the humanities.