WSSPC Executive Director

Patricia Sutch has been the Executive Director of WSSPC since the fall of 1999. Since then she has organized the first National Earthquake Risk Management Conference and the 2004 National Earthquake Conference, as well as annual WSSPC conferences in Sacramento, Denver, Portland, and Boise.  Patti is WSSPC's second Executive Director.

Patti brings a wealth of relevant experience to the job. She earned her B.A. degree in Earth Sciences and Anthropology from Case Western Reserve University and her M.S. degree in Engineering Geology (with a seismic hazard focus) from Stanford University. Patti has over twenty five years of experience in the geoscience field, non-profit organization management, and business administration. Currently she is also Principal and President of REG Review, Inc., a company formed in 1985 to prepare geologists for the national ASBOG geology licensing exam and California certification exams. She has been an active volunteer with the Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists (AEG) and and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI).  She is a California Professional Geologist, Certified Hydrogeologist, and Certified Engineering Geologist.

Patricia Sutch, Executive Director
Western States Seismic Policy Council
801 K Street, Suite 1436
Sacramento, California 95814
tel (916) 444-6816  fax (916) 444-8077
psutchatwsspc.org