Patrick D. MacFarlane is an early education policy advocate, focused on enhancing and expanding childcare and preschool services for children and families in Los Angeles County and statewide. Patrick currently serves as Government Relations Manager at Child Care Resource Center (CCRC). Previously, he served as Public Policy Associate at Crystal Stairs, Inc, where he led the Community Voices program. Patrick is the CA State Senate’s appointee to the Early Childhood Policy Council Parent Advisory Committee. He also serves as the 2nd District’s alternate appointee to the LA County Child Care Planning Committee.

Patrick is a recent graduate of the National Black Child Development Institute’s (NBCDI) 2021-23 Policy Leadership Fellowship. This selective fellowship, hosted at NBCDI’s Washington, D.C. headquarters, is designed to develop National policy leaders on black child development issues.

Patrick serves on the Executive Board of Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD). Patrick serves as VP of Chapters and Societies for the Loyola High School Alumni Association. In this role, he serves as a liaison between the alumni affinity groups and regional chapters with the school. He previously served as President of the Loyola High School African American Alumni Society from 2018-2021, where he led fundraising efforts to create a fully endowed scholarship for a low-income black student to attend Loyola.

Patrick was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and is a proud graduate of the University of Arizona. Patrick and his wife Raquel have two daughters. They live in Hyde Park, Los Angeles.