PATRICK LEMMON, M.A.
For more than thirty years, Patrick Lemmon has worked to organize communities — and particularly men — to speak out and take action against gendered violence. He currently provides program development and evaluation consulting to violence prevention programs across the country. His primary work is as the state evaluator for Oklahoma's and Louisiana's Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) programs.
Patrick's volunteer service includes membership on the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force's Prevention and Education Subcommittee and Men's Engagement Subcommittee. In addition to his work in Portland and across Oregon, he is Past President of the Board of Respect Together, formerly the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. Before relocating to Portland in 2010 from Washington, DC, Patrick was co-founder and Executive Director of Men Can Stop Rape and a member of the Board of Directors for the DC Rape Crisis Center.