A lifelong learner and teacher, Patricia "Pat" Reser has always found ways to make a difference, whether teaching students with special needs, training humanitarian workers, or leading boards and initiatives. Reser oversees one of the state's most respected companies, Reser's Fine Foods, as board chair, as well as the Reser Family Foundation, which she created to support Oregon nonprofits. Reser's philanthropy and leadership at Oregon State University (OSU) was instrumental to the university's growth and success, and her passion for the transformative power of the arts led to the creation of flourishing performing arts centers in downtown Beaverton and OSU's campus in Corvallis.