Patrick Loyer is an Aboriginal educator of Cree descent and has been involved in education for his entire professional career. He began his career with Calgary Catholic School District where he held various teaching positions before becoming the Consultant, Aboriginal Education. He also taught English for one year in Japan. Currently, he is an Executive Staff Officer with the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) in the Member Services (MS) program area. He joined the ATA in February 2009 in the Professional Development (PD) program area and was there for five years before moving into Member Services.
Prior to his professional career he was a long time resident of the Crowsnest Pass. He currently resides in Airdrie with his wife where they can share in one of the joys of their lives, their four grandchildren.