Chief Impact Officer Christy Patch recognized as one of Marjaree Mason Center’s Top Ten Professional Women
Congratulations to CVCF’s Chief Impact Officer Christy Patch, J.D., Ph.D., on being recognized as one of the 2026 Marjaree Mason Center’s Top Ten Professional Women!
The peer-nominated awardees were selected by a committee of four community judges who reviewed and scored the candidates based on their exceptional achievements, leadership and dedication to making a positive impact. The ten recipients are women who have elevated the standards in their professions and uplifted others.
After Christy obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UC Berkeley, a Master of Kinesiology from Fresno State, a J.D. from U.C. Davis, a Ph.D. in Public Health from UC San Diego and San Diego State and worked in the public health sector in San Diego, she wanted to serve her hometown of Fresno and create transformative, lasting change for the region she is proud to call home. "Each of us has unique experiences, talents and perspectives that we can use to make our communities better, and returning to the Valley gave me the opportunity to put mine to work in a way that felt deeply meaningful,” she said. “At CVCF, I found a team of immensely talented and creative people who have the courage to think big, tackle our region's most pressing issues and help create a Valley where everyone has the opportunity to thrive."
Christy, along with the other nine honorees, will be recognized at the 43rd annual Top Ten Professional Women Awards on Wednesday, October 21st.
"It is an immense honor to stand among the remarkable women recognized as Top Ten Professional Women over the past four decades, each of whom has found her own way to make a meaningful difference in our community," Christy said.
