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January 07, 2013
Contact: Carol D. Rugg,
810.238.5651,
crugg@mott.org
Patiño re-elected to C.S. Mott Foundation Board of Trustees
FLINT, Mich. — Douglas X. Patiño has been re-elected to the Board of Trustees of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, effective January 1, 2013. Patiño previously served on the Foundation’s board from 1995 through 2010, when he was named Trustee Emeritus.
Patiño brings decades of experience to his board position, having worked in a wide range of sectors, from the university and government levels in the public sector, to establishing a business in the private sector, to developing and directing philanthropies in the nonprofit sector.
 Douglas X. Patiño |
“We are extremely pleased that Dr. Patiño has agreed to accept another term of service,” said Mott Foundation President and CEO William S. White. “His knowledge, experience and mediating presence make him an invaluable member of Mott’s Board of Trustees.”
Vice Chancellor Emeritus for the California State University system, Patiño earned a doctorate in human behavior (urban development) from United States International University in San Diego. He earlier earned a master’s degree in education from San Diego State University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from San Diego State University.
During his career in higher education, Patiño worked at United States International University and the University of Southern Colorado, ultimately serving as vice chancellor of the 23-campus California State University system — the largest senior university system in the United States. He also served as President of the California State University Foundation.
Previously, Patiño served as secretary of the California Health and Welfare Agency and director of the California Employment Development Department under Governor Edmund G. Brown. He also served as director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security under Governor Bruce Babbitt.
Patiño has served on the staff and boards of several philanthropic institutions, and since 2001, has been a member of the board of directors of the Marguerite Casey Foundation in Seattle, Washington. He was founding president of the Marin (California) Community Foundation.
The Mott Foundation, established in 1926 by an automotive pioneer, is a private philanthropy committed to supporting projects that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. It supports nonprofit programs throughout the U.S. and, on a limited geographic basis, internationally. Grantmaking is focused in four programs: Civil Society, Environment, Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty. Besides Flint, offices are located in metropolitan Detroit, Johannesburg (South Africa) and London. The Foundation, with 2012 year-end assets of $2.28 billion, made 439 grants totaling $91 million. For more information, visit www.mott.org.
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