Patrick Shaughnessy
Patrick Shaughnessy is a non-profit executive who was instilled with a passion for helping underprivileged communities at an early age. As a teenager, Patrick began volunteering at a camp for people with a wide range of intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. Being inspired by the campers and the joy that they received from the camp, he took on management roles, ran fundraising events, and joined the Friends of Fatima advisory board. Now 30 years later, he continues to volunteer at the camp and, for the past 13 years, has chaired the board.
After spending his career in sales and business development roles, in 2019, Patrick was given an opportunity to blend his experience with his passion for advocating for people with disabilities and took on the role of State Director for Best Buddies in MA and RI. He currently serves as Senior Director of Best Buddies’ largest global fundraising event, the Best Buddies Challenge.
Patrick was lucky enough to join Save One Life on a trip to Nepal and Mt. Everest base camp in 2023. In meeting many of the supported children, visiting the hospitals where they are treated, and hearing both the hardships of their day-to-day lives along with their aspirational dreams, Patrick felt the same inspiration to help the hemophilia community that he had as a teenager at camp.
Outside of work, Patrick is an avid skier, cyclist, an occasional triathlete, and a one-time marathoner.
