Pat Gerhart Oral History Interview

Pat Gerhart is the director of Human Resources at Deschutes Brewery, a position she has held since 2004. In her interview, Gerhart talks about growing up in Oregon, living with her family as caretakers for a golf course in eastern Oregon, moving to Alaska and Utah as an adult, and her experiences as woman working in the construction industry in Oregon in the early 1980s. She also talks about moving to Bend in the early 1980s, where she took a position at Mt. Bachelor, ultimately finding her niche in Human Resources and working on the Executive Leadership Team until she took the position as the Human Resources Director at Deschutes Brewery in 2004. Gerhart, who will retire at the end of 2017, also reflects on how the company has evolved as it has grown. Finally, Gerhart talks about her involvement with professional associations, including her work as a mentor and role in setting up the Craft Brewery Human Resources Group.