Pat Ellis started his career as a public safety chaplain in 2000 with the Kent Police Department, Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, and Valley 911 Communications Center.   

He holds multiple certifications in critical incident stress management, traumatic stress, traumatic grief, and line-of-duty death of an emergency responder.   

Ellis teaches Critical Incident Stress Management, Compassion Fatigue, and Emotional Survival in Emergency Services for various public safety agencies and academies throughout Washington. He also trains and coordinates peer support teams for multiple fire and police departments.   

Ellis is president of the board for the Washington State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Foundation and is the co-author of the Washington State Fire Service Line of Duty Death Policy and Procedures.  He is also the Washington state coordinator for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Local Assistant State Team.   

He is married and has three children and five grandchildren.