As President and Principal of Wimmer Yamada and Caughey (WYAC), Pat Caughey oversees all design and production work for the firm. A licensed land­scape architect in four states, he has over 35 years of experience in the field of horticulture and landscape architecture.

In addition to running the day to day activities of Wimmer Yamada and Caughey, Pat is active in promoting the profession of landscape architecture. He served as 2006-2007 National President of the American Society of Landscape Architects. He also just recently completed serving on the national board of ACE (Architecture Construction Engineering) an outreach/mentoring program working with high school students across the United States. He is currently serving as a Director on the Board of the San Diego Architectural Foundation, and as a Director on the Board for the Boy Scouts of America San Diego Imperial Council. And by mayoral invitation he serves on the City of San Diego’s Community Forest Advisory Board.

Pat is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Design with an emphasis in Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture. He is a licensed landscape architect in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. He was inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects class of Fellows in 2004.

Pat enjoys the outdoors and spends much of his free time home gardening and hiking the trails of San Diego County with his wife Jenny.