Patrick Quinn moved to Northwest Arkansas in 1998. He met Lisa (Cooper) Quinn in 2000 on Dickson Street in Fayetteville while they were attending the University of Arkansas. He graduated from the U of A with a M.A. in Communication. Patrick has spent 10 years in the restaurant industry working and has done everything from being a bus boy all the way to being a general manager. In 2006 he received his real estate license and has been working with Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette Real Estate since then. He has been a top agent for the company including being the number one agent for the State of Arkansas in 2014.
The most important thing for him is to spend time with his family. He has coached his son, Cooper, in soccer since 2012. This has been a learning experience for him as well as for Cooper. In 2015 he tried to coach Karis at the age of 3, but she decided soccer wasn’t for her yet. If you stop by his house during the afternoon, you will most likely see him outside with his children playing some sort of games.
In 2015, Patrick’s wife, Lisa, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. It was devastating and even more so when Patrick and Lisa learned that that she carries the BRCA2 gene mutation. This means there is a 50% chance that either one of their children will carry the gene mutation. Patrick and Lisa felt it was vital to get involved in an organization that has the best interests of men and women living with metastatic diseases in mind. After much research, they felt Metavivor had a mission that was in line with what will be necessary to truly make a difference.
After the initial shock of the diagnosis subsided (it never completely goes away), Patrick and Lisa partnered with Kelli Parker from Bella Vista, AR to form the NWA METSquerade. The METSquerade is a fundraiser that donates 100% of net profits to Metavivor. It takes place annually and is held in April in Rogers, AR. You can check out the NWA Metsquerade information at nwamets.org.
In 2016, the NWA METSquerade Committee collaborated to start the Annual METAribbon Challenge. The challenge is a way for individuals around the company to tell their story and raise funds for METAvivor. Within a month of kicking off the challenge, challengers from around the country raised over $20,000 and the METAribbon Challenge was born. It became a voice for the women throughout the country, and a way for them to support a cause where no monies were being misused. 100% of the donations go directly to metastatic research. You can check out more information about the challenge here.
