PATRICK COFFIELD
Mr. Coffield was born in Nagoya Japan on Feb. 7, 1951 while his father, a career Air Force officer, was serving in the Korean War. He graduated from Cabrillo High School in Lompoc CA in 1969. and received a BA in History and English Literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1976. He also attended the German Wine Academy in Eberbach Germany in 1981.
He volunteered for the US Army in 1971 and served 2 years with Field Artillery and the Adjutant General Corps at Fort Carson, Co. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1973 with the National Defense ribbon.
Before coming to the Department of Military Science in 1999, he had successful careers in the wine industry, real estate management and teaching with the Santa Barbara School District. |
