Board of Directors
Patrick McMillan

Patrick McMillan is best known as the host of ETV’s Expeditions, a widely-acclaimed television show exploring the natural world of South Carolina and beyond. In addition, he spends his time at Clemson University in teaching, outreach, and as curator of the herbarium at the Campbell Museum of Natural History. He has worked as a professional naturalist and biologist throughout the southeastern United States and the neotropics.

Patrick’s research has been featured in both National Wildlife and South Carolina Wildlife magazines as well as in numerous articles in local and regional newspapers, and he is a frequent guest on South Carolina public radio. Patrick is in high demand as an expert presenter and speaker. In 2005, he was named Conservation Partner of the Year by the South Carolina Nature Conservancy and Outstanding Classified Employee by Clemson University. He is an honorary member of the South Carolina Entomological Society and serves on the SCDNR Heritage Trust Advisory Committee and The Nature Conservancy’s Southern Blue Ridge Project Team. He is a contributor to the book Life at the Water's Edge, which won the 2005 Renewable Natural Resources Foundation's Outstanding Achievement Award.

Patrick received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Clemson University. He lives with his wife, Nora, and their son, Nic.