What is Patch?
Patch is an innovative way to find out about, and participate in, what's going on near you.
About Us
We're a community-specific news, information and engagement network driven by passionate and experienced media professionals.
What Can You Do on Patch?
- Contribute content! Patch welcomes and encourages community members to post directly to the site.
- Keep up with news and events
- Learn more about local businesses and the people behind them
- Participate in discussions
Who’s Behind Patch?
Patch is run by professional editors and salespeople. We look forward to meeting you and hearing your stories. If you see us around town, don't be afraid to say hi and tell us what you want to see on Patch!
Where You Come In
We hope that our sites will strengthen communities and improve the lives of their residents, but we can't do it without you. We've built Patch so that you have plenty of opportunities to comment on stories, share your opinions and add events to the community calendar. So get to it!
Executive Management Team
Charles “Charlie” C. Hale
Chairman
Charlie Hale is President of Hale Global. AOL Inc. and Hale Global partnered to spin out Patch in January 2014. For thirteen years, Hale Global has been helping talented teams transform software and information organizations through product innovation, operational support, and team-building. Charlie is currently a Director of QL2 Software LLC and RivalWatch LLC. Charlie holds an MBA, with Honors, from Harvard Business School and a BA from the Yale University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was the Opinion Editor for his high school newspaper, the Milton Measure.
Warren St. John
CEO
Warren St. John is the Editor-In-Chief of the Patch editorial team. He is the author of the national bestsellers "Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Journey into the Heart of Fan Mania" and "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference." A former reporter for the New York Times, he has also written extensively for The New Yorker, the New York Observer, and Wired. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, attended Columbia University and now lives in New York City.
Abraham Brewster
CTO
Abe has extensive experience in the hyperlocal space and with scaling high-volatility large-footprint content management platforms. He attended Yale University, has designed art books, has an MFA in painting, and won his middle school shop prize.
Todd Richissin
National Editor
Todd oversees the field staff of the editorial department. Along with two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize, his work has been recognized with The George Polk Award and The Robert F. Kennedy Award for Journalism, two of the most prestigious honors in journalism. In addition, he has been named Times-Mirror Journalist of the Year and has been an honoree and featured panel speaker at national conferences of Investigative Reporters and Editors. Todd was a London-based European correspondent for The Baltimore Sun, covering both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.