Patrick Tyrrell is a Wyoming native who grew up in Cheyenne but has also lived in Casper, Gillette, and Laramie in Wyoming, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. His experience was entirely within the private sector until taking the appointment as State Engineer in January of 2001. In his role as State Engineer, Tyrrell serves as Wyoming’s Commissioner to the Upper Colorado River Commission, and he represents Wyoming on the North Platte Decree Committee, the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum (and its related Advisory Council), and is the current Chairman of the Western States Water Council. Tyrrell was Wyoming’s Commissioner on the Bear River and Yellowstone River Commissions from 2001-2012. He is a past board member and past president of the Wyoming Water Association.