District 2 Director Emily Pataki was elected to the PEC Board in 2014 and is currently serving her fourth consecutive term. Pataki is a seventh-generation Texan, and she and her husband have been PEC members since 2008.

Pataki’s professional background is in business management and development, strategic planning, and corporate governance. She is the Board Chair for Atec, Inc., an aerospace testing, manufacturing, and services corporation headquartered in the Houston area. She has additionally held board positions and commission appointments ranging from the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission to local and industry women’s organizations.

Emily Pataki holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where she lettered in Division I varsity softball. She and her husband, Ted, are raising their five children in Cedar Park and are active in their community.