Jill Dumain

Jill Dumain attended the University of California at Davis and majored in Textiles and Clothing. The studies at Davis included textile science, marketing and production courses. This was in conjunction with courses from the business school. While at Davis, she worked as an intern at Patagonia, Inc.. Upon graduation, she began working in the Fabric Laboratory at Patagonia testing and analyzing the technical fabrics in the line. Two years later, she moved into Fabric Development and began to work on the development and sourcing of Patagonia's sportswear fabrics. This is the position that led into the environmental emphasis of her job especially the organic cotton project. From 1997-2003, she was the Director of Fabric Development. She was promoted to Director of Environmental Analysis in 2003 and currently retains that position. Jill was elected as Chair of the Board of the Organic Exchange in September 2006 and is serving her term now. Throughout her tenure at Patagonia, she has traveled extensively through Asia, Europe and the United States.