Patrick Abernathy is Director of Information Technology for Jacksons Food Stores, Inc. and Jackson Oil based in Meridian, ID.  Jacksons Food Stores operates 213 company stores and Jackson Oil supplies fuel to over 600 locations in the western US.  His primary responsibilities include company IT support, systems implementation and testing, point-of-sale systems, back office, and general IT services for all of the Jacksons companies.  Patrick is also serving on the VeriFone Petroleum Advisory Council.

Patrick Abernathy started his IT career in 1987 and has worked in the college administration, intermodal transportation and convenience store industries.  In 2002 he entered the petroleum industry working for Sapp Brothers Truck Stops out of Omaha, NE.  Then in 2005, he joined the management team at Jacksons Food Stores, Inc. and Jackson Oil as Director of IT.