Before joining the PCA, Pritchard served as a Social Scientist at the National Science Foundation (NSF), responsible for writing briefs highlighting NSF-funded projects for dissemination to Congress and conducting data analyses. Pritchard also served as the Environmental Services & Land Use Coordinator at Wildish Sand & Gravel, and was Chair of Oregon Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association ESH Committee from 2017 – 2018.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Pritchard earned two Masters of Science degrees in the fields of Geography and Water Resources Policy & Management from Oregon State University.