Patty comes to Colorado via Vienna, VA, where she worked as an office manager, executive assistant and academic advisor for both undergraduate and graduate level students in the largest academic department at George Mason University. In addition, she concurrently provided support for off campus seminars on Big Data Analysis in local intelligence agencies. She has extensive volunteer work serving soldiers and their families over a 24 year career as a military spouse. Patty holds a B.B.A. and M.B.A. (Integrated Communications Option) from Eastern Kentucky University.

Patty and her husband Chris have three children and three grandchildren. They are active members of Christ on the Mountain Catholic Parish in Lakewood, where she continues to volunteer in various ministries.

Patty joined the Capuchin’s in February 2017. In addition to acting as executive assistant to Br. Mark Schenk, she also coordinates many of the daily activities in the Capuchin office and for the friars.