Patricia graduated from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (“IUP”) Magna Cum Laude in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. After graduation from IUP, Patricia was employed as a CPA with Gary Stosch Walls & Co., which subsequently through two corporate mergers became Touche Ross and then Deloitte & Touche. In 1992, Patricia left Deloitte & Touche and was employed as a CPA with Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary And Shreaves, PC for one year before retiring.