She is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. An avid reader of theology and studier of the Bible, she is a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lock Haven, and also attends services at Commonplace Church, which meets at Avenue 209. The Reverend Patty Dodds has been the pastor of St. Luke's United Church of Christ in Lock Haven since 2008. She has her BS from Millersville University and MDiv from Lancaster Theological Seminary. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and previously served as an associate pastor and youth director for a church in Ephrata, Pa. She is a member of PFLAG and is "Safe Zone" certified at LHU.