She resides in Stroud Township on McMichael Creek. Before joining the ESU faculty, Pat spent more than 20 years as an attorney-- much of her work in environmental law. She earned a Ph.D. in Mass Communications with a focus on political and environmental communication from Syracuse University. Pat has been an active member of the BWA Board since 2007. She served as BWA's Vice president for outreach in 2008-9 and is the current president of BWA.