Patty was born in Uruguay and lived in Brazil for 16 years before coming to the USA in 1998. She is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Broadway is home now where she lives with her husband Jason and 3 daughters and one son, Itzel, Victoria, Kathryn, and James.
Before coming to her current position as the Finance and Administration Coordinator at Lantz, Patty worked for 23 years in the produce industry. She has volunteered with the Arts Council of the Valley on some projects, and she is an active member in the Spanish community, also a member of Linville Creek Church of the Brethren in Broadway.
When not at work, Patty and her family enjoy going to Smith Mountain Lake anytime they can, they like the outdoors and have visited all 43 Virginia state parks. The next goal is to visit all the National Parks. Patty and her family have already visited 8 out of 63. They are also a big soccer family and are always on the go with travel soccer or with BHS soccer team.

