Not the type to sit around and watch TV, Patti prefers to relax with a good book when she has some time on her hands (which isn’t all that often!)  Patti describes herself as word-oriented and decided a few years ago to start writing what she calls an ‘airport novel’.  “It’s not a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel,” she says.  “It’s just something I’ve always wanted to do.  I work on it a little bit at a time.”

Patti is no slouch when it comes to a well-rounded education.  She got her degree in English literature from the University of Wisconsin Parkside along with a minor in history.  She was also accepted into law school and has thought about getting her Ph.D. in English so that she could teach someday.