Patty was born and raised in Apache Junction, Arizona. She put the little town on the map by being the first girl in the state to play with boy's little league baseball and junior high basketball teams.Becoming a high school All-American athlete, she went on to play for the nationally-ranked Central Arizona College Vaqueros.When recruited by the Northern Arizona University volleyball team, she arrived in Flagstaff and fell in love with the beautiful small town that it was in 1982.  Patty graduated from NAU with a Criminal Justice degree and went on to a successful 20-year career in government service. Patty began selling real estate in Northern Arizona in 2005 and joined RE/MAX in the Spring of 2006.  As of 2014, Patty joined Realty One Group / Mountain Desert.  She has obtained her E-Pro, ABR, and Certified Distressed Property Expert designations.