Pattie began working at CEMS in 2009 when she moved to Vermont from the San Francisco Bay Area.  While in San Francisco she worked for many years at UCSF Medical Center in the Safety Office.  She also  was a member of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus for a number of years, where she participated in four professional recordings, two which won Grammy awards.  She is an animal lover, with special interests in English Bulldogs as you can see when you visit her office.