PATRICIA

Patricia is 22nd.+ generation New Mexican and is the daughter of a 94 year old (dec) U.S. Army Veteran from Las Cruces, who served in WWII in the 82nd Airborne/Normandy drop, and in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Her father comes from a rich native cultural heritage dating back over a thousand years from the Cacique lineage of the Piro Manso Tiwa Indian Tribe, Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe. Her mother, also deceased, was a native of Las Cruces from a Spanish and Mexican lineage. Her parents instilled the core values of a quality education and service to one's community. This is why they sacrificed and sent her to Loretto Academy, led by the Sisters of Loretto, from elementary through high school. Patricia attained a B.A. from the University of Colorado in Boulder and is holds a dual Masters degree from UNM in Community and Regional Planning and Public Administration. She is currently enrolled as a UNM Ph.D candidate in Chicana and Chicano Studies. She spent over thirty six years..