Patricia was born in the Bay of Plenty, and lived and worked in Taranaki before moving to Australia, gaining 25 years of experience providing legal executive assistance in various law firms in Sydney and Perth. Patricia permanently returned to Taranaki in December 2024 before joining Connect Legal in early 2025.

Patricia has worked in many areas of law, including but not limited to, wills and estates, succession, trusts, property, corporate, commercial, energy and resources, environment, construction and litigation.

Patricia likes spending time with family and friends, supporting literacy programmes and community charities, reading and attending live theatre.