For more than 25 years, Patty has worked at Cooper Clinic specializing in weight management and cardiovascular nutrition and wellness. She received a Certificate of Training by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management and developed the Cooper Healthy Habits for Kids nutrition education program, working one-on-one with children and their parents. Patty co-authored What’s Cooking at the Cooper Clinic and More of What’s Cooking at the Cooper Clinic and speaks to corporations and schools. She received a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and Institutional Management from Kansas State University and interned at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.