Patricia has many years' experience in the information and communication fields. Starting her career with (then) Charles Barker PR and advertising agency, she handled a wide range of corporate and consumer clients.

She moved on to gain valuable international experience with the United Nations where she worked in its environment agency (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, before transferring to its information (UNIC) and refugee (UNHCR) agencies. She returned to the national scene, heading up the PR department at the Royal National Institute for the Blind, before starting her own consultancy, Third Sector PR, in 1994.

Over the last decade, Patricia has cemented Third Sector PR's reputation as a leader in its field. The company increasingly is being called upon to work with Government departments and public sector organisations, and with major companies for their corporate social responsibility policies, alongside her core activities for a number of leading charities.