Executive Director, Friends of Seven, Director of Development

Patty Starkey earned her education degrees at Louisiana State University. She then went on to teach in Louisiana, Texas and Idaho, in fact, was named Teacher of the Year while teaching at Spring Branch Independent School District, a suburb of Houston.

Patty has been active in numerous community boards from the Spokane Symphony Board to the American Red Cross Board. She represented the Spokane Symphony at the American Symphony Orchestra League national convention on behalf of the Spokane Symphony.

In the late 70’s, Patty joined the team working for support of KSPS Public Television. In the ensuing years, she has served two three year elected terms to the PBS Development Advisory Committee (people from all over the system giving counsel to PBS nationally regarding fund raising), The National Ethics in Fundraising Committee, and was elected the PBS Development Profession of the Year in 1995, the highest honor the development community bestows. Patty is one of four development professionals from all over the system who is deemed a Master Teacher for Pledge Academy, an honor she enjoys today.