Patty taught Religion during Rev. Timothy Morehouse’s paternity leave. Patty holds a BA, magna cum laude, in English language and literature from Yale University; an MA from the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College; and an M.Div, cum laude, from the Virginia Theological Seminary. Prior to her ordination as an Episcopal priest in 2001, Patty taught grades five and seven at Greenwich Country Day School and before that, served as director of Christian education at St. James’ Episcopal Church on Madison Avenue. Patty lives in Pelham, New York with her husband, the Rev. J. Randolph Alexander Jr., and their three sons: William (eight), Peter (six), and Andrew (three).