Pamela M. Patnode is a Benedictine oblate, author, speaker, retreat leader, and educator. Patnode holds a Master of Arts degree in Theology, a Doctorate in Education, and she has served as a consultant and contributing author to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Dr. Patnode is the former director of the Catholic School Leadership graduate program at The Saint Paul Seminary, and she continues to teach in The Saint Paul Seminary Catechetical Institute.