Patrice J. Ricciardi has been an accomplished businesswoman and a tireless educational activist in the Baldwin, Maryland, area where she has resided since 1990. Over the past 13 years, Patrice has been an active member of the school community both as PTA President (1998-2000) and as a member and past chair of the School Improvement Team at Carroll Manor Elementary School.

Most important was the contribution she made convincing the Baltimore County Board of Education to focus and prioritize a request for a $2.1 million renovation to that school, seeing the project through to completion in 2003. This helped lead to Carroll Manor Elementary being named one of only two Blue Ribbon Schools in Maryland — with its students earning the highest scores in the state for reading and math. 

Patrice has served on the Maryland Parent Advisory Council and the Baltimore County Education Coalition. Professionally, she has been a senior account manager for Global Payments, Inc. — responsible for Global’s operational alliance with Discover Business Services generating more than $400 billion in transaction volume annually with over 5,000 customers. Prior to that, Patrice worked for 22 years with PHH Arval — the No. 2 vehicle fleet management company in the world, managing one million vehicles for clients ranging from small companies to a third of the Fortune 500 companies. 

She has received numerous professional honors and recognition over the years. Patrice graduated Summa Cum Laude from Siena College and attended the graduate program at George State University in Atlanta.