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Patricia Bruno is an innovative, creative person, committed to human service and learning. In her professional life, Patricia has served as a high school English teacher and department chairperson, an adjunct lecturer on the college level, and a project director in government providing services to people with developmental disabilities and their families. As a licensed master social worker, certified educator and school administrator, Patricia offers consulting, counseling, and expressive writing workshops in an independent practice currently. Patricia's personal journey transcends influences from Catholicism and her experience as a nun for fifteen years. Waiting for the Echo brings to the public her intimate poems that integrate religion, spirituality, and sexuality. The power and passion of this poetry comes from Patricia's "head in the clouds, feet on the ground" stance toward life.

Patricia serves part time as an instructor on the adjunct English faculty for Bryant & Stratton Career College in Albany, NY and as a counselor out of The Family Wellness Center in Albany, NY.