CPA

Patty has a Master in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from Western Michigan University.  She is a member of the Michigan Association of CPAs and Inforum, a professional women's alliance.  Patty spent two years with a large international public accounting firm before joining Vander Ploeg, Bergakker & Associates in the fall of 2004. She and her husband, Todd, have two children, Zac and Alexa and a black lab, Chesney.