Full Biography

Patricia Barbato is the author of "Inspire Your Career - Strategies for Success in Your First Years at Work." She is currently Senior Vice President, Home Health and Business Development for Revera Inc., a health services and accommodation organization with 30,000 employees in North America. Patricia oversees approximately 40 sites and 5,000 employees across Canada and is responsible for service-based acquisitions. Prior to Revera, Patricia served as President and Chief Executive Officer of COTA Health, a leading provider of rehabilitation, mental health and community support services. Patricia has held various senior management positions, including Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer for Providence Healthcare, a 671-bed hospital and long-term care facility, Managing Director at Bayshore Healthcare, Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Partner with MacNeill, Edmundson. A graduate of the University of Waterloo, Ms. Barbato is a Certified General Accountant and a Chartered Accountant.

Patricia has been involved extensively with charities and non-profit groups. She is Past Chair, Big Brothers Big Sisters Council of Champions, Board Director, Quality Healthcare Network and founder and Director of the Shambhala Meditation Centre of Mississauga. She has served as Chair of the National Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada; Vice Chair, Seneca College; Chair, Academic Committee, Seneca College; United Way Investment Committee member and CIBC Spirit of Leadership committee member. Other former positions include Advisory Member, Closing the Gap; Treasurer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada; Treasurer, Big Sisters of Ontario; President, Stevenson's Children's Camp; United Way Allocation committee member and Canadian Women Entrepreneur of the Year Awards due diligence committee member.

Patricia Barbato has been a mentor to hundreds of people, through interactive, group career mentoring sessions as well as individual meetings. Patricia is a frequent speaker on various topics such as Mentoring, The Power of Passion and Career Success. Patricia is a Big Sister to Little Sister Caitlin and the pair won the Big and Little Sister of the Year award from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto. Her previous Little Sister Keesha Rosario is grown up and has a Little Sister of her own. Keesha provided the forward to the book.

Patricia is a certified fitness instructor, certified meditation instructor and a black belt in Kung Fu kickboxing.